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Post by smyrnaguy on Apr 6, 2011 8:22:47 GMT -5
I wrote aircraft test cell software for the military in the late 70's. I was the Captain of a local fire/rescue service for 10 years. I worked as a broadcast engineer for a decade but got tired of being on call 24/7 with no breaks so I retrained as a systems analyst, got a MCSE and started to network the country. Now I run a sewing plant. Hard to believe that in this day and age things are still being sewn together in the US. Besides work I've built a hotrod (1934 Hupmobile), am an avid gardener, a beekeeper, a surfer/boater/fisherman and gemologist.
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Post by mrbigh on Apr 6, 2011 9:33:37 GMT -5
Myself in '72. Army troop in a communication company.  |
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stevevw
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Part VW part Porsche , all Bradley
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Post by stevevw on Apr 6, 2011 19:00:11 GMT -5
Hi Gang ,
I have been working for Boeing for the past 30 years .
747,777 as a lead assembly mechanic and now on the 787 as a refurb inspecter .
I have beed VW crazy since I was 16 , got my first look at a twoie in a VW greats mag back in the late 70's.
Now I own 2 of them , well 1 runner and 1 project .
Later , Steve
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Post by Jeff Troy on Apr 6, 2011 20:31:41 GMT -5
Singer, bass player, guitar player from 1959 till 1980, then hobby industry guy. Editor in chief of hobby industry trade magazine till 2009, and editor in chief of RC airplane magazine (for AMA) from 2008 through the present. Still play and sing, but last pro stint was from 1992-1994.
Wrote two books for RC aircraft in the '90s, one for Tab and the other for Motorbooks International, both now out of print. Current model design is F-14 TAMEcat from The World Models in China, distributed in the US and worldwide by AirBorne Models LLC in Livermore CA.
Always a model aircraft guy, but also involved in all other model hobbies. Two kit cars (GT and Fiberfab MG-TD) eight 50-year-old vintage race karts, and recently finished restoring some two tons of vintage Sunn PA gear, and Sunn bass amps and guitar amps from the late 1960s and early '70s.
Have an interesting guitar and bass collection, including an original 1968 Dan Armstrong bass, 69 Armstrong guitar, 75 Fender Mustang and a 1974 Stratocaster (Nastycaster), hand-carved by David Heffernan (album covers for Led Zepellin, Spyro Gyra, Peter Wolf, J. Giles band and others). Lots more guitars and basses, too.
BFD (big fu**kin' deal). I came close enough, but if I was a star I'd still be doing it!
Warmest...
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Post by cjstouffer on Apr 15, 2011 16:15:14 GMT -5
US NAVY 1988-1998 Aviation Ordinace man bomb builder for aircraft pre Desert sheild, Desert sheild, desert storm, post Desert storm  |
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Post by Minax on Apr 16, 2011 23:08:07 GMT -5
Professional Over the road Truck Driver (at least for the last 11 years)
Before that I worked in many fields. Auto Tech, maintenance tech for a Plastics company here in the area. Kind of a Jack Of all Trades and have an annoying habit of being able to do just about anything I put my attention to (it really ircks my girlfriend)
Oh I also repair Motorcycles, Boats, Computers, automatic transmissions, and just about anything anybody brings to me.
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Post by rush2112fan on Apr 17, 2011 1:01:40 GMT -5
I have been in retail for 33 years. Retail Management for 28 years. Husband for 22 (still married). Father of three... two sons, 20 and 17, one daughter 11. Grandfather for one so far. Bradley GT2 owner. I enjoy the posts. I find you all as inspirational and educational mentors. Hope to have mine legally on the road soon. ( it runs, but I have an electrical charging opportunity to figure out.)  Because of all the posts from here and the other Bradley sites I have managed to get my Bradley GT 2 barn find operational again. Thank you. |
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Post by papasdoo on Apr 23, 2011 8:28:20 GMT -5
started working in machine shops in 1975 as a co op student worked as a journeyman machinist until the ninety's in everything from aerospace to automotive. I now work for the utility company as a heavy industral mechanic and certified welder
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Post by pushnfords on Apr 25, 2011 19:41:43 GMT -5
Currently working in the parts dept of a John Deere dealership. My schooling is in automotive restoration and I worked in restoration shops then a Caterpillar parts dept and finally a mechanic for a contractor for the Army before my current job.
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Post by thehag71 on Apr 26, 2011 5:32:00 GMT -5
Full time occupation is called DAD (3 1/2 month old son) In my spare time I am a bartender a few nights a week. I also can and often do fix anything whether I know what I am doing or not. I have worked as an auto mechanic, a general contractor, an electronics inspector/troubleshooter/assembler, a swimming pool and spa troubleshooter/repairman/salesman, a waiter, a boat (yacht) builder, a manager of a multimillion dollar a year company, a burger flipper, an automatic transmission rebuilder, a dreamer, a surf bum, a provider for my family, and an all around mr fixit kind of guy. Not necessarily in that order but I have done all of them. I am currently a bartender,
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Post by Jeff Lande on May 4, 2011 14:09:03 GMT -5
Computer network engineer for Boston Scientific at the moment (for the past 4 years or so)... had my own company doing similar work plus low voltage cabling, security systems, security cameras, etc. for the 7 years leading up to that. Constant remodeler on our house that we've been in since 1991, a little woodworking on the side, and scooter fanatic. Recently upgraded from a Chinese 150cc to a Chinese 250cc/Honda Reflex clone. That, combined with a little sheetrock work in the kitchen has been keeping me from getting my kit back on the road this spring.  |
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Post by kitcarguy on May 4, 2011 17:21:13 GMT -5
I have 2 scooters at my house . Love them!
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Post by matty101 on May 9, 2011 4:45:42 GMT -5
Im a Deputy Sheriff for my local county, youngest one that has been hired in our department, Age: 21
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Post by kartracer on May 9, 2011 11:34:27 GMT -5
Been a mechanic most of my life, dug ditches, played the deputy sheriff game once, but now just a disabled vet trying to keep his sanity. Is that possible?
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Post by topdude on May 25, 2011 17:42:31 GMT -5
Spent the last 25 years trying to make a difference in the lives of our fellow citizens. From organ transplants to healthcare insurance for seniors, to helping make low income health care work, continue to work in multiple states.But never lost my need to get dirty and work on cars- need a garage fix but moving to Florida and no time to work on the GT II in MO.
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Post by kitcarguy on May 25, 2011 17:46:02 GMT -5
Bringing the GT2 with you to Florida?
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Post by topdude on May 26, 2011 18:20:40 GMT -5
Yup told the wife GT2 goes with us and she supports it-so Tallahassee here we come
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Post by kitcarguy on May 26, 2011 22:11:42 GMT -5
Very nice man.
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Post by roughly on Jul 3, 2011 0:52:34 GMT -5
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Post by 1983bradleygtii on Jul 5, 2011 7:58:40 GMT -5
i am a 15 year old boy, cars have been my hobby since as long as i can remember, and i am the proud owner of a 1983 bradley gt II which my dad, Charlie Jordan, and i are restoring (:
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Eric A
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It's an obsession not an investment!
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Post by Eric A on Jul 5, 2011 9:48:53 GMT -5
I got mine when I was 15 also and my dad and I did a ground up restoration. It is the best time my dad and I ever had. Good luck on your project and have fun!!!
Eric
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Post by 1983bradleygtii on Jul 5, 2011 11:28:55 GMT -5
thanks, so far i absoutly LOVE working with my car, i can't wait until it is done and i can start on my next project, think a 4 wheel drive truck (i live in maine so need something to drive in the winter) or an awd something.
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stevevw
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Part VW part Porsche , all Bradley
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Post by stevevw on Jul 6, 2011 14:51:45 GMT -5
thanks, so far i absoutly LOVE working with my car, i can't wait until it is done and i can start on my next project, think a 4 wheel drive truck (i live in maine so need something to drive in the winter) or an awd something. We drove to Maine last Summer from Washington state . Pretty much the whole eastern part of the state from York to Mars hill. And all in a 76 VW Bus .... |
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Post by mj on Jul 10, 2011 19:56:12 GMT -5
I am retired. Most recent job was computer R&D. Bob asked - I am a USAF SSgt vet 1964-68, medic. My first career was news photography, then magazine work, then editor before entering academe for decades. I still make photos and am slowly preparing for a show with the help of a couple name, published photographers. My Mother died in her sleep last Mother's day. She was cremated. The following photo is something like the work I do when I do color - it's Mother's eldest great grand daughter liberating her ashes www.digoliardi.net/chris/ashes-s.jpgAm not terribly active now due to condition that makes walking difficult. Genetic thing. Selling all the cars, too. |
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It's an obsession not an investment!
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Post by Eric A on Jul 11, 2011 14:43:03 GMT -5
I love the photo MJ! Very well done.
Eric
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Post by mrbigh on Jul 11, 2011 15:55:14 GMT -5
In my computer, show a sign that indicates"Forbidden access"
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Post by dawgdk on Jul 11, 2011 17:59:13 GMT -5
That is a very beautiful picture MJ. I can see the years of talent in this picture.
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Post by centralvalleygter on Jul 11, 2011 18:52:12 GMT -5
Would love to see the pic, but the link does much the same on my computer as mrbighs, it says:
"The website declined to show this webpage" & "HTTP 403 Forbidden"
Sincerely,
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Post by Dan MacMillan on Jul 14, 2011 20:40:40 GMT -5
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stevevw
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Part VW part Porsche , all Bradley
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Post by stevevw on Jul 24, 2011 14:53:27 GMT -5
Still no luck on the photo
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Because of all the posts from here and the other Bradley sites I have managed to get my Bradley GT 2 barn find operational again. Thank you.
