b_dog 0 #1 October 31, 2006 Something I'd like to ask of all you skydivers out there, what career field are you in? I know I can find statistics at the USPA website regarding different sectors (military, enginners, etc) but I'd like to get personal responses here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigway 4 #2 October 31, 2006 I travel around the world and work as a chef/barman/dropzone marketing... do whatever i can to keep the travel bug alive. It is cheaper to travel around the wrld than stay put in a country. seriously though, i make a living with my family developing subdivisions. Dont need to be at home for that though, so where ever the plane ticket is looking good, that is where i am. .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hobojoe 0 #3 October 31, 2006 I'm a starving college student... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark24688m 0 #4 October 31, 2006 Quote I'm a starving college student... Same...but I get by. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grue 1 #5 October 31, 2006 I'm a viking, specializing in rape and pillage.cavete terrae. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nicolaos 0 #6 October 31, 2006 Pharmacists/Manager. (ie legal drug-pusher) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grue 1 #7 October 31, 2006 I'm actually a home theatre equipment salesman and installer, at least for the next 30 days.cavete terrae. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
unformed 0 #8 October 31, 2006 QuoteI'm a viking, specializing in rape and pillage. Um, don't you mean a pirate?This ad space for sale. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #9 October 31, 2006 I play with computers and the little 1's and 0's.. and only break out the BFH once in a while.. for this they pay me..to fix things and teach them to behave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeForsythe 0 #10 October 31, 2006 Quoteteach them to behave So many ways I could go with that one! Hope life has been treating you well. Stay safe, MikeTime and pressure will always show you who a person really is! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grue 1 #11 October 31, 2006 QuoteQuoteI'm a viking, specializing in rape and pillage. Um, don't you mean a pirate? Nope.cavete terrae. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #12 October 31, 2006 QuoteSo many ways I could go with that one! Yes I can be your Evil Jeanne Things is good.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeForsythe 0 #13 October 31, 2006 QuoteYes I can be your Evil JeanneI don't know if I should run and hide or say thank you may I have anotherTime and pressure will always show you who a person really is! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zep 0 #14 October 31, 2006 I'm the backbone of society, without me you'd all be back in the stone age. I'm the man you call when the HVAC, plumming,or electrics go down. I'm the man that fixes your appliances I'm the man you call to get rid of those giant turds that just won't go away Basically I'm the man Gone fishing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skylord 1 #15 October 31, 2006 Air Traffic Control. Love it, the best job in the world until the last 8 months or so. My job is to call traffic in the DZ, and then the pilot turns the green light on anyway. Just kidding, up until the last few months I would have recommended the career to anyone. But the FAA imposed a payscale where Wal Mart pays more for their employees. Can you imagine an air traffic controller getting paid $17.79 an hour (with benefits) to work the busiest traffic in the entire world? That is today's FAA. Bob MarksBob Marks "-when you leave the airplane its all wrong til it goes right, its a whole different mindset, this is why you have system redundancy." Mattaman Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boinky 0 #16 October 31, 2006 I'm a dz manifestor...at least for another weekend! Be nice to me or you won't make that load!!! Nina Are we called "DAWGs" because we stick our noses up people's butts? (RIP Buzz) Yep, you're a postwhore-billyvance Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #17 October 31, 2006 QuoteI'm the man you call to get rid of those giant turds that just won't go away Basically I'm the man So you're a shit stirrer I"m an adolescence attitude adjusterYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverbry 0 #18 October 31, 2006 Respiratorty Therapist/Flight Paramedic at one time. Now Just "diabled"=Full time crippled junkie-------------------------------------------------- Growing old is mandatory.Growing up is optional!! D.S.#13(Dudeist Skdiver) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livetofall 0 #19 October 31, 2006 QuoteI'm the backbone of society, without me you'd all be back in the stone age. I'm the man you call when the HVAC, plumming,or electrics go down. I'm the man that fixes your appliances I'm the man you call to get rid of those giant turds that just won't go away Basically I'm the man you mean the guy that takes all the credit while us tradesman make it work(engineer on profile) Im a union pipe insulator.Keep your building heat hot and air cond. cold Keep your powerhouses, oil refineries, chem/pharm plants up and running Insulators keep you hotter...longer. Thats why i love this sport, i hit all the big OT jobs and can carry my gear in my Jeep, no trailer to drag and plent of cool people on the way. Now that my femur healed up I am changing careers. I got accepted in the UP railroad /conductor trainee...easy street here i come! Finally still be able to make the 80ks while sitting on my arse half the timewww.911missinglinks.com the definitive truth of 9/11..the who and why, not how You can handle the TRUTH www.theforbiddentruth.net Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrGuy 0 #20 October 31, 2006 Quote But the FAA imposed a payscale where Wal Mart pays more for their employees. Can you imagine an air traffic controller getting paid $17.79 an hour (with benefits) to work the busiest traffic in the entire world? That is today's FAA. Wow! Walmart is paying over 17 bucks an hour now? Lucky, apron wearing, smiley faced cashiers! Why don't you go get a job there? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livetofall 0 #21 October 31, 2006 QuoteQuote But the FAA imposed a payscale where Wal Mart pays more for their employees. Can you imagine an air traffic controller getting paid $17.79 an hour (with benefits) to work the busiest traffic in the entire world? That is today's FAA. Wow! Walmart is paying over 17 bucks an hour now? Lucky, apron wearing, smiley faced cashiers! Why don't you go get a job there? that is crap but where is walmart paying that high? I dont think the unions would be bitching if that was the case. Well dont go for medical career, soon as they get social medicine youll be paying for all that school to get some measly 25 an hour...oops sounded speakers cornerwww.911missinglinks.com the definitive truth of 9/11..the who and why, not how You can handle the TRUTH www.theforbiddentruth.net Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #22 October 31, 2006 Quote Can you imagine an air traffic controller getting paid $17.79 an hour (with benefits) to work the busiest traffic in the entire world? That is today's FAA. Uhmm. I think it's more like $35-$40 an hour, at least at the center I'm at, ZSE. But, yes, you can tell the FAA does not value its employees. The petty harassment and denial of collective bargaining really suck. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Froggy 0 #23 October 31, 2006 I fall under a very broad term of "IT Professional"... To be more specific, I install (as well as configure, upgrade, troubleshoot, etc.) medical imaging systems in diagnostic radiology, to make those old-fashioned films things of the past. So, the next time someone is visiting a hospital after a not-so-perfect landing (ouch!), or getting an OB ultrasound (much better!), chances are very good that a Dr. is looking at your bones, or your soon to be born baby, on our system... -------------- We were not born to fly. And all we can do is to try not to fall... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FFlyer 0 #24 October 31, 2006 Im an implementation architect for a software company (whatever the hell that means. Fancy name for something very not fancy ) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #25 October 31, 2006 Or OursWhen an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
