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What do/did you do for a living?

Carrythecross

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You may have discussed this before, but I’m the new guy and would like to get to know all of you better. What do, or did you do for a living? I’ll start.

I was a firefighter/paramedic for over 24 years. I started out as a volunteer on a rural fire department. Rural volunteers are often looked down on by the “professionals” but we wore all of the hats. Fire departments are comprised of engine companies, ladder companies and apparatus engineers. Engine companies or “truckies” deploy the hoses and fight the fire. Ladder companies do the search and rescue for trapped victims and Apparatus engineers pump the water through all of the different hoses maintaining the volume and pressure needed. Friction loss builds up as more hose is deployed and they go up different stories.
It is very difficult for the ladder crew to tell the pumper what they need, you are wearing three layers of clothes and very thick gloves. Your mike is clipped to your collar, but you have a mask on supplying fresh air. You fumble for the mike, try to find the button, depress it and say, “This is hose team two, I need more pressure!” Meanwhile, you are crawling through pitch black. It is nothing like the movies. Visibility is zero, temperatures at the ceiling are around 1,800 degrees.

On the floor, where you are crawling blind looking for victims, it is around 300 degrees. You go by feel alone and your ears. At some point, all of the substances in the room are giving off flammable vapors and the entire room will ignite at once in what as known as a flashover. Right before this happens, your ears start burning through your Nomex hood and ear flaps. You follow the hose back out. If you are more than ten feet into the room, you aren’t going to make it.

Meanwhile, I was a paramedic making calls on gunshots, stabbings, car wrecks, child births, heart attack and other assorted calls. I retired last year after I tore my left knee up fighting an industrial fire and became an author. It’s a lot more mellow and safe. I have four novels published and am working on two more.

So, what do you do for a living?
 

Andres88

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I've been working in a bank since 2010. Started as an intern, became a small and medium enterprise credit analyst, then a Jr. Credit Analyst, and currently, a Sr. Commercial Credit Structuring Analyst.

I think the time to get a new position or do something else is close.
 
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My wife and I started a new business a few months back and we are already making money, with more business and more referrals to come.
Since I have a background as a photographer, and my wife is the organized type, we have started a wedding organization company. We set up everything from helping the prospective couple plan, to carry out, the weeding, all designed to make the special day enjoyable and stress free. We handle all the details so that they can enjoy themselves.

However, we cater only to same -sex unions and gay marriages. Even though we are not gay, we discovered that there is money to be made in other's choices. And we are making money !
 
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Jonathan Jarvis

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However, we cater only to same -sex unions and gay marriages. Even though we are not gay, we discovered that there is money to be made in other's choices. And we are making money !

There something you could franchise.:thumbsup:
 
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coachcj

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I am a Christian Career, Business, and Relationship Development trainer/Coach. My platform is dedicated to helping 1) Christian Job-Seekers, Experienced Professionals, Business owners, and Retirees find, launch, improve, or change to best-fit vocations. 2)Christian Singles find best-fit fulfilling relationships. 3) Corporate organisations with low HR budget find and retain best-fit talents. Click on my profile to see our website.
 
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ValleyGal

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Hey, Coachcj, my husband and I are Christian marriage coaches. I have developed a marriage preparation program. It's not the typical program available on the market; it starts with determining whether the couple is suited for each other. We would appreciate referrals from your couples! You can click on my profile to see our website as well.

In addition to marriage coaching, he does recovery/transition coaching, and I do group coaching and family coaching for emotional intelligence.
 
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coachcj

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Hey, Coachcj, my husband and I are Christian marriage coaches. I have developed a marriage preparation program. It's not the typical program available on the market; it starts with determining whether the couple is suited for each other. We would appreciate referrals from your couples! You can click on my profile to see our website as well.

In addition to marriage coaching, he does recovery/transition coaching, and I do group coaching and family coaching for emotional intelligence.

Hey VallyGal,

Will do so. Stay in touch.
 
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iluvatar5150

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I work in audio production, namely live mixing and sound design.

However, we cater only to same -sex unions and gay marriages. Even though we are not gay, we discovered that there is money to be made in other's choices. And we are making money !

FYI: depending on where you live, you could run into the same anti-discrimination laws that prohibit similar businesses from discriminating against gay marriages.
 
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