What do you guys do?

Right now I make do with typing Documents for people but, soon to be something to do with Credit Cards

 

What a coincidence. I developed a system for the appliance process of credit cards in the past two and a half months.

 

I'm a truck driver working nights
Also for my sins I have a wife, five children, one dog, three gerbals, one rabbit, one guinea pig, and ten goldfish

 

i'm currently in training to take part in the first manned mission to the center of the world.. and in my spare time i'm in a band and manage a bookstore.

 

Currently working for a data distribution company which specialises in oil and gas data.

Nearly half of my time is spent working unsociable hours as we're a 24/7 support centre for global operations when there is next to nothing to do apart from surf the web.

Since finding this wonderful site my nightshifts go alot quicker! Never have I learnt more about WWII and got paid for it at the same time.

 

Serving soldier in the British Army. My main job at the moment is driving and maintaining Warriors, great fun, well, the driving bit is.

 

I'm a freshman in College, studying to be a Writing Major and might minor in History. on the side, i am a biker (Road Biker - think Tour De France) and hope to race this summer.

 

I do the administration in Mechelen for Schenker for import from Norway. I also am busy with politics.

 

Project controls engineer in an electricity works company.

Wife, 2 girls, one cat. Three Ancients wargames armies, one large Russian 1:300 scale WW2 Red Army. Several RC flying models including a 120" wing glider, in various states of disrepair. Member of the American Project Management Institute, ditto of Society of Ancients since 1977. I sing in the shower.

 

I'm a professional firefighter in a city in eastern Canada, and a proud member of my union executive

 

Technical Support Manager for a financial institution.

 

More importantly who really enjoys their job? I really do , most of the time, a couple of shifts ago we had a 17 yr old OD and a 11 yr old commit suicide in the space of a couple of hours

 

Sappers background, if it's of any interest?

Left home, just after leaving school to be an Engineer. (Mechanical) Southampton during the "Blitz" Moved about the Country as required.
Joined Army, from Sword Beach to Overloon and Venraij Holland, wounded twice. Severe second time. got back into engineering after about two years in "Dock"

Worked for private co, and then to Atomic Energy Authority. left to become an engineer in the Civil Service...Training officer. Forced to retire in 1979 at the age of 54. war injuries too bad to carry on, had been invited to retire by war pensions department, two years previously, they said "retire now or you may not last much longer".. I am still here! I Refused! Founder member of the Normandy Veterans Association. in the Bournemouth, Poole area. menber of the Dorset NVA. member of the Market Garden Association "Arnhem Battles"

Very active in Veterans circles, Give lectures regularly about the Normandy campaign and the Bridge too far, about 98 lectures to date...Given only when invited.

Next talk? June 1st, at the Town Hall, Wareham Dorset. 7 pm.

The next? in October at the "Mowlem Institute" in front of the "Members of the Purbeck Society"

Enjoys life to the full. very interested in Veterans affairs, 100% war disabled.

Have three wonderful children, grown! two Girls and a Boy, six grandchildren and one great grand daughter. have good friends at Hermanville in Normandy.

Will not be going back to Normandy on the 6th of June.
Sapper

 

Brian,
Good on you keeping active.Pity your lectures are at the other end of the country, I'd like to hear one.

Regards,
Gordon

 

Cheers Gordon my old fruit.
Sapper

 

Brian,
I noticed from your profile that you mention assaulting positions named "Hillman" and "Morris" on D-Day.
If memory serves, 3rd Div. built replicas of these positions at Moffat in the Scottish borders, to add authenticity to the pre-D-Day training.
Is this true, did you help build them, and can you remember roughly where they were built around Moffat?
I ask because I would like to see them added to the Defence of Britain database, and recorded for posterity. I would also like to see them entered in the National Monuments Record for Scotland, and any information regarding them would be credited to youself, rather than to me.
I have a book on 3 div's exploits, but it says the position of "Hillman" and "Morris" is both unknown as replicas in Scotland, and actual locations on D-Day. Can you shed any light?

Regards,
Gordon

[ 24. April 2004, 08:25 PM: Message edited by: The_Historian ]

 

Thought I would revive this thread to get an update on all you rogues! Since the last post was from 2004!!

I drive a Ready Mix Truck. Concrete mixer, or whatever you want to call it!

 

I graduated in History last year, currently tutoring High School kids on a private basis. Also do a bit of writing, research into Axis PoWs in Britain, and an amateur archaeologist in military/battlefield archaeology.
Thinking about going back to uni in September for a Masters, but we'll see.

 

Graduated from University in May, '07 with a BA in Creative Writing. (Note: DO NOT GO TO SCHOOL FOR SOMETHING USELESS). Currently working in IT Department (Desktop Support/Smarthome Research) for the 2nd largest company in the field.