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19. I worked in a wood shop once...

Reply to onethatcares (Reply #15)

Tue Dec 22, 2020, 07:06 PM

Dec 2020

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it was mostly repetitive work, but I did love the smell of sawdust in the morning.
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Owning an antique shop for awhile. CatMor Dec 2020 #1

Interesting... AmyStrange Dec 2020 #9

Mostly early American in the furniture ... CatMor Dec 2020 #21

I'm doing it now. Lunabell Dec 2020 #2

I got to do that for a while also uppityperson Dec 2020 #7

Sounds like it WAS worth it... AmyStrange Dec 2020 #12

So many. Lunabell Dec 2020 #23

High intense job but padfun Dec 2020 #3

That's the kind of job that I'd like too... AmyStrange Dec 2020 #14

It was Packard Bell back in 1995-6 padfun Dec 2020 #27

Working for an American based company in Shanghai for a few years. MLAA Dec 2020 #4

Did you get shanghaied? AmyStrange Dec 2020 #17

The one I have right now. Cracklin Charlie Dec 2020 #5

You are one of God's people, aren't you? AmyStrange Dec 2020 #18

That's how I feel about my current job too Generic Brad Dec 2020 #51

Carpenter RoadRunner Dec 2020 #6

I still are one, onethatcares Dec 2020 #15

I worked in a wood shop once... AmyStrange Dec 2020 #19

My problem onethatcares Dec 2020 #26

Mostly chair frames, but... AmyStrange Dec 2020 #48

There's nothing like it RoadRunner Dec 2020 #33

I had a friend who replicated really old furniture... AmyStrange Dec 2020 #49

When my Grandfather died in 1982 MyOwnPeace Dec 2020 #54

Worked as a receptionist for a trust company Mad_Dem_X Dec 2020 #8

Did you get to talk to a lot of people? AmyStrange Dec 2020 #24

Not really. The phone barely rang and Mad_Dem_X Dec 2020 #138

Worked in the same factory for 40 years. justgamma Dec 2020 #10

I can certainly see the appeal of being able to tuck something, and... AmyStrange Dec 2020 #29

Payroll manager at a mid-sized community hospital Freddie Dec 2020 #11

For profit hospital chains suck!! AmyStrange Dec 2020 #52

I was there 20 years Freddie Dec 2020 #79

Insurance companies suck too! AmyStrange Dec 2020 #83

I did not go to college... my very first job was as a "gal Friday" in a small law firm in NYC... secondwind Dec 2020 #13

Nothing wrong with marrying the boss... AmyStrange Dec 2020 #32

Working at a bookstore. LisaM Dec 2020 #16

I was a bookseller for 20 years. peacefreak2.0 Dec 2020 #35

Yes, I did learn frugality. LisaM Dec 2020 #109

I LOVE retail people who interact with the customers... AmyStrange Dec 2020 #37

I do, too. LisaM Dec 2020 #110

Balloon Twister - And I'll be returning to doing that after COVID TlalocW Dec 2020 #20

Balloon Twister is a new one on me, but... AmyStrange Dec 2020 #39

I was a disc jockey on a major market rock n roll radio station Sedona Dec 2020 #22

ahaha... sounds like you had fun!! secondwind Dec 2020 #25

you did good though onethatcares Dec 2020 #30

Now that you mention it... AmyStrange Dec 2020 #40

High School librarian.... Freedomofspeech Dec 2020 #28

yes, you were. onethatcares Dec 2020 #34

LOL....you are so welcome! Freedomofspeech Dec 2020 #36

I've NEVER met a librarian that I didn't like, and... AmyStrange Dec 2020 #41

I am retired... Freedomofspeech Dec 2020 #80

That seems to be a common theme here... AmyStrange Dec 2020 #107

I am still Newest Reality Dec 2020 #31

Itinerant Mendicant? AmyStrange Dec 2020 #42

I did medical records research for a couple of doctors to test yellowdogintexas Dec 2020 #38

I was a guinea pig in a study like that. AmyStrange Dec 2020 #43

we were studying thyroid, to develop a lab panel which would yellowdogintexas Dec 2020 #113

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The pay sucks, but I know what you mean, but... AmyStrange Dec 2020 #55

I paint, I sing, I'm learning Norwegian, gardening when it's not winter, The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2020 #101

Got more stuff to do now than when I had a job... AmyStrange Dec 2020 #103

Jeg planter mange ting, men ingenting vokser. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2020 #104

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Waitress, cook, dishwasher at Lake Agnes Tea House, above Lake applegrove Dec 2020 #46

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I took a shower in a waterfall every second morning. applegrove Dec 2020 #73

Stop it!! AmyStrange Dec 2020 #74

I know. It was quite something. We'd close at 6PM, clean up and put applegrove Dec 2020 #75

Why won't you listen? AmyStrange Dec 2020 #77

Big Beehive is on the left. Tea House you can just see at the top of the applegrove Dec 2020 #86

Nice! AmyStrange Dec 2020 #88

Instrument Maker (machinist) for large scientific instruments. Ptah Dec 2020 #47

What kind of scientific instruments? AmyStrange Dec 2020 #60

Telescopes. Ptah Dec 2020 #63

Easy. rownesheck Dec 2020 #50

I wish that too, and... AmyStrange Dec 2020 #64

Running a soft serve ice cream stand at a theme park. Fla Dem Dec 2020 #53

Did you get free ice cream too? AmyStrange Dec 2020 #65

You betcha. That's why it was a great gig. Fla Dem Dec 2020 #96

Tank crewman in the Army. Aristus Dec 2020 #56

How do you drive those freakin' things? AmyStrange Dec 2020 #67

The tank in the video is a Sherman from World War II. Aristus Dec 2020 #70

More knowledge is always good, and... AmyStrange Dec 2020 #71

Sure. Aristus Dec 2020 #76

But the characters in my books might need to, and... AmyStrange Dec 2020 #78

Cool! Aristus Dec 2020 #81

Gotcha. AmyStrange Dec 2020 #84

After teaching mostly elementary students for 24 years..... MyOwnPeace Dec 2020 #58

Parents are the reason I don't see pediatric patients anymore. Aristus Dec 2020 #61

Common problem in both "careers" MyOwnPeace Dec 2020 #62

My aunt did the same thing... AmyStrange Dec 2020 #68

cook. i've done a lot of things, but cooking was my fave. mopinko Dec 2020 #66

I love cooking, but... AmyStrange Dec 2020 #69

i dont do it any more. mopinko Dec 2020 #82

Urban farmer sounds so ultra cool... AmyStrange Dec 2020 #85

tons at my sig link mopinko Dec 2020 #87

Moah's Ark... heh heh heh. AmyStrange Dec 2020 #90

a friend stuck that on my many years ago. mopinko Dec 2020 #95

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well, they taught me in art school mopinko Dec 2020 #108

THANK YOU EVERYONE... AmyStrange Dec 2020 #72

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I'd taken a couple of college paleo classes, frogmarch Dec 2020 #100

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I'll bet THAT was hectic, and... AmyStrange Dec 2020 #93

Started as a prompter operator. Lady Freedom Returns Dec 2020 #94

Math tutor...got paid pretty good LeftInTX Dec 2020 #98

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Tour guide in the Adirondacks... The Figment Dec 2020 #111

Exciting AND fun. Can't beat that and... AmyStrange Dec 2020 #116

Ski Instructor. Totally Tunsie Dec 2020 #112

Damn good times indeed, and... AmyStrange Dec 2020 #117

Driving the purple train through the jungle at an amusement park Rhiannon12866 Dec 2020 #114

Sounds like the summer job of a lifetime! AmyStrange Dec 2020 #118

Awww, thanks! Rhiannon12866 Dec 2020 #119

The best job I ever had is the only job I've ever had DFW Dec 2020 #115

WOW! Sounds like a dream job! AmyStrange Dec 2020 #120

Well, actually, eight plus English. Some would say 8 and a half. DFW Dec 2020 #121

I don't see James Bond doing that at 80 either. AmyStrange Dec 2020 #122

My point exactly. DFW Dec 2020 #123

Dr. Maybe! AmyStrange Dec 2020 #125

Thanks for letting us know. elleng Dec 2020 #129

Not exactly a varied and diverse selection to choose from DFW Dec 2020 #132

Rail merger coordinator! (Edited) elleng Dec 2020 #124

I would if I knew what it was. AmyStrange Dec 2020 #126

Thanks, just realized I should explain; will edit. elleng Dec 2020 #127

As always, you're the best and thank you. AmyStrange Dec 2020 #128

It DOES sound exciting. AmyStrange Dec 2020 #130

Thanks, elleng Dec 2020 #131

The one I have now! Roland99 Dec 2020 #133

Are you the guy with the red shirt? AmyStrange Dec 2020 #139

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Heh heh heh... Star Trek ride. AmyStrange Dec 2020 #144

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I wrote for college newspapers, but... AmyStrange Dec 2020 #140

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Martial arts instructor sakabatou Dec 2020 #137

Which discipline? AmyStrange Dec 2020 #142

Karate and Northern Shaolin mainly. sakabatou Dec 2020 #145

Ok, Shaolin reminded me of another TV show, Kung Fu... AmyStrange Dec 2020 #146

Shaolin IS Kung Fu sakabatou Dec 2020 #147

funny AmyStrange Dec 2020 #148

I'm pretty sure there's some stuff you really know that I'm ignorant of sakabatou Dec 2020 #149

No prob. The giant smiley face kind of made it obvious. AmyStrange Dec 2020 #151