What is your day job?
10-20-15 | 10:53 AM
#153
Unracer Cyclist
Joined: Nov 2014
Posts: 266
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From: Michigan USA
Bikes: Huffy
I work in the Traffic & Safety department specifically designing the layout for the new traffic signals. I think it is crazy how Linux keep being mentioned on this thread but that is the OS I prefer in my home devices (Desktop & Laptops). Unfortunately the work place is too tie to other big corporation consumers oriented OS and that is what I have to work with.
Other than that I enjoy cooking and growing my own food and take care of some ornamental plants that grow in my back yard.
Other than that I enjoy cooking and growing my own food and take care of some ornamental plants that grow in my back yard.
10-20-15 | 02:43 PM
#155
Senior Member
Joined: Mar 2011
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Now that this thread is revived. I'm a comedian/ventriloquist. As such it has been difficult to commute on a bicycle for most of my career, but I used the bike for shopping and other errands around town when I'm home. I now have a sweet gig in the same place and have been riding to the show every day for the past five months. One more month to go and it is back to flying everywhere. I'll have the opportunity again next year if all goes well.
10-20-15 | 02:47 PM
#156
Senior Member
Joined: Oct 2012
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From: Twin Cities, Minnesota, USA
Bikes: 2017 Salsa Carbon Mukluk frame built with XT, 2018 Kona Rove NRB build with Sram Apex 1,2008 Salsa El Mariachi, 1986 Centurion Ironman
I'm the lead pastor for a Lutheran church on the northern edge of the Twin Cities, Minnesota. Since most of my work is in working with the staff I do get to ride in most days. Today was an exception, however, so I brought my suit in with me because I have a funeral tomorrow. So now that my suit is here I can ride in. The folk here are very forgiving/supportive of my addiction.
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Don't complain about the weather and cower in fear. It's all good weather. Just different.
Don't complain about the weather and cower in fear. It's all good weather. Just different.
10-20-15 | 02:51 PM
#157
Let's Ride!
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 2,588
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From: Lexington, VA USA
Bikes: --2010 Jamis 650b1-- 2016 Cervelo R2-- 2018 Salsa Journeyman 650B
I thought I answered this but it seems as if I haven't I am former youth pastor who was laid off due to the church struggling financially. I have been looking to be a youth pastor or pastor vocationally again. I now work for a bank in the back room supporting commercial loans.
aka cubicle wrangler!
aka cubicle wrangler!
10-20-15 | 03:10 PM
#158
Happy banana slug
Joined: Sep 2015
Posts: 4,558
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From: Arcata, California, U.S., North America, Earth, Saggitarius Arm, Milky Way
Bikes: 1984 Araya MB 26L, 1992 Specialized Rockhopper Sport, 1993 Hard Rock Ultra, 1994 Trek Multitrack 750, 1995 Trek Singletrack 930
Desk jockey, i.e. secretary for a non-profit that provides day services for adults with developmental disabilities. It's a seriously under-powered job, and my brain has long since turned to mush. I used to be smart...
What I really like doing is volunteering for our local trail stewards. Sadly, it's only one Saturday a month.
What I really like doing is volunteering for our local trail stewards. Sadly, it's only one Saturday a month.
10-20-15 | 03:15 PM
#159
Genetics have failed me
Joined: Jun 2007
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From: Zorneding, Germany
Bikes: Norwid Aaland, Radon Slide 140, Elom 505 Titan, Dahon mju, Pedalforce CX1, Battaglin Power+, Old MTB and lots of spare parts
Enterprise Storage operations for a large automobile maker. Laid back, good pay. Cool people and a foosball table for breaks.
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Gelato aficionado.
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10-21-15 | 07:45 AM
#162
Senior Member
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 3,222
Likes: 73
From: Vandalia OH
Bikes: 2011 Cannondale Quick 5, 2014 Raleigh Revenio 2.0
What do I do?
I am a dynamic figure, often seen scaling walls and crushing ice. I have been known to remodel train stations on my lunch breaks, making them more efficient in the area of heat retention. I translate ethnic slurs for Cuban refugees, I write award-winning operas, I manage time efficiently. Occasionally, I tread water for three days in a row.
I woo women with my sensuous and god-like trombone playing. I can pilot bicycles up severe inclines with unflagging speed, and I cook Thirty-Minute Brownies in 20 minutes. I am an expert in stucco, a veteran in love and an outlaw in Peru.
Using only a hoe and a large glass of water, I once single-handedly defended a small village in the Amazon Basin from a horde of ferocious army ants. I play bluegrass cello...I am the subject of numerous documentaries. When I'm bored, I build large suspension bridges in my yard. I enjoy urban hang-gliding. On Wednesdays, after school, I repair electrical appliances free of charge.
I am an abstract artist, a concrete analyst, and a ruthless bookie. Critics worldwide swoon over my original line of corduroy evening wear. I don't perspire, I am a private citizen, yet I receive fan mail...Last summer I toured New Jersey with a travelling centrifugal force demonstration...My deft floral arrangements have earned me fame in international botany circles. Children trust me.
I can hurl tennis rackets at small moving objects with deadly accuracy. I once read Paradise Lost, Moby Dick, and David Copperfield in one day and still had time to refurbish an entire dining room that evening. I have performed several covert operations for the CIA. I sleep once a week; when I do sleep, I sleep in a chair. While on vacation in Canada, I successfully negotiated with a group of terrorists who had seized a small bakery. The laws of physics do not apply to me.
I balance, I weave, I dodge, I frolic, and my bills are all paid. On weekends, to let off steam, I participate in full-contact origami. Years ago, I discovered the meaning of life but forgot to write it down. I have made extraordinary four-course meals using only a mouli and a toaster oven. I breed prize-winning clams. I have won bullfights in San Juan, cliff-diving competitions in Sri Lanka, and spelling bees at the Kremlin. I have played Hamlet, I have performed open heart surgery, and I have spoken with Elvis.
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The above has been floating around the internet for years, not my work. Obviously.
I am a dynamic figure, often seen scaling walls and crushing ice. I have been known to remodel train stations on my lunch breaks, making them more efficient in the area of heat retention. I translate ethnic slurs for Cuban refugees, I write award-winning operas, I manage time efficiently. Occasionally, I tread water for three days in a row.
I woo women with my sensuous and god-like trombone playing. I can pilot bicycles up severe inclines with unflagging speed, and I cook Thirty-Minute Brownies in 20 minutes. I am an expert in stucco, a veteran in love and an outlaw in Peru.
Using only a hoe and a large glass of water, I once single-handedly defended a small village in the Amazon Basin from a horde of ferocious army ants. I play bluegrass cello...I am the subject of numerous documentaries. When I'm bored, I build large suspension bridges in my yard. I enjoy urban hang-gliding. On Wednesdays, after school, I repair electrical appliances free of charge.
I am an abstract artist, a concrete analyst, and a ruthless bookie. Critics worldwide swoon over my original line of corduroy evening wear. I don't perspire, I am a private citizen, yet I receive fan mail...Last summer I toured New Jersey with a travelling centrifugal force demonstration...My deft floral arrangements have earned me fame in international botany circles. Children trust me.
I can hurl tennis rackets at small moving objects with deadly accuracy. I once read Paradise Lost, Moby Dick, and David Copperfield in one day and still had time to refurbish an entire dining room that evening. I have performed several covert operations for the CIA. I sleep once a week; when I do sleep, I sleep in a chair. While on vacation in Canada, I successfully negotiated with a group of terrorists who had seized a small bakery. The laws of physics do not apply to me.
I balance, I weave, I dodge, I frolic, and my bills are all paid. On weekends, to let off steam, I participate in full-contact origami. Years ago, I discovered the meaning of life but forgot to write it down. I have made extraordinary four-course meals using only a mouli and a toaster oven. I breed prize-winning clams. I have won bullfights in San Juan, cliff-diving competitions in Sri Lanka, and spelling bees at the Kremlin. I have played Hamlet, I have performed open heart surgery, and I have spoken with Elvis.
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The above has been floating around the internet for years, not my work. Obviously.
10-21-15 | 06:46 PM
#165
Support JDRF
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 925
Likes: 3
From: Arkansas
Bikes: Specialized Sirrus, Specialized Roubaix Elite
Reactor Operator or as we call ourselves Neutron Managers. I split atoms for a living. I have an electrical engineering degree and designed motors before this.
10-22-15 | 05:20 AM
#167
I am the DJ
Joined: Mar 2014
Posts: 1,996
Likes: 2,594
From: North Carolina
Bikes: yes please
What do I do?
I am a dynamic figure, often seen scaling walls and crushing ice. I have been known to remodel train stations on my lunch breaks, making them more efficient in the area of heat retention. I translate ethnic slurs for Cuban refugees, I write award-winning operas, I manage time efficiently. Occasionally, I tread water for three days in a row.
I woo women with my sensuous and god-like trombone playing. I can pilot bicycles up severe inclines with unflagging speed, and I cook Thirty-Minute Brownies in 20 minutes. I am an expert in stucco, a veteran in love and an outlaw in Peru.
Using only a hoe and a large glass of water, I once single-handedly defended a small village in the Amazon Basin from a horde of ferocious army ants. I play bluegrass cello...I am the subject of numerous documentaries. When I'm bored, I build large suspension bridges in my yard. I enjoy urban hang-gliding. On Wednesdays, after school, I repair electrical appliances free of charge.
I am an abstract artist, a concrete analyst, and a ruthless bookie. Critics worldwide swoon over my original line of corduroy evening wear. I don't perspire, I am a private citizen, yet I receive fan mail...Last summer I toured New Jersey with a travelling centrifugal force demonstration...My deft floral arrangements have earned me fame in international botany circles. Children trust me.
I can hurl tennis rackets at small moving objects with deadly accuracy. I once read Paradise Lost, Moby Dick, and David Copperfield in one day and still had time to refurbish an entire dining room that evening. I have performed several covert operations for the CIA. I sleep once a week; when I do sleep, I sleep in a chair. While on vacation in Canada, I successfully negotiated with a group of terrorists who had seized a small bakery. The laws of physics do not apply to me.
I balance, I weave, I dodge, I frolic, and my bills are all paid. On weekends, to let off steam, I participate in full-contact origami. Years ago, I discovered the meaning of life but forgot to write it down. I have made extraordinary four-course meals using only a mouli and a toaster oven. I breed prize-winning clams. I have won bullfights in San Juan, cliff-diving competitions in Sri Lanka, and spelling bees at the Kremlin. I have played Hamlet, I have performed open heart surgery, and I have spoken with Elvis.
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The above has been floating around the internet for years, not my work. Obviously.
I am a dynamic figure, often seen scaling walls and crushing ice. I have been known to remodel train stations on my lunch breaks, making them more efficient in the area of heat retention. I translate ethnic slurs for Cuban refugees, I write award-winning operas, I manage time efficiently. Occasionally, I tread water for three days in a row.
I woo women with my sensuous and god-like trombone playing. I can pilot bicycles up severe inclines with unflagging speed, and I cook Thirty-Minute Brownies in 20 minutes. I am an expert in stucco, a veteran in love and an outlaw in Peru.
Using only a hoe and a large glass of water, I once single-handedly defended a small village in the Amazon Basin from a horde of ferocious army ants. I play bluegrass cello...I am the subject of numerous documentaries. When I'm bored, I build large suspension bridges in my yard. I enjoy urban hang-gliding. On Wednesdays, after school, I repair electrical appliances free of charge.
I am an abstract artist, a concrete analyst, and a ruthless bookie. Critics worldwide swoon over my original line of corduroy evening wear. I don't perspire, I am a private citizen, yet I receive fan mail...Last summer I toured New Jersey with a travelling centrifugal force demonstration...My deft floral arrangements have earned me fame in international botany circles. Children trust me.
I can hurl tennis rackets at small moving objects with deadly accuracy. I once read Paradise Lost, Moby Dick, and David Copperfield in one day and still had time to refurbish an entire dining room that evening. I have performed several covert operations for the CIA. I sleep once a week; when I do sleep, I sleep in a chair. While on vacation in Canada, I successfully negotiated with a group of terrorists who had seized a small bakery. The laws of physics do not apply to me.
I balance, I weave, I dodge, I frolic, and my bills are all paid. On weekends, to let off steam, I participate in full-contact origami. Years ago, I discovered the meaning of life but forgot to write it down. I have made extraordinary four-course meals using only a mouli and a toaster oven. I breed prize-winning clams. I have won bullfights in San Juan, cliff-diving competitions in Sri Lanka, and spelling bees at the Kremlin. I have played Hamlet, I have performed open heart surgery, and I have spoken with Elvis.
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The above has been floating around the internet for years, not my work. Obviously.
10-22-15 | 06:47 AM
#168
Senior Member
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 348
Likes: 1
From: Singapore
Bikes: Litespeed Ti Mtb, BikeE Recumbent, Cannondale H600 Hybrid,
Head Wrench ... aka the Mechanic at a Bike Shop. My boss says my hands are never clean. What can I say after 25 years fiddling with gears, shifters, hubs, wheels, headsets, bottom brackets.... if i get a cut probably oil and grease would flow out. Used to work in the IT dept of a major bank before I got bitten by the bike touring bug. Been around various countries by bicycle.
Other side lines : Handyman, repairer of household electrical products, plumber,
Ex-military trained in Jungle warfare, Urban warfare, Bombs and booby traps
Collector of Knives and Swords and Martial Arts weapons.
Other side lines : Handyman, repairer of household electrical products, plumber,
Ex-military trained in Jungle warfare, Urban warfare, Bombs and booby traps
Collector of Knives and Swords and Martial Arts weapons.
10-22-15 | 07:41 AM
#169
Senior Member
Joined: May 2015
Posts: 78
Likes: 0
From: Shenandoah Valley
Bikes: 2014 Trek Crossrip Elite, *mart Mongoose XR-150
Paying job is 30 hours a week doing internal accounting for a warehousing, 3rd party logistics, transportation, and development company. My (mostly) unpaying job is about 50 hours a week doing college ministry with our church. Biking to work and back gives me my much needed breaks in the day. What I really want to do is own a coffee shop, bake bread, or be a city planner.
10-22-15 | 12:23 PM
#170
Senior Member
Joined: May 2013
Posts: 1,602
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From: Texas
Bikes: Ridley Noah fast, Colnago CLX,Giant Propel Advanced, Pinnerello Gogma 65.1, Specialized S-works Venge, CAADX,Cervelo S3
Executive recruiter: I work with folks who have lots of $$ and help them find folks like pilots, chefs, body guards, tour managers, nannies etc, for their mansions and ranches allover the world.
10-22-15 | 12:36 PM
#171
aka Tom Reingold
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 44,193
Likes: 6,428
From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
Wow, folks. I'm so impressed.
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Tom Reingold, tom@noglider.com
New York City and High Falls, NY
Blogs: The Experienced Cyclist; noglider's ride blog
“When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments.” — Elizabeth West, US author
Please email me rather than PM'ing me. Thanks.
10-22-15 | 01:00 PM
#172
Senior Member
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 1,075
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What do I do?
I am a dynamic figure, often seen scaling walls and crushing ice. I have been known to remodel train stations on my lunch breaks, making them more efficient in the area of heat retention. I translate ethnic slurs for Cuban refugees, I write award-winning operas, I manage time efficiently. Occasionally, I tread water for three days in a row.
I woo women with my sensuous and god-like trombone playing. I can pilot bicycles up severe inclines with unflagging speed, and I cook Thirty-Minute Brownies in 20 minutes. I am an expert in stucco, a veteran in love and an outlaw in Peru.
Using only a hoe and a large glass of water, I once single-handedly defended a small village in the Amazon Basin from a horde of ferocious army ants. I play bluegrass cello...I am the subject of numerous documentaries. When I'm bored, I build large suspension bridges in my yard. I enjoy urban hang-gliding. On Wednesdays, after school, I repair electrical appliances free of charge.
I am an abstract artist, a concrete analyst, and a ruthless bookie. Critics worldwide swoon over my original line of corduroy evening wear. I don't perspire, I am a private citizen, yet I receive fan mail...Last summer I toured New Jersey with a travelling centrifugal force demonstration...My deft floral arrangements have earned me fame in international botany circles. Children trust me.
I can hurl tennis rackets at small moving objects with deadly accuracy. I once read Paradise Lost, Moby Dick, and David Copperfield in one day and still had time to refurbish an entire dining room that evening. I have performed several covert operations for the CIA. I sleep once a week; when I do sleep, I sleep in a chair. While on vacation in Canada, I successfully negotiated with a group of terrorists who had seized a small bakery. The laws of physics do not apply to me.
I balance, I weave, I dodge, I frolic, and my bills are all paid. On weekends, to let off steam, I participate in full-contact origami. Years ago, I discovered the meaning of life but forgot to write it down. I have made extraordinary four-course meals using only a mouli and a toaster oven. I breed prize-winning clams. I have won bullfights in San Juan, cliff-diving competitions in Sri Lanka, and spelling bees at the Kremlin. I have played Hamlet, I have performed open heart surgery, and I have spoken with Elvis.
/\
The above has been floating around the internet for years, not my work. Obviously.
I am a dynamic figure, often seen scaling walls and crushing ice. I have been known to remodel train stations on my lunch breaks, making them more efficient in the area of heat retention. I translate ethnic slurs for Cuban refugees, I write award-winning operas, I manage time efficiently. Occasionally, I tread water for three days in a row.
I woo women with my sensuous and god-like trombone playing. I can pilot bicycles up severe inclines with unflagging speed, and I cook Thirty-Minute Brownies in 20 minutes. I am an expert in stucco, a veteran in love and an outlaw in Peru.
Using only a hoe and a large glass of water, I once single-handedly defended a small village in the Amazon Basin from a horde of ferocious army ants. I play bluegrass cello...I am the subject of numerous documentaries. When I'm bored, I build large suspension bridges in my yard. I enjoy urban hang-gliding. On Wednesdays, after school, I repair electrical appliances free of charge.
I am an abstract artist, a concrete analyst, and a ruthless bookie. Critics worldwide swoon over my original line of corduroy evening wear. I don't perspire, I am a private citizen, yet I receive fan mail...Last summer I toured New Jersey with a travelling centrifugal force demonstration...My deft floral arrangements have earned me fame in international botany circles. Children trust me.
I can hurl tennis rackets at small moving objects with deadly accuracy. I once read Paradise Lost, Moby Dick, and David Copperfield in one day and still had time to refurbish an entire dining room that evening. I have performed several covert operations for the CIA. I sleep once a week; when I do sleep, I sleep in a chair. While on vacation in Canada, I successfully negotiated with a group of terrorists who had seized a small bakery. The laws of physics do not apply to me.
I balance, I weave, I dodge, I frolic, and my bills are all paid. On weekends, to let off steam, I participate in full-contact origami. Years ago, I discovered the meaning of life but forgot to write it down. I have made extraordinary four-course meals using only a mouli and a toaster oven. I breed prize-winning clams. I have won bullfights in San Juan, cliff-diving competitions in Sri Lanka, and spelling bees at the Kremlin. I have played Hamlet, I have performed open heart surgery, and I have spoken with Elvis.
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The above has been floating around the internet for years, not my work. Obviously.
10-22-15 | 01:13 PM
#173
Thread Starter
Senior Member
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 2,014
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From: Nanaimo, BC
Bikes: 1997 Kona Hahana Race Light, 2010 Surly LHT(deceased), 1999 Rocky Mountain Turbo
It is nice to see this thread revived.
My current occupation is still a research chemist but I have not been able to do lab work. So I've been reintergrating into the working world by doing regulatory and compliance work.
My more pressing job has been rehabilitatation. And I've been kicking but at that!
I'm really looking forward to rehab being done and my stamina increasing so I am able to start my teaching career which I had planned to start this fall.
My current occupation is still a research chemist but I have not been able to do lab work. So I've been reintergrating into the working world by doing regulatory and compliance work.
My more pressing job has been rehabilitatation. And I've been kicking but at that!
I'm really looking forward to rehab being done and my stamina increasing so I am able to start my teaching career which I had planned to start this fall.
10-24-15 | 05:29 AM
#175
That Huffy Guy
Joined: Jun 2014
Posts: 1,511
Likes: 161
From: Ashtabula, Ohio
Bikes: Old School Huffy Bikes
Heavy Duty Diesel Truck and Automotive Mechanic. I been a mechanic all my life. I am a certified PA State inspection mechanic for trucks, trailers, cars, and busses, and carry a CDL. I am also a certified Emissions mechanic for PA and hold ASE certifications. With my career I can quit my job and be working somewhere else the next day because the demand is so high for mechanics.
I work at a large auto/truck shop in Pennsylvania and I also have a garage at home. I run the website for Geo Metro/Suzuki Swift cars and the only thing I work on at home is Geo Metro/Suzuki Swift cars and bicycles. I work on enough crap at work and don't bring crap home and only work on these specific cars out of my home garage for the benefit of my website members and I am usually busy every weekend.........
Geo Metro Forum - got mpg?
I work at a large auto/truck shop in Pennsylvania and I also have a garage at home. I run the website for Geo Metro/Suzuki Swift cars and the only thing I work on at home is Geo Metro/Suzuki Swift cars and bicycles. I work on enough crap at work and don't bring crap home and only work on these specific cars out of my home garage for the benefit of my website members and I am usually busy every weekend.........
Geo Metro Forum - got mpg?