First post, REALLY curious...

yes...he did...

 

bet he gets all the babes. Now I do agree that he should have searched first, but its his first post and your goin to scare him away from the site burning him like that. Bensin: here is a hilarious video i think everybody should watch before the first time posting new threads, http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/posting.php
Also try posting replys to threads before filling the board with new threads about old stuff.

 

This link should be a sticky on it's own...

 

Well, I am not scared to say what I do for a living. I'm an architect, and one of the very few in my profession that enjoys the exotic car scene. I probably got the bug from my dad who had Ferrari's when I was a teenager.
I am sure most any profession can afford you the luxury of an exotic car if you are self employed and successful. Make those your goals and all else will follow grasshopper.

BT

 

I think that those who don't want to answer, won't post at all. The touchiness from those who do respond that way relates more to a total stranger asking you what you do. When you go to the dentist or hygienist, they're not really strangers by then. How would you feel if a complete unknown stopped you at the mall as you got out of your car and asked you "what do you do for a living" as his very first comment/question?

So the first step to not being a stranger is to offer something of yourself, i.e. a profile, contribute to an ongoing conversation, start a less touchy first conversation, etc.

 

So much hate in those two little words

 

Yep, 1 wide body 81 w/ SP 13B - Racing Beat all the way. BS in biology & BA in art. At my Medical Education position I do med illustration & graphic design for display & publication. I used to do illustration w/ pen & ink but now w/ Corel Draw or Adobe Illustrator. CorelDraw 9 & Adobe CS here. I miss my Rapidograph 000 pen.

 

Hey, I worked construction in the Chemical Refineries all my life, starting at 16 years old. I gave that money to the first wife, so she'd keep all my terrible kids, and that 3 bedroom brick house.

I live by the tracks now, with a trash barrel fire going.....with my two Ferraris and my dome tent.

My new gf is built like a brick house, so I guess it worked out OK, for me.
Want some Booker's??????

Welcome to the site...it's MOSTLY friendly folks here!

 

I took over my parents business. The market place changed and it was getting to the point where I was working for free, my parents saw the handwriting on the wall and that's why they were more than willing to sell it to me at that point. I worked it 61 hours a week, struggling along and making $20,000 a YEAR. Then fate comes along and a guy wants to buy me out, for the property really, he throws me a ridiculous number and gets a bank to finance the entire thing, I walk off with over $1,000,000. It was an easy decision, work for the next 50 years or take it as a lump sum NOW. So now I am "retired" trying to decide my next venture, taking a some time off. We are still at the top of the market with everything, money has been cheap for so long. When crunch time comes again, I will move in on an opportunity as I have the cash to do so. I here the guy that bought me out is having trouble paying his bills, $22,000/month to the bank alone, so I may by back the business at 50% of what I sold it for. The difference being, he incorporated his business and my old business under one roof and has dramatically increase the GROSS, but the net is ZERO or worse I suspect given his costs. I've been approached by several people in the same industry to run their businesses for them, but they are much larger operations than I could ahve been given my space limitations. Basically I had grandfathered in outside storage for equipment on the highway, something they have not allowed in 30 years, and I was the last one left with it, all the other properties gave up their grandfather clause with change of usage. I was lucky, I sold a sinking ship when I was ankle deep, BUT I helped make my luck by being there every minute of everyday regardless of whether I was going to make or lose money that day. I knew my costs were $1200/day to open and if there was 6" snow on the ground I knew I was a loser for $1000 or more, but I still got there on time and stayed until closing 10 hours later, never taking a lunch break etc.....so I helped make my own luck through hard work.

 

I am a rebuilder of fuel injection parts. It is a small Co. myself and a helper. I work in the shop by day and the office at night. I am in my early 40s and a few years ago a Ferrari seemed like an unobtainable dream, But the 12 and 14 hour days finally paid off and I am living that dream now.

PS I wish I had more time to drive it!

 

10 years in the music industry and the last 15 years in TV/Film Post Production.

 

I have several oil wells and am currently purchasing my 2nd Gulfstream 4.

 

I mooch off of my mistress Romy.

She invented Post-Its!

 

Sure - they tell you to use the search feature (which is usually a very good idea), but it won't do you any good in this case because folks will rarely give you a straight answer to this question. It might be a nosy question, but it seems pretty harmless. I know I wouldn't mind knowing what folks do for a living, too.

I'm an electrical engineer (ie. hardware geek) at a Sillycon Valley storage company. I was lucky and had stock options that used to be worth something. Unfortunately, I was too greedy and stupid to cash it all out when the stock was high. Now I'm an indentured servant.

Welcome.

-steve

 

Greed is good. I saw it in a movie.

 

Brilliant! Agreed. make that a sticky!

With regards to what I do; I work hard in diverse array of fields. Works for me but I know it wouldn't for everyone. I just enjoy small business.

 

I used to stick my finger in people's butts.

Professionally.

But I quit that a month ago.

Not as glamorous as you would think.

 

I know a guy named Gentry who is always looking for partners. Let me know, we'll hook you up...I got bored not working.

 

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh no you don't! I saw him first!!!!!! He's got a plane you know!


...and a bank,

and a tobacco plantation

and a Bentley CGT

and a REIT

and a ................

 

I'm making a fortune by allowing these really nice Nigerians to park $25-million in my bank account. My cut is 10% and I should get my cashier's check any day now.

RMX

 

Only 10%? They're ripping you off, I'm getting 50%. The CGT and my black/black 550 should be here soon.

 

I do what most 16 years old boys do. I go to school and look at girls when my gf doesn't notice. It a great job. Oh yeah I forgot I get paid a good bit to take the trash out. HAHA and you have to really work.

 

So now it's only a hobby??