> Looking at all the I am a "whatever" here I wonder what my > life would be > like today if I had had that kind of stability. I do know > that a loss of > concentration, coordination, energy, emotional stability, and > about 50 > points in IQ, leaves me on social-security (The neurologists > all agree > that something is wrong, but don't have a clue otherwise > <SIGH!>).
I'd say you're amply qualified to work in IT. -- Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of graywolf > Sent: 02 January 2007 21:30 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: OT: Occupations? > > Some day we shall have to talk <grin>. > > Strangely I have not used a soldering iron on a job since I > worked in a > TV shop back in 63-64. While I usually refer to my primary > occupation as > an EMT (electro-mechanical technician), every employer I've > worked for > has had a different name for what I did. But basically I build, > assembled, tested, debugged, etc. electrical and/or > mechanical gadgets. > Ran the gamut from watch repair to building industrial robots, with > asides into working as an electrician and running a 4x4 shop. > Sometimes > I worked alone, sometimes on big teams. > > Work was usually very project oriented, when the project was > done I was > out looking for work. so, I had sub-occupations that I > usually did in > the interim. Usually I drove a truck, did some kind of sales, > or tried > to open a photography business. The problem was when another project > came along I would be hungry enough to abandon the attempt. > > Looking at all the I am a "whatever" here I wonder what my > life would be > like today if I had had that kind of stability. I do know > that a loss of > concentration, coordination, energy, emotional stability, and > about 50 > points in IQ, leaves me on social-security (The neurologists > all agree > that something is wrong, but don't have a clue otherwise > <SIGH!>). Ah, > well, I am 62 now, so I can call myself retired. > > I'm retired. > > > > Adam Maas wrote: > > > > > I'm an Electronics Engineering Technician by trade. Haven't > touched a > > soldering iron for pay since 97 though. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
