Greetings!

**GS2011** · 11-24-2015, 12:11 PM

Happy to have become a new member. I am a hobbyist detailer (retired from the Telecom Industry) always looking to learn more about the art of detailing. Current vehicles are a 2011 Corvette Grand Sport (garage queen), and a 2015 Mercedes GLK DD.

Chuck

**Ronkh** · 11-24-2015, 12:14 PM

Originally Posted by GS2011

Happy to have become a new member. I am a hobbyist detailer (retired from the Telecom Industry) always looking to learn more about the art of detailing. Current vehicles are a 2011 Corvette Grand Sport (garage queen), and a 2015 Mercedes GLK DD.

Chuck

Welcome to the addiction. There is no cure !

**House of Wax** · 11-24-2015, 12:16 PM

Originally Posted by GS2011

Happy to have become a new member. I am a hobbyist detailer (retired from the Telecom Industry) always looking to learn more about the art of detailing. Current vehicles are a 2011 Corvette Grand Sport (garage queen), and a 2015 Mercedes GLK DD.

Chuck

Welcome! Where did you retire from? I`m also in the telecomm industry as my main gig

**Pats300zx** · 11-24-2015, 01:23 PM

Welcome to Autopia !!!!

**GS2011** · 11-24-2015, 02:18 PM

I worked for GTE Florida (later became Verizon) in Tampa, first as an equipment tech in various central offices (land line switching), then later in a network operations center. Started with electro-mechanical switching, then progressed to the modern digital electronic type. The first office I worked in had equipment made in the 1920`s that was "adjusted" with a hammer and screwdriver. :-)

**RoushRTC** · 11-24-2015, 02:28 PM

Welcome from a hope to last long enough in the telecom industry to retire.

**House of Wax** · 11-24-2015, 02:32 PM

Originally Posted by GS2011

I worked for GTE Florida (later became Verizon) in Tampa, first as an equipment tech in various central offices (land line switching), then later in a network operations center. Started with electro-mechanical switching, then progressed to the modern digital electronic type. The first office I worked in had equipment made in the 1920`s that was "adjusted" with a hammer and screwdriver. :-)

Huh, no kidding. I started on with Verizon just as they were taking over our area in Northern Illinois from GTE.

**tropicsteve** · 11-24-2015, 02:49 PM

Welcome to AF Chuck.

**GS2011** · 11-24-2015, 02:53 PM

Originally Posted by House of Wax

Huh, no kidding. I started on with Verizon just as they were taking over our area in Northern Illinois from GTE.

I left just as Verizon took over in Florida. We moved to Southern Illinois (Marion) in 2003 to help out a family member. It was also Verizon at that time, but sold out to Frontier a few years back. The industry sure has changed since I started way back when . . .

**House of Wax** · 11-24-2015, 02:57 PM

Yep, we`re Frontier up here now as well. Worked storm duty in Marion a couple of times.

I`ve only been here for about 15 years now and it`s changed a whoooole bunch just since I started.