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I work for a mid sized holding company as a Systems Administrator. Looks like there is quite a few people with tech jobs in here, and I have to say it doesn`t surprise me one bit.
 
Not sure how I missed this the first time around...

I am a Civil Engineer (Geotechnical) for the offshore Oil/Gas/Wind energy industry.

Current gig is as the geotechnical laboratory/project manager for a Geochemical/Environmental/Geotechnical sample aquisition and analysis firm.

I get to go offshore, and still spend a bunch of time with my family. I love my job.
 
Concourswanna b said:
I work with rare books and manuscripts at a university library; sort of a combination of curator and librarian.

But my dad worked for Verizon (Bell of PA) his entire career, so I grew up hearing POTS, DSL, "Crossbar" and other phone company acronyms. I remember going into the "C.O.s" as a kid when they still had those menchanical stepper switches, and they had a distinct sound, especially the bigger offices with entire rooms of those things. Like thousands of pistols being cocked or something, continuously and all all at the same time. He would also "start the Diesels," which were huge backup generators in the basements of these offices, I guess to back up the 48 volts or whatever it was for the phone service. Then there were tons of racks of these batteries. To me as a kid they seemed like 36" tall and about 12" around, and clear, so you could see the liquid inside.
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I also worked for Bell of Pa, which became Bell Atlantic and then Verizon. 34 yrs. Yep I remember working with the SXS,5XB,DMS switches, then moved to Centrex then moved on to T-CXR, to Sonet then became a fiber optic coord and before I retired(downsized) I was on the road as an ISO coord checking out the Special Services Ctrs.

Good times at a good company back then(Bell of Pa), I am sure your Dad felt the same!!!!
 
grisby said:
I also worked for Bell of Pa, which became Bell Atlantic and then Verizon. 34 yrs. Yep I remember working with the SXS,5XB,DMS switches, then moved to Centrex then moved on to T-CXR, to Sonet then became a fiber optic coord and before I retired(downsized) I was on the road as an ISO coord checking out the Special Services Ctrs.

Good times at a good company back then(Bell of Pa), I am sure your Dad felt the same!!!!
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Yep, good times during that era at Bell. My dad did have something to do Special Services as well I think, around West Chester, King of Prusssia, and the offices everybody wanted, down in southern Chester county. I remember hearing all of those names and acronyms you mentioned, and "5-ESS" was another big one I heard a lot as a kid. He was also on "tearouts" for a time, and it was crazy to hear about all of these tons and tons of high-grade cadmium-plated bolts and stuff being thrown away every day.
Those offices were really quiet after those stepper switches were torn out.
One thing I remember that wasn`t all that fun was "on-call". The phone would ring at 2AM and youd` hear "****! State Police circuit in Fort Washington", then he would have to call folks for hours in the middle of the night to fix it.
Overall though, it was a great company at that time.
 
One thing I remember that wasn`t all that fun was "on-call". The phone would ring at 2AM and youd` hear "****! State Police circuit in Fort Washington", then he would have to call folks for hours in the middle of the night to fix it.
Overall though, it was a great company at that time.


Yep, I hated having the "duty" or on call(depending what part of the state you`re from)the State Police ckts and the FAA drove us crazy in the wee hours of the morning. I was in Harrisburg and did work the eastern(Phila area for a while)and KofP for a short time and the pay was good, very good!! Yep, I forgot about the "tearouts" when we had to update a C.O. --- a lot of stuff thrown out, or sold to some of the small independent companies around at that time.

If you Dad is still around give him a Hi from a Bell guy in Hrbg
 
grisby said:
One thing I remember that wasn`t all that fun was "on-call". The phone would ring at 2AM and youd` hear "****! State Police circuit in Fort Washington", then he would have to call folks for hours in the middle of the night to fix it.
Overall though, it was a great company at that time.


Yep, I hated having the "duty" or on call(depending what part of the state you`re from)the State Police ckts and the FAA drove us crazy in the wee hours of the morning. I was in Harrisburg and did work the eastern(Phila area for a while)and KofP for a short time and the pay was good, very good!! Yep, I forgot about the "tearouts" when we had to update a C.O. --- a lot of stuff thrown out, or sold to some of the small independent companies around at that time.

If you Dad is still around give him a Hi from a Bell guy in Hrbg
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This made me remember the fun of going into the COs with my dad to sneak a ride on those wooden rolling ladders past the wiring and stuff. The ones with a metal sign that said "look up" or something like that.

Bill, nice talking to ya - I`ll tell him.

I was at KofP for just a bit after college - the coin center. Even THAT paid pretty well :P.
 
Product tester for

Autopia, Autogeek, gyeon, optimum, polish angel, Nanolex, Tarminator, IGL, 22PLE, GTECH, Megs, and many others.

BTW-they don`t know bc I don`t get paid-I only share the finding here with you fine people.
 
Wow - why didn`t I notice this thread before?

I`m a doc - Family Medicine, with a sub-specialty in Sports Medicine. Jack of all medical trades, master of none, haha.

If I could make the same living detailing, I would, in a heartbeat!
 
Jack-of-all-trades, master of none at some company that pays mjlinane his almost retired paycheck... yeah, computer biz for over 20 yrs. Miss my first non-mil company DEC.
 
TTBear said:
Wow - why didn`t I notice this thread before?

I`m a doc - Family Medicine, with a sub-specialty in Sports Medicine. Jack of all medical trades, master of none, haha.

If I could make the same living detailing, I would, in a heartbeat!
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Hey TT could you tell me off the cuff, why one of my knees feels almost like its miniscus is slipping out on long car rides? Its a weird feeling, not sure if I described it right lol! Its a combo of stiff knee, almost feels dislocated, but its not, weird feeling.
 
JBM said:
Hey TT could you tell me off the cuff, why one of my knees feels almost like its miniscus is slipping out on long car rides? Its a weird feeling, not sure if I described it right lol! Its a combo of stiff knee, almost feels dislocated, but its not, weird feeling.
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I wish I could, honestly - in reality, though, it`s really tough to make a diagnosis without examining a joint. If I had to say, I`d be a little concerned about your ACL - that often accounts for a "sagging" feeling when your knee is relaxed and extended?
Sorry I couldn`t be of more help!
 
Not sure if I posted to this thread in the past. I sell plastic molded for packaging applications.
Clamshells and blisters for retail, medical, and fragility applications.
3 manufacturing sites and I have accounts across the country.
 
glfnaz said:
Not sure if I posted to this thread in the past. I sell plastic molded for packaging applications.
Clamshells and blisters for retail, medical, and fragility applications.
3 manufacturing sites and I have accounts across the country.
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I miss my toys being sealed in blisters. Got any GI Joe blisters laying around so I can seal them back up.

Do you sell any of those anti-theft clamshells that needs a utility knife to open? If so, I may have cursed at you/your company many times.
 
TTBear said:
Wow - why didn`t I notice this thread before?

I`m a doc - Family Medicine, with a sub-specialty in Sports Medicine. Jack of all medical trades, master of none, haha.

If I could make the same living detailing, I would, in a heartbeat!
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At some high-end pros hourly rate of $100/hour for paint polishing/correcting you might come close. Only problem, you would probably need to polish 12-16hrs per day, six days a week:)
 
I own and operate an Auto Restoration shop called Precision Auto Restorations in Havertown, Pa. I specialize in paint, body work AND DETAILING. I have been doing this for 37 years. I have built many show winners and daily drivers.
 
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