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Just curious what everyone does for a living. I can remember spending all my paychecks on my car while working at Toys "R" Us. It's a shame we have to grow up. Now I have to set aside money to keep the Real Estate business going. I found I can save money for my cars by not buying any clothes for myself. Everything I wear are presents from Birthday or Christmas! If only I could turn the clock back to the good ole days at Toys "R" Us.....

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I'm your friendly neighborhood dentist. I left my '66 garaged and worn out for 15 years while I raised a family, bought a house and paid debts for my business. Now I can spend a little getting the '66 to be what I wanted it to be from the beginning. It sounds as if your '65 and my '66 would make a good run against each other at the drag strip. Your trap speed indicates that you may have more hp than me. I race at 50 ft. above sea level . I'm hoping for some improvement after my last cam/intake project.

Rev

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Looks like we have a Dr. in the house! 15 years is a long time to wait. It would be a good race indeed. The altitude would even it out. So far we have a Dr. and a Realtor. Who's next? :D

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For 4.5 years i was a Ford Technician (mechanic). Now i'm working as a Land Rover/Jaguar technician (last 3 weeks).

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Delivered parts through college, now I'm a "Junior Database Analyst" whatever that means... I just play the MustangWorks Arcade most of the time ;)

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Im in college, and work at kmart.

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Worked as EMT thru college and now I am cop. I only wish I could turn back the clock and not have bought half the junk I did while learning the ropes of speed.....and before I discovered the Mustangowrks.

Hey Rev, just wanted to tell you thanks for the rockers. I ended up switching to the TF stage 1, so now I have some carb tuning issues. Definite improvement though.
Ryan

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That is cool that you are a Cop. I am a bank teller now and trying to start college in January to go into Law Enforcement.

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well i'm a diesel mechanic, work on school buses, hate every freaking minute of my job, wish i had stayed in the military, would have retired about 5 years ago, oh well, was up rev? my old friend & o.b.c vice prez, geeze your a dentist, want to adopt me. :D :D , hey i got married again man, found a great gal, except she loves her da-n camaro, but i gotta admit, it is pretty cherry for a 89 model. :eek: :D

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i'm a golf-course guy......no,not playing,i work there.

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Emergency Response Specialist for the second largest oil refining company in America. (I'll let you figure out which one it is)

Paramedic, Haz-mat Specialist and Firefighter/Tactical Chief.

I teach emotionally challenged adults to run toward fires instead of away from them.

We used to be called Plant Fireman but some yuppie decided that wasn't politically correct so "ERS" wound up on the door of the orifice.

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i work at toyota motor manufacturing - kentucky. i assemble the camry and avalon.

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I started out working for a local farmer when I was 14. Did that until I was 21. Quit and went to work for a small engine repair shop, for about 2 years, bought the small engine shop and almost went broke after to more years. Closed it down and went to work for Cummins Southern Plains Power. Work there for 5 years, got pissed at them and three of us quit at the same time. (They had to many chiefs and not enough Indians LOL). Went back to work for another local small engine shop for 7 years, finally got tiered of turing wrenchs and went to work for local auto parts store which I like and enjoy very much. Been there little less than a year.

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I was in the army for 4 years. Got out after 11 months in the middle east. Now I have a job with NASA tracking deep space spacecraft. I mostly work on the transmitters and recievers that talk to the spacecraft. All the pictures you see of mars and stuff like that are because of me. :D

Hey marty nice to see you are ok and things are going well. Been along time since you have been on.

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I'm a Physical Therapist in Lubbock, TX. I work mostly with adult neuro patients (strokes, spinal chords, head injuries, etc.). I also work occasionally with pediatrics, orthopedics, chronic pain, and vestibular rehab.

--nathan

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Cop with a Cobra :)

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MRI Technologist

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AH-64D Apache Longbow Crew Chief. Been in the Army almost 5 years. Only 35 more days till I get to leave Iraq and go home. :D

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johnson & johnson employee. I work with orthopaedic knee/hip replacement implants and instruments

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Parts Mgr. Lincoln Mercury Dealer Phila. Pa. Been here for 36 years, only job I've had since high school.

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I'm a certified welder for the government. I'm working on my third Mustang Cobra. I have owned a 79 cobra, a 03 cobra and now I am working on a 99 cobra. I have two son that both own mustang. One has a 94 GT the other has a 00 mustang. I guess were a mustang family.

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i am 17 and i am going in the maryland state police cadet program, but right now i work at a graphics shop puting vinlys on cars so if you need any graphics let me know i can get them cheap. i also have a 1986 drop top which runs 11.00 on a 125 shot. its a nasty little convertible.

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I started out as a teenager as a waitress to cashier. I eventually went off to college and got my degrees in marine biology. I owned a 86 and a 94 mustang before I finally switch to a SUV. I owned a mach with now my x-husband which he still has the car. He loves that car and it does suit him. He told me soon after we got it that he got his self-esteem back. I have worked in aquariums taking care of various animals like sea turtles, sharks, rays, and different kinds of fish. I have also trained dolphins and river otters. I also worked in marine research. I have had a variety of experiences and opportunities of a life time. Now I am working in the medical field and trying to get a degree in radiography to eventully hopfully to do MRIs. I loved the marine biology field and still do plan to do things in it as a hobbie. It does not provide the opportunity to settle down and support myself without another job. I want to settle down and have a family. I felt like that the medical field was the direction to go. Although, I do not own a mustang any longer, I still love them and they are one of my favorites. I love to go to car shows to see the cars.

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I am a 3rd party consultant/inspector for the offshore oilfield. I am currently in Jersey watching over production and testing of steel tubes. Hopefully when I get home, if my current boss doesnt have any more work for me around Houston, I can go back to NASA. I was working as QA in the ARCJet facility. Basically, we burned up tile samples for the shuttles (no, I wasnt there a couple of years ago). I was only there for about a month, before coming up here.

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Currently, Weatherman for the FAA and Aerial Recco Wx Officer.

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I work for Harley Davidson during the nights... market during the day.

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I'm a manager for the largest parts store/chain in the country. I been there for 3 years. I'm taking the Rochester police dept. test in Dec.

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I never thought about you being from Amarillo. I'm currently in Borger working at a refinery. I'm too lazy to check what company is the second largest producer, but you don't happen to drive to Borger everyday do you? :)

Anyways, I'm a mechanical engineer working for an engineering/consulting firm. I work in the process/industrial division where out major clients are food producers, chemical production plants, and oil refineries. I'm currently working at our Borger, TX jobsite, which is at an oil refinery.

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The key words here are "refining company" While there are larger oil companies, we are the second largest in refining capacity. The term "Greenfield" and its predisposition toward fire station absorption describes what happened to my last office. Perhaps you've heard the term.

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Computers... at Ford.

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I'm an engineer with NASA...for 17 years now. I manage two cryogenic facilities where we do research with liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen. I also started my own performance shop about six months ago. I'd rather be turning wrenches on a blown motor than pushing a pencil at NASA. Go figure....eight years of college and I'm happier getting my knuckles busted up!

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4yrs Marine Corps, Messed around in the Philippines for a couple years and now for the last 12yrs been in the Army currently out of Ft Lewis only 4yrs to go till retirement.

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Don't feel bad, Jeff.

My best bud has a degree in computer engineering but abandoned the field many years ago to pursue wrenching on cars, instead. He opened his own shop (with a mechanic-friend partner) 18 years ago, added used cars as a sideline (with another partner who takes care of the car-selling side of the business, which is huge) in the early 1990's, bought out his original partner in 2002 and now makes big bucks doing what he likes. How much? Low six figures per year - and he puts on a uniform, grabs a wrench and gets his hands dirty almost every day. Fortunately, he's also an electronic/tech wiz, which helps him a lot these days in the incresingly electronic-based auto repair field.

He plans to sell out in 5 years or so (for 1, maybe 2 million ) and go do something else. After spending his adult life working on cars, he's finally getting bored with it and is leaning toward doing something with light planes, instead. He's a licensed commercial pilot and might open up a light-plane repair/refurbishing facility...or - according to him - he may just go to Hawaii and sit on the beach. :) Oh yeah: he's only 45.

The point is that even with a nice, safe, steady career, you have to do what makes you happiest, if you can. After all, we only get the one chance. Do what you want, not what you think you should. It may not work out...but then again, maybe it will. :)