What's your day job?
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Work - tried it, didn't like it. Afaid geography means I can't help out, although I have put some windows in our barn conversion. It involved smashing metre size holes in a half-metre thick stone wall - one of the most nerve wracking things I've done. Happily, the house is still standing!
Before I took (early, I'm dead young really ) retirement I was a Town Centre manager. Which meant trying to keep happy :- 500 miserable shopkeepers, 200 grumpy market traders, 50 daft councillors, a psychopathic Chief Executive, Chamber of Commerce, sponsors, police, Showman's Guild, press and radio, pressure groups and of course the Great British Public. All of whom think that their priority is THE priority.
Which is why most TCMs are burnt out after 5 years. I managed ten before I escaped.
Nowadays I spend my time riding a Fazer 1000 on the road and a TTR 250 in the forests, chainsawing 5 tonnes of wood to last the winter, visiting Provencal markets, eating outdoors, walking in the mountains, growing veggies and drinking 2 quid a bottle wine. If that sounds idyllic, well I suppose it is.
The reality is a little tougher. The winter up here at 850 metres can be hard and long and it's during this time that we stay in watching the pennies. We're not here because we're rich, just the opposite. Renting out our houses in the UK was a way of making ends meet - the French house was bought when my mum died and left us a few bob. Between us we live on considerably less than a single UK average wage, which is why the exchange rate (see elsewhere) is so critical. Not griping though, we wouldn't swap it for the world.
As always, I'll finish with an invite for anyone to come on down to Chauvac. There's one or two of you who've been here an can attest to just how beautiful it is. We get hordes of bikers from all over Europe, yet I've hardly seen a single Brit. Let's try and change that. Cheers.
Before I took (early, I'm dead young really ) retirement I was a Town Centre manager. Which meant trying to keep happy :- 500 miserable shopkeepers, 200 grumpy market traders, 50 daft councillors, a psychopathic Chief Executive, Chamber of Commerce, sponsors, police, Showman's Guild, press and radio, pressure groups and of course the Great British Public. All of whom think that their priority is THE priority.
Which is why most TCMs are burnt out after 5 years. I managed ten before I escaped.
Nowadays I spend my time riding a Fazer 1000 on the road and a TTR 250 in the forests, chainsawing 5 tonnes of wood to last the winter, visiting Provencal markets, eating outdoors, walking in the mountains, growing veggies and drinking 2 quid a bottle wine. If that sounds idyllic, well I suppose it is.
The reality is a little tougher. The winter up here at 850 metres can be hard and long and it's during this time that we stay in watching the pennies. We're not here because we're rich, just the opposite. Renting out our houses in the UK was a way of making ends meet - the French house was bought when my mum died and left us a few bob. Between us we live on considerably less than a single UK average wage, which is why the exchange rate (see elsewhere) is so critical. Not griping though, we wouldn't swap it for the world.
As always, I'll finish with an invite for anyone to come on down to Chauvac. There's one or two of you who've been here an can attest to just how beautiful it is. We get hordes of bikers from all over Europe, yet I've hardly seen a single Brit. Let's try and change that. Cheers.
- VenerableArc
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Work for a German car company. We build cars and muggins here has to keep the equipment going. If swearing at it or smacking it with one of my many hammers doesn't work I usually go make a brew until someone with a bigger hammer comes along to fix it
On the side I help run (and by this I purely mean I am the chief sample bloke ) the family micro-brewery & pub (which by that I mean ruin the darts teams' chance of winning)
On the side I help run (and by this I purely mean I am the chief sample bloke ) the family micro-brewery & pub (which by that I mean ruin the darts teams' chance of winning)
Some people deserve a high 5. In the face. With a rock.
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A Joiner to trade, served my time making doors windows and stairs and assisting the boss in the undertaking he also did.
I now do joiner work for my regular long term, good & faithful customers.
Cheers
A.M.
I now do joiner work for my regular long term, good & faithful customers.
Cheers
A.M.
Common sense ain't all that common!
- darrenmartin
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Hi all, by day im a mild mannerd BT Fibre Optic Engineer. At the 'close of play' i begin to feel the draw of her softly and seductivly calling to me...'ride me' 'ride me' ..........its the least i can do for her. So i chuck on my leathers, slowly and deliberatly begin to 'slip' the ignition key into her 'slot' whilst very gently taking hold of 'both' her......handle bars. Then its gently does it until ........i absolutly thrash her to within an inch of her life and teach her a bl@@dy lesson...........im the boss! bi#ch!.......anyway thats me
Like Riding Thunder and Lightning
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I'm a fire alarm engineer (technically a technician) and studying to be an electrician.
- Pete.L
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I used to be a Mad scientist ! But Today I couldn't get one of my ray guns to work and now I'm completely livid
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My new ride is a bit of a Howler and I love to make her Squeal
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I'm a Client Virtualisation Specialist...
I work in IT, that's about all anyone wants to know
I work in IT, that's about all anyone wants to know
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Your not the only IT techie in hereDemonic69 wrote:I'm a Client Virtualisation Specialist...
I work in IT, that's about all anyone wants to know
- KermitLeFrog
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That's for sure (currently sorting out a windows server remotely).bald_pig wrote:Your not the only IT techie in hereDemonic69 wrote:I'm a Client Virtualisation Specialist...
I work in IT, that's about all anyone wants to know
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I squandered" (George Best, RIP)
- bigtwinthing
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Isn't Marty a "Fluffer" for some films!
missing the noise, not the vibes. However never say never!
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Yeah he just plays a small partbigtwinthing wrote:Isn't Marty a "Fluffer" for some films!
SH#T HAPPENS!!!!!!!!
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Multi-millionaire................so do anything I like
it may be clever, but its not big.
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Building services consultant, I design heating/cooling/ventilation/lighting etc for commercial buildings
Started my own business a year or so ago and now. Ridings consulting engineers
Started my own business a year or so ago and now. Ridings consulting engineers
"Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut."