what do you do for a living?

[rallyvan]

Work as a Drafsman/Engineer for a motorbody builder presently. Prior to this spent 10 years working as a technical officer for a filtration screen manufacture where I did a little of everything. CAD Drawing, machine maintance, process planning, fabrication, purchasing etc. I have also worked for a Signatory engineer helping with inspection of vehicles for engineers certifcates, bit of Jap import stuff as well as drawing and report writing for a couple of goverment contracts he had. I spent 2 years after I left school doing mechanical engineering at uni bfore completeing a mechanics apprentiship at a dealer. Whist I completed my apprentiship I went to tech at night and did a Mech Eng Diploma. I have also done a few tickets in welding, fabrication and machining. I have also run a fabrication business that specialised in componets for rally cars.

[VAN75X]

Truck driver, been driving fuel tankers for 7 years. Before i started driving tankers i worked at a vineyard,installed irrigation systems,vine work and drove truck and tractors. Best move i ever made getting out of the vineyard. $$'s were crap and still are from what some mates that still work there tell me.

[Nearly]

A Harvesting Forester, at the moment I have 10 crews to keep going,ensuring it runs smoothly and areas are regenerated at the end. Its not quite as dramatic as axemen(tv) but given the rain we had this year it still has its challenges. In a previous life Id done a degree and did the same as vombil does but have done other things to keep the boredom away including short stints (whilst a young bloke) on farms,stock and station, in construction and on oil rigs.

[NickyG]

Worked at Kmart
Surf Shop Salesman
Currently studying to become Qualified Civil Engineer (Bachelor Degree)

[1BadVan]

southern Cross?, r u still there? have you seen all the old holdens at Bullfinch 40 km north?, that place is littered with them everywhere, FJ's upwards.

looks like only 20- 30 people live there and they all have 5 holdens each.

Hi [MENTION=17]adam perth[/MENTION]. I moved out of Southern Cross about 61/2 years ago but still go u[p there as I have a mate that is a Southern Crosser. When I was living out there I would go out scouring the countryside for cars (good fun) there is not much left out there now especailly after the scrap metal guys went through. The most interesting thing I saw out there and it was by invite only was a private collection only 200 metres of Great Eastern Hwy. It was the and probably and still is the biggest collection of AMCs in the Southern Hemisphere. The collection was an evolution so he had one of each model as the car company changed name but still produced cars eg nash changed to chrysler etc. The open front undercover shed they were in faces away from the highway. I took my camera but out of respect for being shown the cars and a story for each I didn't take any photos or tell anyone were it is ( I dont know if he cared or not but I thought it was the right thing to do). There were ex army staff cars Nashes. He also has a soft spot for holdens and had some FJs a HT ute he ordered new with a 307 chev (I think) there was so much to take in. He also had a vast collection of enamel signage, model cars, radios one of a kind circular fridges, original wooden moulds for the Perth to Kalgoorlie pipeline. It was mindboggling what he had but still took the time out to tell a story about most of the things in his collection. Some days I miss living out in the sticks we would just jump on our trail bikes and ride for hrs checking old campsites and the like out.

Cheers Dave