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I use to service BOA building in downtown Houston
the cool building was drawn on a napkin first.
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the cool building was drawn on a napkin first.
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attn: houston busa owners! | General Discussion
at the track last night some buds of mine on zx12s were giving me some serious crap about how slow the busas are. i was out numbered but we're wanting to see which bike is really faster on the big end...they say the 12, i say the busa...but my buddies were saying they've never lost to a busa...
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Worked for two different Unistrut branches as an installer(overhead supports for X-ray,exam lights,etc.Mostly hospitals and clinics) from 1990 to 2009 first in B'ham Alabama and in Charlotte,N.C. Took off 3 years-02 thru 04 due to just being burned out.
In 04 I did a 9 month stint as a Harley test rider @ TTF. Late 70's til the oil bust in 83 I worked for Mckellar Services on a completion rig.
In 04 I did a 9 month stint as a Harley test rider @ TTF. Late 70's til the oil bust in 83 I worked for Mckellar Services on a completion rig.
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The town of winter drove me nuts lol you all love sticking with the times up there but damn good fishing. Serious question tho there used to be a little restraunt a couple years ago a truck on fire hit it. Head east on the hwy into town at gasstation hang a right and its a couple blocks up on the left lol sorry dont remember name either way had a job up there remodeling a cabin ate there every day loved the place
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What is everyone's second hobby or time consumer? | Random Thoughts
It's been awhile since we really dug into how everyone was doing and what has been consuming the time of our members.. I will kick it off, 1. Work 2. Church 3. Solar / Wind Projects 4. IP security camera projects I know there has been a lot of projects out there like this.. let's see em.. cap
Was a small city cop for 5yrs. Work was great, but inner politics and legal system were whack. Fired in 2019 for pursuing a druggie on a motorcycle because it violated the "no-pursuit" policy that we never followed. Still have my certification for 3 more years, but being a LEO as a career is rapidly going downhill nowadays.
Got a job around this time last year with a company that is contracted out to do probation paperwork at a juvenile jail. I don't have to deal with the kids, just pushin papers
Became supervisor of our VERY small group in June. Job is stupid easy...watch youtube, fill out 5-10 forms whenever a kid is arrested, scan, and E-mail them out.
I'll stay here another year and then probably kick it if I can decide what to do next. We are constantly short-staffed, no benefits, insurance, retirement, paid leave, etc...just hourly employees with tons of OT! I've been consistently working 100+ hours a week.
Got a job around this time last year with a company that is contracted out to do probation paperwork at a juvenile jail. I don't have to deal with the kids, just pushin papers
Became supervisor of our VERY small group in June. Job is stupid easy...watch youtube, fill out 5-10 forms whenever a kid is arrested, scan, and E-mail them out.I'll stay here another year and then probably kick it if I can decide what to do next. We are constantly short-staffed, no benefits, insurance, retirement, paid leave, etc...just hourly employees with tons of OT! I've been consistently working 100+ hours a week.
Yeah, the packaging materials for Mrs.Smith Pies...
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Mobbed by hot chicks again...gotta hide wherever you can sometimes
Guess I gotta update to! The company I was with for juvenile stuff didn't renew their contract so they tossed me around as a site supervisor for a few security sites. Nothing worthwhile...mall, beach hotels, Wal-Mart but I was making $20/hr!
Hired as supply lead for the county ambulance service in April 2023. I restock the ambulances and order everything from toilet paper to fentanyl! Downsides: I now commute 40ish miles one way, $17/hr, and overtime is a rarity.
Hired as supply lead for the county ambulance service in April 2023. I restock the ambulances and order everything from toilet paper to fentanyl! Downsides: I now commute 40ish miles one way, $17/hr, and overtime is a rarity.
That's ridiculous...classic example of what's wrong with this country.
I bet the city and county leaders were sure to get their raises, and raise everyone's taxes.
Meanwhile screw the first responders.
All in favor, say aye...done.
What a shame.
Sounds like you need to go a completely different route.
Look into manufacturing and the trades, they are sinking too, for a lack of people with common sense.
You should be able to start out at alot more than you're making just based on your current skill set.
And you are right, God will get you to where you need to be.
Yeah, pay blows all around. I make just as much as I did working the street 5yrs ago, and could work at Panda Express now for the same amount...EMTs within 5 counties make $18-20, which is what our Buc-ees pays for bathroom cleaners! Firefighters are about the same and most departments are requiring paramedic certifications now.
Our current chief resigned last month so if it gets too political or corporate around here then I'm probably going to look into a CDL or jobs in Antarctica.
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Retired from the PD in 2021 and the day I retired I got hired by a computer company doing nerd stuff until the past year and a half when we switched to mainly installing surveillance systems for municipalities. So picture high end camera systems using fiber optics, wireless radios etc using a bucket truck. I get to go up and down playing in the bucket truck all day. Pay is double what I made at the PD and its a work when we have work situation so I average 35-45hrs a month. Just landed a 600k bid so I'll be putting in more hours soon. Gotta make the money to pay for the busa. lol
I got my CDL class A in 2006, and it was one of the best things that I ever did.
I havn't driven in almost 10 years, as I am very fortunate to have a day job close to home.
But, truck driving is a Great job if you like to travel, travel in a nice ride, and get paid to do it.
Sure, there's alot of bad companies with junk trucks, poor schedules, and sub-par pay, but it doesn't take alot of looking to find just the opposite.
I drove over the road, home every weekend I wanted to be, in a whisper quiet truck, hot heat, frigid ac, comfortable bed, fridge, microwave, tv, and if I had my choice to travel today, I'de take a nice tractor over an RV any day.
Truckstops? Every one I ever went to(countless, and in 40 states) was very nice. Free shower with fuel fill up, every bathroom is bleached clean after every use, dead-bolt doors, hot shower, and no time limit.
Most routes mean you need to fuel daily anyway, so you fuel, park, go shower, get some food, and sleep.
You know when and where you need to be, so I stopped when I wanted and did alot of sight seeing.
One of my best friends still drives.
He goes out on sunday afternoon, usually stops at home on tuesday or wednesday night, and is back home by friday afternoon. Full benefits, vacation, a great company, and his own assigned truck that he drives home, his 2nd brand new one in 6 years there.
He has made between $93k and $99k every year.
Sure, traffic in certain places sucks, but otherwise, he drives, bs's on the phone with me and his buddies(headset, and does voice text), but he loves it.
Most insurance companies require 1 to 2 years of driving experience before you can get local/home daily jobs, but not all of them, and there are alot of home daily/regular route jobs out there, you just have to look around.
And, if you can't get a job trucking, it won't matter, as if trucks stop...the country and the economy stops.
If you don't have little kids at home, and no responsibilities requiring you to be at home, give it a try.
You can easily make over $100k+ every year.
I did flat-bed over the road(otr) and it was hard work tarping and securing loads, as you need 2 tarps to cover a loaded 48' trailer, and they weigh 80lbs a piece, plus, you're out in all weather.
The pros to that is you get to deliver to alot of construction sites, be in places you normally wouldn't, get to do some fun driving as a result, and in most cases you get unloaded as soon as you show up, vs a van trailer where you may have to wait a while to even get an open dock to back to, but, all you have to do physically is open the back doors.
Alot of companies will tell you to just show up, and give you a bus ticket to their headquarters. They provide all your CDL training, and you agree to drive for them for 1 year for the cost of that.
If you quit before, you owe them.
I financed my private CDL school with hotel, 4 weeks.
The company I went to work for(TMC, excellent) gave me 2 weeks of class, and 8 weeks with a driver trainer after that(great guy and I had a blast).
Again, there are bad companies in every field, but there are alot of good trucking companies out there.
I could care less about any of these losers sitting at home crying about bad jobs or no jobs(not talking about you at all, lol) when I know how easy it is to get a good trucking job just by picking up a phone, and getting themselves to a bus station.
And after 2 years experience, with no company insurance problems, you'de be suprised at how many more, even higher paying driving jobs become available.
There are even jobs where you literally pick up a trailer on the east coast in a drop yard, take it to the west coast drop yard, pick up a trailer next to it, and drag it half way across the country and do it all again. Simple, easy, and just depending on where you go, traffic may not even be that bad...just avoid DC and the north east and you'll be fine.
The commute to my last job was only 10 miles but it took one half hour to get there. The pay was fine as were the working conditions. I spent half a day in court which was better than the other half in an office. Retirement away from that megalopolis is working out well. Time however is speeding by. It’s been seven years and seems like it’s passed in a flash. I doubt I’ll have another seven.
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