what does everybody do for a living?

Senior Staff Engineer for a company that develops cryocoolers for private sector applications such as nuclear detection and Stirling engines for NASA flights. We currently have multiple coolers in space and just recently became the first Stirling engine company to run a Stirling engine fueled with Plutonium.

 

By Stirling, are you talking about the engines that run by hot/cold differential?

 

Are you one of the guys on the Big Bang Theory?

 

Yes, That's what we do. No mechanical linkages inside of the engine so the pistons are driven by gas waves.

Nowhere near that smart......... Most of my job is boring and frustrating. Lots of arguing with other engineers trying to explain why we can't develop their idea. I did just get done with a series of burst tests to validate some pressure designs we cooked up. Taking things to 6,000psi and busting them is always fun.

Right now has been really rough at work and my job is riding on our team finishing the development of a new cooler line. Lotsa late hours and frustration. This task was handed to us after it was in disaster mode and severely mishandled for two years. It's one of those situations where if it gets straightened out you are the hero and if it doesn't........ it isn't gonna be good

 

Started as a tool maker for Grumman, graduated to R&D, then technically retired. Went into the home building remodeling field which progressed into the environmental field.

 

Real Estate Appraiser for 32 years. When people ask about the job, I tell them I see the "Good", the "Bad', and the "Ugly"

 

Everyone has such interesting occupations and lives. I was a homemaker for many years while the daughters were at home before going back to school in the 90s to re-educate myself as a bookkeeper and secretary. Right now I am an almost retired high school secretary. The house husband keeps saying I can retire any time! My hobbies are genealogy research, sewing, walking and of course, firewood harvesting with Campinspecter.

 

you didn't mention cooking, seems to me you do a lot of good cooking! take credit for it!!!!!

 

I do like to cook especially baking but as I am working, Campinspecter has been cooking the main meals at lunch. Too much baking though goes to the hips and having just lost 60 lbs., I am not anxious to gain it back. I will be making shortbread for Christmas and with the fruitcakes will be all I do this year. Normally there are lots of other cookies as well. Thanks for the kind comment.

 

I'm a double naught spy, but only because I couldn't get a job as a street car conductor or fry cook.

 

"Some day I gotta have a long talk with that boy"

 

Carnegie...My old stomping grounds!!

 

Forester for the US Government. I mainly handle timber sales side of the business. I know where all the good wood is and know the folks to load it onto the dump truck!

 

The loading is done after hours of course!! And with my $10 firewood permit And no I don't work for USFS.

 

Self employed tax accountant

 

Advertising, marketing, and consulting. I have worked from home since I was 28.

 

Money shows up in my bank account every month, I pay bills and buy stuff with it

 

Kidding aside, In short, Spent 32 years in a Buick assembly plant, Had many many different jobs, From sweeping the floor to hanging parts on the cars, Building parts for the cars, Running machines, Occasionally drove fork truck, Before that I was a welder, a ceramic tile setter, Gas station attendant, And before that pushed in ice cream cart and delivered newspapers.