What Do You Do?

[nomad]

Mike, since you are very experienced in this medical field, maybe, you know about a device, called alter-g which is also used in physical therapies. I plan to buy one cheap one for a close relative, but, wondering if the users are generally happy about it or not.

As for me; I grew up as farm worker in grain, vegetable and fruit (cherry) picking fields. My time at the beginning was time of Massey Harris tractors and I even used cow plows, though not much. Had seen how hard the life of a farmer in old days, I decided to study and studied the books in the middle of farm. But, I couldn't stop studying and became engineer, physics and mathematican too in my further academic career. I put my nose into one of most difficult field, chaos. When I understood that I won't be able to invent somethings real, and because I missed street life, I left my academic job work after 10 years and entered the industry. After a while, I found myself in international business because of an American in farm industry. Then, I enlarged my business to a very broad range of industries from 1 dollar items to 50 million dollars things. Now, I must be very rich? No, am a freelance whose commissions are rarely paid and I paused all these works for 3-4 years, and worked at just simple works such as building construction works to complete my retirement, 1 year left now. Now, I am back to freelance works again in works such as sourcing, importing, exporting, designing, engineering consultation, etc. not only in farm industry, but in various industries from electronic to medical equipments to machinery to granular equipments to new techs besides some small farm tools and equipments. So, till next year, a free lance here. Next year, retirement and I'll live and travel around along Mediterranean sea, once I complete my diy project, a totally solar energy powered caravan.

 

[Mike1369]

Nomad what does the alter g do. Is it like an electrical stimulator.

Send me a PM and I will see if I can help you out.

 

[Thomas]

38 years at Ivy college you might say trouble shooting equipment problems etc.
Its been one heck of ride over the years,but the years are coming to end.

 

[nomad]

Nomad what does the alter g do. Is it like an electrical stimulator.

It is Anti Gravity device, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Gravity_Treadmill It has been used by sport people, but, I am hearing lately it started to be used in physical therapies of disabled people too. I've read some patient stories, but, not many and am not sure if they are advertisers or real. The device isn't available everywhere, hence, I may have to buy one if I can find a cheap one, however, if it gives some real satisfactory results. Anyway, it is a new device to your field and I understand it is new to you too. (mods, sorry for going off-topic.)

 

[bluesterider]

I also worked most of my life in what is now a rare field, manufacturing, for various companies. 13 years for Proto Tool, 7 years with Freightliner, Baseball pitching machine co., job shop, and last but leas 8 years with Boise paper. Seems most jobs just keep disappearing that i have worked for. Looking for new job that will stick around for awhile. Best job Forklift driver, boss had a hard time keeping up with me.

 

[300UGUY]

Mike, since you are very experienced in this medical field, maybe, you know about a device, called alter-g which is also used in physical therapies. I plan to buy one cheap one for a close relative, but, wondering if the users are generally happy about it or not.

As for me; I grew up as farm worker in grain, vegetable and fruit (cherry) picking fields. My time at the beginning was time of Massey Harris tractors and I even used cow plows, though not much. Had seen how hard the life of a farmer in old days, I decided to study and studied the books in the middle of farm. But, I couldn't stop studying and became engineer, physics and mathematican too in my further academic career. I put my nose into one of most difficult field, chaos. When I understood that I won't be able to invent somethings real, and because I missed street life, I left my academic job work after 10 years and entered the industry. After a while, I found myself in international business because of an American in farm industry. Then, I enlarged my business to a very broad range of industries from 1 dollar items to 50 million dollars things. Now, I must be very rich? No, am a freelance whose commissions are rarely paid and I paused all these works for 3-4 years, and worked at just simple works such as building construction works to complete my retirement, 1 year left now. Now, I am back to freelance works again in works such as sourcing, importing, exporting, designing, engineering consultation, etc. not only in farm industry, but in various industries from electronic to medical equipments to machinery to granular equipments to new techs besides some small farm tools and equipments. So, till next year, a free lance here. Next year, retirement and I'll live and travel around along Mediterranean sea, once I complete my diy project, a totally solar energy powered caravan.

You had some pretty neat things on here - the self propelled farm wagons were interesting. My old plant was sold off a year or so ago. I heard that most of the machining centers were sold to a Turkish company. Makino J88's & J77's. All were in good shape. Some had never be used. They had been bought for a Oldsmobile project, but Olds went TU, so the machines were idle.

 

[bjflymed]

USAF medic 75-79, LPN 1979-20011, Emt1974-1990 paramedic 1990-2012 Flight Paramedic 1998-2009 RN 2011- present

 

[LHS Inc]

Grew up and worked on the family dairy with my father until we sold the herd in 1998. The last three years '96 to '98 as the dairy business was winding down I worked part time at Lowes delivering building materials. Wanted to put my CDL to work.

Went to work for the State Dept. Of Agriculture as a Soil Conservation Planner two weeks before we sold the herd and have been there ever since.

With my flexible work schedule and time off with the State I started a lawn and landscape business in 2000 and continue to operate it with a base of 30 clients. Its a part time full time job.

There has not been one day I didn't want to go to work at my current job with the State. Great co-workers in a family atmosphere and I work with farmers and get out on the farms.

My father helps me with the lawn and landscape business which makes that more enjoyable.

After working the dairy life its been great to have holidays off and vacation time.

The Lord is good and I give him praise for all he has done for me.

 

[Bird]

I was usually willing to try anything that wasn't illegal or immoral to make a buck. So I got a lot of experience even if I didn't make much money.

As a kid, I raised, showed, and sold registered Berkshire hogs, I sold okra to grocery stores, I sold plums door to door at the right time of year, and I sold pecans. I also mowed yards.

As a teenager, my Dad bought a Texaco service station, sold it, and bought a Mobil service station, so he and I both worked at that business. Then he and I opened the town's first auto parts store, and we were the bus station for both Greyhound and Continental Trailways. I was also a temporary part time mail carrier.

At the age of 19, I became a full time postal clerk in Dallas for exactly 5 years. During that time I moonlighted as a taxi driver in Dallas, and one year, while working nights in the Post Office, I drove a school bus.

At the age of 24, I became a police officer, about 4.5 years as a patrolman, 15 months as a sergeant, 5.5 years as a lieutenant, and about 13 as a captain. Retired 2 months and 5 days short of 25 years, after having worked in just about every division in the department except homicide and vice/narcotics.

Of course, as a police officer, I moonlighted until I made lieutenant; worked store security for a couple of department stores, hotel security at a Marriott, worked valet parking at special events, worked in the Cotton Bowl for Cowboys games, etc. Married my wife when I'd been an officer a year and she and I were assistant managers of an apartment complex for 3.5 years.

After "retirement" from the police department, we became full time RVers. She and I worked one summer at an RV resort in Virginia. She clerked in their store and I did maintenance work, pumped propane, ran an evening bingo game, etc.

One summer I worked the front counter in my brother's garage/tire dealership in Anchorage.

Two years I traveled for a company out of the Atlanta, GA, area doing gas leakage surveys.

After 6 years, we gave up the RV lifestyle, bought 10 acres in the country, and a small Kubota, raised a big garden, sold a few pecans, had a few goats, raised a few hundred New Zealand White rabbits, worked for a neighbor cutting, baling, and hauling hay, branding and vaccinating cattle, and such farm chores. One brother was a Matco Tool Distributor and brought me his customers' broken air tools for me to repair, so I repaired just about a thousand air tools.

Had to come back to town for family reasons, so now I'm RETIRED.

 

[Bird]

I was usually willing to try anything that wasn't illegal or immoral to make a buck. So I got a lot of experience even if I didn't make much money.

As a kid, I raised, showed, and sold registered Berkshire hogs, I sold okra to grocery stores, I sold plums door to door at the right time of year, and I sold pecans. I also mowed yards.

As a teenager, my Dad bought a Texaco service station, sold it, and bought a Mobil service station, so he and I both worked at that business. Then he and I opened the town's first auto parts store, and we were the bus station for both Greyhound and Continental Trailways. I was also a temporary part time mail carrier.

At the age of 19, I became a full time postal clerk in Dallas for exactly 5 years. During that time I moonlighted as a taxi driver in Dallas, and one year, while working nights in the Post Office, I drove a school bus.

At the age of 24, I became a police officer, about 4.5 years as a patrolman, 15 months as a sergeant, 5.5 years as a lieutenant, and about 13 as a captain. Retired 2 months and 5 days short of 25 years, after having worked in just about every division in the department except homicide and vice/narcotics.

Of course, as a police officer, I moonlighted until I made lieutenant; worked store security for a couple of department stores, hotel security at a Marriott, worked valet parking at special events, worked in the Cotton Bowl for Cowboys games, etc. Married my wife when I'd been an officer a year and she and I were assistant managers of an apartment complex for 3.5 years.

After "retirement" from the police department, we became full time RVers. She and I worked one summer at an RV resort in Virginia. She clerked in their store and I did maintenance work, pumped propane, ran an evening bingo game, etc.

One summer I worked the front counter in my brother's garage/tire dealership in Anchorage.

Two years I traveled for a company out of the Atlanta, GA, area doing gas leakage surveys.

After 6 years, we gave up the RV lifestyle, bought 10 acres in the country, and a small Kubota, raised a big garden, sold a few pecans, had a few goats, raised a few hundred New Zealand White rabbits, worked for a neighbor cutting, baling, and hauling hay, branding and vaccinating cattle, and such farm chores. One brother was a Matco Tool Distributor and brought me his customers' broken air tools for me to repair, so I repaired just about a thousand air tools.

Had to come back to town for family reasons, so now I'm RETIRED.