After 42 years I retired but this is what I used to do.
bj
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After 42 years I retired but this is what I used to do.
bj
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Originally Posted by 2Sharp
i think that would be an awesome job, trains are sooooo cool.
-dan-
Computer geek that succumbed to the dark side. Now in IT management and loving it.
Train photographer - cool!Quote:
Originally Posted by 2Sharp
Just kidding. :)
After 42 years of that, how's your hearing? Did you wear ear protection? Those things are very noisy.
Graphic Designer.
wow, some of you do really cool s#*t!
lots of people in Information Systems, I'll just jump in too, current title "information technology specialist", job description simply reads "other duties as assigned". I am the computer tech, application support, db admin, server admin, got my class A non-commercial so I could be a backup driver for our 45' mobile health clinic, karaoke backup singer in a pinch, and company bbq'r. been with same school entity 8 years. 2 years computer tech before that at hospital, 2 years building computers and running tech support before that.
many dream jobs, own a bar, own a tattoo studio. have two girls under 3yo so in responsible stgae, even thinking about finishing my degree and becoming a teacher like my wife.
hobbies: dad, building a 1951 ford truck hotrod with my uncle, tinkering on guns, went to bartending school for fun, amatuer tattoo collector. cigar smoking, bourbon drinking enjoyer of life.
Red
I have hearing damage. They didn't provide hearing protection until I had about 5 years to go and by that time it was too late. Yes it was a very satisfying job to be able to take a two mile long train from one place to another. I enjoyed going to work.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blade Wielder
bj
That's cool- what kind of bar would you like to open?Quote:
Originally Posted by Big Red
Managing Partner in a restaurant chain. (day job)
I'm also a licensed Auctioneer and Antiques Appraiser (4 or 5 times a year I will "call" an auction)
I believe the correct term is "jibber-jabber" an auction.Quote:
Originally Posted by AntiqueHoosier
I'm just kidding. :)
I actually have some questions for you, since you're a licensed Auctioneer. I know they have many different skill levels, because I've been to auctions where some are really good and some are... well, just awful. This woman auctioneer I saw recently simply repeated the exact same up and down rhythm and let the last syllable drag, almost like a sing along. It was embarrassing to watch and listen to.
What's an auctioneer's main goal when they're up there? Is the purpose of "calling" as they traditionally do supposed to speed things along, or is more to do with creating a sense of urgency amongst the bidders (even there are only two people bidding, for example) so they're more aggressive and drive the price higher?
Release and Maintenance Engineer for a company making assisted technology. AKA Software Engineer. I don't know if it's kosher to post product names.:thinking:
When an auctioneer "calls a sale" the "chant" is the term applied to how the auctioneer delivers his voice. The main goal is actually to bring the highest price for each item, while doing so in a speedy manner because every auction has ebbs and flows where excitement rises and falls. During most every auction I have ever called or attended (over 1000) there have been those lulls when a rather nice item goes for next to nothing and people are kicking themselves when the gavel goes down. On the other hand a particular item can build a crowd of even the two final bidders to a frenzy and the winner bidder pays SUBSTANTIALLY more than the item is worth. I wanted to be an auctioneer ever since I was a young boy in the late 1960's. My favorite auction to call is the multigenerational family farm auction where we sell the land, the cattle, the tractors, automobiles, and equipment, old tools, grandma's dishes, etc... the kind of sale in the Midwest in early May with the ladies from the local Methodist church preparing Sloppy Joes and hot dogs ( and homemade pies) to be sold to the bib overalled crowd. It is true Americana!Quote:
Originally Posted by Blade Wielder
IT Sys admin here,
Razors are something that actually get me away from the computer
Former IT Project Manager for a large multinational conglomerate which shall remain nameless . . . now an independent Commercial Real Estate Appraiser and loving it.