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Old Jan 13, 2012 | 08:40 AM
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39 I retire from 20 years of combined militarty sercvice in 18 months. (4 years as a marine then 16 years USCG aviation) married for 14 years, 2 daughters. I am am aviation mechanic, Certified welder, MSF ridercoach, currently finishing my degree thru Embry Riddle.
 
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Old Jan 13, 2012 | 01:18 PM
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From: Norheimsund, Norway
My name is Arild. I live in Norheimsund, by the Hardangerfjord, a little place in the western parts of Norway. I am 41, merried for 10 years. Two kids. 6 and 8 years old.
I am chief engineer on a little ferry which crosses the Hardangerfjord between Tørvikbygd and Jondal.
 

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Old Jan 13, 2012 | 02:57 PM
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47, married and divorced 3 times, now living with my old high school sweetheart, 4 daughters ages 10, 14, 18, 26. Started life working in a machine shop building motors, went to college, that wasn't me, got into commercial printing, worked my way up to general manager and the plant closed after 25 years... figuring out what to do next while I collect
This is my first diesel and it is true love
 
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Old Jan 13, 2012 | 03:29 PM
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31, one son age 7, getting married for the second time in a little over a month here.

I work as a network administrator for a defense contractor at Kirtland AFB.

I also have a biofuels business I do in my spare time.
 
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Old Jan 13, 2012 | 04:48 PM
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My name is Arild. I live in Norheimsund, by the Hardangerfjord, a little place in the western parts of Norway. I am 41, merried for 10 years. Two kids. 6 and 8 years old.
I am chief engineer on a little ferry which crosses the Hardangerfjord between Tørvikbygd and Jondal.
I'll be damned. Never pay much attention to where people are from. Norway, uh. Interesting. Nice to see ya on the site.
 
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Old Jan 13, 2012 | 10:21 PM
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Well it has been a few months but I thought I'd say hi. I am currently a Chief Petty Officer in the navy and I'm on the USS Mustin. Forward deployed naval forces and headed out on deployment soon. I work in intelligence and communications. Sure miss my ol truck! No where in Japan for it haha. Talk to everyone soon hopefully!
 
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Old Jan 13, 2012 | 10:31 PM
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Good to hear from ya Wreck!!!!! Long time no talk Take Care mang!!!
 
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Old Jan 18, 2012 | 05:04 PM
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48,commercial Refuse Truck driver,former OTR driver,Married,2 step children,6 foster children,many former kids,
1984 F250,dually with 93 frontend 6.9
1977 F150
1979 Cad Hearse
Many retired F models in back 40
 
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Old Jan 18, 2012 | 06:43 PM
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i'm 39 married 12 years (been with her 20) 2 sons (15 and 8) 2 dogs german Shepard(mine) beagle (wife's)

im a certified heavy lift crane operator (large mobile and stationary lattice boom cranes specialize in picks over 150 tons)

mainly build powerhouses and wind farms

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you think driving a big truck is fun try crawling a machine around that weighs over 1.5 Million pounds and is 40 stories tall

I LOVE MY JOB
 
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Old Jan 18, 2012 | 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by wreckinball
Well it has been a few months but I thought I'd say hi. I am currently a Chief Petty Officer in the navy and I'm on the USS Mustin. Forward deployed naval forces and headed out on deployment soon. I work in intelligence and communications. Sure miss my ol truck! No where in Japan for it haha. Talk to everyone soon hopefully!
nice hearin from ya! heard you sold the ol girl!!! ever getting another idi?? hope your doin good
 
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Old Jan 18, 2012 | 06:47 PM
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Damn Boss, that's gotta be an intense job.
 
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Old Jan 19, 2012 | 11:28 AM
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27 this year married for 3 years, worked on cars and trucks my hole life but new to the diesel world. will kinda, i worked on steam and diesel locomotives for a bit, till i was made manager of shipping and reciing and waerhouseing. right now unimploed looking for work. not a exsitting as some of you guys out there.
 
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Old Jan 19, 2012 | 12:20 PM
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im chris, im 18, and i got an 87 f250 6.9, i subcontract for lowes installing carpets and also go to school for automotive/diesel. just me and the girlfriend, no kids yet, (thank god )
 
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Old Jan 19, 2012 | 01:10 PM
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32, married for 10 years, 3 kids 7,5 & 1, asosiate degree i electroics and computer service,signal maintainer for long island railroad in ny for the last 5 years, my job has my working on everything from computers to pneumatic track switches and everything in between. 89 f250 supercab 300,000 miles still going strong. i pull a 5th wheel camper with it. :-P
 
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Old Jan 19, 2012 | 01:32 PM
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I'm 18 and new to the site I work in land development, property management, and homebuilding with my dad. We own and manage two apartment complexes, some commercial property, a subdivision, and 200-odd acres of open space/farmland. I do everything from interior demolition to various landscaping stuff to plowing our parking lots, with the 6.9 of course. And whenever it finally decides to snow up here in CT, I'm being subbed out to plow driveways and run a Kubota clearing sidewalks at a Target for a local landscaper.
 
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