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« on: January 12, 2012, 03:06:25 PM » |
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He mentioned that I had worked in the same business as my dad
I was wondering how many other members are now working in the family
business or have done so and how many generations back does the business or farm go?.
A friend in North Dakota comes to mind, who else?
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« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2012, 03:21:10 PM » |
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Oss, not another shyster in the known history of my family on either side. And, a lot of them made it a point to say that while they appreciated my efforts, they were pretty proud of the fact that they never needed or even ever knew a lawyer. Including my dad. So it goes.  Back to the thread. |
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« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2012, 04:23:09 PM » |
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« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2012, 05:08:13 PM » |
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Nope. Railroad work is big in my town. Everyone was on the RR even some on both sides of my family. I went to the EMS type of work.
I do live on the family farm. Dad lives down the road and my uncle around the carner on the other farm property. Has to be in the family for a tad over 100 yrs. House is definitly a 100 yrs. Definitly feels like it in winter!
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John Schmidt
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« Reply #4 on: January 12, 2012, 05:19:24 PM » |
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My parents were both in education; dad was both a superintendent and a classroom teacher. Mom taught in grade school, in fact I had her in 5ht & 6th grade. Talk about rough years! Dad stepped down to the classroom about the time I was old enough to start driving. Wonder if there was a connection.
Anyway, I did teach for a few years until I got a better offer from the State.
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« Reply #5 on: January 12, 2012, 05:20:16 PM » |
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2nd generation home builder here. Dad got me started. Jamailcustomhomes.com |
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« Reply #6 on: January 12, 2012, 06:25:53 PM » |
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Does following your dad in the US Marine Corps count?
After dad lost his waterloo on Iwo Jima, I told mom I wanted to be a Marine when I got old enough.
Well, I got old enough and joined, the rest is history.
While I was in high school my (adopted) another story, grandfather was the Sheriff, I went to work for the ChiP.
Don't know if those all count, but they sure were fun at the time.
Also, if I'd of known I'd live this long I'd of taken better care of these old bones.
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« Reply #7 on: January 12, 2012, 06:26:28 PM » |
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you guys do NICE work  really liked the shower. |
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« Reply #8 on: January 13, 2012, 01:46:52 AM » |
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Have worked side by side with my dad for 25 years,would not have it any other way,we are usually on the road togather in the sanitary welding business
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« Reply #9 on: January 13, 2012, 03:36:47 AM » |
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Although I DO have a "legitimate" job blowing stuff up for a living, I have also been known to sometimes dabble in the " Family" bidness...  Contract only. Never full time. |
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« Reply #10 on: January 13, 2012, 05:02:54 AM » |
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My dad took up locksmithing when he retired from NASA and I worked with him for years, and when he retired, I continued in the trade for several more years. Finally I decided to retire while I was still young enough to enjoy it.
Does that count?
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« Reply #11 on: January 13, 2012, 05:11:27 AM » |
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my dad wound up as an electrician,, i did the same until last year when i found my maint job...
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« Reply #12 on: January 13, 2012, 05:25:39 AM » |
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I've worked in public service my whole life, including military, fire service, ems, law enforcement. My latest venture is USPS, rural mail carrier. Please pay your taxes, y'all. Hoser  PS All my brothers and sisters are either railroad employees or Farmers, a couple of them do both. |
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« Reply #13 on: January 13, 2012, 05:40:00 AM » |
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Grew up on a dairy farm in east Texas. Decided that playing with bovine udders all day wasn't my calling in life. Been in health care a long time now. First as a hospital director then as a private provider. Love what I do now.
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« Reply #14 on: January 13, 2012, 06:30:47 AM » |
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Before graduating high school me and 3 of my buddies hauled hay all summer and part of the fall for our spending money. 5 years I did this. After moving to Houston, I started working for my step-dad in his small machine shop. I really liked making things from stainless, brass, etc... In 1981, during the oil embargo and falling oil prices, he had to lay me and my other brother off and put us on unemployment. I found a job as a courier in the wholesale grocery industry and now work in IT helping our customers with technology. Mostly I do all of the things that noone else wants to do... phone system, mainframe printing, shelftag printing, and the like. Still wish I could find time to put a small lathe in the garage and make parts and such for the Valk and maybe make some money on the side.  Hay  Jimmyt |
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« Reply #15 on: January 13, 2012, 06:57:01 AM » |
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Hay, Jimmy: RE: " Before graduating high school me and 3 of my buddies hauled hay all summer... 5 years I did this. " Those 5 years of High School sure were real tough on me, too!   |
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« Reply #16 on: January 13, 2012, 08:31:53 AM » |
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i'm 4th generation in our family farm. established in 1896. my son now works with me in our fab shop, building conveyors and such. buurmafarms.com
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« Reply #17 on: January 13, 2012, 10:25:06 AM » |
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Grew up on a dairy farm in east Texas. Decided that playing with bovine udders all day wasn't my calling in life. Been in health care a long time now. First as a hospital director then as a private provider. Love what I do now.
And since you are now an MD, you can play with other "udders" now! |
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« Reply #18 on: January 13, 2012, 12:37:15 PM » |
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Grew up on a dairy farm in east Texas. Decided that playing with bovine udders all day wasn't my calling in life. Been in health care a long time now. First as a hospital director then as a private provider. Love what I do now.
And since you are now an MD, you can play with other "udders" now! Thats udderly ridiculous |
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« Reply #19 on: January 13, 2012, 01:11:56 PM » |
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My father and I would have killed each other 1000 times over if we had to be around each other every day. Would not have been pretty!
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« Reply #20 on: January 13, 2012, 02:08:11 PM » |
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My Dad has only owned Hondas... Bought a brand new 69 CB 750...... my first ride on a bike......
I have always owned Hondas.....
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« Reply #21 on: January 13, 2012, 03:05:54 PM » |
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Although I DO have a "legitimate" job blowing stuff up for a living, I have also been known to sometimes dabble in the " Family" bidness... Contract only. Never full time. That's Very Un-Dude!!  |
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« Reply #22 on: January 13, 2012, 03:07:44 PM » |
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My dad was a carpenter, worked for him during the summers up until I was 19 when he retired. I tried to go at it alone a few years later and then recession hit in the early 90's. Decided that I really didn't want to do that so I got a job with the federal gov't here in Ottawa. I love what I do now and I still do carpentry jobs on the side, mainly building custom cabinetry in my shop.
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« Reply #23 on: January 13, 2012, 05:48:41 PM » |
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Not even close, my dad worked on completely different part of the plane than I did. He was a conehead (avionics technician) and I was a greaser (mechanic).
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« Reply #24 on: January 13, 2012, 08:42:36 PM » |
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My Dad did 2 yrs in the Navy WWII, Pacific/China Theater, then 2 yrs college and then an electronics technician for RCA, 17 yrs and then various other jobs.
I ended up being an electromechanical technician/engineer for the Navy, 29 yrs this yr.
Nobody in my family rides. My mom said I get it from her uncle who died when she was little in the '40s, he rode all of the time she said.
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« Reply #25 on: January 13, 2012, 09:00:02 PM » |
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My dad was a drill instructor in the U.S. Army thru' my teenage yrs. I did not follow in his foot steps because I figured after 18 years in Dad's army I would have to put in 20 more for uncle Sam so he could screw me out of disabilities and benefits like he did my dad.  |
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« Reply #26 on: January 13, 2012, 09:24:59 PM » |
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I am an IT Guy.... Far cry from what my father did... He was a farmer in the Dominican Republic (don't know what he did here though).
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« Reply #27 on: January 14, 2012, 07:27:07 AM » |
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My Dad bought me my firt Honda, but I grew out of that over the years.
He tried to give me the family business, Auto Parts Store, but I went with the Machining Trade and still at it.
So Dad taught me a lot, about life and such.
But not in the same trade as my father but definitley inherited his gift of gab or as I like to call it.
Professional Bull Shitter.
Works for me and I guess always will.
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« Reply #28 on: January 14, 2012, 08:00:41 AM » |
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my dad had a 6th grade education. he worked many, many different jobs and worked on his dad's farm as well. at 20 he married my mom and they started up his own company in the well and pump biz. he figured everyone's going to need water. my two brothers, one of my 3 sisters, and i worked for him at one time or another. he died in 1988 at age 60. i still miss talking with him. he knew alot about alot. he was the smartest man i ever knew. my tj's a close second.  the business went downhill after he died and was sold. |
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« Reply #29 on: January 14, 2012, 04:02:24 PM » |
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My Father, brother and I are (were) all Civil Servants but in different professions. My father was a USDA-BIA Soil Conservationist (retired), my brother a USPS Mail Carrier (retired) and myself a progression of Park Ranger, Vocational Counselor, Firefighter-Medic, Deputy Fire Marshal (POST) and finally Registered Environmental Health Specialist (retired but still working and very soon to be retired again) all with the government.
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