What is your Craft?

[HeadRat]

We're all here, but what do we all do? :cheers

[thickcajun]

sheet/metal mech. extrordionare,pipe hand and your all around good ole boy.:rockwoot:

[desert rat 330]

HVAC, DDC/controls,apprentice electrician, and what ever the boss says to do. All around whore.

[AK49]

A whore and a whole lot more. After Albania and working with the crew there at the end, "You guys know who you are" all most all of them are trades men of several disciplines except spelling..... The talent i saw was pretty cool and that place is pretty nice and it didn't get done sticking to your trade. Team work was everywhere and everyone was hard core get shit done. Oh....................As long as we had material.:wtf I'd do it again some place else and in order to do that :banghead I NEED A FUCKING CLEARENCE AAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:wtf
I'm working on it..Untill the next one i'll raise a toast to the brotherhood of the RAT.

[Low Range]

HVAC........First and only job overseas so far was Tirana,,,,,,,what an experience,i would do it again,met lots of good hands and liked the area.
Will see you guys again someday??????????:cheers I am working on my clearance as i write this.

[TheJester]

Sparky, trained by the best to BE the best. I'm not VAIN, I'm a skilled craftsman. :1hifu

[Gabriele]

Telecom, since 1969. Worked for Ma Bell in Ohio and California then after divesiture, AT&T, spin off Lucent and then "retired". Been workning in the trade ever since and now am working on a major FAA project, waiting for the next overseas project.

[Pops]

Telecom, since 7/6/70, SWBell, then AT&T, then Lucent, Then Avaya, "retired" 4/20/02, ran my own little company for about a year, couldn't stand selling. Four embassies, apprenticed story teller to Drifter, and now back in states doing PM job for a data/voice/wiring company in Arkansas. HELP!

[Gabriele]

Telecom, since 7/6/70, SWBell, then AT&T, then Lucent, Then Avaya, "retired" 4/20/02, ran my own little company for about a year, couldn't stand selling. Four embassies, apprenticed story teller to Drifter, and now back in states doing PM job for a data/voice/wiring company in Arkansas. HELP!


I worked for Avaya from 11/2005 until June 30, 2006 when they contract completed me and another term tech. Now I heard they are laying off 130 techs. I started with a company on a maor FAA project based in Florida, but waiting for an overseas project to start up.

[Sasquatch]

Master Electrician. Tss, Certified locksmith, Certified welder. Documents to prove it. Non ass kisser.

[Megga Watt]

Electrician by trade 30 years plus but have done lots more like the rest of you all have to get er done.:AR15
Your in the wrong busness if you think you can stick to one trade.:cheers

[The Wild Rover]

25 Years plus Union electrician and have always worked one trade...for me the only trade I enjoy and truly love. Never had to work in another trade, always made well over 100G/ year for the past 15 years working overseas, and done with a good reputation at the end of the job. You don't have to do another trade if you are truly skilled and adept at one. Many on this site know me, and I feel confident enough to say I'm good at what I do...because I care about the end product, as I believe many skilled tradesmen in the other crafts feel about their work also. I wouldn't want to fumble with another trade anyhow, as I believe many more are higher skilled and better trained in their trades than I am...I'm not going to install drywall or try pipe-fitting, or attempt HVAC... and as it is, there is so much changing daily with the advancements technically in the electrical field, I enjoy this trade, I RESPECT it too much to do anything else...I was told by an old timer, back in '82...try to learn something new everyday, and you'll be happy with your trade. That's good advice I have followed, and lived by. And besides, the damn dumbass HR jerks and project managers should plan better, so the correct tradesmen are on the project. WE SHOULD DEMAND It as taxpayers, and I believe our country deserves the best, so the contractors should pay them right and you'll get the quality you need. The job is BID this way, so the jobs should be BUILT this way!!! Any job where the correct tradesmen are not present, just means the contractor didn't want to spend the money...so I guess thats just My opinion:cheers .

[TheJester]

and I'm the so called, second coming, of the guy above me. :rockwoot: Trained by the best to be the best. :cheers

I got the skill, tats, and mouth to prove it.

[Mountaineer]

Carpenter, Union trained, 30 years plus. I can do everything related to my craft from form work to finish and do it well. Never needed to do anything else because I was always as busy as I wanted to be.

[Gabriele]

and I'm the so called, second coming, of the guy above me. :rockwoot: Trained by the best to be the best. :cheers

I got the skill, tats, and mouth to prove it.

Yeah OK sure !!!!!!!!!! :lol:

[The Wild Rover]

From Mountaineer:
"Carpenter, Union trained, 30 years plus. I can do everything related to my craft from form work to finish and do it well. Never needed to do anything else because I was always as busy as I wanted to be."


Man, it is really hard to be a skilled carpenter, and I am glad to hear another tradesman is happy just doing his craft, and it sounds like you like doing it too bro...there are so many guys that say they are carpenters, and don't even know how to use a square. I'm glad to hear your busy:cheers

[1John]

:rockwoot: I enjoy working in my trade, and heck when you love what you do it really dosn't even seem like work. You know if one day seems like a week you need to be doing something else.:kib:
And not just everyone is cutout to be an overseas hand
:cheers

[Pops]

WR, you say you never worked outside your trade? Mmmm I seem to recall you teaching me something about my trade, that I have been doing 37 years now....Me thinks you are too modest.

[shill]

Well i have not been doing it as long as the other post but have been in the field for 13 years now. Worked for At&T and Lucent as well then some local companies in Texas, a few other things also. Nothing to brag about, its the quality of you work not the quality of your voice.

[MrBOOCH]

El Carpentero, If it has anything to do with interior finishes, I'm yer guy... Also packin' structural steel weld certs. Now where is the fuckin' beer?:cheers

[Low Range]

I dont know shit and i can prove it !

A Happy New Year to one and All,,,,,,,,

[Drewskie]

Its nice to see that Electricians rule this sight! I am a young Sparky but i know my shit! (i.e. a bad ass mo fo :rockwoot:)

Im currently a Brake press operator. Working on a 60 ton Accurpress Acell. Looking to get back overseas Asap! I miss all the construction bull shit if ya know what i mean.:cheers

[pacificdiver]

A whore and a whole lot more. After Albania and working with the crew there at the end, "You guys know who you are" all most all of them are trades men of several disciplines except spelling..... The talent i saw was pretty cool and that place is pretty nice and it didn't get done sticking to your trade. Team work was everywhere and everyone was hard core get shit done. Oh....................As long as we had material.:wtf I'd do it again some place else and in order to do that :banghead I NEED A FUCKING CLEARENCE AAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:wtf
I'm working on it..Untill the next one i'll raise a toast to the brotherhood of the RAT.

You still don't got a clearance??? :wtf :AR15
Wooof!

Cheers!:cheers

[OLD DAWG]

I'll drink with you on that AK49. I hope you get your clearance soon. Are you working for a company that is helping you with getting cleared? Albania was a special kind of situation, unfortunately not unique these days. Hope your next one is better.

[quazymac]

hello brother rats
i have been hangin and bang since 1981,ya back in the day when you could ride up on the whip line,i still have all my fingers and toes.i live in santa fe texas (were the real iron heads live).cant wait for my next overseas adventure. where are needing ironworker? my free advice is (dont put yor dick skiners were you would" put your dally whacker)

john

[AK49]

:rockwoot: Well my Secret finally shook loss on my Birthday, Today!!!:rockwoot: and in the same breath i tell you my landlord called and she sold the house i am renting and i'v 30 days to move out:wtf just another day in paridise. those of you that know me, i'm availible

[thickcajun]

Its nice to see that Electricians rule this sight! I am a young Sparky but i know my shit! (i.e. a bad ass mo fo :rockwoot:)

Im currently a Brake press operator. Working on a 60 ton Accurpress Acell. Looking to get back overseas Asap! I miss all the construction bull shit if ya know what i mean.:cheers

If you your Shit so well why in the hell Would you be running A Brake Press.
Just wondering? Oh-yea everyone Knows there shit, it's just others around you that realize how bad it stinks! :kib:

[pacificdiver]

:rockwoot: Well my Secret finally shook loss on my Birthday, Today!!!:rockwoot: and in the same breath i tell you my landlord called and she sold the house i am renting and i'v 30 days to move out:wtf just another day in paridise. those of you that know me, i'm availible

Dude you've been available since you had an interem!!!:wtf Anyways!!!HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRO!!!!:banghead :cheers :blahslap
Hey....PI is only locals so don't bank on it....it's not a cleared job. Sorry bro.
Fill u in later-:2cents

[Drewskie]

If you your Shit so well why in the hell Would you be running A Brake Press.
Just wondering? Oh-yea everyone Knows there shit, it's just others around you that realize how bad it stinks! :kib:


i just got home from Beijing not too long ago just helping out my buddy he bought a new brake press for his shop and just wasting time till i deploy for Rome! so :moon !

[desert rat 330]

:rockwoot: Well my Secret finally shook loss on my Birthday, Today!!!:rockwoot: and in the same breath i tell you my landlord called and she sold the house i am renting and i'v 30 days to move out:wtf just another day in paridise. those of you that know me, i'm availible
Hey AK, if you are available-how much?? :moon I need the sand swept out of the tent, the camel washed and dryed,and all the rest of that desert stuff :rockwoot: Happy B-day bro :popcorn: good luck on finding new digs and congrats on the clearance:cheers :cheers

[paintermike]

:rockwoot: Well my Secret finally shook loss on my Birthday, Today!!!:rockwoot: and in the same breath i tell you my landlord called and she sold the house i am renting and i'v 30 days to move out:wtf just another day in paridise. those of you that know me, i'm availible Happy Birthday AK 49. Boy what a kick in the butt about the house. We had that happen to us 2 years ago in Dec 23 and I was leavin for Beijing Jan 20. Lived in the rent house for some 10 years and thought that we we're going to get to buy it and the Landlord sold it to a nephew out from under us, and to top it off the ole boy has never moved into it. We only had 34 years of married life and 27 years of business to move. It really put a good start to my 1st Int.job. Well anyway KEEP ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF LIFE!!!!

[SoulGloww]

At AT&T now doin telecom, Pullin cable ,pullin cable and pullin more cable,,Fiber polishin terminatin Cat5 and 6, before that was doin TSS all over the damn planet,, enjoyed that more,, alot more systems to learn and was something different everyday

damn did THAT sound cliche' or what:moon

before that 8 years Helicopter Avionics in the Army, :AR15
funny becuz i did MORE travel once i got OUT of Uncle Sams Circus:wtf

[pensacola_niceman]

I'm an Engineer. That means I can do everything!:D

[Emerson]

Craft is QC.....Civil Engineer (trained) and Mechanical Engineer Degree What a combination, all around.

[mexfishguide]

AK49

Glad to hear your clearance came through. Now get on the phone and pc, get those resume,s out. Don't forget Caddell and harbert, they are the big time folks now ( damit ).:wtf

I would be glad to have you on one of my projects, if i as hiring.

Take Care
Mexfishguide:cheers

[Javabear]

I'm new to the site but I've got 25 years in as a union electrician. Been working power gen and O&M contracts in Iraq for the last 4 years. Heading into Afghanistan this week.