Whatcha RATs do in REAL life? REALLY???

[Mustang Gregg]

Saw a similar post on the SASS Wire askin' what Pards did when not shootin' Cowboy Action?  Or , in other words---WORK?

I'll get it rollin' here....
Formerly Nebraska farmer/rancher with hogs, cattle, horses, grains.
Was also engine shop machinist & aircraft mechanic.
Currently Nat'l Guard SFC & helicopter technical inspector.
And I've been an FFL dealer since about 1979.

MG

 

[Ozark Tracker]

well I farmed row crops, soybeans, wheat and alfalfa up till I was about 36,  did some work as a policeman and Deputy Sheriff during these years also.

then spent 10 years writing Bail Bonds and chasing down the ones who didin't show up, was a fun job, nothing like chasing people down,  more fun than deer hunting.

the last 10 years raising Butterball and Honeysuckle White Trukeys.  ain't had to chase nothing but turkeys the last few years.

[Ten Wolves Fiveshooter]

I spent 45 years in the meat business/ food ,in the U.F.C.W. Just resentley RETIRED, I like the word RETIRED, a year ago and now the onliest thing I do now, is have fun playing COWBOY, like this word too, and make leather stuff and work on my guns, and load ammo, watch western movies, and do WHAT EVER I WANT TO DO , this is a 360 degree change for me , after working 6 days a week and 48 to 60 hrs. a week , I like this ,I like being RETIRED.

                                        YOU PARDS ARE NEXT 

                                        Ten Wolves Five Shooter 

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[Will Blastem]

Actually...as little as possible ... Finance and Mortgages for 30+ years. Owned small mortgage company in Indiana for last 10 years...sold it in 2000, moved to Virginia, and retired...Yeeehaawwwww

[L.G.]

I work for a large aerospace company working with new manufacturing methods and new materials.

[Silver Creek Slim]

I'm in the Information Technology industry. The last 10 years I did workstation and network support for a foodservice company in Oshkosh, WI.

Slim

[Bucksaw]

I aint nothing but a college student currently working on my masters in ruminant nutrition at UT.  (The real one not that awful school in texas)

[litl rooster]

canidate for President

[Modoc]

Working as a Civil Engineer for the State of California, trying to improve the trasportation system .  Was a seasonal firefighter through college to support my CAS/shooting habit.

I also volunteer for the Dept. of Fish and Game as an instructor in the Hunter Safety Program.

And Currently DADDY to a rambunctious 2-1/2 year old who goes by Kurt N. Kleimer (who really wants to shoot with dad NOW!).

[Elmer Watson]

I was in law enforcement until I recieved a non duty related medical retirement and now I teach children with learning disabilities in grades kindergarten through 5th.

[Cyrille]

Worked in my father's bar & resturant 'til I joined the Navy stayed in for six years, worked as a USPS letter carrire until retirement in 1996. Been retired for eleven years got into Cass in 2005 and been shootin darn near every weekend since.
yup ths me awright!

[Limpin' Leroy]

I retired in January 2005 from the City of Napa,Ca w/31 years service. I then worked two more years 1/2 time to make up some SS time. I started off in the street  Dept in 1972, after leaving Cal Nap Tanning Co, after seperating from three years  in the Army (Engineer and Self propelled artillery), 9 1/2 years later I became Parking Supervisor for the City for 10 years. When parking meters were eliminated I shifted over to the water department for the remander.  During the seventies I was a Reserve Policeman w/the city, followed by Reserve Deputy w/the county for a total of 9 1/2 years.
  My son, Deadly Dick (19 years) has been shooting w/me for a little over a year now. My daughter, Bonnie Kate (22 years) is just begining. They both shoot #3 Smith & Wesson .44 Russians!!  They do draw comments!!  My shooting pard is Nasty Navarro.
  What I do is pretty much what I want.....as long as my wife says its ok!!!   I have made the Guns of the Timberlands and thew John Wayne shoot for the first time this year........next year I will add a few more I have not yet made........worked long and hard for this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am going to enjoy it!!

[El Peludo]

I'm a professional Layabout and Ne'er-do-well.  Officially, I'm retired, rather by crook than by hook; in '95, I was given the option of stopping work, and having a good shot at a reasonably long life, or continuing to work the rotating shifts, mostly graveyards and swings, and long hours under often severly stressful conditions, and probably not surviving for more than a couple of years longer; I took disability, and officially retired in late '96.  At the time of my "retirement", I was working as a "System Operator" (to most people, it would be the equivalent of a Senior Dispatcher) in a power company regional switching center.  Earlier in my career, I was a Lineman, and a Substation Construction and Maintenance Electrician, but the life of a construction guy finally caught up with me, and I had to find something else to do that was less abusive to the old bod, so I wound up in operations; not my preferred choice, but it kept the wolf away from the door.

[Cyrille]

U.S. postal letter carrier from 1969 to 1996 Retired in '96 thanks. Every day has been like a Sunday Now I'm into shooting, reloading and grandson watchimg love every minute!

[crossdraw]

Aircraft maintenance tech for big brown full time. Part time I am a partner in a light aircraft maintenance company. Some day I will get to actually shoot my guns 

[Jersey Jones]

Self-employed carpenter here.
Lots of freedom not much cash.

 
-Jake

[Leo Tanner]

     I am a construction trouble shooter, or as some call it "consultant".  I spend more time on the phone with subs and on the email with developers and architects than with tools in my hands these days.  It can be stressfull (nothin a box of bullets can't cure on Saturday) but at least I'm independant.  My next project comin up is right here in my town, so that's gonna be nice.


Leo

[Captain Lee Bishop]

I have worn many hats in my day. I'm a part-time commercial artist for historical subjects, part time photographer, writer and consultant on military subjects for magazines, books, movies and TV projects. In my youth, I have been a stand-up comedian (no, really), worked for newspapers, worked for the government and was a real-life US Army Captain for a while. These days, my main paycheck comes from handling auto claims and arbitrations for a major insurance company.

[Prairie Pooch]

Working for the Federal Government?
"G"  Man
 

[Hank Rugerman]

Construction Project Manager...They design em..I build em they way It needs to be