EleanorsMine

Now that's a fun job! Although I wouldn't fly for a billion bucks.


Yes.......We are irish- well everyone but me anyway. My hubby is full on irish(makes my kids half irish), but unfortunately the NY accent won out over the Irish Brogue his parents and grandparents have and had.
So opening an irish pub would be a cool thing to do.

Although where we are moving- there are no pizza delivery places- we could open a Dominos and make a buttload of money. 3,000 houses and no pizza delivery? Hades yes!

Mike McRann

I'm an Emergency Medical Technican for American Medical Response in Los Angeles County, CA

JessicaRabbitt

I am the Chief Operations Officer for an Insurance & Financial services brokerage, and soon to CEO/Owner/Pres of a bath and body company.

100% Irish, would love to own a pub. In fact, its in the plans... as soon as I get my company off the ground and turning a profit, will be getting one of those... and a night club. Always wanted to own a night club.

celticstanger

Must be something in the Celtish blood - I've always wanted to own a bar. Looked into getting one in Spain, before I left London for SoCal.

Wife manages the Corner Office in Costa Mesa and we're looking for an opportunity ourselves. Always wanted a beach-bar. Too many misspent years in Mallorca.

svopaul

Let's see....I graduated with a BS Degree in Business Marketing and went into working as a Service Writer for a Mercedes Benz Dealership in Annapolis, MD. I loved the job and customers but hated the childish preschool attitude found among employees at Car dealerships.

I then became self imployed as a Manufacturers Representative in the Card/Gift/Toy industry....I sold all the cool stuff you see in Hallmark and other related stores. I covered the Mid-Atlantic area(MD,DC, DE, VA, WVA) so I drove daily...worked from home(which is not all it's cracked up to be) and I worked on Straight commission. I enjoyed that job but then started my own side business in '99 as well selling Mustang parts and servicing the occasional car/doing some restoration work.

I then gave up my sales rep job and moved to Alabama(because I loved the area and the MD area cost of living and crowding disgusted me). I went into my Mustang business full time starting with a 1500 Sq. ft. shop when I first moved here and a year later built a new 6500 Sq. ft. shop....I do everything from parts sales to full restorations and hot rod work....Not getting rich, surviving but loving every minute of my job

hayburner

Ya know...it's still fun after 24 years.

I'll bet you've heard the statistic about being 15 times safer in the air than you are in your car...last year it was 30X.

What about flying scares you??

EleanorsMine

The heights.
I have issues with heights. Anything more than say ten feet off the ground(If I can see the ground) sends me into a panic. So I avoid heights-at all costs.
I am building a house- the upstairs is floored, the attic is not. I stepped off the upstairs, and freaked out. I do my best to keep planted on the ground.

EleanorsMine

An irish bar will never fly in Alabama......So I am screwed unless I move somewhere pub friendly(Alabama likes redneck bars and clubs). Oh well, too much else to screw with right now.

JessicaRabbitt

CelticStanger, ummm, maybe because most of us Celts are born alcoholics who love to drink with a close knit group of 50 family members, and 100 or so best friends?

freebass55

You gotta let me know when you open up. I'll bring you in some customers. My band can also play there...if you can take foul mouth punks.

JessicaRabbitt

If you guys have a band already, there is a club we are looking at investing in, and know the owners... have for years. They do live bands on Saturday nites. This past Saturday was Faster Pussycat, (remember them???) and then Lynch Mob is playing this coming Sat... As long as you guys are at least 18...

southern_stang_girlee

I work at an Insurance Company. I am an assistant to the agent here. Its a great job! I love it.

Before this, I worked in the Narcotics Division at a Sheriffs Office in Louisiana.

ISELLFORD

Before I started doing this I was an Air traffic Controller in the Navy for 7 years, then worked Martin Airport in Baltimore as a contract controller, then FAA until Reagan fired us .

ATC was and still is a deep interest of mine; many fond memories and stories. I wouldn't trade those 8 1/2 years for anything.

ALLMINE65

I know where Martin's is. I manage a Surgical Pratice in Towson, Maryland. I see the transport planes all the time. I guess when they have to go north or something. I have been here for 18 years. Very large group, and I love working with patients. Yea the insuracne and billing end is a bit nerve recking but I knew what I was getting into when I took this job. Most of the older staff has left all new faces. One of my freinds left last tuesday after being here with me for 13 years. The surgeon she worked for retired because of malpractice insurance costs. Her surgeon only worked a few days a week to spend time with her children. And when the new insurance practices took place she couldn't afford to work anymore. It is really to bad. She was a great surgeon.

EleanorsMine

By trade I am an orthodontic assistant. I did that for 7 years from the time I was 16 until my Son was born.........Then I got "let go" for not telling them I got pregnant.Maybe I will get back into it, My kids need braces-and that is a perk- free braces.
PLUS I need house money.Miniblinds in NON standard size.

Do the 5 years I sat around and didn't do jack crap count? I was a most hated term- stay at home Mom.

JessicaRabbitt

Having gone to law school, I at one point was going to be a Lawyer... Then I got into Veterinary medicine, did that for MANY years, had a sponsorship to go to Davis. Law school killed by my sons arrival, Davis killed by my daughter's arrival.

I am also trained and certified as an ISO 9000 Auditor, and Doc Control. As well as having gone to RN school.

Then I was going to start school for forensic pathology, which is a mixture of all my obsessions.... medicine (surgery and psychology), law, and detective work.

How I ended up in Insurance is pure hapanstance.

EleanorsMine

I do not enjoy accounting, but it pays the bills......

1999 Black 35th GT

Need to add to mine....

I am also a volunteer Fire Fighter with 5 years experience. I've taken many, many classes and recieved a ton of certs.

Unfortunatley... fire depts here are predominatley volunteer and not paid.

I took the FF test for the city of Reading and came in 69 out of over 1000 people. Even though I aced the test, people with military background who scored 96% got 5% added on thus giving them a boost.

Not to sure what I think about that, but alas thats the way it goes


Please let me know if any cities near any of you guys and gals are hiring and I will be there taking the test!

Thanks,
Andy

GRAYPNY

I am a district supervisor for 6 franchisee owned Burger Kings!

EleanorsMine

Good.
Pressure them to get rid of the freakin scary Burger king...