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wreckmaster

28th December 2008, 03:35

What do you 500 owners out there do for a living?

I am an ambulance worker/EMT. Have been doing this for the last 10 years.
In january I am starting on a three year part time college program to become an Paramedic.

When I`m not working on the ambulance I am working part time as an tow truck operator and the rest of the time I am taking care of my two little boys(2 and 4years). So I got pretty busy dayslol

sport09

28th December 2008, 06:45

I was in the mobile phone business, now am looking for something new!
Two boys also, 5 and 10! :)

.Lefteris.

29th December 2008, 06:28

Everything I can! lol

cjay

4th January 2009, 05:49

I get paid to take photos, always find it amusing that they pay me for doing something I love.:clappinghands:

wreckmaster

4th January 2009, 05:57

I get paid to take photos, always find it amusing that they pay me for doing something I love.:clappinghands:

Lucky youlol Well thinking about it like that I can say I get payed money for driving as fast as I want on public roads........lol

.Lefteris.

4th January 2009, 06:02

I get paid to take photos, always find it amusing that they pay me for doing something I love.:clappinghands:

That is perfect! :icon_thumright:

.Lefteris.

4th January 2009, 06:03

Lucky youlol Well thinking about it like that I can say I get payed money for driving as fast as I want on public roads........lol

X2 lol

Cadbury

5th January 2009, 14:22

Chief cook and bottle washer for my two sons (22 and 23) :(

ewandougie

5th January 2009, 14:35

Avionics Student lol

wreckmaster

6th January 2009, 07:34

Some pics of what I do for a living:

VilleV

6th January 2009, 07:48

:icon_thumright: Great view in the first pic! And a great profession too! I really appreciate what You do!

wreckmaster

6th January 2009, 08:18

:icon_thumright: Great view in the first pic! And a great profession too! I really appreciate what You do!

:thanks2:

cjay

6th January 2009, 15:18

Cool Ambulance, It's even in Australian colors, Green and gold biggrin2

This is what I do for a living :) a few of my jobs from 2008

https://www79.secure.griffith.edu.au/oer-images/2008/

wreckmaster

7th January 2009, 09:09

When I am not a the ambulance I drive tow trucks:)

VilleV

7th January 2009, 09:59

;)

Cadbury

7th January 2009, 13:14

What a superb picture !

.Lefteris.

7th January 2009, 13:19

What a superb picture !

X2 (all of them) :thanks2:

.Lefteris.

7th January 2009, 13:20

Cool Ambulance, It's even in Australian colors, Green and gold biggrin2

This is what I do for a living :) a few of my jobs from 2008

https://www79.secure.griffith.edu.au/oer-images/2008/

Great work!!! :icon_thumleft:

minime911

7th January 2009, 14:59

Hi,
I am an automotive engineer working for an automotive component supplier.
I am working in EMS development. Cold development tests in northern Sweden and Hot development on test tracks in Spain are the fun part of it.
I must admit that for me, who was growing up with parents who collect old-timers; it is the most interesting job that I can imagine even after 19 years of service. It is challenging and you have to stay up to speed with all of the latest data acquisition and evaluation tools. The only negative part might be all of the related paperwork and reporting. We are developing the cars that come out in a few years time.biggrin2

:icon_thumright:
minime911

.Lefteris.

7th January 2009, 15:08

minime911

7th January 2009, 15:44

Well, good payment compensates also for unhappiness.
lol

.Lefteris.

7th January 2009, 16:17

and no monay, no new Abarth ;)

minime911

7th January 2009, 16:57

Here some of the pictures I took on our last test trip.
You can see the cold and when you are there you can really feel it.
The 2nd picture was taken on our lake circular track. This is a big circle of about 300 meters diameter on a frozen lake. The ice is (supposed to be) totally safe. On some neighbour tracks there is a company testing trucks.
The lowest temperatures we ever had over there was 3 years ago with a peak of -41.5 outside on the lake.:)

.Lefteris.

7th January 2009, 17:37

-41.5 C :eek:

cjay

8th January 2009, 00:55

Great photos!

WOW -41.5!!! that's 71.5 C colder than here at the moment :eek:

Hard to imagine really!

I have been to the outback here where they do hot weather testing, around Alice Springs, it can get to the mid to high 40's and there are no speed limits on the roads :) Sadly there was nothing about when I was there and it was too hot to hang around car spotting :)

ewandougie

8th January 2009, 02:37

That truck looks soo cool, i love american style trucks lol

minime911

8th January 2009, 02:43

Well,-41.5 was an extreme. Our wished temperature is usually between -16 to -25.A car must start at -25 deg. after an overnight soak below 3 seconds of crank, usually without foreign help.But as there is also global warming in northern Sweden so we have installed special cold chambers to cool down the cars in case if the temperatures are not right. Actually such cold temperatures are not that bad; below -15 deg you will not feel any difference. You only cool down much faster and your nose stops dripping as it freezes inside. Of course you need the right clothes. The place we go is one of the main test places for cars in Europe. You can find info about it on the Internet. Just google for Arjeplog. It's there where car spies take most of the pictures from prototype vehicles that you can see in the car magazines. Summer tests are usually done at a test centre close to Barcelona. It is called IDIADA. The IDIADA track was build some years ago by the state of Catalunia and financed by the European community. It is rented by most of the European car manufacturers that don't have their own hot test facilities. There is also the Nardo high speed track in south Italy. It is the Fiat home track which also can be rented by other car manufacturers. I have been there many years ago and it is a very impressive test track but a 2 day's drive to get there from the central Europe.Greetings:minime911

minime911

8th January 2009, 02:57

That truck looks soo cool, i love american style trucks lol

Sorry for the confusion. Actually the trucks are not not the pictures but on the neighbour lake tracks. I will not post any pictures of prototypes. Althoug you are allowed to take pictures of everything you can see driving on open roads in Sweden, we as car testers respect some unwritten rules not to publish pictures of competitor cars as we also don't want to see our cars in the papers. I can even say that in general people help each other in case of need or emergency although they work for different companies. At the end of the world you have to stick together.:)

minime911

wreckmaster

8th January 2009, 07:30

That truck looks soo cool, i love american style trucks lol

They look great, but are hell to drive:) Bumpy, old fashion, simple made etc...
I actually prefer european trucks.... Give me a Scania, Volvo or a MAN and I will be happylol We are the only company in Norway who uses american trucks in oour business....:mad::mad::eek:

wreckmaster

8th January 2009, 07:32

They look great, but are hell to drive:) Bumpy, old fashion, simple made etc...
I actually prefer european trucks.... Give me a Scania, Volvo or a MAN and I will be happylol We are the only company in Norway who uses american trucks in oour business....:mad::mad::eek:

The perfect tow truck is a european truck equippet with an american recovery system.....lol

Cadbury

9th January 2009, 12:49

Another set of superb photos..... too cold for me though.... I like it hot !

bond

9th January 2009, 12:56

My job is organizing events!
We care public relations for companies like Fiat and La Stampa and other interesting things :)

cjay

9th January 2009, 15:47

My job is organizing events!
We care public relations for companies like Fiat and La Stampa and other interesting things :)

Hey Bond, If you need a photographer at your events let me know I'll fly up :)

bond

12th January 2009, 15:07

Hey Bond, If you need a photographer at your events let me know I'll fly up :)

If it's convenient for you, I'll do!! :D

wreckmaster

17th January 2009, 11:03

Taken last week when we needed helicopter assistance on a job

.Lefteris.

17th January 2009, 18:15

Taken last week when we needed helicopter assistance on a job

:super:

Guttemamma

12th November 2009, 16:45

I am the manager in a jewelery and watch shop:)

.Lefteris.

12th November 2009, 16:49

I am the manager in a jewelery and watch shop:)
The story of my life, jewel designer for 27 years... ;)

Guttemamma

13th November 2009, 01:56

The story of my life, jewel designer for 27 years... ;)

:icon_thumleft:
So interesting :D then you and I have sometings to talk about when we will meets in uk ;)
Do you work as a Jewel designer now?

Cadbury

13th November 2009, 15:44

My cousin made Rolex watches and he also designs and makes jewellery too... small world isn't it

Stormi

13th November 2009, 16:16

wreckmaster

13th November 2009, 17:12

A fast and furios driver at work, allthought with good reflects and and
master of commanding the ambulance + taking care off the patiences.
Must be a hard but rewarding job ! Keep up the good work !

Beautiful fjords and landscape !

:thanks2: Only the Oslofjord in my area toughlol My part of the country is flat as a pancakelol But nice in the summer tough:icon_thumleft:

.Lefteris.

13th November 2009, 17:38

:icon_thumleft:
So interesting :D then you and I have sometings to talk about when we will meets in uk ;)
Do you work as a Jewel designer now?
Nop, not any more, I just play with my toys :)

wreckmaster

14th November 2009, 01:18

Nop, not any more, I just play with my toys :)

Sounds like more funlol

.Lefteris.

14th November 2009, 03:01

Sounds like more funlol
:icon_thumright:

Guttemamma

14th November 2009, 03:44

Nop, not any more, I just play with my toys :)

:icon_thumright:lol

Bain

16th November 2009, 06:19

I am a white van man :rolleyes: My white van is normally full of rabbits and hamsters and other small animals :eek:

wreckmaster

16th November 2009, 06:58

I am a white van man :rolleyes: My white van is normally full of rabbits and hamsters and other small animals :eek:

A white van man?? A man who drives a white van? Deliverys for pet shops? I am just curiouslol

5OO

16th November 2009, 11:18

I am a white van man :rolleyes: My white van is normally full of rabbits and hamsters and other small animals :eek:
:gone:

A white van man?? A man who drives a white van? Deliverys for pet shops? I am just curiouslol

x2. lol Maybe its a British saying?

wreckmaster

16th November 2009, 12:27

:gone:

x2. lol Maybe its a British saying?

Could belol Never heard it before either! But then again, english ain`t my native languagelol I have learned a whole lot of new words since I came on this forum:icon_thumleft: So for me it is an educational 500 forumlol

Bain

17th November 2009, 13:44

A white van man?? A man who drives a white van? Deliverys for pet shops? I am just curiouslol

Yes and yes! The company I work for breeds and stocks pets for pet shops all around the UK. I drive the pets to the shops in a big white van :icon_thumleft:

wreckmaster

17th November 2009, 14:02

Yes and yes! The company I work for breeds and stocks pets for pet shops all around the UK. I drive the pets to the shops in a big white van :icon_thumleft:

Aha:icon_thumleft: Thanks for clearing that:)

Cyberdog

19th November 2009, 03:19

I am a Customer Service representative and work with tech support for an ISP and FTTH (Fibre To The Home) company.

C

ewandougie

22nd November 2009, 06:16

:gone:

x2. lol Maybe its a British saying?

White Van Man = A Steriotypical person, who owns a white van, and drives like a complete Pratt : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_van_man

Also on the thread topic

Im a student, and I fly aircraft for a living lol!

.Lefteris.

22nd November 2009, 12:30

.................

Also on the thread topic

Im a student, and I fly aircraft for a living lol!
You da Man! :icon_thumright:

Bain

23rd November 2009, 20:25

White Van Man = A Steriotypical person, who owns a white van, and drives like a complete Pratt

Hey! I resemble that remark :(

wreckmaster

24th November 2009, 12:25

Hey! I resemble that remark :(

lollol

I am not sure what a pratt is, but it cant be nice:(

lol

calie

7th February 2010, 08:57

Aborist but i want an new job

smurfette

7th February 2010, 13:23

I'm a Principal Library Assistant and work for one of the oldest Universities in the country :)

wreckmaster

7th February 2010, 13:40

Sorry my bad knowledge:( But what is an Aborist?

calie

7th February 2010, 14:26

Sorry my bad knowledge:( But what is an Aborist?

Hi sorry i must explain an Arboriculturalist is an amenity tree specialist. Arboriculture deals with all aspects of the growing, maintaining and removing of woody plants within an urban enviroment.:icon_thumright:

wreckmaster

7th February 2010, 14:47

Thanks for explaining:icon_thumleft:

Pethead

7th February 2010, 16:40

I was Customs Agent in Ford factory but since last August I'm unemployed.

wreckmaster

7th February 2010, 16:58

I was Customs Agent in Ford factory but since last August I'm unemployed.

I am sorry to hear this Pethead:( Hope it was not because you bought a Fiat! Hope you will get a new job ASAP:icon_thumleft:

.Lefteris.

8th February 2010, 00:19

I was Customs Agent in Ford factory but since last August I'm unemployed.
:(

Pethead

8th February 2010, 09:05

I am sorry to hear this Pethead:( Hope it was not because you bought a Fiat! Hope you will get a new job ASAP:icon_thumleft:

Thanks Wrecky, Lefty! No, it wasn't the Fiat. It was (supposingly) the crisis. It's something I don't understand, because my ex-enterprise J.P.Morgan is one of the biggest banks of the USA.:confused:

Abarthlyness

4th April 2010, 11:16

Hey guys... I know I don't drive a 500 yet, but the job that will pay for it when it arrives, is:

Lending Assistant III, for Comerica Bank. I am the lead Lending Assistant for the Sacramento Regional Office here.

I've been in and around the banking industry since I was 18 years old. it has served me well:icon_thumright:

emaster00

13th September 2010, 04:44

I´m a cop...I investigate drug dealers and all that stuff, and now stolen cars too...

Abarthlyness

17th September 2010, 10:27

I´m a cop...I investigate drug dealers and all that stuff, and now stolen cars too...

:icon_thumright: Thanks for all you do in keeping the street safer!

chaazureblue

16th April 2011, 09:33

I'm a horticulture student, been studying science and design for almost 4 years. Eventually want to be a garden designer or a tractor driver :) as i live in the rural countryside. Nearly 20 by the way.

.Lefteris.

16th April 2011, 11:25

Nice :)

DennisLee

1st May 2011, 01:32

I am retired. 70 years old. Buying a 500 next week as they just came back to the US.
Spent 45 years selling dental equipment.
Years ago had a x1.9(?) loved it.
Thank you for reading.
DennisLee

.Lefteris.

1st May 2011, 07:12

wreckmaster

2nd May 2011, 10:23

I am retired. 70 years old. Buying a 500 next week as they just came back to the US.
Spent 45 years selling dental equipment.
Years ago had a x1.9(?) loved it.
Thank you for reading.
DennisLee

:welcomeon500: DennisLee:icon_thumleft: Hope you will enjoy your stay here on the best forum for the 500 on the web! Nice to have you aboard:)

Greetings from Norway:)