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Posted: 8/13/2017 7:24:22 PM EDT
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Amtrack ticket puncher $100,000+ salary.
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Posted: 8/13/2017 7:25:41 PM EDT
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Buy and sell stuff in the EE. Make a few thousand a week... at least that's what I tell my wife "Oh, this is an investment. I'll double my money when I eventually sell it."
(Edit: Truth be told, I don't make much money and I've become obsessed with only spending money on toys that can be sold if I need cash for something later, hence the high feedback and low post count here. I like to play with a lot of different toys, but then I need cash for something... time to sell a scope/upper/stock/etc. I get to try a lot of cool stuff and don't put a big dent in my income. Needless to say, I don't get very attached to my stuff.) |
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Posted: 8/13/2017 7:30:50 PM EDT
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Amtrack ticket puncher $100,000+ salary. calling BS on this one |
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Posted: 8/13/2017 7:34:28 PM EDT
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My BIL is a painless dent removal guy. No need to chase hail for him when we live next to the biggest auto sales area in the country (Cerritos auto square) and his company holds many of the dealer contracts to fix the dings. His company is just him and his boss.
He easily makes 6 figures and does side work for cash. |
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Posted: 8/13/2017 7:35:55 PM EDT
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calling BS on this one |
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Posted: 8/13/2017 7:39:23 PM EDT
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I have a good friend who fixes dents on cars/trucks and makes North of $300k a year. He works in the Knoxville area.
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Posted: 8/13/2017 7:50:10 PM EDT
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I have a good friend who fixes dents on cars/trucks and makes North of $300k a year. He works in the Knoxville area. wtf have i been doing with my life, dent guys are the secret ballers |
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Posted: 8/13/2017 7:52:39 PM EDT
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that job has come up like 3 or 4 times ITT so far wtf have i been doing with my life, dent guys are the secret ballers |
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Posted: 8/13/2017 7:55:32 PM EDT
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What is an example of a problem that you have solved? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I'm a professional problem solver. I don't have a specialty and can and do solve all types of problems. It's me and two other guys. Pretty lucrative gig but it's not something you can really learn in school. I started figuring out how things worked when I was about 8 years old. I never stopped trying to figure things out. My secret... I'm typically the dumbest guy in the room and I'm not afraid to say it. I ask the stupid questions everyone else is scared to ask. It's not what you know that makes you good at this, it's the type of questions you know to ask. Me and the other two bust each other so hard for "faulty logic" during internal discussions it's like we have a super power now. Most people don't appreciate being called out for bad logic. Sounds more like a few stoner nerds sitting around smoking weed, landing the random lucky business 'problem' from Craigslist ads. But doing shitty work and no repeat business unless the person who hired them was a woman who didn't know a damn thing and just lazy. |
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Posted: 8/13/2017 8:00:53 PM EDT
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PorkChopsForHire just had a thread about dudes making money jerking off on the internet. That's pretty fucking esoteric. When you eat porkchops do you scream NO! and punch them or cry while you eat them? 
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Posted: 8/13/2017 8:03:42 PM EDT
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Paint less dent removal guys. Some of these guys chase hail around the country. A good one can make solid six figures and only work 4-5 months a year, granted that's on the road away from home. |
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Posted: 8/13/2017 8:27:28 PM EDT
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My good weeks I make 10K, I don't know if thats considered crazy money.
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Posted: 8/13/2017 8:31:28 PM EDT
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Summer of 2006 when I still lived in SC, we had a bad hail storm. I rented a corner of a parking lot I managed to them, and as far as I saw, they damaged a lot of cars and helped none. I know they ruined my boss's car. They pulled the paint off of the hood, front left fender, and trunk. It wasn't long before all of those places started rusting from the pain they removed. They're a scam.z The only thing that attaches to the painted side is a suction cup with a photographers flexible stand attached to a white grid outline, to help the dent guy know where he's working. There is an art to it for sure. |
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Posted: 8/13/2017 8:32:55 PM EDT
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I'm amazed at what some of those top EDM dj's make. Millions of dollars, going from one party to another all over the world.
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Posted: 8/13/2017 8:32:59 PM EDT
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that job has come up like 3 or 4 times ITT so far wtf have i been doing with my life, dent guys are the secret ballers It's all about how you network and where you get your contracts, I suppose. |
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Posted: 8/13/2017 8:37:37 PM EDT
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My good weeks I make 10K, I don't know if thats considered crazy money. 
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Posted: 8/13/2017 8:40:23 PM EDT
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calling BS on this one |
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Posted: 8/13/2017 8:41:56 PM EDT
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I know people doing underwater rescue/recovery who make stupid money - and more if the divers are certified to go into caves. |
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Posted: 8/13/2017 8:57:10 PM EDT
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I have a good friend who fixes dents on cars/trucks and makes North of $300k a year. He works in the Knoxville area. |
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Posted: 8/13/2017 8:57:29 PM EDT
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Get your "8a" certification and sell something to the government at 30-40% markup. Get listed as a source in "FedMall" or "GSA" and sell something to the government for 25% markup. All you have to do is middleman the shipments from Amazon or somewhere else. No way would I sell to .gov. People bitch about .gov contractors fleecing the U.S. taxpayer and I'm sure some do. Risky business. I've had a small taste of it. GD is right...NEVER INVITE THE MAN into your (business). 
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Posted: 8/13/2017 8:58:58 PM EDT
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damn thats awesome! how did you pitch the MSA to them? just be like "hey i'll manage all your work for you"? Basically the last 10 years or so I have managed to just be standing in the right place at the right time. Thats how I managed to get into working overseas without having to cut my teeth with KBR, its led me to some interesting places and done some interesting things. I broke out on my own in a way in January but took on a partnership deal so I could afford the insurance to work in such places. Lately with all the stress I have been thinking about throwing it in and going to work for someone where I can drop the worry at the door when I leave. |
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Posted: 8/13/2017 9:00:05 PM EDT
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I work for a global company and only deal with stuff for the company I work for. We are like an internal consulting group. It's not easy to get this position even if you've been with the company a while. They don't hire externally to fill these positions. Sorry. If I were freelance, I'd make a lot more money but I like what I'm doing and where I'm doing it. What book did the CO write? Chances are I've read it. |
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Posted: 8/13/2017 9:02:06 PM EDT
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Get your "8a" certification and sell something to the government at 30-40% markup. Get listed as a source in "FedMall" or "GSA" and sell something to the government for 25% markup. All you have to do is middleman the shipments from Amazon or somewhere else. |
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Posted: 8/13/2017 9:08:24 PM EDT
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I believe that, I know a friend of my son that spent 3 months in Australia repairing hail damage cars. I also know he bought two rental houses when he returned. |
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Posted: 8/13/2017 9:16:56 PM EDT
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I would be very skeptical of those numbers you listed in the op. Typically (not always) if there someone is making a million in something easy like coordinating some service calls, it's usually not true or gets replaced by an in house guy pretty quick. |
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Posted: 8/13/2017 9:21:03 PM EDT
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A local guy has a youtube channel and makes a good living off of it. $50-60K a month.
He make a 10 minute video everyday about, basically nothing. His channel is about his car and truck and modding them.. |
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Posted: 8/13/2017 9:22:51 PM EDT
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I've done work for companies like this. I'm the plumber they call and they set me up with the client. Most of the time the client just calls me direct now instead of having a "coordinator" do the "work". When these coordinators have a few hundred to a thousand contacts they can make bank doing absolutely nothing. the hardest part is just getting the service contract with the company, after that a fucking monkey could do it |
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Posted: 8/13/2017 9:27:01 PM EDT
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were you an insurance adjuster/etc by trade? or did you randomly get into this with no background? No, I was an ASE certified truck/school bus mechanic, shop foreman with over 30 years experience. Plus I've attended numerous schools on truck engine, transmission, rear end, a/c, etc. Also attended classes on accident investigation. Plus I have my private investigator license. I don't care much for the accident scene investigation part, I prefer to crawl over the vehicle to figure out the how and why of things. Usually I'm used as a second or maybe third opinion on why something happened. Most of the time, an accident is caused by poor decision making by the driver or the driver's management or the lack of preventative maintenance. |
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Posted: 8/13/2017 9:29:30 PM EDT
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My secret... I'm typically the dumbest guy in the room and I'm not afraid to say it. I ask the stupid questions everyone else is scared to ask. It's not what you know that makes you good at this, it's the type of questions you know to ask. I am *flabbergasted* how often I'll ask literally the dumbest question you've ever heard about the most trivial of details to make sure I understand, and later after the meetings how many people will come say "oh man I'm glad you asked that, I didn't know what they were talking about and was scared to ask" I'd say that's happened at least once every single time I've done it. It's crazy how much of the world goes unexplained cause people are scared to ask. |
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Posted: 8/13/2017 9:44:40 PM EDT
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A local guy has a youtube channel and makes a good living off of it. $50-60K a month. He make a 10 minute video everyday about, basically nothing. His channel is about his car and truck and modding them.. |
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Posted: 8/13/2017 10:02:22 PM EDT
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Streetspeed?? 
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Posted: 8/13/2017 10:03:54 PM EDT
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I knew a politician that was broke when they went into office and is now worth tens of millions, also half a million dollars for one speech (that would be a good racket to get into)
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Posted: 8/13/2017 10:07:32 PM EDT
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Around here you can make good money as a tow truck driver.
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Posted: 8/13/2017 10:08:02 PM EDT
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OP should go look at some grow operations on youtube. Dudes farming weed aren't just sitting on the couch all day smoking blunts while millions of dollars come in.
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Posted: 8/13/2017 10:10:15 PM EDT
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I knew a politician that was broke when they went into office and is now worth tens of millions, also half a million dollars for one speech (that would be a good racket to get into) |
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Posted: 8/13/2017 10:13:54 PM EDT
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A local pastor's wife sells Mary Kay to every lady at their rather large church. She has recruited some of them to work under her as well. I say it is sleaze first class, but she says she is doing the Lord's work. Is in the top 5 in the country.....
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Posted: 8/13/2017 10:17:12 PM EDT
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I would be very skeptical of those numbers you listed in the op. Typically (not always) if there someone is making a million in something easy like coordinating some service calls, it's usually not true or gets replaced by an in house guy pretty quick. Just from what I know about business, I believe about 4% of what's in these threads. I've seen it all my life, guys are "raking in the dough", "makin the big money", or "living the LA lifestyle" and all of the sudden one thing happens and there's a liquidation auction. People typically borrow to the hilt to look like they are wealthy and pay it off as quick as it depreciates so they have nothing in the end. It's always the big money guys that drive fancy pickups that go under, then the bank is calling, riding my ass wanting to inspect all my stuff because they had some questionable assets listed in the borrowing base. Just my 2 cents. |
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Posted: 8/13/2017 10:19:24 PM EDT
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that job has come up like 3 or 4 times ITT so far wtf have i been doing with my life, dent guys are the secret ballers Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I have a good friend who fixes dents on cars/trucks and makes North of $300k a year. He works in the Knoxville area. wtf have i been doing with my life, dent guys are the secret ballers
Kharn |
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Posted: 8/13/2017 10:26:18 PM EDT
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she's best friends and former business associate of the now VP, thats how the contract came to be, the service fees she charges are well within their budget, the work gets done and they dont mind paying the bills its not like some back room deal, the whole thing was approved by the bean counters, as far as they're concerned, offices running at 100% are more important than a slight markup on service calls Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I would be very skeptical of those numbers you listed in the op. Typically (not always) if there someone is making a million in something easy like coordinating some service calls, it's usually not true or gets replaced by an in house guy pretty quick. its not like some back room deal, the whole thing was approved by the bean counters, as far as they're concerned, offices running at 100% are more important than a slight markup on service calls |
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Posted: 8/13/2017 10:35:50 PM EDT
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Not me and i didn't believe it until i seen it with my own eyes. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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calling BS on this one |
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Posted: 8/13/2017 10:37:32 PM EDT
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that settles it. i'm going balls deep in dent repair  Paintless Dent Repair - Tutorial 1 I could stand the shitty soundtrack for a solid 6 figures.
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Posted: 8/13/2017 10:39:20 PM EDT
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True story. Most railroad jobs are pretty lucrative. |
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Posted: 8/13/2017 10:44:52 PM EDT
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Every real estate agent ever. My wife did it for 10 years I guess. We are no better for it in the least. Probably less so. Yeah she sold and sold and sold....... Doesn't amount to jack shit. |
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Posted: 8/13/2017 10:53:31 PM EDT
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What is an example of a problem that you have solved? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I'm a professional problem solver. I don't have a specialty and can and do solve all types of problems. It's me and two other guys. Pretty lucrative gig but it's not something you can really learn in school. I started figuring out how things worked when I was about 8 years old. I never stopped trying to figure things out. My secret... I'm typically the dumbest guy in the room and I'm not afraid to say it. I ask the stupid questions everyone else is scared to ask. It's not what you know that makes you good at this, it's the type of questions you know to ask. Me and the other two bust each other so hard for "faulty logic" during internal discussions it's like we have a super power now. Most people don't appreciate being called out for bad logic. The new guy reused the same bolts for one critical component for each rebuild. The bolts were worn out. No one caught it and the rebuilder didn't think it was a big deal, it was. I stopped by home depot and bought the proper bolts for 5.67 cents. Problem solved. It took us 3 days to figure it all out. We take incredibly complex events and systems and explain them with such simplicity a 5th grader can understand it. When something happens that folks want to understand, we teach them what happened. Luckily we have to learn it first ourselves. That's what I love. I'm addicted to "learning". I get to learn new and different things all day everyday at work and then help others understand them. We do it all, heat transfer, vibration, electrical, controls and automation, psychology and behavior.... you name it. The funniest part is, the most valuable person is usually the one that knows the least about a subject. As long as they are comfortable asking "dumb" questions their value can't really be quantified. All it takes is the "right" question to reveal the one previously unknown "black swan" that changes everything. |
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Posted: 8/13/2017 10:56:24 PM EDT
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A local guy has a youtube channel and makes a good living off of it. $50-60K a month. He make a 10 minute video everyday about, basically nothing. His channel is about his car and truck and modding them.. |
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Posted: 8/13/2017 11:01:07 PM EDT
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You're pretty much obsessed with me, When you eat porkchops do you scream NO! and punch them or cry while you eat them? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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PorkChopsForHire just had a thread about dudes making money jerking off on the internet. That's pretty fucking esoteric. When you eat porkchops do you scream NO! and punch them or cry while you eat them? And I dont eat pork chops. Decent people dont eat the flesh of the swine. |
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Posted: 8/13/2017 11:01:29 PM EDT
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I had an idea one time. Never followed through though. It was a "Jump to Conclusions" mat. You see, it would be this mat that you would put on the floor... and would have different CONCLUSIONS written on it that you could JUMP TO. |
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Posted: 8/13/2017 11:13:09 PM EDT
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We do a lot of reliability type "investigations". I work in an industrial environment and reliability of equipment is a big issue. A lot of times the best efforts of conventional problem solving efforts will be used to solve a problem. If those efforts weren't successful it gets tossed over the fence to us. For example, there was a pair of blowers in use somewhere. One of these never failed and the other failed once a month for the last two years and had to be rebuilt at great expense. Everyone and their grandkids had looked at it with no success. We went to the failed equipment tear down and didn't really see anything. We went back to the rebuild facility and did some more checking. Turns out they had a change in personnel two years prior. The one that never failed was rebuilt by one guy but he was gone. The new guy reused the same bolts for one critical component for each rebuild. The bolts were worn out. No one caught it and the rebuilder didn't think it was a big deal, it was. I stopped by home depot and bought the proper bolts for 5.67 cents. Problem solved. It took us 3 days to figure it all out. We take incredibly complex events and systems and explain them with such simplicity a 5th grader can understand it. When something happens that folks want to understand, we teach them what happened. Luckily we have to learn it first ourselves. That's what I love. I'm addicted to "learngh level meetings wiing". I get to learn new and different things all day everyday at work and then help others understand them. We do it all, heat transfer, vibration, electrical, controls and automation, psychology and behavior.... you name it. The funniest part is, the most valuable person is usually the one that knows the least about a subject. As long as they are comfortable asking "dumb" questions their value can't really be quantified. All it takes is the "right" question to reveal the one previously unknown "black swan" that changes everything. Having built and serviced machines for the big 3 and ALMOST every car maufact. since '96. I don't have a single fucking degree or certificate or any fucking proof. My relaxed brain and fake bravado turned many a profit around. Why my employer sent me to such high- level meetings, with Captains of Industry...I will never know? I have sat in on meetings with Dieter and Fritz. My jeans were ripped and my fingernails were black. I wouldn't even let me speak to them.
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Posted: 8/13/2017 11:16:50 PM EDT
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Film industry |
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Posted: 8/13/2017 11:28:55 PM EDT
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Really? I know of several people that do that here in FL and none of them are even paid, much less paid well. That even goes for the cave recovery guys. FedGov (FEMA and NTSB) are starting to outsource their work. Contractors get a monthly stipend, training is paid for, and if they require certain types of gear they'll cover it also. Call-out rates vary but they start at $500 show-up/$200 per diver per hour and go up depending on each diver's certs and experience so it's not unheard of to get $10k per team per day. |
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