RoddingRon
A man in his natural habitat....a Studebaker
Like a few others on here, the last couple of years have been rough on this old fart. It started with the divorce and having to sell the house and my cars, and about the same time, after 15 years servicing photo processing equipment, work started drying up and I got laid off three times in a two year period. Then the heart attack didn't help matters that much. So the last three and a half years I've been doing a little of this and a little of that and working at jobs that just plain suck trying to keep my head above water.
Well, it seems that things may have taken a bit of a turn for the better finally. I just accepted a job offer in the milling department of company that makes items used in the health care industry. I've never been in a machine shop that was as clean as this place. Heck the line "you could eat off the floors" pretty much describes this place. I've never run a CNC mill before (the old Rockwell manual mill I have doesn't even come close), but I have a strong mechanical background and I guess I impressed them enough that they are willing to train me on the mills. The starting salary is close to what I was making after all those years in the photo industry, so I couldn't be happier right now (well...yes I could be happier, but that would involve a cute redhead...or brunette...or blonde
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OldGold and some of the others who have hit some hard times...keep the faith in God and keep plugging away, things will turn around.
Well, it seems that things may have taken a bit of a turn for the better finally. I just accepted a job offer in the milling department of company that makes items used in the health care industry. I've never been in a machine shop that was as clean as this place. Heck the line "you could eat off the floors" pretty much describes this place. I've never run a CNC mill before (the old Rockwell manual mill I have doesn't even come close), but I have a strong mechanical background and I guess I impressed them enough that they are willing to train me on the mills. The starting salary is close to what I was making after all those years in the photo industry, so I couldn't be happier right now (well...yes I could be happier, but that would involve a cute redhead...or brunette...or blonde
)OldGold and some of the others who have hit some hard times...keep the faith in God and keep plugging away, things will turn around.
