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Typesetter for 45 years. I was probably one of the last ones.
Wow, I did that in high school with a lead casting machine and an air powered keyboard, for a Heidelberg press.

That's a rare skill from a now dead industry left over from the renaissance period in history!

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Artificial inseminator at zoos. Specialized in rhinoceros.

But I IDENTIFIED as an astronaut.
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Molecular Boiphysicist - research & teaching at a top tier university, assisting with commercialization of new drugs, startup companies. A classic nerd.
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I entertained as a 'Stand Up Philosopher' for a number of years. When that career ended, I became a piano player in a whore house.
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Owned various business, librarian, banker.
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Medical will rarely admit person to person, because your conversations turn to “what is this, should I get second, what do you know about this drug, and so on, and on and on.
Same with me. I am a CPA. I always get tax questions if I disclose my profession.
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Consumer Commodities Relocation Specialist 😄
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Me too, for 6 years.
Education for 43 years as a teacher, coach, athletic director, driver education instructor, high school principal, and superintendent of schools. Presently teaching CDL classes for school bus licensure and driving school bus for our school district.
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Happy Friday Everyone!

Just curious, what was your occupation prior to retiring and moving to TV?

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Forester for small sawmills in Montana to the two largest private landowners in the U.S.

Worked in some beautiful country; Montana, British Columbia, Oregon, California, Idaho, Washington, Wyoming, Utah, Minnesota, Michigan and Mississippi.
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Can't talk about it------top secret crypto------Black Ops.
Best job, Morse Code Operator, Instructor. USAF Security Service. One of last jobs, Certified Ethical Hacker, Booz Allen Hamilton, until it became not Ethical. 😳
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Just curious, what was your occupation prior to retiring and moving to TV?

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Non pension jobs
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I was a Hairdresser for 50 years, that's a long time to stand up
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Best job, Morse Code Operator, Instructor. USAF Security Service. One of last jobs, Certified Ethical Hacker, Booz Allen Hamilton, until it became not Ethical. 😳
Close to 50 percent of Morse students were left handed. 😎
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Just curious, what was your occupation prior to retiring and moving to TV?

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Part time disc jockey in classic rock radio and accountant for 40 years.
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Education for 43 years as a teacher, coach, athletic director, driver education instructor, high school principal, and superintendent of schools. Presently teaching CDL classes for school bus licensure and driving school bus for our school district.
Thank you for your service!
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