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far away land of daydreamers.....

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Really? Are you aware that the guards for harems were eunuchs? That means they were castrated, and often had their penis cut off as well

Tho I do not believe the eunuch part was in the dream :)

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I'm a cabbie. No fun.

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Time to bump this thread again!

I am a Licensed Electrical Contractor in Ontario Canada. My first trade was Power plant engineering after a lay off at a local hospital and the death of my mother (almost 20 years ago) I decided to take up an electrical apprenticeship due to having nothing to talk about with my dad. He backed me in every facet of life so the least I could do was to learn what he did for a living to support the family- well 20 years later his pride is telling everyone about his kids- yes even me.

He was the one to even plant the seed of leather working at a young age when we had horses and bought my the basic kit for leather working from Tandy. Years later and stressed out I decided to find a hobby and I'm back- thanks to relearning and rediscovering leather working, I have my sanity back and feel more relaxed than any vacation could ever provide. It's therapeutic to me, yet enjoyable by meeting so many people here.

Now as I read the previous posts, what's everyone else's story???

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Ok, I'll play.....

Teenager, started working in leather. First job, in an office, gave it up as I've never been so bored in my life. Somewhere in between, I got my first motorbike, and met my first husband.

Worked as a motorcycle courier for a bit, then a bit of care work in various nursing homes. Got a job with a medical research group as a driver (that was a wierd job), and divorced first hubby.

Became a sef-employed house cleaner, met 2nd hubby, and started a furniture restoration business. More care work (at night) while building paint stripping business during the day.

Started a little hobby/business a few years ago making accessories for the metal detecting scene, and have been pretty busy at that. Got back into leatherwork last year, and have sold a surprising amount of items in the last few months. This is good, because I've reached a point where the morgage is paid, and I really, really, cannot stand my day job anymore (self-employed, stripping paint from wood in peoples' homes. Money great, but really hard work for a 'mature' woman to be doing).

I now plan to sail off into early retirement, poor, but happy, making detecting, and leather goods.

 

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I semi retired this year at 55. I still teach saddlery and leatherwork. This involves traveling to India Argentina America Holland etc. I also bought a building in Dunoon Scotland to teach from. I also help companies to develop new products On top of that I develop properties. My bio can be seen on www.uksaddlery.com

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Saddlery training courses in Dunoon Scotland UK.

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I'm a cook at a major university and am also attending said university part time. I'm going back to school because I'm a little bit of a masochist, and it might help me advance and lay the foundation for starting a brewery with my husband in the future.

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I'm a computer programmer for a Japanese company. Leatherwork is my escape from the computer screen and virtual reality... nothing like getting home from work, sitting down with a glass of scotch and making something real with my hands.

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I am self employed at several agricultural and outdoor related jobs. My spring and summertime work is beekeeping. I run about 400 hives so I'm very small time, just a step above hobby status but its enjoyable work. I do a bunch of custom farming during that same timeframe, mostly corn and hay planting and production for the dairy guys.

Come September, I am a hunting guide for big game critters here in the Rockies. Bighorn sheep, mtn goats, deer, elk, antelope, moose, and mountain lion keep me busy through December. From January thru March I do some contract depredation trapping and catch/collar mountain lions for the state research project on lion-vs-human interaction along our front range.

Blessed to spend my daylight (and many times dark) hours in the outdoors, I haven't worked in the last 10 years!

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Now I am retired and filling my time with building and playing lap dulcimers, leathercrafting, diddling with ham and shortwave radios, weekend RVing (we RVed full time for 10 years when we first retired) and I still do a little boat upholstery for some extra money. I really don't know how I ever found time to work----I was an aircraft auto and marine upholsterer. Art

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