The jobs we did before and after our Sea life .

[Des Taff Jenkins]

John .
He probably said "I saw I conquered, then left for Aus. I wish George the best of luck with his book, finished mine quite a few years ago still in the bottom of the wardrobe, two of the family read it, I had to wake them up for supper.
Des

[j.sabourn]

Mine if I had one would appear as one instalment in the Beano or was it the Dandy , of Desperate Dan. Like him I try to avoid shaving these days also. Cheers JS
PS hope youve got the winner of the Melbourne Cup this year. The bookies too far away for the gopher and I’m not walking that distance , anyhow haven’t got my old ex army steel capped Boots I had when I delivered papers 76 years ago. JS

[Des Taff Jenkins]

I know john, you are after a naval salute with your new beard.
Des

[j.sabourn]

Nah ! You’re thinking of the Wolf Cubs. JS

[Des Taff Jenkins]

John.
I hope you are not going around your Bingo group barking woof, Woof.
Des

[Doc Vernon]

A wee bit off Topic going on here Lads, please stick to the Thread Topic, start another Thread if you want to talk of past things . This one is all about (Read the Header) Thanks
Cheers

[Chris Gundry]

Ok Doc here are my contributions.
Paper boy and Chemist delivery boy. Vindicatrix at 15 & a Half. M.N. for four and a Half years, ( great times) Milkman.Lorry driver UK & European
Transport Manager (European) Refrigerated trailer Salesman. Two years Cruising in my own yacht, Charter yacht skipper in Caribbean,
Pub Landlord. Antique shop manager, Self Employed van driver, Driver and Roadie for various pop groups. Now Retired aged 79.
Chris Gundry.

[James Curry]

After retiring I tried being a meeter and greeter in Asda, Left after a week by mutual consent, then became a drug runner for the local Pharmacy.
Not as bad as it sounds , doing home deliveries for NHS preciptions. Gave that up a few months ago and have stopped driving due to health and a couple of close calls. My driving is not what it was. Would never forgive myself if I was to have an incident and injured someone.

[Noel Kelly]

Left school at 15 and a half.
Office-boy at Clarke Chapmans in Gateshead.
At 16 started 5 year apprenticeship as Fitter in Windlass Bay at 'Clarkies'.
At 21 joined Royal Mail Lines as junior engineer. At 26 and as senior 3rd engineer left to live in Southern California.
In Long Beach, California worked 3 years for Power Unit Service, servicing pumping rigs in the oil-fields.
Took a job with Columbia Yachts as hardware installer building fibre-glass sailboats from 22 to 57 feet. 8 years later was plant superintendent.
Columbia Yachts relocated to Virginia, I didn't want to go there.
Stayed in Southern California working for Islander Yachts, Ericson Yachts, Willard Boat Company, Lancer Yachts, and Glastron Carlson, in management positions.
Boat building collapsed and I took a job as production manager with Sundance Spas, builder of portable above ground spas with whom I spent 12 years.
My working career ended 30 years ago due to a brain tumour I was lucky to survive. I'll be 91 on December 13th.
Of note; I was on holiday in England visiting a friend in Durham City when without warning I keeled over unconscious in the street.

[Donald Young]

Proir to m/n served apprenticeship--5 years as millright
some say millwrong -- vickers armstrong elswick works
on the tyne.

Canada--alberta
machinest millright
real estate sales and appraisal webber bros.
Appraiser and office lease negotiator alta govt.
Same with federal govt--senior operational auditor
western canada property manager--feds
chief accommodation services region and hq--ottawa
assigned to f/o facilities upgrade planning--ottawa.

British columbia.
General manager--esquimalt graving dock,

retired with a golden handshake after 25 years--feds

still living in sidney b c--lotus land