Popular Post NoshowJones Posted December 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 11, 2021 On 12/10/2021 at 9:13 AM, Kwasaki said: Yeah worked with many strange mix of guys over the years when I did the physical work myself started as a labourer. Health and safety ending up making it difficult to earn a decent wage, fortunately that's when I was ask to work for a company as a contracts supervisor as most management office type guys surveyors e.g. couldn't really deal with site roofing gangs. Through management I when on to achieved the fellowship and was proud to have letter after my name. I could sign passport pictures. ???????????????????? I was never a guy for physical work, not back in Scotland and not here in Thailand, I always paid someone when I wanted any work done. I wasn't lazy, always did some form of exercise, I just would not do anything I did not want to do. I always pitied people who worked five or six days a week existing from one week to the next in jobs they did not like to keep a family going. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwasaki Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 1 hour ago, possum1931 said: I was never a guy for physical work, not back in Scotland and not here in Thailand, I always paid someone when I wanted any work done. I wasn't lazy, always did some form of exercise, I just would not do anything I did not want to do. I always pitied people who worked five or six days a week existing from one week to the next in jobs they did not like to keep a family going. I enjoyed working outside and going different places didn't like being stuck in one place, that's what home was for. When getting up the ladder and out of self-employment into company management you still wouldn't get me in the office for long, I would be out and about visiting sites. I be working 5 days a week 6 to 8 hours a day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgegeorgia Posted December 11, 2021 Author Share Posted December 11, 2021 3 hours ago, possum1931 said: I was a professional/semi professional musician playing Bass Guitar and Keyboards since a teenager, right up until I came to stay in Thailand for good. as a semi professional maybe only playing three nights a week, I took on other jobs as an HGV, and PSV driver so I could get a mortgage to buy my house. There was a government scheme in Scotland at the time, early to mid eighties that allowed people in rented property to buy their house provided they had a full time job. I also worked for about 10 years as a part time Private Investigator being trained by an ex policeman who was already in the job. private investigator ? taking pics of cheating guys ????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 30 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said: private investigator ? taking pics of cheating guys ????? Yes, that was part of it, doing precognitions, working for solicitors, interviewing police officers etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAPPYNUFF Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 I once met a guy in Pattaya, who told me he was a lion tamer... I told him he was a lion sod. Yes I am also surprised at the lack of input here from all those CIA, Green Beret, Special Forces, SAS, MI5 guys we meet while perched on a bar stool here, though I always did find them shy, retiring types.???? PS, my remark, in my original story, that I did as little as possible for as much as possible was more than a little tongue in cheek, I was in fact not just a hard worker, I demanded all those in my team be likewise, we worked in a public safety area, which I was committed to. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1FinickyOne Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Businessman with many varied businesses through the years. It was fun or I would move onto something else... I thought I would never retire as I always enjoyed the game... then it stopped being fun and I retired young... had some good luck with RE investments... Enjoyed work - enjoyed early retirement.. just a lucky guy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwasaki Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 5 minutes ago, HAPPYNUFF said: I once met a guy in Pattaya, who told me he was a lion tamer... I told him he was a lion sod. Yes I am also surprised at the lack of input here from all those CIA, Green Beret, Special Forces, SAS, MI5 guys we meet while perched on a bar stool here, though I always did find them shy, retiring types.???? PS, my remark, in my original story, that I did as little as possible for as much as possible was more than a little tongue in cheek, I was in fact not just a hard worker, I demanded all those in my team be likewise, we worked in a public safety area, which I was committed to. Health and safety ruined the earning for guys in the UK Building trade. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Liverpool Lou Posted December 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 11, 2021 This was my carer... 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ivor bigun Posted December 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Liverpool Lou said: This was my carer... you were a nurse? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talahtnut Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Whats in the bottle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandRyan Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 You could say I was a Refuse Collector. I cleaned the streets of the excrement that wandered aimlessly causing others grief and sorrow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talahtnut Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Left a London firm after 4 yrs for self employment, specialising in disaster failure, at which I am still working at successfully. Retirement is not an option as there is still plenty of fluckage up to cause. Love my work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kadilo Posted December 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 11, 2021 2 hours ago, ThailandRyan said: You could say I was a Refuse Collector. I cleaned the streets of the excrement that wandered aimlessly causing others grief and sorrow. I enjoyed Death Wish 1, but 2&3 not so much. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freedomnow Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Me - Horrificly bad dead-pan/pun and fringe beliefs on Covid-1984. Salary not good though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpool Lou Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 2 hours ago, ivor bigun said: you were a nurse? No, can't you read? I said she was my carer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadilo Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Over 30 years in Oil industry, onshore Refineries or Offshore Rigs. When is/was the right time to retire? Difficult one as everyone’s financial needs and outlook is different. Personally i wouldn’t want to continue to work in Thailand as a financial requirement, in one shape or another, unless it was a hobby or but each to their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivor bigun Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 48 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said: No, can't you read? I said she was my carer i can read ,i just cant spool,spil,spol. oh you know. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Jobs I really enjoyed. Tree felling, log splitting ! Great outdoor wotk as a youngster and built a really strong physique. Market Trader, running auctions, selling anything and everything, great fun, good money!.5am start in winter was a bit rough. Taxi driving, good comaradery with the guys, out and aabout going allsorts of places and talking with people was enjoyable. Saturday night drunks , not so good. Really good money ! Please yourself on the hours. JObs I didnt enjoy but did anyway for the money/ perks etc. like expenses and company car/phone Senior Account Manager (office based) Regional Rep Regional Sales Manager Always happier working for myself ???? a few other avenues also explored but thos were the high and low lights of a veried working life. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViajeroLA Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 11 hours ago, HAPPYNUFF said: . MaybeI once met a guy in Pattaya, who told me he was a lion tamer... I told him he was a lion sod. Yes I am also surprised at the lack of input here from all those CIA, Green Beret, Special Forces, SAS, MI5 guys we meet while perched on a bar stool here, though I always did find them shy, retiring types.???? PS, my remark, in my original story, that I did as little as possible for as much as possible was more than a little tongue in cheek, I was in fact not just a hard worker, I demanded all those in my team be likewise, we worked in a public safety area, which I was committed to. It's probably because if you have an exciting job, retirement doesn't seem like a fun. I'm not a CIA agent etc, but for me retirement is not smth I'd be proud of and would like to share. I mean vacations are fun and I love it but damn, I wouldn't survive long without my business. Although say my parents and most of my relatives think differently. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fugitive Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 13 hours ago, ThailandRyan said: You could say I was a Refuse Collector. I cleaned the streets of the excrement that wandered aimlessly causing others grief and sorrow. Dog warden? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandRyan Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 33 minutes ago, The Fugitive said: Dog warden? Try a dogs best friend collection and removal incorporation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seedy Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 On 12/11/2021 at 5:06 PM, ThailandRyan said: You could say I was a Refuse Collector. I cleaned the streets of the excrement that wandered aimlessly causing others grief and sorrow. Cop ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bohemianfish Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 (edited) Changed careers quite a bit. Military, customs brokerage, accounting, working at an online start-up, worked banking, manufacturing business, etc. Data analyst, business analyst, project manager, technical writer, reporting analyst, web development...a jack of all trades, a master of none - to a degree. The work was fun. I really enjoyed 90% of it. However, I got tired of management, some coworkers, the office politics, layoffs, and other unpleasantries and quit working in my early 50s. I thought I'd be in Thailand now, but Thai wife wants to keep working and then this virus mess hit, among other things. Which is fine, life is good here in the USA. One day we'll make it back to Thailand, probably in the next four years. The new unpaid career is gardening, reading, writing, local travel, camping, listening to podcasts, music and audiobooks. Learning to draw, paint, sketch in my notebooks and on the laptop. Some gaming and learning to fly with a flight simulator, home repair, playing with the cats. Never a dull moment. Edited December 13, 2021 by Bohemianfish added info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hammer2021 Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 I was, and remain, an international playboy. Romance is my business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hammer2021 Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 On 12/11/2021 at 7:40 PM, Kadilo said: Over 30 years in Oil industry, onshore Refineries or Offshore Rigs. When is/was the right time to retire? Difficult one as everyone’s financial needs and outlook is different. Personally i wouldn’t want to continue to work in Thailand as a financial requirement, in one shape or another, unless it was a hobby or but each to their own. Brega? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oceanbreeze851 Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 23 years in USAF military and 26 years as registered nurse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swissie Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 I used to be a brain surgeon for most of my adult life. But once I set foot on Pattaya soil, I decided to change profession: Laboriously and with great personal and financial engagement, I decided to become a professional "Wh-Monger". No regrets! ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seedy Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 On 12/11/2021 at 5:06 PM, ThailandRyan said: You could say I was a Refuse Collector. I cleaned the streets of the excrement that wandered aimlessly causing others grief and sorrow. On 12/13/2021 at 7:56 AM, seedy said: Cop ? All was Revealed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjintx Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 IT Security for 43 years. Believe it or not, there was a demand even back in the late seventies - although the nature of the threat and the demands of the job vastly different. In fact, the reason I stayed in the field (from college to retirement a year and a half ago) was that the job evolved all the time and never became boring. Regarding retirement, I miss the pay but don't miss the short vacation time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandRyan Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 On 12/13/2021 at 7:56 AM, seedy said: Cop ? Why of course, wasn't my description clear enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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