tbourner Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 Hard Disk Drive Qualification Engineer. Pretty boring doing mechanical, power, performance, 4 corner testing on HDD storage enclosures. Nice that I get the latest technology from drive OEMs though - currently got 500GB SATA drives!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 Im the designer / stylist for a well known powerboat builder on the south coast - salary is in keeping with someone whos done this for 25 years - I suppose I have the choice of driving a few tasty cars, but last four have been Supes - does this say more for the Supra styling / way of life or the pay levels within the design industry ? SunSeaker is it? Any chance of a discount - I want a 90ft one Gaz. PS. When I win the lottery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardiffSupra Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 I do Office Refurbs. Ceilings, Office Partitions etc, Pretty good fun, Its never boring always in a difrent place every week, So lots of ladys to look out for! get payed £300 a week after tax so its not bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chiefvinso Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 I'm currently a software tester but have just handed my notice in as I'm not happy - going back into the field of GIS. Have been accepted to be part of a project to develop one for a council near Middlesborough and I'm taking a big pay cut but I am gaining pension and flexi and paid holidays. Doing the figures, the car will be paid for I just hope I can run it and mod to my needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 IT consultant me... although I'm getting to the point where I actually HATE my job... maybe just having a bad day Gav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jezz Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 but used to own a pulsar so i know what its like owning a jap performance car! Surely a contradiction in itself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonv Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 General Manager for a building firm in Huddersfield...... i need to take out life insurance or get danger pay, sacked two guys, one run me down with his car the other came at me with the basesall bat!! Ah well cant say its dull!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanT Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 I am a Principle Process Module Technologist....... Yes a mouthful, I process micro chips and no not the Macain ones... These are mainly for mobiles, pace makers lots of medical equipment and so on and so on. Some of it is quite cool but mainly boring. Pays my bills my car and i only work 3 days a week shifts I am a Semiconductor equipment tool owner for what, I guess, used to be the same company as you! I work in the Swindon plant. As you say, pays the bills and keeps the supe on the road so not complaining. Working 4 on 4 off at the moment but switching to days soon... Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 Hi Gaz, Sunsqueeker it is, but no chance of a discount, soz, not even for the guys in the design office...I wouldnt say the MD is tight, but he made the Grand Canyon...he dropped a 10p piece down a rabbit hole.....I can get a discount on a days charter for 12 tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 Hi Gaz, Sunsqueeker it is, but no chance of a discount, soz, not even for the guys in the design office...I wouldnt say the MD is tight, but he made the Grand Canyon...he dropped a 10p piece down a rabbit hole.....I can get a discount on a days charter for 12 tho Cool... no staff discount, what sort of company is that :thumbdown Sounds like a cool job though. Thier boats are amazing. Gaz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 my other great passion Gaz........... trouble with discount is that SSeeker dont actually sell their own boats - its all done thru dealerships....as we all know (estate agents / car dealers etc) they make a nasty lot of wonga selling things that could easily sell themselves - still, ref your '90'...if all 3500 odd members each pitched in a grand youve cracked it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu_Fraser Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 Im an Analytical Chemist for a pharmaceutical company, bloody well hate it, fancy a change but dunno what i wanna do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_supra Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 Was a purchasing manger for a portable building company, got made redundant at the end of March . So at minuite just doing odd jobs 'till I can find a similar job, it keeps the supe filled up anyway!! I'll never get rid of the supe though, I owe nothing on it and I've waited long enough to get one, not gonna get rid as soon as I've got one!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Peace Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 my other great passion Gaz........... trouble with discount is that SSeeker dont actually sell their own boats - its all done thru dealerships....as we all know (estate agents / car dealers etc) they make a nasty lot of wonga selling things that could easily sell themselves - still, ref your '90'...if all 3500 odd members each pitched in a grand youve cracked it I love those boats seen them at the boat show my favorite is the Preditor...but naaahh have to be honest If i won the lottery Id buy (or commision) a (steel) Doggersbank... Whats that really fast boat thats made in Southampton 'blade' something or other does about 75 or 80 knot, its like a race boat but has a cabin in it..wouldn't mind one of them..£120k or something (easily pleased me he he) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seb Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 I write for a car magazine - pay is terrible, but it's what I've always wanted to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 Hi Green Peace, I posted a couple of pics of the latest Predator a few days back....the Blades are insane....80 knots is close to 100 mph, but feels like 200 when your bums three feet off the water...invite me to the launching of your Dogger when your boat comes in ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 I'm a freelance construction engineer - got sick of being fleeced by companies whilst working permanent, so now work for myself - and have twice the income as before! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Peace Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 Hi Green Peace, I posted a couple of pics of the latest Predator a few days back....the Blades are insane....80 knots is close to 100 mph, but feels like 200 when your bums three feet off the water...invite me to the launching of your Dogger when your boat comes in ! Oh No I missed it is that a 100 footer?... (how the other half live aye) I'll have to use ye olde 'search button' if its been repaired. I'll put the order in for a Dogger tommorow (If I win The Lottery)...and if any of you lot are ever short of cash you will always be welcome aboard my yacht....(to Clean the decks scrub the loo etc) Sunseeker make beautiful yachts..and above all they are British (I think) Ahoy there Im drowning in Petrol prices.(yacht will have to wait another week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=44817 Hi Green Peace....hope the link works...theres an ironic twist in there as well ! Also, http://www.sunseeker.com is a nice place to visit (shameless plug).... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 I manage an ISP and a computer company. Incidently we did the http://www.boatshed.com site and own http://www.sunseekerboats.com (I believe your bosses liked that one) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 nice one ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesArup Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 I work in the computer games industry (EA) Been there 5 years and still love every second of it! It's like being paid to go to Uni every day - although I do work some shocking hours!! And yes ... I do take bribes. And yes traders, and I will swap games for car parts - hehehe (worth a try!) . Cheers, J ps. On a very geeky note ... anyone playing World of Warcraft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Peace Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 Wow...Nice boat..I was once told that to run a boat like that costs about a 25% of its original purchase cost a year..so even if you got a lottery win...you have to sink a regular amont of dosh into it! So let me guess that boat has got to be worth at least £2.5-£3.m (am I close?) so at least £500-£700k a year in fuel, mechanical maintenance, mooring fees, crewing, cleaning, dry dock repairs etc...or Im I way off course! What kind of people buy this boat apart from Lottery Winners...? Anyone famous? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 So let me guess that boat has got to be worth at least £2.5-£3.m (am I close?) so at least £500-£700k a year in fuel, mechanical maintenance, mooring fees, crewing, cleaning, dry dock repairs etc...or Im I way off course! Paying this only in this country I bet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Hi Green Peace, you arnt too far out....its an expensive business - 'a boat is a hole in the water, lined with GRP into which you throw lots of money'....the pics are of the 82 Predator, which carries 6000 litres (1325 gals or about 5 tonnes) of deisel which at 30 mph can go 340 miles...thats about 4 gals per mile, not exactly cheap, but then economy isnt a major consideration ! As to who buys these things, businessmen, racing drivers, tennis players, foreign royalty, night club owners and a few south american 'horticulturists' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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