Retired after 20+ yrs in the good ole Army. Was a Commo guy and Recruiter. Fixing radios and smiling. Full time pinball addict now. Well, and beer connoisseur.
Retired after 20+ yrs in the good ole Army. Was a Commo guy and Recruiter. Fixing radios and smiling. Full time pinball addict now. Well, and beer connoisseur.
Creative Director for a large retail clothing company.
I spend my days bouncing around ideas, bouncing in and out of meetings and keeping our brands moving forward.
I spend my free time once the family is asleep bouncing around the silver ball and keeping it moving forward.
Commercial / Residential Painter and Muralist (self employed). I pretty much like to paint ANYTHING on ANYTHING.
Im currently working on a major mural project for a National Television network that is filming an episode of one of their reality shows in town. Id elaborate but I signed a confidentiality agreement. Anyway, it has helped fund my pinball addiction. It actually started just a year ago when I came into the hobby after purchasing my first two pins (Rapid Fire and The Atarians). A local OP now turned friend was called to come fix my pins and I asked that if he knew anyone who needed painting to let him know. He asks if I wold be able to restore pin cabs, backglasses and playfields and i said "sure, why not?". So I began trading work for his repair expertise and knowledge on the mass amount of pins I was to acquire throughout the year. Its been a great experience and I have gained a true friend out of it. Not a bad story as to how I became addicted to pinball. Guess I should copy and paste this into a profile story!
I've been an appliance tech. for 19 years now. Both commercial and residential. Almost exclusively high-end appliances. I also do complete tear downs and refurbish high-end cooking appliances for small business that can't afford to buy all new stuff. I can take a 20 year old range and make it work like new for another 20 years for 1/4 of the cost of replacing it. Lots of small restaurants don't have 10k-20k for a replacement. I also work with one of the major manufactures of high-end cooking appliances on occasion repairing prototypes in test homes. It's becoming more of a headache than its worth though. This easily translates into pins. It's all the same parts just in a different box for a different purpose. As switch is a switch. Doesn't matter what you use it for it still tests the same. As long as you learn the fundamentals of electronics, how to read schematics and test components you can fix anything. At this point in my life I can fix just about anything. What I did need to learn is how to handle the artwork.
Quoted from Bub:Shout out to Nutty_50, I also work for Johnson Controls in Dallas as a System Rep. 4. Troubleshooting, repairing and programming controls is a hand to hand for pinball repairs.I also own Silverball Holding Co., I restore most anything coin-op related, but prefer to dabble in pinball. I need a bigger company truck so I can pick up pins on my service route.
Back at ya! Wife works with them too same group but she's in space planning. Wish I had a service van or truck lol. Only the branch guys have them here in Philly and its 'burbs. We're the red headed step child of JCI: facility managment/GWS. Very cool business and it really goes hand in hand! I was at the Dallas branch for some training early 2010. Nice people/area!
And I love telling everyone that I go on "My Johnson" portal to "handle" my "stuff"! LOL! I worked for Siemens very briefly and they told me to tell people, "You call, we come!"! Must be the "controls" industry...!
Quoted from SiLeNtNiNjA1:Im about doing the same type of stuff, but for assembly equipment. Im the Automation Controls / IT Manager for an industrial equipment integrator. We build the equipment that tier 1 providers use to supply parts to the big automotive manufacturers. Occasionally we do direct work for one of the big dogs, but were a bit smaller company.
It relates as I spend most of my day writing assembly system or process control software in ladder logic or STL, reading and red-lining electrical drawings, debugging equipment when nobody else here can, and QC checking safety circuits and panel wiring to make sure the guys on the floor are following directions and keeping quality practices up.
You do much more than I do. Much respect as you're wearing many, many hats! My programming is getting rusty. Thanks to Pinside. LOL!
I sit in a cubicle and I update bank software for the 2000 switch.
They wrote all this bank software, and, uh, to save space, they used two digits for the date instead of four. So, like, 98 instead of 1998? Uh, so I go through these thousands of lines of code and, uh... it doesn't really matter. I uh, I don't like my job, and, uh, I don't think I'm gonna go anymore.
Quoted from nutshell79:I sit in a cubicle and I update bank software for the 2000 switch.They wrote all this bank software, and, uh, to save space, they used two digits for the date instead of four. So, like, 98 instead of 1998? Uh, so I go through these thousands of lines of code and, uh... it doesn't really matter. I uh, I don't like my job, and, uh, I don't think I'm gonna go anymore.
Do you have to uh, happen to work for Lumbergh? And show up to work Saturday and Sunday? Yeahhhhhhh, mmm, ok, I thought so…
Quoted from marlboroman:» YouTube video
http://www.caffeartjava.com
Very neat. I like coffee & art. is that you in the vid, marlboroman?
I run a jewelry business and do 3D modeling on the side for small businesses and personal projects. I used to work at a local pinball service and restoration business a while back when I first needed a part-time job.
For 25 years I was a custom home builder (hands on).Six years ago, at the request of my better half I was asked to manage her practice. I am now a practice administrator for a Pediatric Practice in Ohio.I am also a consultant for the state helping other doctor in implementing EMRs into their offices.
So how does this relate? I no longer create or restore homes. I now manage 13 women in a busy office (no offense to the ladies but managing men was much less complicated). Although I am needed here it is not my passion. I found pinball four years ago,it is a great escape and the fact that I can restore something again is great therapy and extremely rewarding.
Quoted from marlboroman:» YouTube video
http://www.caffeartjava.com
Never seen that before, very cool.
Quoted from davewtf:Very neat. I like coffee & art. is that you in the vid, marlboroman?
Yup, Latte Art was a big hit when I introduced it too our city. The guy in the video is 1 of our talented Baristas.
Quoted from the_pin_family:Never seen that before, very cool.
Thank you these are our cup of joes during Halloween
I've been so so tempted to put a couple of pins from my line-up in our locations, it would really complement our concept... But then reality kicks in and get visuals of clients spilling coffee on the pins, banging them up ...etc : (
Quoted from Skypilot:I now manage 13 women in a busy office (no offense to the ladies but managing men was much less complicated).
Estrogen overload.
Leave the toilet seats up?
I run a papa john's...but I also am a registered piano technician so I tune pianos on the side. That side job has helped pay for some mods and also helped me figure out some mechanical issues.
Quoted from dmacy:You do much more than I do. Much respect as you're wearing many, many hats! My programming is getting rusty. Thanks to Pinside. LOL!
Many many hats, but its fun! Two weeks ago I built a replacement for the companies server (Freebsd, xeon dual cpu, hardware raid ect) and stress tested it (Forkbomb + bonnie ftw!). Last week I was in Alabama starting up tooling for next years Mercedes SUV's and programming vision inspection systems. This week im setting up load cells for a press station and finishing a few weld backbones for exhaust systems. Always new and fun stuff going on!
I did hire a guy from Johnson Controls a couple months ago. He had a good general understanding of what a PLC was from his time there, so he got acclimated to panel building and field dressing machines in no time. What they teach you there is a good general background to get into assembly systems or conveyors without to much difficulty.
Quoted from BLACK_ROSE:Do to The IRS Possibly being Hid some where on this Forum ,, I'm Not Gonna answer ..
For all the men who have to work with herds of women, I apologize. I am female, and I can't stand women in groups. Women are evil. My poor husband works here too and is the only male in his department, so they think it's fun to flirt with/aggravate/bother him, and of course if he ever says anything back to them to leave him alone so he can work, they run and tattle that he's "being mean." It's like freaking high school all the time.
And I can't stand it when someone brings in a newborn baby to show off and the estrogen level runs through the roof. Suddenly people start asking when I'm having one, telling me how old I am (I'm 32) and that I "better hurry up and get knocked up" or I'll regret it for the rest of my short, lonely, miserable life. Give me a bunch of guys any day. At least they say what they mean and don't backhand compliment you or talk about you behind your back. Maybe that's why I hang out here all day. lol
I am a ASE certified mechanic in multiple applications. I am also a sous chef and have run many a restaurant in my day. Both are a passion both pay SQUAT!
I'm the owner, designer, builder and animator of the Choo Choo Barn model railroad display in Strasburg, PA. I've been doing this my whole life (I'm 62). If you look at our FaceBook page (http://www.facebook.com/choochoobarn), my daughter just posted a picture of me working on my Williams Hyperball machine to show what I do when I'm not working on the display or doing bookwork.
I get people approved for loans. I see it all-good credit, bad credit, ugly credit. Mostly computer work, so it's nice that my paperwork hands can get dirty under a pin.
Currently, I'm a futurist at The Institute of Intuitive Intuition, but I'm starting to get the vibe that this may only be a temporary gig.
Blondetall - have your husband keep a nice photo of you at his desk, clearly visable.
This will help.
QUOTE: Blondetall - have your husband keep a nice photo of you at his desk, clearly visable.
This will help.
They are all very much aware that I work here, since we have breaks/lunch together and carpool. I even visit their department quite a bit. They wave at me and say Hi like somehow we're just the bestest of friends, then still bother him later. Yesterday they were begging (for over an hour) via email for him to make a cheesecake for their department. (He's a really really good cook.) So it's not so much flirting as some stupid schoolyard hairpulling to get attention. (I collectively call them the attention whores.) So the moral of the story is... if there are any single guys out there that need female attention, just go find some corporate job that is mostly filled by women and you'll be all set.
Maybe I need to bring in bigdaddy07...
Quoted from blondetall:email for him to make a cheesecake for their department.
Ex-lax!
Scientist (Biochemist).
Enjoying my job, even if totally unrelated to Pinball. Well, I would love to have a Strange Science pin in my office...
lucky!!
i guess the closest thing i've come to that is getting a nice original KRISPY CREMES donut right off of the conveyor belt. now that is heaven@!
Quoted from blondetall:Oh, and you haven't truly lived until you've had a oatmeal creme hot off the production line. Cream all gooey and melty... OMG.
Quoted from blondetall:if there are any single guys out there that need female attention, just go find some corporate job that is mostly filled by women and you'll be all set.
The only thing worse than being married and working in a department full of women is being single and working in a department full of women. I would assume it's even worse to be a single woman working in a department full of other women!
i work at a grocery store as a courtesy clerk. I bag, put carts away, and clean up spills. It's not much in terms of pay, but I save my paychecks for pins.
Lots of respect KwiKi. That's something many people just don't do RE: saving their money vs. getting in debt.
I'm a game programmer- I've worked on DS, PSP, PS3, and currently iPhone games. I was one of the programmers on the PS3 game Pinballistik, and I design my own tables on the side for fun. Most of my pin money is gained by saving money little by little each month.
Retired 20 yr AF vet. Radar Tech 20 yrs. Now an electronic tech, HVAC apprentice, home inspector, fix and flip homes by doing electrical and plumbing. Working on pins for me is therapeutic and keeps my hand in electronics and soldering, reading schematics and such. I just love machines and gadgets! I sometimes wish I could find work like Johnson controls, but not enough experience.
Quoted from ENDOFLINE:lucky!!
i guess the closest thing i've come to that is getting a nice original KRISPY CREMES donut right off of the conveyor belt. now that is heaven@!
+1000
Quoted from blondetall:Suddenly people start asking when I'm having one, telling me how old I am (I'm 32) and that I "better hurry up and get knocked up" or I'll regret it for the rest of my short, lonely, miserable life.
OOHH! OOHH! Pick me! Pick me!
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