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  3. When do you do what you do...

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    Lol this is a loaded question.... I have gone for a run that early in the morning when I was running. I haven't done that for awhile. You can find something to build. I use to tie fishing flys. It was fun to me. Sometimes now during those weird alone times I watch movies with subtitles that the wife won't let me watch when she's awake.


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  12. Today on Craigslist I found....

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    Sometimes I look at the tools on Craigslist to see if there is anything good. Sometimes there are good deals but nothing I would want. Today however there was a deal that I didn't think was that great. Someone wanted $175 for this vintage snap on tool box36aa0caa13cf87cef52bb4297326e38d.jpg

    I wouldn't pay anywhere close to that....unless maybe if it was full of useful tools

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  19. Moving On Up!

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    @ikepete: Guessing you're in Erie? I bet things have been rough for you guys too.

     

    I'm so sick of the RR I could puke. Going on 14 years of their bullshit and have nothing to show for it. They've cut hundreds of jobs and still cutting more every week. 

     

    I'm not sure how much more of this I can put up with honestly. It's definitely time to start thinking about an exit plan. Biggest problem is there just really isn't anything else around here. 

     

    Hope everything works out for you man.


    I'm at the Grove City plant south of Erie. We build the engines that they put in the locomotive in Erie. Both places have been hit hard. I don't see things getting better for the railroad. Especially if they decide to finish building the pipeline.

    For the most part I have enjoyed my time where I'm at. It was a total change from my previous job. Not everyone can say they worked on a 42,000+ lbs engine

    What would you do if you had the chance to get out?


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  20. Moving On Up!

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    Good for you man. Have you picked an area of schooling ?


    I'm looking at electrical. I think I'll like that. There was also industrial maintenance with the addition of wind and solar power attached to it


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  21. Moving On Up!

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    Sorry to hear that dude, I hope you can get something even better.


    I'll be getting free schooling so I'm pumped about that. I'm ready to not teardown train engines for a awhile


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  22. Moving On Up!

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    What a week! Ran out of data with 8 days left in my billing cycle, so next to no internet, and the home button on my brand new iPhone crapped out and had to be sent to Apple for repair, so a few days with an antique phone and no data to load shit on it to boot. 

     

    I live in technological hell. Absolutely shameful that in this day and time a simple Internet connection must cost as much as a car and is still insufficient. 

     

    The Railroad has a big realignment announcement coming next week and is starting the 1 man crew shit again. 

     

    Living the dream I tell you, living the dream


    Life working for the railroad or around the railroad is rough. I just got my bump papers from GE Transportation. My layoff is approaching.




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