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Post by Stuart H on Apr 26, 2006 18:59:12 GMT
Hi Andrew  It is a bit weird being a twin and we are very similar in so many ways. We have many similar interests, Hayley, golf, fast cars, motorcycles, MP3 players etc. and we talk every night on MSN. Steven had a very serious car accident many years ago and I was sick at the same time for no apparent reason and when the phone rung I knew it was bad news. That was the scariest experience. Steven spoke to me on MSN at work last week to tell me he had ordered an SLR digital camera. At the time I was on the phone placing an order for a different model yet we had not even discussed it and haven't used an SLR for years (Dave's fault for showing us what you can achieve with one!) We have very similar tastes in music and our wives get on very well. I have to say that since we got involved with Hayley and the forum we see each other much more regularly. I am looking forward to meeting you at Newmarket .  We both went to St Johns Smith Sq and Wembley (Il Divo) and are going to Wisley so we will have a lot of common interests there. Regards Stuart |
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Post by Joe on Apr 27, 2006 3:18:29 GMT
Hi Stuart, I have a twin brother as well. Both of us do share the same interests. We also work at the same place...in fact we manage to drive our bosses round the twist! Do you find that you will finish your brother's sentences? I believe that twins do have some telepathic powers. I hope Steven is enjoying himself in India. All the best, Joe |
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Post by postscript on Apr 27, 2006 12:04:43 GMT
Ah. Wisley and Newmarket and Andrew is going to be at Newmarket as well?
That's a lot of people to look out for!
Peter
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Post by Stuart H on Apr 27, 2006 22:04:37 GMT
Hi Joe and Peter
Joe, good to hear there are other twins on the forum. We often have the same thought and start a sentence at the same time. I havnt heard from Steve this week but I will see him at the weekend when he returns.
Peter, I think these two concerts will be great and I know some fans have not wanted to go and see Il Divo so have been waiting patiently for some solo dates. My guess is that these two venues will be well attended by Hayley fans. It should also be much easier to meet Hayley afterwards. Are you going to both?
Regards
Stuart
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Post by Andrew on Apr 27, 2006 22:44:05 GMT
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Post by Richard on Apr 28, 2006 7:46:29 GMT
Hello folks!  I'm going to Wisley on 8th June, and one of my all-time favourite occupations is counting down the days to my next Hayley concert!  41 days to go! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gifSee you there!  Exit, whistling "The Flowers That Bloom In The Spring, Tra-La"! :2fun: Richard  |
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Post by roger on Apr 28, 2006 10:14:45 GMT
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Post by Stuart H on Apr 28, 2006 18:44:39 GMT
Hi Andrew, Richard and Roger 41 days! - it doesn't seem too far of put that way. I'm really looking forward to this one - we should be able to get there nice and early and get a great "squat". It will be light as well so the photographers among us will have a field day! Hope you can get your ticket Andrew, I think Steven has ours already. Stuart |
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Post by Richard on Jun 24, 2007 16:48:57 GMT
Hello folks! Thanks to Stephany for posting the link to this old thread. Now it only needs a new post to bring it to the top of the board. Any volunteers?  Yes I know I could have bumped it. I might get the hang of this moderating job eventually! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gifRichard |
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Post by roger on Jun 24, 2007 17:23:28 GMT
Why should you? I never did! Roger |
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Post by postscript on Jun 24, 2007 17:38:35 GMT
Well done, Stephany. You found what I couldn't although I did leaf through around 13 pages of titles in the off-topic section.
Here is my original post in the 'new' now closed thread I thought I was starting originally as 'You Did What?' Somewhat edited to correct inaccuracies Roger himself drew to our attention later.
Hi everyone. In a post a few posts back by now, Roger advised he was a dealer on the London Stock Exchange, employed by a company of stockbrokers. Same thing (as a stockbroker); less money! .
It occurred to me, as we are beginning to know one another better and to be more comfortable in opening ourselves up to each other that a thread on our respective careers might be in order. So I started 'You Did What?' but Stephany has found the original!
Just how many skills do we have amongst us? Just how diverse is our 'population' as marketing analysts would express it?
So, I'll support Stephany in getting the ball moving again.
While my life has generally been singularly uneventful, as I suspect is true of the majority of lives--the Hayleys of this world being unique beyond compare--my life has been reasonably diverse.
In answer to the question I have posed as the title of this thread, I am rather inclined to say 'I haven't a clue'! My answer varies according to context and purpose behind the question, or relevance to the moment in which I am asked.
If I answer the question on the basis of, 'For what were you specifically trained?' I would have to answer, 'as a printer'. Precisely, that should be 'Trained in managing production in a printing plant' but I was taught to handset lead type at 13 at school and to print on hand and treadle presses, so I regard myself as a true printer--one who can actually 'do'.
In fact, while at college I took the City and Guilds exam in hand composition, just to see how a self-taught amateur could hold his own with a professionally taught factory-trained apprentice. There have been times when I have regarded that certificate more highly than my later degree!
That experience came in very handy when dealing with a truculent overseer. 'If you think you can organise my composing room better than I can, go ahead!' Now how do you get out of that one? Very simply, by chance there happened to be some type sitting on the desk. If you don't pick lead type up properly you are likely to spew it all over the floor (printer's pie), losing half to a day's work for someone.
'Don't touch that!' Not only did I but I picked it up completely, waving it flamboyantly in the air under his nose. His expression changed immediately. In that one gesture I'd told him I had the practical experience he didn't think I had. I then selected the one man in the room he himself never dared to interrupt--the trade union representative. 'What's he doing?' What ever it was I decided it could wait and made to go and give him new instructions. I knew I would never get there--which was my purpose.
The truculent overseer suddenly rushed round the desk and blocked my exit. 'What exactly do you want?' I told him. 'Am I going to get wat i want?' 'Yes!' End of incident.
That perhaps is why I have always preferred people who 'do' rather than people who simply 'know' the theory of how it can be done but actually can't!
Peter S
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Post by grant on Jun 24, 2007 21:56:04 GMT
This may bore you, but what the heck! I have loved trains ever since my Mum took me to Derby station when I was 4 or 5. No surprise then that I looked towards the railway for a career when I left school. As luck would have it, British Railways Board Supplies Department was about to relocate to Derby from London in March 1966 when I started as a junior clerk. Initially, myself, two buyers and a secretary occupied a 3 story block totally alone in the then new Railway Technical Centre. One morning, I arrived at work to find some 30 Pickford's removal vans lined up outside waiting to move the rest of the department! That was an interesting day I can tell you!! I worked in the same building for almost 30 years, gradually promoted from a humble junior clerk to a buyer and manager. During that time I bought everything from paper clips to our prestigious fleet of High Speed Trains and just about everything in between. Perhaps the most unusual things I bought were a guide dog for a blind staion inspector and a rowing boat for Holyhead station. I met many interesting people. Some you will have heard of Di Woodham, who bought hundreds of redundant steam locos and stored them in Barry scrap yard which became a mecca for railway enthusiasts and latterly, numerous preservation societies. I also met Virgin's Richard Branson - an amazing and friendly guy. Perhaps the most memorable was meeting Reginald Kray of the infamous 'Kray Twins' fortunately before the became infamous!! My most scary moment was whilst working as a junior clerk in scrap sales at the tender age of 19 when I turned in for work before anyone else and answered the phone to hear that a contractor had discovered an unexploded 1000lb German bomb!! With privatisation looming and the railway taking a route that didn''t suit me, I took early retirement at the age of 48, working for a short time for a friend in the process cooler industry. For the last ten years I have been happily spending my redundancy money and, as I approach 60, and owning my own house, I'm in the process of realising capital from my property through Equity Release. I have no complaints about my life so far but I can say without a shadow of a doubt that meeting Hayley in September 2005 remains one of the great highlights. Getting to know Hayley a little better and also getting to know you lot means an awful lot!! You are amazing God bless Grant |
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Post by roger on Jun 24, 2007 22:44:51 GMT
...you lot means an awful lot!! Thanks, we love you too! Roger |
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Post by Joe on Jun 25, 2007 2:55:27 GMT
Thanks Peter and Grant for sharing your occupations with us. I had known them only through brief mentions, so it was nice to sit back and read them. This is my post from about 15 months ago regarding my situation. I suggest you read that part first. Here's the new bit: Recently, a large company bought my company's assets & several of America's larger mail-order companies. At the moment, it seems that my location will be receiving their mail-orders. And that will mean a lot more staff and perhaps a move to a larger building. And a few of you know that means moving from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, but not where you think  |
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Post by Gene on Jun 25, 2007 3:32:38 GMT
Hello all. It's fun to read about your backgrounds. Very diverse and very interesting.
In my case, after a post-grad masters, I began as a project engineer for industry. Went back to school part-time for an electrical degree because I always wanted to know which color wire was the "hot" one. Became an engineering supervisor. Worse part of the job was laying people off. Became a power-plant operator, where we co-generated most of our electricity requirements. Then became the Manager of Environmental Services for the company. Went back to school part-time for a lot of environmental training. Kept the company in compliance with hundreds of environmental regulations here in New Jersey. Decided that I could do better on my own, so I left and became a consultant. So now I consult. I get to select who I wish to work with and when. Can't wait to see where I wind up next. Perhaps in "West Side Story"?
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No doubt you and Steve are winding each other up all the time... 
