tinwhistler's day jobs

ausdag · Post by **ausdag** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 5:02 pm

Teacher of the Indonesian language in Primary (Elementary) school.

The learning of a second language is compulsory here in Queensland for students from year 6 to 9 (ages 11 to 14 or thereabouts).

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 5:29 pm

I am a veterinary techinician currently working on a degree in that field. Used to play ITM professionally full time, but do so only once in a great while these days....sniff

Rosee · Post by **Rosee** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 7:01 pm

Full time undergraduate electrical engineering student. I play bassoon in my limited spare time, but the whistle has the advantage of being in my room rather than in the music building all the way across campus.

MacLeod · Post by **MacLeod** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 9:11 pm

I am a Spiritual Consultant by trade, actually a "Fine Wine and Spirits Salesman". Sitting in on sessions, and drinking fine spirits my passion.

pearl grey · Post by **pearl grey** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 9:14 pm

neill41 wrote:I pick cigerette butts for a living. No i`m not a new age traveller from Bristol with a dog on a bit of rope and matted "dreadlock hair". I`m employed by interserve Fm, at a hospital in Dudley as a gardener which is a bit of a rogue title as, as i say, i spend 70% of my working life picking up fag butts and litter. God bless PFI.
Mind you it has its perks, in a good week i can find nearly a whole pound in 1p pieces in the gutters.

One of my best friends lives in Dudley.

pearl grey · Post by **pearl grey** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 9:17 pm

Rosee wrote:Full time undergraduate electrical engineering student. I play bassoon in my limited spare time, but the whistle has the advantage of being in my room rather than in the music building all the way across campus.

My cellist roommate used to insist on keeping her cello in our tiny tiny tiny dorm room. It was almost like having a 3rd roommate, it was so huge! But she discovered that the music building did in fact have secure storage for instruments and a better climate control, phew!

srfmowman · Post by **srfmowman** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 11:22 pm

Firefighter/Paramedic. Dad to 4 kids, married 22 years. Used whistle as gateway drug to uilleann pipes, love both, look forward to being more proficient in the next 20 years. Wife and kids now think whistles are not so loud.

John

OBrien · Post by **OBrien** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 12:06 am

Day: Teacher of high school math and physics
Evening: Whistlesmith

Previous: bartender, elevator operator, piemaker, principal of a Canadian school in China, volunteer teacher in West Africa and the Himalayas

Brigitte · Post by **Brigitte** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 2:33 am

When this thread started in 2002 in the first couple of days 150 replies or so already were written and I back then even did not have my own account when I wrote. Lots has happened since then, some of the people I found when reading through again have left the board or maybe they only stopped writing to threads and carried on lurking. Many still are here actively participating and many new people joining in, some with Very interesting jobs.

Since I last wrote to this thread my job life has changed dramatically even to the point of being unemployed for a quite a while after the whole company division got shut down

. This was shocking at first, but then again a good chance for a change and fortunately the German unemployment money has helped supporting the time until I decided to go as a freelancer and not wait for a "safe and secure job" to come up. The job market still is quite slim but I was quite fortunate and found a couple of freelancing jobs, which I am doing for over a year now. I do the "normal" secretary stuff or sales administration for a Metal company and occasionally do translation work english-german-english (selfpromotion here: need a translation? can always ask me and see if I could do it

). My most favorite "part time job" though for the last 6 years is helping Colin as much as possible on the office side so that he can make his instruments and this is still real fun.

Brigitte

edited for typos (have no spell checker for English here from where I am writing this)

Flyingcursor · Post by **Flyingcursor** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 5:00 am

srfmowman wrote:Firefighter/Paramedic. Dad to 4 kids, married 22 years. Used whistle as gateway drug to uilleann pipes, love both, look forward to being more proficient in the next 20 years. Wife and kids now think whistles are not so loud.

John

Cool. I almost went to paramedic school. Got my basic emt license but decided computer stuff is really my forte.

srfmowman · Post by **srfmowman** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 6:57 am

Cool. I almost went to paramedic school. Got my basic emt license but decided computer stuff is really my forte.

The down side of the computer gig is that people would get upset if you destroyed their computer to save it or the neighbors computer. When all is said and done and everyone is safe, it really is satisfying to start off the morning with a good demolition.

People seem quite happy and grateful to have their car removed from around them. It's hot, dangerous, messy, and pays like a teacher.............I was trying to think of a down-side, can't.

John

mcbob · Post by **mcbob** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 10:06 pm

I work as an aviation materials specialist
on a canadian military base
to fund my other passions, glassblowing, and whistle tootling.
I have a second job,
cleaning and servicing draught systems in bars,
late at night when noone is around...
I am a long haired, bearded civilian, in an uptight world,
a rebel without a pause....
just trying to keep every one light and happy....

brianholton · Post by **brianholton** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 3:24 am

I teach Chinese-English translation in Hong Kong, because I can't make enough money from my translations of Chinese literature (poetry don't pay!).
For around 15 years I taught Chinese language (Mandarin) and modern & classical Chinese literature in the UK.
In 4-5 years I'll retire (I hope) to New Zealand, and maybe learn to make wooden whistles: there are some beautiful native timbers in NZ.

mukade · Post by **mukade** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 9:19 am

I'm a translator. Mainly Japanese to English subtitles and computer-related material.
I live at the foot of Mt. Fuji, but I'm originally from the fair city of Durham in the UK.

Mukade

jbarter · Post by **jbarter** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 9:26 am

mukade wrote:I'm a translator. Mostly Japanese to English subtitles and computer-related material.
I live at the foot of Mt. Fuji, but I'm originally from the fair city of Durham in the UK.

But isn't that the Breton flag in your avatar?

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