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if you didnt get in this business.....what do you think you would be doing? me probably workin auto parts till i retired.
-------------------- joe pribish-A SIGN MINT 2811 longleaf Dr. pensacola, fl 32526 850-637-1519 BEWARE THE TRUTH.....YOU MAY NOT LIKE WHAT YOU FIND Posts: 11582 | From: pensacola, fl. usa | Registered: Nov 1998
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Good question! If I don't do signs, which is doubtful, maybe I will work as computer graphics freelancer or math teacher (I hate to teach math people who dislike numbers )
-------------------- Catalin Dretcanu TIPART GROUP Ltd www.tipart.ro Address: Bucharest, ROMANIA Phone: +40 722 621 512 E-mail: catad@yahoo.com
"Do or do not...there is no try" Posts: 83 | From: Bucharest, ROMANIA (Europe) | Registered: Sep 2003
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Gigolo for sure. I'd find me some rich old lady that would let me play golf, tennis, and travel all over the world in exchange for my other hidden talent.
-------------------- Bob Stephens Skywatch Signs Zephyrhills, FL
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Most likely in this neck of the woods, working in a factory doing brain dead assembly work. (Signs got me away from that and I can't even imagine how horrible it would be to go back...*shudder*)
Would definitly look into playing drums in a band... Rapid
-------------------- Ray Rheaume Rapidfire Design 543 Brushwood Road North Haverhill, NH 03774 rapidfiredesign@hotmail.com 603-787-6803
I like my paint shaken, not stirred. Posts: 5648 | From: North Haverhill, New Hampshire | Registered: Apr 2003
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Joe...I'd be back at doing auto body and paint work. (shudder)
And if I was going to do that (shudder again) I would probably stick to restoration work on classic cars.
-------------------- Dave Grundy retired in Chelem,Yucatan,Mexico/Hensall,Ontario,Canada 1-519-262-3651 Canada 011-52-1-999-102-2923 Mexico cell 1-226-785-8957 Canada/Mexico home
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I'd probably be the head guy at the I.R.S. making all the posters on this here bullboard really miserable and then there would raelly be sumpn'to moan about beside the customers who cheat us fine folks out of bein' rich.
CrazyJack
-------------------- Jack Wills Studio Design Works 1465 E.Hidalgo Circle Nye Beach / Newport, OR Posts: 2914 | From: Rocklin, CA. USA | Registered: Dec 1998
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I can tell you what I WOULD NOT be doing - trying to get committments from Letterheads to do the same thing at the same time, as in this van trip to Laurens. What a PITA - it's like trying to shovel flies across a room. Literally three days til we leave, and I'm still getting this "well, maybe, I don't know, call me before you leave," crap.
Sometimes this is the biggest bunch of babies I've ever seen. People who can't plan anything more than three hours in advance, then complain that nothing seems to work out. Whatever....
Sorry, but this has got me cranky today.
-------------------- "A wise man concerns himself with the truth, not with what people believe." - Aristotle
Cam Bortz Finest Kind Signs Pondside Iron works 256 S. Broad St. Pawcatuck, Ct. 06379 "Award winning Signs since 1988" Posts: 3051 | From: Pawcatuck,Connecticut USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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""Good judgment comes from experience; and a lot of that comes from bad judgment" - Will Rogers Posts: 3485 | From: Beautiful Newaygo, Michigan | Registered: Mar 2003
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I would have gone through with Cartoon school and would most likely making a 6 figure income.
Or doing corporate animation in a freeking suit in a freeking office, playing freeking back stabbing games and figuring out the daily "buzz" words while attending useless meetings to pump some insecure losers ego up that he's doing a "great" job.
Thank you for reminding me of "why" I chose to stay with signs.
the thought of corporate america makes me want to go build my own coffin and lie down inside it.
-------------------- Bob Rochon Creative Signworks Millbury, MA 508-865-7330
"Life is Like an Echo, what you put out, comes back to you." Posts: 5149 | From: Millbury, Mass. U.S. | Registered: Nov 1998
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Do you mean to do something that you have the experience and/or skillset to earn a living, in my case electronic technician; or something else I'd really want to do. ie. talent scout for a strip bar
-------------------- Mike O'Neill
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I had two choices when I chose signs. Independent business man or "porn star" I think I will stay with this for awhile, then take the other fork in the road that I didn't choose the last time.
I'm just kidding!! I would like to be a full time baseball coach for JV age kids.
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Sad to say ... this is about all I've ever done in one form or another... screen printing since I was 17. I know it would be something with my hands (construction maybe) ... and it wouldn't be anything where I had to deal with general public (and be nice)
-------------------- Compulsive, Neurotic, Anti-social and Paranoid ... but basically Happy Posts: 2677 | From: Rochester, NY, USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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Teaching K-12 art like I did for 13 years before I did this. I miss the excitement of showing kids neat art stuff and the regular pay check, benefits etc. but I DON'T miss the bitchin' in the teachers' lounge, demon kids, the paper work, grading, extra hours for no extra pay and the administrative junk. I LIKE working here!!
-------------------- Jane Diaz Diaz Sign Art 628 W. Lincoln Ave. Pontiac, Il. 61764 815-844-7024 www.diazsignart.com Posts: 4102 | From: Pontiac, IL USA | Registered: Feb 1999
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Well, I spent 20 years in the grocery business, guess I would be a greeter at walmart or on the night stock crew. Glad I got in this instead. If I had stayed in the grocery business I would probably be dead already. Bill
-------------------- Bill & Barbara Biggs Art's Sign Service, Inc. Clute, Texas, USA Home of The Great Texas Mosquito Festival Proud 10 year Supporter of the Letterheads Website www.artssigns.com "MrBill-" on the chat page MailTo:biggsbb@sbcglobal.net Posts: 1020 | From: Lake Jackson,Tx | Registered: Nov 1998
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I always thought being a wedding photographer would be cool, you know, bein' around people when they're having the time of their lives. But after I talked to one, I'm not sure. He said he's been at weddings where they've had knock down drag out fights.
I think it would be fun to be a fishing guide or something in tune with nature where you could be around folks that want to relax and enjoy themselves.
-------------------- Bill Diaz Diaz Sign Art Pontiac IL www.diazsignart.com Posts: 2107 | From: Pontiac, IL | Registered: Dec 2001
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My education is in animal science - found out I wasn't cut out to work for somebody else. I do taxes on the side and am working on becoming a real estate tycoon any of those 3 would probably be my choice outside of signs!
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#1- A forensic reconstructionist (?) You know, someone that reassembles skulls with clay, etc. #2- Someone who worked in a museum restoring fine art, or teaching art history. #3- A court/trial illustrator. #4- A Civil War site anthropologist. #5- A soft-core porn writer for bored housewives.
(I really wanted to be a ballerina) Love...Jill
-------------------- That is like a Mr. Potato Head with all the pieces in the wrong place. -Russ McMullin Posts: 8834 | From: Butler, PA, USA | Registered: Jan 2001
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I'd be drivin' truck!! I like the time by myself and trucks run in my family. I drove for awhile and loved it! My dad is 73 this year and is still driving.He's been driving since he was 18.(Sorta' grew up with it) My younger brother is a trucker and now and then I'll go with him on a short run and he'll let me drive for the pleasure!Being a musician is my second love but this is'nt the area for full time work.This is my 30th year doing sign and graphic work so I guess this is where I'm stayin'!!
-------------------- Dale Flewelling Art Attack Signs & Design Newport, NH Posts: 114 | From: Newport, New Hampshire | Registered: Dec 2001
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Chasing cows, taking dudes out riding and spending 8 hours a day 6 days a week in the saddle! I love this biz but how I got into it, I wonder somedays. LOL Life is good if not crazy sometimes.
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Funny you should ask OP, as Jeff and I head into our second week of regular employment with signs fading into the background. Actually, it's just Jeff that has a job right now, with the National Park Service (Chiricahua National Monument...awesome place in south east Arizona). I'm applying for an opening to be the manager for the Park's visitor center/gift shop. I'm keepin my fingers crossed as it is a pretty sweet job opening (can walk to work, have the same days off as Jeff, benefits & not bad pay). I'll probably still keep an eye out for wall mural jobs and holiday window painting, but other than that, I think our sign days are over. Maybe we can do it for fun again once we retire xoxoxoxoxox to you OP...you hang in there
Karen
-------------------- Karen Sartain,'Pisel' on chat 11699 E Hwy 181 Willcox, Arizona 85643
We are not human beings on a spiritual journey.We are spiritual beings on a human journey."-Stephen Covey Posts: 336 | From: Chiricahua National Monument, Az | Registered: Nov 1998
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Karyn, I'm impressed with you sounding right brained and left brained too. I can't imagine doing anything except spell the word: "accounting".
And Karen, good luck to you, it will all be as it should be - but please please don't leave us, check in!
I fell into signmaking because I had a background of graphic arts and the signmaker who did the window posters for my X husband's convenience stores never got them out in time, so my X suggested I go help him during the hours my son was in pre-school. I got hooked on the variety of things that were fascinating and challenging and stayed with signs when I had to make a living.
Ultimately, if my life had been easier and I had not needed to support myself and a kid- I would have become a painter of oils, fine art. I had that in mind since age 10. I now turn one out every few years, and it's like starting out all over each time.
-------------------- Myra A. Grozinger Signs Limited Winston-Salem, NC
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Yo to all here On the other side. Just about to retier from my fire department. Started painting-pinstriping as a paper boy. Now I can do signs forever.
-------------------- Burris Custom Painting 203 Brown St. Tewksbury,Ma. 01876 Posts: 96 | From: Tewksbury, Ma 01879 | Registered: Jan 2003
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.......waitressing . . . and/or wandering aimlessly from town to town chasin' down some pipline or construction job . . . playin' music on some corner for a buck or two . . .probably would'nt have anything but a guitar an' a backpack to my name. . . . it would'nt be a perty picture.
Thank The Lord He gave me somethin' to do and a reason to do it: 2 beautiful daughters
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"Look like a girl, act like a lady, think like a man, work like a dog" Posts: 5758 | From: "Sweet Home" Alabama | Registered: Mar 2003
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Airline pilot or mechanical engineer. If I'm not mistaken, both seem to pay just a little more than the average sign job wage. I've always loved flying, science and math.
-------------------- David Harding A Sign of Excellence Carrollton, TX Posts: 5089 | From: Carrollton, TX, USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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I love music. I would love to be a percussionist/drummer in an jazz band.
I have so many talents, I could wear many hats.
Right now, I want to get rich & I am starting another corporation that if it works out as planned, would lead to great wealth, without a lot of outlay.
You know the saying "Think & grow rich"? That is the mode I am in right now.
Think small & you will be small, Think big & you will be big.
I am tired of struggling. Feast or famine.
Creative Signs & Finishes may be for sale soon.
-------------------- Rob Thomas 3410 Ketcham Ct Beautiful Springs FL 34134 Posts: 965 | From: Bonita Springs, Florida USA | Registered: Feb 2000
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