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Post by pieterhb on May 21, 2010 13:35:12 GMT 1
Hi Everyone
Something that tickles me since I started working on my Bissy is, what is the age and occupation of all the Bissy builders? (I am now actually trying to figure out, for one, where do all the builders get the necessary time to build their respective models...)
I am under the impression that the majority of builders might be retired people, but it would indeed be very interesting to see if I am actually correct or not.
Thus it would be nice to know a little bit more about each other.
I thus kick-off this discussion by saying that I am 43 years old, a agroclimatologist researcher and is currently not married, (therefore have lots and lots of spare time on my hands).
Hope to hear from you.
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2010 13:42:23 GMT 1
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Post by markus on May 21, 2010 18:49:41 GMT 1
ok....
i am 43 years old, a service technician for time attendance, access control and video surveillance systems..
i'm divorced, so building models is allowed again ;D
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Post by Mike B on May 21, 2010 19:00:35 GMT 1
63 - widower and retired.
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Post by mike on May 21, 2010 20:12:31 GMT 1
68, married retired engineer.
mike
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Post by afkmatrix on May 21, 2010 21:21:56 GMT 1
28, single and I work for an international company in their Aircraft Simulation division as a Database Modelling Instructor.
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Post by Mark on May 21, 2010 22:21:07 GMT 1
Me ? Mid 40's, married with a 2 year old daughter..... Time ? I wish there were 48 hours in each day ! (hence my build being wayyyyy behind !)
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Post by rem2007 on May 21, 2010 22:40:28 GMT 1
Hmm, well 51 and living in sin with 2 step kids, a wolf and a hunterway, cat, oh and work full time in health and social care as a team leader.
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Post by swanrail on May 21, 2010 22:47:46 GMT 1
Hi all, am 74 (just) and been retired for 16 years now. Was actively building upto March when developed an eye problem so temporarily on hold. In theory should have plenty of time to build (when fit) but in reality have a heavily disabled wife who takes up a lot of my time. Was involved in the training of engineers in the National Air Traffic services on the computer side, mostly on the 9020 computer used at West Drayton for air traffic control. Now sadly no more, as the new complex with uptodate computers is now at Swannick in Hampshire. To show how things have changed, our old computer had 1mb RAM modules 1 ft cube, made up of ferrite rings in cabinets 6 ft high, 3ft wide and 12 ft long containing 4 of them!! The total computing power is now ovetaken by a simple laptop instead of a room some 50 ft by 30ft!! However it (one in the Uk) and about 6 in USA successfully ran ATC for many years with little trouble, unlike the new one which took 5 years to sort out its teething problems. Lesson to be learned - keep things simple it increases reliability!!!!
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Post by russ on May 21, 2010 23:15:58 GMT 1
Age 21 Occupation Labourer, i work in a builders yard by week and go steam rallys in the summer at weekends, Single and not looking to much hastle means so little modeling time
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Post by grantj on May 22, 2010 6:49:47 GMT 1
Age 52, divorced with a 9year old daughter who spends half the week with me and has recently developed an interest in building Dads stash of unbuilt plastic kits! Work in a Hobby shop so my work is my hobby Its amazing that the majority of builders are single one way or the other
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2010 8:31:10 GMT 1
Pity your in South Africa grantj or I would raid, (visit) your model shop when I goto the UK next year.
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Post by Robert on May 22, 2010 9:51:45 GMT 1
Me? 58, living with my missus, one of my early ex girl-friends who's too often traveling around for her business to my taste. Worked over thirty years for the International Herald Tribune as their art director and being at present a freelance graphic artist. Would think that with no children, no pets I have plenty of time at hands? Wrong, days are bloody too short!
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Post by bruno on May 22, 2010 13:26:36 GMT 1
Hi
I'm 59 years old. I'm married with 3 children.
one is 32 married 2children one is 30 married 2children one is 23 known as "Biddou" in this site.
I'm working as network administrator in a mechanical company (hydraulic stuff)
I should have a lot of time but infortunatly "Biddou" is presently severly ill. So Bissy building often switches to background task.
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Post by grantj on May 22, 2010 13:54:46 GMT 1
Well done Pieter on this idea - it certainly is interesting to see more about the members - have a K
How about a photo gallery next ;D
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