Senior Programmer/Analyst for AIG Retirement. Woodworking is an all-consuming hobby which has lead to more outside-the-office projects than I care to number, or remember. I have to balance that addiction with my other obsession which is getting my 92 300SE to be a better car.

oops - just noticed this is the Diesel forum - hope my post is allowed...

I work on production printings systems, black & white and color. My company was sold and unemployment is looming....
I am also a gentleman chicken farmer: 2 roosters, 2 very nervous hens and about 10 eggs a week.....

**edit**
I think this thread fits perfectly within the community of folks we have going in Diesel Discussion {and a few random gassers}. It is mostly, but not all about nuts and bolts......{metric of course }

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

Man - we're really getting personal here, aren't we? What's next - pictures, sexual orientation and shoe size?

Structural (bridge) engineer

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1981 240d - 135k - Arlene

The Holidays are here..post your picture so we can see who WE are!!!

Here's the picture thread. Shoe size is far too personal.

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Chad
2013 Jeep Unlimited Rubicon
OBK#44
"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work." - Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)

SOLD
1985 300TD - Red Dragon
1986 300SDL - Coda
1991 - 300TE
1995 - E320
1985 300CD - Gladys
2006 Nissan Pathfinder LE
1998 Acura 3.0 CL

Full time student at ASU, majoring in Computer Science. Summer and whenever-the-heck-you-feel-like-working job as the IT guy at a small business run by my high school english teacher's husband... it's in partnership with a sister company (Same owner) so they just call the big branch for IT help when I'm not around.

Also a hobbyist photographer.

I have to jump into the mac vs pc debate as well... Go with the Mac. 100%. More stable, because the hardware and software were made to match each other instead of the PC platform, which is a mash-together of everybody's unique ideas - that rarely works.

My family are Windows devotees... I left them to their fate in the computer department years ago. I spend ten to one the time fixing theirs as fixing mine. And my Macbook Pro will outwork the family PC which is quite a bit newer.

Win 98 BSOD at introduction by Gates: http://youtube.com/watch?v=TGLhuF3L48U

Is Vista a rip-off of OS X? You decide:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=MDNuq94Zg_8
http://youtube.com/watch?v=N-2C2gb6ws8&feature=related

EDIT: Yes, I know Linux is another option too. I use it at work. I'm a big proponent of open-source... but I don't see it as... simple enough - to replace home users desktops yet. Too difficult to install things for the computer barely-literate.

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~Michael S.~
Past cars:

1986 300SDL
1987 300SDL
1982 240D
1982 300SD


Current:

1987 300SDL

Eh, what the heck. We'll let it slide. This time.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

You've been sitting in the same place for 28 years? Wow!

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

Full time Marine, part time cop and, Truck Driver looking to lease on somewhere.

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85 300SD
02 F350 Diesel 2WD
96 F250 Gas 4WD
02 Accent
06 KLR650
04 CRf450r
Mahindra 3525 Diesel

No, no, no..... He designs greeting cards. Duh.

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~Michael S.~
Past cars:

1986 300SDL
1987 300SDL
1982 240D
1982 300SD


Current:

1987 300SDL

Paramedic-I retired Fire/rescue after 20+yrs and moved to the coast to be a RN. But.. Got sucked back into EMS (great $$ and great hours). I also teach @ the collage 1-2 day I week. I have a side business Buffing and Polishing and I hope I can expand into auto and tool restoration this summer.

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2dieseljohn
1979 300sd (283,000+) Road Trips
1983 240D 4-speed (350,000+) Daily Driver
1967 E-TypeS1 in bits and pieces

That would be a Stationery Engineer.

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Chad
2013 Jeep Unlimited Rubicon
OBK#44
"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work." - Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)

SOLD
1985 300TD - Red Dragon
1986 300SDL - Coda
1991 - 300TE
1995 - E320
1985 300CD - Gladys
2006 Nissan Pathfinder LE
1998 Acura 3.0 CL

I am Transportation Captain for a major recording company, we get the equipment and stage **** in and out while YOU are partying!!!!!

Its a living....

Dakota

W123 300D China Blue 1981

I am a massage therapist. been that way for almost 4 years now. i like it i can ind a job easily anywhere and i can just go cause i don't have anything tying me down right now.

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-Trevor

OBK #12
1980 300SD 333,XXX miles - Totaled
1986 Mazda RX-7 212,XXX miles - impounded and auctioned off
2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited 33,000- SEGR, Provent, Fumoto

If the steam boiler blows up in the next building you or Dee8go visit - I'll know who killed you.

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1981 240d - 135k - Arlene

Regional Finance Manager for a Global Consulting Company.