What do you do for a living?

[luckie_529]

Utility specialties. I operator coal and gas boilers, cooling tower/chillers,air compressors, water treatment and pretreatment for waste water at a chemical plant.

Wife's in HR

 

[waterboy]

@luckie_529 Finally another water guy on here!!! My tag on here is from the obvious, liking to be around water, but mainly from the fact that I work in the industrial water treatment industry for 20+ years. I have spent my career in power plants, refineries, paper mills and the like treating cooling towers and boilers. Spent many years with Betz. Now work for a smaller privately owned company. We manufacture water treatment products and private label them for the small to mid size regional industrial water treatment service companies all over the country, helping them grow their business. Having more fun now than I ever did.

 

[luckie_529]

@luckie_529 Finally another water guy on here!!! My tag on here is from the obvious, liking to be around water, but mainly from the fact that I work in the industrial water treatment industry for 20+ years. I have spent my career in power plants, refineries, paper mills and the like treating cooling towers and boilers. Spent many years with Betz. Now work for a smaller privately owned company. We manufacture water treatment products and private label them for the small to mid size regional industrial water treatment service companies all over the country, helping them grow their business. Having more fun now than I ever did.

I figure that you were in the water treatment field. We called one our vendors water boy. High quality H2O.

 

[waterboy]

@luckie_529 I meant to ask, where are you located? What power plant are you in?

I have moved around and have been in the Carolina's for many years working in Progress Energy plants

 

[djetok]

Owner / broker of trash businesses. I buy businesses and rebuild them then sell them. Although this one I don't know if I will sell. First time in 30 years I have worked 5 days a week. Which has finally let me buy a boat since I have the time.

 

[luckie_529]

@luckie_529 I meant to ask, where are you located? What power plant are you in?

I have moved around and have been in the Carolina's for many years working in Progress Energy plants

I work for Mexichem in IL. The site started as BF Goodrich and has been sold a couple of times. We make polymer risen and use the steam in the reactors and in dryers for production.

 

[Big Shasta]

Owner / broker of trash businesses. I buy businesses and rebuild them then sell them. Although this one I don't know if I will sell. First time in 30 years I have worked 5 days a week. Which has finally let me buy a boat since I have the time.

Why do trash companies seem to change hands so much. I've heard there is a lot of money in it....not the case? Seems like we get a new one popping up and it only lasts a couple years then changes hands or gets sucked up by the big guy in town, waste pro.

 

[djetok]

It really depends on yhe type of business. Residential services change hands a lot , i have never owned of those and dont plan to. Most get in trouble with capital. They get into the business thinking the truck is the most expensive thing and go finance 190k truck and buy 10 rolloff boxes (5500 per box) , they quickly find out that 10 boxes is not enough. They need 100 to 150 boxes per truck and off to the bank they go. its takes 122 hauls to pay for a container. My average turn is 7 days , the industry standard is 30 days.

 

[zipper]

Electro-mechanical engineer formerly a cleanroom facilities designer for big semiconductor company/contractor. Now diversified agriculture...organic pyo blueberries, cheeses, mapleproduction, timber management and custom sawmilling on 500acre farm in Vermont's Champlain Valley. Our view from the Owls Nest. Ski trails on Whiteface Mtn. N.Y. Site of 1980 Winter Olympics and Lake Champlain are seen.

 

[Gym]

Why do trash companies seem to change hands so much. I've heard there is a lot of money in it....not the case? Seems like we get a new one popping up and it only lasts a couple years then changes hands or gets sucked up by the big guy in town, waste pro.

My friend owned a trash company that was bought out by Waste Management. His read on thè business is if your doing well you will either be a target for possible aquisition or merger.

 

[dirksgoat]

Work at sea, Currently a 2nd mate/Dynamic Postion Officer on a drill vessel. That could change real soon if the market does not turn.

 

[Mystic1906]

Official title is Senior Finance Systems Coordinator. I manage the financial systems for the Orange County Comptroller's office. I'm an Accounting/IT hybrid. Have worked in Implementation/Conversion roles for the last 8 years. Guess I'm the only one on here. Come to think of it I don't know of any accountants who have boats LOL. I wonder why.

 

[Noko]

Pilot Fedex.

 

[GoodByeHD]

@Mystic1906 you are not alone. I'm credit manager for a manufacturer of roofing and waterproofing products. Degree is in accounting, but I only claim to be part of the accounting department when the boss is buying lunch!!!

 

[Gym]

Official title is Senior Finance Systems Coordinator. I manage the financial systems for the Orange County Comptroller's office. I'm an Accounting/IT hybrid. Have worked in Implementation/Conversion roles for the last 8 years. Guess I'm the only one on here. Come to think of it I don't know of any accountants who have boats LOL. I wonder why.

They cant figure them out???

 

[chess]

A street pharmacist....right @bronze_10

 

[Sean Adams]

Been flying for a living for going on 38 years, 3 years as an flight instructor and charter flying, 10 years flying private company jets and turboprops, and 25 years now with American. 7 to go if I can make it that long without some medical thing taking me out of the game.

Would love to chat with you about the industry and what it takes to get to where you are now. I am working on my private pilots license currently.

 

[bronze_10]

A street pharmacist....right @bronze_10

agreed!!

 

[VONCE]

I do IT and cybersecurity stuff as a contractor at an Air Force base. My wife is a park ranger at a local lake.

 

[GMAN2015]

Lead Technical Project / Program Manager for one of the 4 major US wireless carriers. My focus is on Public Venues and Custom Network Solutions. I manage wireless capacity and coverage projects for Theme Parks, Stadiums, Airports, Shopping Malls, Hospitals, Universities and more in the South East.