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Affiliated with Jaguar (Dealer Tech, Salesman, Jaguar Corporate)
1
1.49%
Owns or works for an independent Jaguar shop
1
1.49%
Professional (Physician, Laywer, University Professor/PhD.)
17
25.37%
Works for or owns a small business
14
20.90%
Corporate World (Bank, oil company, insaurance, et al.)
10
14.93%
Government (any form inc. Military & police)
11
16.42%
Student
4
5.97%
Graduate school student
0
0%
Teacher
2
2.99%
Other
11
16.42%
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What is everyone's occupation?

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Old 09-30-2010, 11:40 PM
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Originally Posted by JimmyL
You must be the only one ... I'm a soon-to-be retired IT geek and soon-to-be caretaker of a privately owned collection of classic/exotic cars (I like that Doug).

Uhhh...not sure if I'm understanding your reply correctly but that really IS how I earn my living !

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Old 10-01-2010, 02:10 AM
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Electrical/Electronic Engineering Consultant
 
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Old 10-01-2010, 08:18 AM
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Quality engineer for a computer company
 
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Old 10-01-2010, 08:22 AM
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Doug,

I could have responded as you did but to get paid for it too . . . what a fun job.
 
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Old 10-01-2010, 12:31 PM
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Wow, no one works for Jaguar or works at a independent Jaguar shop? Jaglovers.org (Jaguarforums is much better tho) has a member who was an engineer for the X300 XJR project. He has very interesting insight.

Anyone know of an engineer who was involved with the XJ8 development?
 
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Old 10-02-2010, 07:36 PM
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I am police radar technician. I install, calibrate, and service all brands of police radar.
 
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Old 10-03-2010, 06:48 AM
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Super Yacht Captain.
 
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Old 10-03-2010, 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by burmaz
Wow, no one works for Jaguar or works at a independent Jaguar shop? Jaglovers.org (Jaguarforums is much better tho) has a member who was an engineer for the X300 XJR project. He has very interesting insight.

Anyone know of an engineer who was involved with the XJ8 development?
I'm not sure if I should be saying this but: When I was 10 (Way back in1996) My Dad's friend turned up at our house in a car covered in bits of tape & Such like. This turned out to be the XK8 at our house a couple of weeks before it was due to be released!!! It was space age stuff back then.
The same guy has since told me he was involved with Testing the X308 in the AZ Desert, and has had Jags in places you wouldn't expect to find them!!

I'm still the only Professional Driver listed here I see!!
 
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Old 10-03-2010, 05:40 PM
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Default Semi-Retired Electrical Contractor

Love my 2000XJ8. Had it for seven years. Never drive it in bad weather. As a sem-retired person I get to choose what jobs I want to do.

Thanks for the survey,

Ardisson
 
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Old 10-03-2010, 06:04 PM
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Howdy Folks!!...
I also had to do "other"... Engineer (locomotive) by trade (retired). Kept her mostly on the rails for 35 years... Also retired milirary (3 years in th' Corps and 29 in the ORARNG) Howdy Doug in Longview...

Drive On!!...

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Old 10-03-2010, 06:10 PM
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I have a very unique job.
I am a wheatgrass grower.
 
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Old 10-05-2010, 12:52 AM
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Marketing Director for a Semiconductor Equipment Supplier.

I design and market machines that are used to measure silicon wafers as they are manufactured. So thank me everytime you use something electronic !

(Obviously if you have something electronic that isn't working it's not my fault, I wasn't there, I never saw anything!)
 
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Old 10-05-2010, 05:12 AM
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SARC, do you know the guy who puts in the smoke to make the stuff work?

'Cause, you know, if the smoke gets out, the stuff no longer works.
 
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Old 10-05-2010, 11:23 AM
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Actually it's all smoke and mirrors :-)

Being from Scotland and having previously worked in a wafer fab there, we used to have a traditional "get out of jail" statement which was "We're makin things yae canne see! Yer gonnae get a few that dinnae work!"
 
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Interesting thread! I'm a newbie here, and I own a small executive limousine company in Charleston, SC. Professional driver/concierge/guy Friday, essentially.
 
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Grew up in England.
Went to sea at age 16 (I tell everyone my parents sent me to sea, then moved!), qualified as Navigating Officer at age 19.
Was navigator with Sir Ranulph Fiennes 1979 to 1982 on Transglobe Expedition round the world over both North and South Poles.
Now Safety Officer / Safety Project Manager / Trainer
Living in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
 
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Old 10-09-2010, 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by britinbc
Grew up in England.
Went to sea at age 16 (I tell everyone my parents sent me to sea, then moved!), qualified as Navigating Officer at age 19.
Was navigator with Sir Ranulph Fiennes 1979 to 1982 on Transglobe Expedition round the world over both North and South Poles.
Now Safety Officer / Safety Project Manager / Trainer
Living in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Victoria is a beautiful city. Vancouver too.
 
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A poor Army Sergeant.
 
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small biz owner
 
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