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GMC Forum _ CHILL OUT _ Occasional Gardener..
Posted by: Ben Higgins Jun 22 2011, 12:46 PM
.. is what I sometimes do. For extra work I sometimes do gardening work (mowing lawns and manly stuff, not planting flowers etc) 
Now you've got that amusing picture in your minds, what jobs/occupations do you guys have ? 
Posted by: thefireball Jun 22 2011, 01:22 PM
While searching for a job in my field of computers, I currently work at Maintenance at the college. I do office work, but sometimes a lot of grunt work too. The past week was filled full of mulching and weeding. We re-did the flower beds. That was back-aching pain.
Posted by: tonymiro Jun 22 2011, 01:58 PM
Apart from the day job as an ME I'm also employed by a couple of UK universities to examine post graduate and doctoral candidates.
We also live on a 4 acre small holding so there's always plenty of gardening to be done here as well Ben 
. Oddly enough it's my wife who likes gardening just plants things but she never sems to do any of the digging/weeding/strimming etc. I end up doing all of that even though I'm not fond of gardening at all 
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Posted by: Ulrik Jun 22 2011, 02:06 PM
I've done a lot of working in stockrooms, with clothes, bread, towels, mail...
A long time ago also some in a kindergarden and phoner for an insurance company.
Now I help mentally and/or physically handicapped people to get around to activities.
It could be, cinemas, amusementparks, museums, parties or just a bike ride.
I get most transport and all entrances paid and most of the time we eat at restaurants.
I've ben eating out more than ever this last year and seen a lot of cultural offers. 
It's not really good money but still 55-80% of what I get when finished studying,
and it's mostly weekends.
Posted by: MonkeyDAthos Jun 22 2011, 02:10 PM
This summer im going to Switzerland with the rest of my band. working in....something..that my father got us ..hope i don't die q:
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Jun 22 2011, 02:39 PM
I like DIY projects, and are fond to make things. Not too skillful with metal tho, but I like fixing/upgrading/restoring all sorts of old things Would like to have one big studio/workshop some day.. And it's going to happen, I'll build it myself as soon as I can collect the money and find a suitable piece of land
Posted by: Ben Higgins Jun 22 2011, 05:42 PM
We also live on a 4 acre small holding so there's always plenty of gardening to be done here as well Ben
Hmmm, if you need a gardener for a few weeks during the year ?
Yeah, all that kneeling down kills the back
It could be, cinemas, amusementparks, museums, parties or just a bike ride.
I get most transport and all entrances paid and most of the time we eat at restaurants.
That's a really giving and noble job.. good for you
What is it ?? A old coal mine or something ??
Would like to have one big studio/workshop some day.. And it's going to happen, I'll build it myself as soon as I can collect the money and find a suitable piece of land I can see a big wooden recording studio......
Posted by: Ulrik Jun 22 2011, 06:41 PM
Yes and hard work today,
visiting this ship http://www.casr.ca/id-danish-naval-projects-absalon.htm
Then watching some male national beach volley team lose to Brazil (there were some women players too
)At the end we had softdrinks at a bar near the water.
Work sure is hard...
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Jun 22 2011, 10:06 PM
Yes, with lots of flowers in it
Posted by: jstcrsn Jun 23 2011, 03:34 AM
well ,I got laid off 2 and half years ago from construction so now I have , framed , trimmed, built decks, fixed toilets, replaced plumbing fixtures, painted , hung sheetrock, muded sheetrock,laid carpet, set hardwood floors, remodled kitchens, fixed shingles,installed shower doors ,installed stormdoors, and have a bath tub refinishing business.
I have never worked harder in my life, but I have food on the table,and I have seen my wife and kids much more than when I had a nine to five
oh ya- we also have a garden with snow peas ,green beans ,tomatoes ,cucumbers,watermelons and cantaloupe
Posted by: Azzaboi Jun 23 2011, 07:28 AM
Sometimes I do gardening to... my parents force me to do the weeding, hate it!
Mowing the garden and letting the grass grow is more ideal. Maybe a water feature in the middle with some frogs to keep it clean.
Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Jun 23 2011, 08:45 AM
I never ever liked gardening, because my mom is obsessed with flowers and always takes care to let me know about it so I kinda ran away from that activity since I was a kid
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