newbie here

[kenz240z]

My chair started out in the Motor Pool for the 67th Infantry Brigade. Then I ended up sitting in the percussion section of the Fightin' 43rd Army Band. I spent 6 years in the Nebraska Army National Guard.

[echoracer]

Welcome, I got my '71 240z on Ebay also... it's turned out to be a little more work than I thought ,but this is my 4th so it's a labor of love...

Evan

[CoastGuardZ]

I'm definitely in a chair now... I just took over the XO position at one of our

little LORAN transmitting sites in Romulus, NY (Read: Middle of Nowhere) mainly a lot of paperwork, but I do get to work on the transmitter and timer a bit. We only put out 800,000 watts from a little 700 feet tall antenna.

From your post it sounds like you are about to get out.?. In these days of

low retention I'm sure the AF would hate to see you go.

BTW, here is a pic of my last little row boat, and what we do for fun...

Nate

[wabi]

nice boat! Yeah got less than a year, but i am going to college for auto repair. Plus I have a family now. I don't want to leave my 4 month old son for a year. Plus the af is just not for me. Don't get me wrong i have the utmost respect for the military, and it definitly changed my life for the better, but I just have other plans. I love working on learning about, watching shows about cars. I drive my wife nuts. you gatta do what you love or you won't be happy.

[CoastGuardZ]

you gatta do what you love or you won't be happy.

Roger That! But, I do have to say that I'm not a Machinery Technician in the CG just because I didn't want to do my hobby as a job, I was afraid that I would lose my passion for it if it became work. So instead I'm an Electronics Tech.

Best of luck to ya! What year is that Z anyway?

Nate

[wabi]

I love cars too much to ever get tired of it. Thanks for the advice, note well taken, and if it ever does happen I will find a new job. by the way it is 72.

[sblake01]

I have taken many auto repair classes. I am a certified MVAC (Motor Vehicle Air Conditioning) tech, I had a welding license but haven't kept up with it, brakes, smog, tune up, etc. But I basically did it to further my own knowlege. I've had a couple of auto repair jobs but nothing is more enjoyable than working on my own cars. No deadlines, I can do it how I want to, at my own pace, and get enjoyment out of repairing them myself rather than paying someone else to do it. If you can get enjoyment from doing it for a living, that's great. I just remember some of the crap that people brought to me expecting miracles. No thanks.