This looks to be a nice place to hang around, so I think I'll bookmark it!
I'm a retired electronics & electrical engineer, retired from a Tribal Utility company. When I left, I spent my savings on additional education - as a Gunsmith. It's fun stuff, and I love fine machinery, and helping it to keep running correctly.
In the course of my career I learned a lot of things, on the job and reading books, and most of them were a lot of fun to learn and do. Things like welding, running a mill and lathe, operating a loader and backhoe (I have a rather nice one), and engineering concrete and steel structures to create electrical substations.
Over the years I've managed major projects and small, sold parts in a Yamaha store (I'm a certified 5-Star Technician in all product lines), made pizza and waited table, taught math and computers in a local college, ran for political office and won - twice. I've been licensed as a stock broker and a Real Estate Broker, and I hold an Extra-class Ham radio license. Oh, and along the way, in my late 40s and early 50s, I picked up 2nd degree black belts in Tae Kwon Do and Hapkido. I hate exercise, but martial arts just make it fun!
My only regret (so far) is that I don't have any kids to pass on to all that I have acquired and learned. Kids today don't want knowledge or tools, they want free stuff and no responsibility. What a sad state of affairs...
Just want to say, I'm so proud of Mike for finally putting this together. Great job, Mr. Goofy!
Welcome my friend THANKS FOR JOINING😀!!!!. I am happy you came aboard. Spread the word so we can grow and grow. We even have some guns for sale now so again SPREAD THE WORD. Maybe someday we will be as big as "Other" forums. We here can not mention the "Other" forum but as you see there are like members.