Worked with family excavating business from age 14 to 24 running heavy equipment. Got out of college in 1981and moved to Colorado and worked in an Industrial Engineering group doing flunky work at a facility that produced the component that goes into our nuclear warheads that produces the nuclear reaction (explosion). Around 1995 I transitioned to Software and have been a database administrator for 25 years. Always had some kind of system since high school. My first ribbon tweeter was around 1976 Infinity speakers. Damn things would fail on a monthly basis.
What do/did you do for a living?
With the increasingly high priced items people own and are selling, I'm curious about the line of work people do or have done. I thought my $5k integrated was a massive investment, but seeing users searching for $100k speakers or $75k SET amplifiers has me curious about the varying lines of work people do to afford these items.
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Hello @rocray I won’t say congratulations just yet then; but good for you. Been retired almost 32 months now and loving it. Funny thing is, the only time I’m really relaxed is when I’m listening to music- just like when I was working. I spent a lot of money in my first year of retirement. Be prepared for that. A good part of that was on the stereo. But I had a grand time doing it. The hardest thing for me was writing the check for my speakers. That was a lot of money. Once I heard them in my room all that stress was forgotten. |
@tonywinga, beautiful room,and system. Thanks for the encouragement. Over that last handful of years, I have slowly been upgrading, getting ready for this phase of my life. I have to say,physically and mentally, I am ready for this. I turned 60 in May, and consider myself truly blessed. While I’m not going to be vacationing in the south of France every winter, I will be able to enjoy a small indulgence from time to time. |
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