Your dream retro job?

Discussion in 'The Chatterbox' started by richgem, Sep 5, 2012.

  1. richgem

    richgem suffering from chronic clicker hand cramps

    Most of us around here shave "retro" with DEs, SEs, or straights and use fountain pens, windup watches and so forth. If you were working "back then," what would be your retro job of choice?

    Me? I'd love to be a radio actor.
     
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  2. Queen of Blades

    Queen of Blades Mistress of Mischief Staff Member

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    This is all I could think of after reading the words "retro job". :D
     
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  3. richgem

    richgem suffering from chronic clicker hand cramps

    How groovy. ;)
     
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  4. Neolithium

    Neolithium I am Canadian, eh

    Old school butcher shop owner.
     
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  5. awake2shave

    awake2shave Crazy Sharp Melon Baller

    I would probably go with my grandfathers first job a pin monkey at the families old wax 5 pin bowling alley in new Brunswick its long gone but if were going back to the old days either that or a trapper on the old trade lines across Canada
     
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  6. Ryan B

    Ryan B Knight of the Soapocracy

    Either an old throwback fighter that fought every week, sometimes a few times a week and work as a machine man or some sort of laborer as my day job.
     
  7. gollum83

    gollum83 Well-Known Member

    We could always use more of them nowadays. Even if you aren't much if of a cook, just using a good butcher brings the meat to a whole new level.
     
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  8. lradke

    lradke and doggone it, people like me

    If I had the chance I would go into watchmaking in a heartbeat! I couldn't afford the tuition as an international student so I got a business degree instead at a local tech school...but I LOVE the Swiss movement in watches! Oh to create time.......(I could go on for hours, so I'll just stop here)

    But yeah, I'd be a watchmaker!
     
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  9. Slipperyjoe

    Slipperyjoe Rusty Metal Tetanus

    A 1970's rock star..
     
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  10. PadreTex

    PadreTex Well-Known Member

    Parish priest... Maybe a Fulton J. Sheen wanna be (there were many in times past).
     
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  11. Ryan B

    Ryan B Knight of the Soapocracy

    He's a Central Illinois guy like me!
     
  12. Switchermike

    Switchermike Active Member

    :transport022: Same thing I do now (locomotive engineer) although I'm not sure I'm tough enough to work the way those guys did. But they do tell some fascinating stories! Choochooooooo!
     
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  13. PadreTex

    PadreTex Well-Known Member

    What a very special one too!
     
  14. Queen of Blades

    Queen of Blades Mistress of Mischief Staff Member

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    Ok, ok....if the car wash gig didn't work out, I'd settle for being a Bond girl.
     
  15. lradke

    lradke and doggone it, people like me

    I can see you doing that! Especially if you were to have your moustache! Then you'd fit the bill perfectly. ;)
     
  16. lradke

    lradke and doggone it, people like me

    Nice! I can honestly say you are my girls hero! They LOVE trains!
     
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  17. awake2shave

    awake2shave Crazy Sharp Melon Baller

    I thought you already were a bond girl mom ;)
     
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  18. Queen of Blades

    Queen of Blades Mistress of Mischief Staff Member

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    Only every second Tuesday of the week. ;)
     
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  19. NoobShaver

    NoobShaver BGDAAA

    same here. But maybe a Padre Pio wannabe.
     
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  20. Smott

    Smott Chew your shave. Slowly.

    Oh, lots of thoughts and ideas for this, but I'd like to be the guy behind the candy counter at an old general store.
     

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