Who do you know that has the coolest job?

[shirt]

i've got a mate who drives one of these for the RAF:

which is pretty cool but he was actually disappointed with it having been given the choice for multi's or civvy street when the fast jet training pipeline backed up.

another mate [female] flies for the AAC.

but really, the only mate i'm really jealous of runs a club night, earning more in 4 nights than i do all month. also owns a travel agency specialising in off kilter trips [PDK and the like] and spends much of his time travelling and doing as he pleases.

[Olf]

shirt said:

i've got a mate who drives one of these for the RAF:
which is pretty cool but he was actually disappointed with it having been given the choice for multi's or civvy street when the fast jet training pipeline backed up.

another mate [female] flies for the AAC.

but really, the only mate i'm really jealous of runs a club night, earning more in 4 nights than i do all month. also owns a travel agency specialising in off kilter trips [PDK and the like] and spends much of his time travelling and doing as he pleases.

off kilter pdk? what does that actually mean?

[ZesPak]

Matt Harper said:

Mario149 said:

Matt Harper said:

I enjoy my work also - qualitative research - some of it with big auto manufacturers - but I do sometimes envy one of my younger brothers, who has carved out a very fruitful career producing somewhat eclectic pornography.

Eclectic in what way?!

Not 'mainstream'- a little more exotic left-field and catering to a more adventurous consumer. Perhaps I should have just put 'kinky'.

people pay for porn?

[shirt]

Olf said:

shirt said:

i've got a mate who drives one of these for the RAF:
which is pretty cool but he was actually disappointed with it having been given the choice for multi's or civvy street when the fast jet training pipeline backed up.

another mate [female] flies for the AAC.

but really, the only mate i'm really jealous of runs a club night, earning more in 4 nights than i do all month. also owns a travel agency specialising in off kilter trips [PDK and the like] and spends much of his time travelling and doing as he pleases.

off kilter pdk? what does that actually mean?

sorry, i ballses up, meant PDRK, north korea. off kilter as in he doesn't do what would be classed as normal trips. he's been arrested for adultery in iran, held at gunpoint in columbia, and much more besides.

[richyb]

I do a lot of tree climbing work and through that know a few guys who do rigging for nature documentaries. Setting up camera's and hoisting up presenters in the tree tops in some of the most remote forest of the world. Mainly for the discovery channel. I think its pretty cool.

[DS3R]

I know a tea taster at Twinings.... awesome!

[HereBeMonsters]

DS3R said:

I know a tea taster at Twinings.... awesome!

No such thing. Or do you know a buyer?

[DS3R]

HereBeMonsters said:

DS3R said:

I know a tea taster at Twinings.... awesome!

No such thing. Or do you know a buyer?

Tells me he's a taster, if I had a card (it says it on it) I'd scan it in. I'll check!

[Olf]

richyb said:

I do a lot of tree climbing work and through that know a few guys who do rigging for nature documentaries. Setting up camera's and hoisting up presenters in the tree tops in some of the most remote forest of the world. Mainly for the discovery channel. I think its pretty cool.

It is.

[Oxygen Thief]

shirt said:

i've got a mate who drives one of these for the RAF:

which is pretty cool but he was actually disappointed with it having been given the choice for multi's or civvy street when the fast jet training pipeline backed up.

Ooh, I spend most of my working days and nights in these.

[MrChips]

This thread is reminding me of this...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-zRPDvTJTo&fea...

[Olf]

or this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THNPmhBl-8I

[shirt]

Oxygen Thief said:

shirt said:

i've got a mate who drives one of these for the RAF:

which is pretty cool but he was actually disappointed with it having been given the choice for multi's or civvy street when the fast jet training pipeline backed up.

Ooh, I spend most of my working days and nights in these.

if one of your pilots is married but also one of the biggest mincers you've ever met , then you know my mate!

[Gompo]

Olf said:

Pothole said:

Bloke in my class was Team Leader of the Red Arrows for a while, founded the Blades display team, too. (we were friends briefly at school but I doubt we'd know each other if we fell over each other now)

Spent some time with him earlier this year. Very nice guy.

Andy Offer?

[NikB]

My Grandad flew Spitfires in WW2.

My Dad used to work for NASA.

I used to design and build custom electronics for these:



Now I have a normal boring deskjob, thank god

Edited by NikB on Sunday 31st October 07:17

[lestag]

HereBeMonsters said:

DS3R said:

I know a tea taster at Twinings.... awesome!

No such thing. Or do you know a buyer?

ok a master blender then....
http://www.twinings.co.uk/about-us/

[cslgirl]

A friend of ours was the leader of the army motorcycle display team and now has runs a wheelie school and does freelance stunts for motorcyle magazines.

Another friend is Director & Clerk of the Course for Bemsee motorcycle club.

[HereBeMonsters]

lestag said:

HereBeMonsters said:

DS3R said:

I know a tea taster at Twinings.... awesome!

No such thing. Or do you know a buyer?

ok a master blender then....
http://www.twinings.co.uk/about-us/

Again, no such actual job exists. They're called buyers as they're responsible for actually buying the tea from all around the World. Tasting being an essential skill so they know what teas to buy to make the blends. It's a fascinating subject acutally.

Just have a think about how they make English Breakfast tea. There is no recipe to follow, only an end product to compare against, the flavour of which is ingrained on the memory of all involved. Tea production (and therefore availability) is seasonal, so you can not always get the same variety and quality all year round. Hence the need to buy and blend teas from all around the World to get the same end product. The EB you buy in February is likely to made of completely different tea than the box you buy in September, but it still tastes exactly the same.

So point is, to call someone who does that job "a tea taster" is doing them a bit of a disservice. "Blender" perhaps, but they also have to negotiate on price, quantity and quality to secure the right teas. Knowing what you need is the easy part!

[jdbecks]

well, my friend is cooler than your friend!

[Frankeh]

HereBeMonsters said:

lestag said:

HereBeMonsters said:

DS3R said:

I know a tea taster at Twinings.... awesome!

No such thing. Or do you know a buyer?

ok a master blender then....
http://www.twinings.co.uk/about-us/

Again, no such actual job exists. They're called buyers as they're responsible for actually buying the tea from all around the World. Tasting being an essential skill so they know what teas to buy to make the blends. It's a fascinating subject acutally.

Just have a think about how they make English Breakfast tea. There is no recipe to follow, only an end product to compare against, the flavour of which is ingrained on the memory of all involved. Tea production (and therefore availability) is seasonal, so you can not always get the same variety and quality all year round. Hence the need to buy and blend teas from all around the World to get the same end product. The EB you buy in February is likely to made of completely different tea than the box you buy in September, but it still tastes exactly the same.

So point is, to call someone who does that job "a tea taster" is doing them a bit of a disservice. "Blender" perhaps, but they also have to negotiate on price, quantity and quality to secure the right teas. Knowing what you need is the easy part!

I would never have guessed that that much effort went into tea.