previous incarnations

<P>something to lighten things up, what were you before becoming a courier and what made you change? </P> <P>I was an IT manager for a national mother and baby retailer (not mothercare) who made me redundant. while I&nbsp;was unemployed I covered some hermese rounds to make ends meet when an inheritance (same one I mentioned in my last post about Fastway) came through and allowed me to buy a Fastway franchise. The rest I've already told you.</P>

12 years as Warehouse Manager for Moss Bros childrenswear division which was sold off to [business] who then went bust in 1995.Spent a further year working for the receivers selling it all off...then 2 years as Taxi Controller doin 13hour night shifts for 8 night stint then a day off then 3 day shifts of a mere 11 hr shift, then a day off before starting the 8 nights again..killer...then 1998 this when times were good til now

Ten years as a postman (Bexley village), followed by a year delivering for AT&amp;T (not the mobile network but electrical wholesalers in Brentford) and a couple of months doing sameday for Moss Electrical (Dartford)<div><br></div><div>However, before becoming a postman, and since leaving school (takes deep breath)</div><div><br></div><div>Marine Reisurance clerk (Leslie &amp; Godwin) Mark Lane, EC3&nbsp;</div><div>Watch repairs/sales (Bravingtons) Kings Cross</div><div>Inland Telegrams (Post Office) Fleet Street (when the Old Bailey bomb went off)</div><div>Dartboard printer (MY Darts) Barnet</div><div>Delivery driver (Currys) North Finchley</div><div>Sales assistant &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; " &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; " &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;"</div><div>Relief manager (Box o' Chicken) various London</div><div>Manager (KFC) Crouch End</div><div>Raw materials storeman (Foster Cambridge) N Finchley then Eaton Socon, St Neots&nbsp;</div><div>Lorry loader (Huntsham Meats abbatoir) St Neots</div><div>Computer paper packer (Lamson Paragon/Moore Paragon) St Neots (took redundancy)</div><div>Failed car buyer/seller</div><div>Frozen food salesman (Freezavan franchise) Bedford/Northampton</div><div>Eismann partner&nbsp;</div><div>Snooker equipment travelling salesman&nbsp;</div><div>Entrepreneur (designed and marketed a snooker-dice game)</div><div>Lots of panic and unease due to debts due to the above</div><div>Driver, delivering Ford demonstrators</div><div>Pork pie salesman (George Adams) out of St Neots</div><div>Rather not say (long holiday)</div><div>Packer in chicken factory (Uckfield)</div><div>Ropemaker (Hailsham)</div><div>Salesman (Cable London/Telewest) various London</div><div>Factory worker (Gillette) Newhaven</div><div>Telesales (motor advertising) Southgate&nbsp;</div><div>Factory worker (circuit-board assembly) Potters Bar</div><div><br></div><div>Is it any wonder I choose to be my own boss?</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>

Blimey you look good for someone of 84

i think ptc just decided to upload his entire c.v there &amp; prob now out of breath.lol<br>

<P>Spent most of my time in and around the motorcycle trade,</P> <P>[business] selling crash helmits etc when I was 16,</P> <P>did a city and guilds in&nbsp;motorcycle engineering,</P> <P>worked at [business] BMW dealer,</P> <P>then worked at various dealers ending up as a shop manger/mot tester etc</P> <P>doing odd bits of courier workon a Z550&nbsp; to due make ends meet in the winter,</P> <P>started fitting motorcycle alarms after a year working for [business]&nbsp;(24 hour call 6 days a week, day off from 7am tuesday to 7am wednesday) &nbsp;&nbsp;again started doing odd bits courier work for [business],</P> <P>Moved to somerset started a motorcycle workshop when the alarms went quiet and it was a spectacular disaster ( got fed up with the "I've seen this on Ebay can you match the price brigade"!) &nbsp;so had to do a Dawson news run and a full time job to survive and keep my house!!</P> <P>now full time courier and play with the odd website etc</P> <P>well that's me</P> <P>&nbsp;</P>

<P>PTC, </P> <DIV>Packer in chicken factory (Uckfield) you sure that wasn't cluckfield?</DIV>

Boom boom! You know what?, I can honestly say that's the first time I've heard that! It was actually Five Ashes but you're more likely to know where Uckfield is. As for my entire CV, there are probably two or three I've forgotten about and I've probably been sacked from more than I left voluntarily.

Respect to you, Springer, you're a survivor mate!

Lots of interesting careers so far,<div>Mine well started my working life off as a Chef, Lots of different places and eventually moved into Bar management, had several pubs before, i decided for the first time to become self employed as a Handyman. This was great doing everything from painting pubs, Building work, plumbing and electrics, then i was headhunted by a company who wanted to me start up there whole maintenance division for them which i did and ran for several years. While all this was going on i went to night school and gained all my accreditation's and certificates in building and electrical work. Then moved into the Sameday world and have not looked back since.</div>

I forgot i also worked as security on film sets for a bit too which was very interesting and makes you understand why films and adverts cost so much to make!!!!...and how much sittin around there is for the actors and xtras...but the food is good!!!! also set up a chauffering company working alongside the couriering for a few years but sold it off....parcels don't talk back!!!!

Royal Navy electrician (inc. Falklands '82)<div>electrician's mate at Royal Naval Armaments Depot</div><div>BT engineer (up pole and down holes)</div>

I was a tyre fitter for more than 6 years working my arse of getting rotten an having nothing to show for it then moved onto door work doing the clubs in Staines &nbsp;was fun for a while then one day woke up an an said to myself Wat the hell am I doing going out getting in to scraps with young drunks an made the desision to go it alone and become my own boss, the rest is history as they say

No printers yet??!!<div>I've had loads of drivers who used to be in print b4 digital etc screwed that industry up</div>