Part time job ideas

[LS short box]

One of things my wife and I do in the summer is go for morning breakfast rides. Put the top down on the convertible and drive 40-50 miles in whatever direction we decide, have breakfast and cruise home. Once or twice a week. We are home by noon typically.
Doesn't pay anything but walking dogs at the local animal shelter is kind of fun. Exercise for you and the dogs love it.

[davischevy]

Originally Posted by Ol Blue K20

I like it too. It's giving me some ideas..Thanks!

You are a sparky. You are not only employable, you are in demand.

[davischevy]

Originally Posted by kingsolver72

You may not know this yet, so just a heads up.. when I can’t work flooring I’m moving down to your neck of the woods and going to drive one of you large cars.
And write a book about songs I wrote working full time in a donut shop.

I tell young people all the time to get a CDL, even if they don't intend to use it. There is no reason to go hungry if you have a CDL.

[kingsolver72]

I’ve got a buddy that owns a tow service. He and his wife hit a truck that turned right in front of them while going 50 mph on their ultra classic back on September 7th. They were busted up pretty bad. It was the other guys fault.. and he had no insurance. My buddies insurance ain’t going to cover it all. He just started driving about a week and a half ago. His wife been driving a couple of weeks now. They live 12 miles south of me but I had been taking them to church and the grocery store afterwards. I wish I had a cdl I could have been some real help to them.
Larry, you CG got me thinking.

[Ol Blue K20]

Originally Posted by davischevy

You are a sparky. You are not only employable, you are in demand.

The doc says no more working...sucks, but he's right. The treatments did a bit of damage and eight hour day would be bad.....

[davischevy]

Originally Posted by Ol Blue K20

The doc says no more working...sucks, but he's right. The treatments did a bit of damage and eight hour day would be bad.....

I figured as much Dale. The only thing golden about the golden years, is your pee.

[Ol Blue K20]

Originally Posted by davischevy

I figured as much Dale. The only thing golden about the golden years, is your pee.

so true

['63GENIII]

Originally Posted by Ol Blue K20

The doc says no more working...sucks, but he's right. The treatments did a bit of damage and eight hour day would be bad.....

Seriously? I had no idea you're a wireman. For real?

[Ol Blue K20]

Originally Posted by '63GENIII

Seriously? I had no idea you're a wireman. For real?

Ustacould....

['63GENIII]

Originally Posted by Ol Blue K20

Ustacould....

Had no idea Dale.

Been trying to figure out what the next thing is since I was 40. That was 10 years ago. Id say I'm closing in on it..

[davischevy]

Originally Posted by '63GENIII

Had no idea Dale.

Been trying to figure out what the next thing is since I was 40. That was 10 years ago. Id say I'm closing in on it..

I spend a lot of time studying future careers in trades. I read something yesterday that said most electricians were looking for something easier on the body by age 50.

I had back surgery when I was 43 and hernia surgery at 48 so I was done framing houses. Luckily, I had already started buying big yellow machines.

The hardest part is remembering your not burning all those calories any more.

[Ol Blue K20]

Originally Posted by davischevy

I spend a lot of time studying future careers in trades. I read something yesterday that said most electricians were looking for something easier on the body by age 50.

I had back surgery when I was 43 and hernia surgery at 48 so I was done framing houses. Luckily, I had already started buying big yellow machines.

The hardest part is remembering your not burning all those calories any more.

Especially industrial, the heavy conduit runs and wire pulls take their toll

[special-K]

Climbing up and down all around all over and under into every nook and cranny I'd think could be a hard part of it.

[68Timber]

Originally Posted by davischevy

I tell young people all the time to get a CDL, even if they don't intend to use it. There is no reason to go hungry if you have a CDL.

I've been thinking about this for almost 6 months. I drove back in the 90's but was a company driver, this time I'd rather buy a truck and pull a flatbed or step deck. I'm not crazy about being gone but it is the one thing I can do to work for myself. I'm still praying about it. It's a big leap.

['63GENIII]

Originally Posted by davischevy

I spend a lot of time studying future careers in trades. I read something yesterday that said most electricians were looking for something easier on the body by age 50.

I had back surgery when I was 43 and hernia surgery at 48 so I was done framing houses. Luckily, I had already started buying big yellow machines.

The hardest part is remembering your not burning all those calories any more.

I took a job with the City to get away from running work back in '14. I had become tired of the 80 - 100 hour weeks and I was getting a pretty bad case of the monkey butt and could see that the stress was gonna kill me in short order. Although the pay is considerably less with the city, its also not as mentally taxing now. A little residential moonlighting helps make the ends meet these days.

Originally Posted by Ol Blue K20

Especially industrial, the heavy conduit runs and wire pulls take their toll

Yeah, it does beat you up after a while no matter how smart you work. I was just given a job running a couple thousand feet of 3/4 GRC. Individually it's not so bad but moving the bundles around is the same as slinging 4" joints.

Originally Posted by special-K

Climbing up and down all around all over and under into every nook and cranny I'd think could be a hard part of it.

Just spent 6 hrs in a friends attic yesterday helping him rearrange his home theater. He's a pretty smart techie kind of guy but is not allowed to work on his house (his wife's rule not mine). Anyway, it was one of those jobs that I told the wife Id be back in a couple hours at 10 am and finally returned home at 6. I don't think Ive ever run into as many fire and diagonal blocks in 30 years of doing this work. Ended up leaving 2 big augers and 3 extensions in his walls .

To your point though Tim, my knees were starting to swell on the 10 minute ride home. Today its ice packs and football.

I really need to get on finding that part time job soon!

[Ol Blue K20]

Originally Posted by special-K

Climbing up and down all around all over and under into every nook and cranny I'd think could be a hard part of it.

Yeah, with being small, I always got those tight spots.

Originally Posted by '63GENIII

I took a job with the City to get away from running work back in '14. I had become tired of the 80 - 100 hour weeks and I was getting a pretty bad case of the monkey butt and could see that the stress was gonna kill me in short order. Although the pay is considerably less with the city, its also not as mentally taxing now. A little residential moonlighting helps make the ends meet these days.



Yeah, it does beat you up after a while no matter how smart you work. I was just given a job running a couple thousand feet of 3/4 GRC. Individually it's not so bad but moving the bundles around is the same as slinging 4" joints.



Just spent 6 hrs in a friends attic yesterday helping him rearrange his home theater. He's a pretty smart techie kind of guy but is not allowed to work on his house (his wife's rule not mine). Anyway, it was one of those jobs that I told the wife Id be back in a couple hours at 10 am and finally returned home at 6. I don't think Ive ever run into as many fire and diagonal blocks in 30 years of doing this work. Ended up leaving 2 big augers and 3 extensions in his walls .

To your point though Tim, my knees were starting to swell on the 10 minute ride home. Today its ice packs and football.

I really need to get on finding that part time job soon!

Don't forget about crawling the cable tray 30' in the air

[Steeveedee]

Where I used to work, we had a huge high bay in one building. I had to go out on the cat walk to inspect some hardware, 200 feet up. Nothing like only having expanded metal between you and a concrete floor. Of course, it's all braced, but still...I get vertigo at 12 feet.

[cornerstone]

Originally Posted by Steeveedee

Where I used to work, we had a huge high bay in one building. I had to go out on the cat walk to inspect some hardware, 200 feet up. Nothing like only having expanded metal between you and a concrete floor. Of course, it's all braced, but still...I get vertigo at 12 feet.

Vertigo is the worst. I went through a 3 month spell of it a few years ago. I'd be cruising down the highway and take a glance over my shoulder only to return to a spinning world. I could feel my eyes rolling in my head, fighting it they would kind of snap back to center. Instantaneous nausea. It'd be very difficult to focus enough just to keep the truck in my lane. Dr. said there is no cure and it would most likely eventually pass. It got to be such a regular occurrence, I would stay in the right lane to allow myself a place to slow to a stop on the shoulder. Thank God that passed.

In regard to part time work, I've thought it may be a good idea to get a realtors license. If for no other reason to have early access to the good properties for your own investment.

[FleetsidePaul]

Originally Posted by cornerstone

Vertigo is the worst. I went through a 3 month spell of it a few years ago. I'd be cruising down the highway and take a glance over my shoulder only to return to a spinning world. I could feel my eyes rolling in my head, fighting it they would kind of snap back to center. Instantaneous nausea. It'd be very difficult to focus enough just to keep the truck in my lane. Dr. said there is no cure and it would most likely eventually pass. It got to be such a regular occurrence, I would stay in the right lane to allow myself a place to slow to a stop on the shoulder. Thank God that passed.

That's why I had to sell my Harley. Between Vertigo and Neuropathy I couldn't ride anymore. Which totally sucks. I can walk up stairs but I can't walk down without hanging on for dear life. My balance is toast. I'm surprised that I haven't broken any bones because I've taken a couple of nasty falls. My wife said that I literally bounced off the floor the last time I went down on a hardwood floor. That one hurt. So did taking a little non scheduled flight down the side of a hill. Unfortunately mine is here to stay.

[Sheepdip]

Ol Jerry was a local machinist and when he retired he took a job at the local Chevrolet/GMC dealer shuttling customers to and from. He loved his job and had all the latest town gossip.
Jerry's gone now, but he did that "Retirement" job probably 10 years or better.

[cornerstone]

I forgot to mention another option that I have also been considering for part time work. Living out past the suburbs in an area that was "country" when we moved to our current home, there has been consistent residential growth. Like many of the others near me, my place has a long unpaved driveway. It's a continual job keeping the surface pothole free, and from getting so choppy your teeth don't shake out of your face. Several years ago I was buying 12 yard loads of roadbase for 150 a pop, sometimes up to 5 or 6 deliveries a day while I would spread it out waiting for the next load to arrive. This would be once or twice a year. After a rainy few days it'd need the box blade run over it again to smooth it out, and get a slight crown on the road to allow for better drainage.

Last year my brother bought a brand new dump trailer that was small enough to be towed with his 1 ton diesel 4x4... I think it was about 8 grand. Between his place, my place, and all of our friends and family that thing could potentially stay busy 24/7. I think its already paid for itself just with people forcing him to take some money for the help he provided them. He is a giver at heart so its a struggle for him to take any money.

After I get my retail furniture store closed for good in the very near future, It's my plan to march straight over to the same dealer and scoop up a new dump trailer. Think about it...If you have a rock/ sand/ gravel yard close enough to make sense, and don't mind hauling a heavy loads, there's relatively easy money to be made. The most conservative figure I come up with would be 300 gross profit a day minimum with only hauling 3-4 loads. With some hustle and good circumstances, I believe the potential is there for 800.+/day. My plan is to offer additional skid steer services and haul off as well. Who knows, maybe I can become an other other Larry.

[Steeveedee]

Originally Posted by FleetsidePaul

That's why I had to sell my Harley. Between Vertigo and Neuropathy I couldn't ride anymore. Which totally sucks. I can walk up stairs but I can't walk down without hanging on for dear life. My balance is toast. I'm surprised that I haven't broken any bones because I've taken a couple of nasty falls. My wife said that I literally bounced off the floor the last time I went down on a hardwood floor. That one hurt. So did taking a little non scheduled flight down the side of a hill. Unfortunately mine is here to stay.

That upstairs/downstairs vertigo is a thing my wife has, too. She makes me walk in front of her when going downstairs. Or maybe she's just getting up the nerve to collect my life insurance, though, from an "accidental" fall.

[CG]

Originally Posted by Sheepdip

Ol Jerry was a local machinist and when he retired he took a job at the local Chevrolet/GMC dealer shuttling customers to and from. He loved his job and had all the latest town gossip.
Jerry's gone now, but he did that "Retirement" job probably 10 years or better.

It took me being to where I'm at to understand the older fellas that are obviously out doing deliveries and such. I always thought, what a shame being older and still having to do such jobs. When in reality they were probably (hopefully) just keeping busy, making some pocket money, and having a little fun.

[1976gmc20]

Originally Posted by Sheepdip

Ol Jerry was a local machinist and when he retired he took a job at the local Chevrolet/GMC dealer shuttling customers to and from. He loved his job and had all the latest town gossip.
Jerry's gone now, but he did that "Retirement" job probably 10 years or better.

I did that job back on the other end of my working life. They actually offered to train me to work in the machine shop (mainly turning brake drums/rotors) but being young and stupid I turned it down because I didn't want to be stuck in that little room all day. I wanted to be out and see the sunshine.


There's lots of low-key jobs that I probably wouldn't mind doing these days, but the trouble is driving at least 60 miles one way to work. I have thought of either asking for a full day once or twice a week, or else asking about sacking at the grocery store in the county seat only about 25 miles away...

[special-K]

I always flirted with the idea of working at a hardware store. Probably the only store job I'd want other than car parts (maybe). It's my kind of place with things I'm familiar with. Many people actually need help there, and advice, so you're not pestering to ask if they need any. I know what I'm doing and I still find it handy for getting pointed right where I need to go or to find out it's a no-go without tearing through the whole store looking