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What occupation do you wish you had tried, or you wish you could have tried?

My dad offered to buy me flying lessons when I was a teen. I turned him down. I just didn't realize the number of opportunities in aviation then.

Grade school teacher or legal assistant.

oh wow flying lessons! and you turned them down,,, tut tut silly you:wah: mind thats something im always saying,, the only things you can regret in life are the things you did'nt do

Anyway,,, what occupation do i wish i had tried,,, hmm thats a hard question for me even now,,, I remember leaving school without a clue as to what i wanted to do,, i went in to bakeries and kitchens mainly,, and have had a variety of different jobs throughout my life so far. But lately i have been wishing i got in to working with animals in some way ,,, too late i think for me to become a vet,,:wah: but maybe in a rescue centre or those kennel places some people leave their dogs etc to go on hols:)

being short sighted shuts off a lot of occupations. Aviation for one. The other was a merchant navy deck officer which is what I really wanted to do. Got offered an engineering cadetship but it's tough having a knockback when you'd set your heart on something. Ended up working as a supermarket manager-boy did i hate that.

gmc;1194435 wrote: being short sighted shuts off a lot of occupations. Aviation for one. The other was a merchant navy deck officer which is what I really wanted to do. Got offered an engineering cadetship but it's tough having a knockback when you'd set your heart on something. Ended up working as a supermarket manager-boy did i hate that.


ye know ,, people dont think about it much when others wear glasses,, or contacts ,, or when they say oh im short sighted,, or whatever other reason they need to wear glasses,, so i suppose we dont relaise how much it can actually affect your life! when it seems such a small thing, My duaghters boyfriend had retinosa pigmentosa and he is not even allowed to drive:(

teacher, nurse and forest ranger.

Manager of McDonald's Restaurants of Canada



Admin/Receptionist for a Bailiff Co.



Admin/Receptionist for a Chrysler Dealership.

Odie;1194476 wrote: Manager of McDonald's Restaurants of Canada



Admin/Receptionist for a Bailiff Co.



Admin/Receptionist for a Chrysler Dealership.


Those are the jobs you've had or wish you had tried?

Peg;1194480 wrote: Those are the jobs you've had or wish you had tried?


jobs I have had.



what I wanted to try was being a veterinarian.

gmc;1194435 wrote: . Ended up working as a supermarket manager-boy did i hate that. Do they have supermarkets in Scotworld? :sneaky:

I was lucky as i got to do exactly what i wanted to do. My father was very dissapointed that none of us wanted to take over his garage but i went into horse racing as soon as i was 18 yrs old. I would loved to have been a proffessional jockey but was way too tall.

I always wanted to be a veterinarian assistant. I love animals of all sorts. I would have tried to be a vet. but that takes years of college.

A pharmacist...just think I could be making 6 figures by now and my own schedule.

qsducks;1194570 wrote: A pharmacist...just think I could be making 6 figures by now and my own schedule.


Now all we need is a Dr. and we could all be taking happy pills. :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Sunshine;1194571 wrote: Now all we need is a Dr. and we could all be taking happy pills. :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl


I'd have to be legit ya know...no outside influences.

Sunshine;1194497 wrote: I always wanted to be a veterinarian assistant. I love animals of all sorts. I would have tried to be a vet. but that takes years of college.


copycat!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl



mine was a veterinarian.



we can work on this!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

qsducks;1194575 wrote: I'd have to be legit ya know...no outside influences.
Awww, come on now. *Sunshine thinks of was to influence Ducky* :sneaky:

Odie;1194578 wrote: copycat!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl



mine was a veterinarian.



we can work on this!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl


No, your the Vet, I just assist.

Sunshine;1194579 wrote: Awww, come on now. *Sunshine thinks of was to influence Ducky* :sneaky:


I think the job that comes closest to what I wanted to do when I was younger was to be a mail carrier...just think I wouldn't need Alli to lose weight..:wah:

Sunshine;1194582 wrote: No, your the Vet, I just assist.


okay, just be ready!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

qsducks;1194583 wrote: I think the job that comes closest to what I wanted to do when I was younger was to be a mail carrier...just think I wouldn't need Alli to lose weight..:wah:
Mail carrier is good. Would you want to be the walking one or the driving one?

Sunshine;1194603 wrote: Mail carrier is good. Would you want to be the walking one or the driving one?


Def. walking. Wouldn't need the Alli.

qsducks;1194609 wrote: Def. walking. Wouldn't need the Alli.


Ahhhh, you have a good point there. Lots and lots of walking and stopping and walking and stopping and petting a friendly puppy or two. Warmer climate though. It can get quite nasty in Philly in the winter.

Sunshine;1194612 wrote: Ahhhh, you have a good point there. Lots and lots of walking and stopping and walking and stopping and petting a friendly puppy or two. Warmer climate though. It can get quite nasty in Philly in the winter.


We get maybe one snowstorm a year...mostly rain and shyte weather.

qsducks;1194638 wrote: We get maybe one snowstorm a year...mostly rain and shyte weather.


Really? My area may as well be in Alaska in the winter. Bitter cold and oddles of snow.

Sunshine;1194641 wrote: Really? My area may as well be in Alaska in the winter. Bitter cold and oddles of snow.


If I lived in a county further west I would have loads of snow...but we don't really get it at all. Just rain.

qsducks;1194645 wrote: If I lived in a county further west I would have loads of snow...but we don't really get it at all. Just rain.
Where I am is close enough to Lake Michigan to get the lake effect snow. It can be grewsome at times. Last winter was just awful for snow and ice. I swear it snowed a bit every other day and you couldn't wear enough layers to keep warm in.

Vampire Slayer.

Nomad;1194658 wrote: Vampire Slayer.


good choice!

A paleontologist. I still might take that major when I retire, I think it would be loads of fun to dig up dinosaur bones.

A mouse counsellor for traumatised mice.

Honestly, I am happy with my past job history as well as my current one...Personnel.

:wah: As a child I envisioned myself as all three of these; a dancer, a singer , and an actress.

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A fox cardigan repairer

An oceanographer

Kathy Ellen;1194738 wrote: An oceanographer


I remember you telling me that story!:-4

Sex Therapist.

Betty Boop;1194792 wrote: Sex Therapist.


I have a problem..........:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Sunshine;1194649 wrote: Where I am is close enough to Lake Michigan to get the lake effect snow. It can be grewsome at times. Last winter was just awful for snow and ice. I swear it snowed a bit every other day and you couldn't wear enough layers to keep warm in.


Hi Sunshine,



My cousin Sharon lives in Kalamazoo and she has to go around Lake Michigan to visit her hometown of Buffalo, NY. She said that it's awful at times and impassable. Geeze, Lake Michigan is like an ocean:wah:

Odie;1194794 wrote: I have a problem..........:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl


I was actually being serious.

Betty Boop;1195363 wrote: I was actually being serious.


I know, and I was just joking.

Betty Boop;1194792 wrote: Sex Therapist. We could work as a great team :-2:-2

Prostitute

oscar;1195796 wrote: Prostitute


What lol you'll give me a critical analysis of each case hmmmm not sure if many married couples would be up for that Oscar :wah:

Betty Boop;1195804 wrote: What lol you'll give me a critical analysis of each case hmmmm not sure if many married couples would be up for that Oscar :wah: They can watch :-5:-5:-5:-5:-5:-5:-5:-5:-5:-5 :sneaky:

A stable boy for sea horses.

I never wished that I could have done something else. I did exactly what I set out to do when I was in the 8th grade & then changed careers at age 31 to my second choice.

Lon;1195939 wrote: I never wished that I could have done something else. I did exactly what I set out to do when I was in the 8th grade & then changed careers at age 31 to my second choice.


wonderful Lon!:guitarist:guitarist:guitarist:guitarist

Sunshine;1194603 wrote: Mail carrier is good. Would you want to be the walking one or the driving one?


walking for sure, great exercise!:guitarist:guitarist