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LTHLRB Grand Master

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first year apprentice mechanic going onto 2nd year in december..

Work at ford. Drive a R33 GTS-T and im 17 turning 18 this year..

Good job.. I like that type of work.. Better pay would also be a good thing aswell... first year pay sucks ass..

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Russman Grand Master

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I'm in the 4th year of my traineeship with Powercor. (If you don't live in western victoria... It's like T X who?)

I work in electrical substations and look after the distribution systems protection and control system. Basically make sure black outs happen when there is a fault on the system and don't black out when they shouldn't. Hard to explain... but yeah.. High voltage stuff.

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I'm in the 4th year of my traineeship with Powercor. (If you don't live in western victoria... It's like T X who?)

I work in electrical substations and look after the distribution systems protection and control system. Basically make sure black outs happen when there is a fault on the system and don't black out when they shouldn't. Hard to explain... but yeah.. High voltage stuff.

haha you sound just like that chick off the TXU ad.

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i currently work for Repco doing a apprenticeship in spare parts 2nd year , 3rd year next week (payrise $$$$ :dry: ) cert 3 in automotive replacement parts , did cert 2 (traineeship) in 2004 in spare parts and did year 12 in 2003 and while @ school did cert 2 in electronics. Now though while i can't drive for about another 5months plus a bit more thanks to me speeding in a mates supra (136km and 6mths for my troubles) can go full noise on working on the r32 with a engine change, bodykit, 4 to 5stud conversion, front mount cooler and possible respray (got a mate that is a spraypainter and another who's a panelbeater ) plus a few other little things but no real power increases as i'll b on my p's for acouple more years.

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I'm a full time Multimedia Developer at a Design studio in Fitzroy called The Engine Room. Great hours, fantastic team of designs, good pay and awesome always changing work. Check out our new site:

http://www.engineroomonline.com

Just got my R33 about 2 weeks ago (completely stock) and fitted a Deceptor Pro BOV to it just recently. Finaly got all the troubles sorted with the BOV too. Makes a sweet noise. Going for an exhaust and CAI in about 3 weeks. Still deciding on some nice rims tho.

Russman Grand Master

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Have mech engineering degree

Worked last 6 years as mech engineer building gas and hydro electric powerstation in aus and overseas.

Who did you build the power stations for? Any of them in VIC?

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I'm in the 4th year of my traineeship with Powercor. (If you don't live in western victoria... It's like T X who?)

I work in electrical substations and look after the distribution systems protection and control system. Basically make sure black outs happen when there is a fault on the system and don't black out when they shouldn't. Hard to explain... but yeah.. High voltage stuff.

LOL - I work for AGL/Agility as their MDP manager if u don't know what that is then don't worry...hehe. But i'm excited.

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Have a Cert IV in IT and a degree in you guessed it – :thumbsup: Bach. of Computing (Bus Sys) at Monash 2 years ago (wanted to do visual arts but can’t afford to). I’m also a qualify MYOB consultant.

Used to work for MYOB as a Tech Support Rep, currently employ as a Data Integrity Editor for a business intelligent firm, yeah on MSN and SAU most of the time. :banana:

Working on St Kilda Road too.

I’m done, next!

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Who did you build the power stations for? Any of them in VIC?

Most powerstations are made for the local power companies.

Gas Powerstations in vic I have been involved with was a peak load station for duke energy at bairnsdale, and one near somerton off the hume highway. There have been alot of gas stations that were to go up in vic but the local councils and greenies have put a stop to them in the last few years.

Hydro in vic have been for southern hydro near falls creek and darthmouth. Most of the ones I have worked on have been interstate and overseas, hence being in QLD for the last month as an example.

Nav2k

If it wasent for the french government bailing alstom out of the hole they dug recently for themselves you prob would have a job with them

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Over the years i have dome almost everything.many i never want to do again. But they help me become the person i am today, and i need to believe those experiences have afforded me this opportunity to be living in Australia and working as a Diplomat

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Most powerstations are made for the local power companies.

Gas Powerstations in vic I have been involved with was a peak load station for duke energy at bairnsdale, and one near somerton off the hume highway. There have been alot of gas stations that were to go up in vic but the local councils and greenies have put a stop to them in the last few years.

Hydro in vic have been for southern hydro near falls creek and darthmouth. Most of the ones I have worked on have been interstate and overseas, hence being in QLD for the last month as an example.

Nav2k

If it wasent for the french government bailing alstom out of the hole they dug recently for themselves you prob would have a job with them

the governments been bailing alstom out for years, its no secret. thy weren't profitable for quite a while but now are ridiculously profitable and shares are sky rocketting. just rcently each employee was given 12 shares or somethin cos we reached some target figures, i think each share is like $80 or something. but u can only sell after 5 years if ur still at the company and i dont see myself there in 5 years still.

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