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  • Alibran
    Alibran Posts: 370
    I'm a bus driver, and work some really silly shifts. I cycle 20 miles a day, and I'm trying to get used to cycling one the 6am starts and the 1am finishes.
  • Gambatte
    Gambatte Posts: 1,453
    Alibran wrote:
    I'm a bus driver.......


    Boooo! Hiiisssss!



    :lol::lol::lol::lol::D
    Only kidding!
  • SmellTheGlove
    SmellTheGlove Posts: 697
    Mechanical design engineer - what our prototyping shop can't turn out isn't worth mentioning.
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  • Parkey
    Parkey Posts: 303
    Mechanical engineer. Space toasters a speciality.
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  • Alibran
    Alibran Posts: 370
    Gambatte wrote:
    Alibran wrote:
    I'm a bus driver.......


    Boooo! Hiiisssss!



    :lol::lol::lol::lol::D
    Only kidding!

    Actually, when you hear some of the things my colleagues say, I think the reputation bus drivers have for hating cyclists is probably well deserved.

    But when you see the stupid things some cyclists do, it also doesn't surprise me that bus drivers think the roads would be a much safer place if cyclists weren't on them. (Not suggesting it's anyone here, but I've had to take risks with other motorist's lives to avoid flattening suicidal cyclists many times.)
  • BentMikey
    BentMikey Posts: 4,895
    If you want to see some scary bus drivers, check out this topic. Some of you will remember Magnatom and his videos, here he's getting some serious threats:

    http://www.bloodbus.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1926

    To be honest, I don't think these people are anything like the bus drivers I've encountered. Nearly all I've seen on London roads have been kind, courteous, and careful around so many muppets misbehaving on the roads, including cyclists. I'm very impressed, and I'm sure you're just as good Alibran. Of course it's the few bad egg bus drivers that get all our attention.
  • jefferee
    jefferee Posts: 80
    PhD student in experimental physics.
  • skyway
    skyway Posts: 24
    I'm an Application Architect for a large telecoms company. Mainly I work new product development.
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  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    Job....Wish I had one. Gives me time to be on the bike/PC etc. Spend some of my time doing as a charity volunteer. Quite enjoy the work, think I'd go stir crazy if I didn't get out of the flat.
    I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.
  • upsidedown
    upsidedown Posts: 18
    Another one for IT ! Cisco engineer, ultra-dull, see work as the rest period between rides!
  • dirk_van_gently
    dirk_van_gently Posts: 826
    17miles round trip, almost everyday, well except when it hisses down, and then it's the moto, don't have a cage.
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  • C1234
    C1234 Posts: 26
    c++

    theres alot of IT around! In my experience we tend to be a somewhat lardie bunch, but this thread suggests otherwise.

    Happy at the moment though because the summertime commuting starts next week!
  • dirk_van_gently
    dirk_van_gently Posts: 826
    C1234
    we tend to be a somewhat lardie bunch, but this thread suggests

    Speak for yourself, if I don't walk 5 miles a day, I think I have been shortchanged :D
    Nothing but good exercise for me at least, big and wide campus.
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  • Browneaves
    Browneaves Posts: 52
    Steelworker - for as long as Mr Tata lets us carry on.

    Seeing the state of the cars on site as they drove in in the rain this morning reminds me why I have a bike
  • Gambatte
    Gambatte Posts: 1,453
    Browneaves wrote:
    Steelworker - for as long as Mr Tata lets us carry on.
    You'll be supplying Jag and Landrover soon I take it?

    Anyway, is it true that if I order £300 of steel, deliveries free within a 10 mile radius?
  • hugo15
    hugo15 Posts: 1,101
    Accountant.

    Just started to commute by bike and will be doing it more once the clocks change tonight. Commute is 19 mile round trip. Goal is to beat the hour. Best so far is 1 hr 14 mins.
  • cjw
    cjw Posts: 1,889
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  • Bassjunkieuk
    Bassjunkieuk Posts: 4,232
    Another IT guy here :-) Currently work as a Backfill Engineer which basically means I provide cover when our usual site based engineers are away on holiday or give a hand when the work load gets quite high!

    The bit I enjoy best about the job, asides from being able to use my bike to get to all but one site (in Woking, I live near the Crystal Palace footie ground!) is that my commute can change from week to week! The biggest change is when I go from commuting to one of our sites in Thames Ditton, which is currently the furthest I have to ride (13.5 miles each way, mainly on cycle network roads so it's rather boring and quiet!) and those in central London. Most are fairly central, but we do have one near Kings Cross - I do have to admit I prefer the ride into the city as I enjoy the excitement of all the traffic!

    I do have a theory as to why it's IT leading the way on the "What's your job" thread though......might be to do with the amount of time where stuck in front of a PC and this forum is our only way to keep sane, whilst looking like we're working.........or is that just me :lol:
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  • dirk_van_gently
    dirk_van_gently Posts: 826
    Bassjunkieuk
    might be to do with the amount of time where stuck in front of a PC and this forum is our only way to keep sane

    Sane?
    too far gone for that :D

    The weather is glorious here at the moment, may take a detour home :D
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  • el_presidente
    el_presidente Posts: 1,963
    I am a lineman for the countyyyy
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  • markos1963
    markos1963 Posts: 3,724
    TheBoyBilly wrote:
    Train Driver, for Gatwick Express. I have worked for other companies though such as Thameslink and Freightliner. I couldn't think of doing anything else now, I love my job. The only downside, and it's not that big a deal really, is the very early starts, which mean I need the car for my commute. If only they ran trains ALL night :oops:
    I couldn't however face a nine-to-five commute by train every day.

    Not only am I a train driver as well but I work for Nat Express as well(East Anglia). I agree I wouldn't change my job for even a big lottery win. Mind you if you think your shifts are bad have a go at mine, earliest start -0405, latest finish-0210 and night shifts as well :wink: I try to commute as much as possible when the weather allows, 19 miles each way, and funnily enough the night shifts are the easiest ones to fit in.
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  • secretsam
    secretsam Posts: 5,120
    el_presidente wrote:
    I am a lineman for the countyyyy

    Now I think that's a fib, isn't it? :lol:
    It's just a hill. Get over it.
  • cjw
    cjw Posts: 1,889
    SecretSam wrote:
    el_presidente wrote:
    I am a lineman for the countyyyy

    Now I think that's a fib, isn't it? :lol:

    No... I've seen him driving the mainroad :lol:
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  • GrantyBoy
    GrantyBoy Posts: 166
    Cost Accountant for one of the big Black Gold companies.
  • andrewc3142
    andrewc3142 Posts: 906
    Chartered accountant. Thought it would be a good idea as a result of fundamentally misunderstanding a Python sketch. Now mostly digging out corps that have run out of cash.

    When based in the office, 30 mile commute in, but often catching the train back to grab time with the kids. Tends to be sporadic, though, eg just spent the last 7 months alternating Alabama and Spain, which are a bit too far to cycle. Mostly in London for the next few months (hopefully) so more chance to ride.
  • georgee
    georgee Posts: 537
    I have a degree in Economics and Computer Science, though thought sod that and am now a Chartered Surveyor.

    That said I plan to hand my notice in tomorrow! Can not wait! Though moving to the same job, but for a client.
  • Matteeboy
    Matteeboy Posts: 996
    So mostly accountants and IT geeks then...? :!:

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