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It was sure a cool job. That was in Spokane, Wa. I was assigned there through a technical services company. When I quit, so I could go back home and start getting well, they told me when I'm done come on back and they would hire me permanent. I plan to take them up on that. Well, that is if I don't get on with Boeing first. They are building a manufacturing plant for the B787 in So. Carolina. I wouldn't mind going there and teaching the new fokes. It seems like most places I go they want me to do that. I recon that's what happens when one has been doing it for 30 years.
I lived in Seattle, Auburn and Everett in years gone by, but I think I liked Spokane best.
No doubt your experience is GOLD right now. I worked w/ a guy who was a B-52 crew chief and he was a blast,totally fair and stern when needed. We were working on a Mercedes Diesel that ran on Jet-A,4cyl on a 172. The I/A we had "working" w/ us would not listen to his common knowledge(experience) but I did and I learned from that ole boy.The I/A was only 2 yrs older than me but a real hotshot,ha he made $16/hr,what a D.A. I take it they finally got all the bugs worked out of the Dreamliner,bout time. I worked for Evergreen(what a joke),they said they did maint on the 747 that flew pieces of the 787 fuselage around,I never saw it in 3mos. I did see a few 747s and DC-10s.Anyway hang in there Bud.If you made it 30yrs in Aviation I suspect you'll beat this Hep C sh*t and be teaching us young bucks again,we need guys like you.