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Offline karenlee

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Re: what would you fill in for occupation?
« Reply #18 on: Saturday 26 August 06 03:03 BST (UK) »
I drown - proof children,  ie teach them to swim.

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Re: what would you fill in for occupation?
« Reply #19 on: Saturday 26 August 06 03:26 BST (UK) »
I'm a biologist.

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Re: what would you fill in for occupation?
« Reply #20 on: Saturday 26 August 06 03:50 BST (UK) »
Well,seem's as though I'm in with all sort's of advisory personell here!
Being retired my main occupation is anything and everything that need's doing,outdoor's,domestic,handyman this+that,you name it!It's a good job I've alway's "wanted to know".Fiddler on the go!
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Re: what would you fill in for occupation?
« Reply #21 on: Saturday 26 August 06 03:54 BST (UK) »


Courtesy of Lloydy's post on the ELLS - I am a 'Senior Research Associate in the field of Child Development and Human Relations'   (Thank you Lloydy  ;)  ) Plus, full time carer to my elderly Mum

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Re: what would you fill in for occupation?
« Reply #22 on: Saturday 26 August 06 10:06 BST (UK) »
I am a freelance copy editor. Great job, flexible hours to have time with my family. See me work now.  :D There's where the problem comes in.

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Re: what would you fill in for occupation?
« Reply #23 on: Saturday 26 August 06 10:08 BST (UK) »
That's sounds a nice job Kath.  I want a flexible job where I can be my own boss, do what I enjoy doing and earn enough money to live!!!!

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Re: what would you fill in for occupation?
« Reply #24 on: Saturday 26 August 06 10:08 BST (UK) »
Great thread ;D

I work as a dispatcher for the emergency doctors, great job love it, hours very unsociable though, but always something interesting happening.

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Re: what would you fill in for occupation?
« Reply #25 on: Saturday 26 August 06 21:07 BST (UK) »
A microbiologist. Soon to be retired  -  hooray!!

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Re: what would you fill in for occupation?
« Reply #26 on: Saturday 26 August 06 21:16 BST (UK) »
Karenlee wrote:
I drown - proof children,  ie teach them to swim.

I was thinking of putting "drowner" - in the 19th century, a drowner was a chap who "drowned", or flooded the water-meadows in the southern chalk valleys. It sounds a bit brutal though, so it'll have to be "farmer".
Fred

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