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  • wingit
    Technician

    Site Contributor
    50+ Posts
    • Feb 2011
    • 84

    #46
    Give a man a fish he eats for a day,Teach a man to fish he eats for a Life time.

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    • wherlock
      Junior Member
      • Nov 2019
      • 5

      #47
      Re: What age group are you in?

      Wow, I was expecting the average age would be lower..

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      • Brian8506
        Service Manager

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        1,000+ Posts
        • Feb 2009
        • 1665

        #48
        Re: What age group are you in?

        61. been doing this for just over 40 years

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        • tech07
          Trusted Tech

          250+ Posts
          • Aug 2008
          • 410

          #49
          Re: What age group are you in?

          65.....I rock . other techs in my company can't touch me...

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          • Hadster
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            • Aug 2011
            • 264

            #50
            Re: What age group are you in?

            Started straight out of high school in 1984. Anybody remember RBC 155/122's. We bought a tracker truck load for $25 a piece one time. LOL! 36 yrs later I own a small dealership and still enjoy going out making service calls. I'll be turning 54 this year. Spring chicken!

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            • Shadow
              PHD in Sh!t Disturbing

              250+ Posts
              • Sep 2011
              • 455

              #51
              Re: What age group are you in?

              Just about to hit 30 years in this business, seen a lot of changes and worked on many different brands.
              I'll be 57 in a few months, but according to my niece I'm 114!!!!
              Got to love the little ones and how they think
              28 years ago I looked at the copier box and the computer box, told one of the computer guys that they were going to talk to each other.
              He called me crazy!! That's when I started into computers on the side, all these years later and I'm still servicing both boxes.
              $hit Happens - Deal with it and move on.....................................sigpic....................................Lock & Load

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              • anothertech
                Service Manager

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                • Nov 2007
                • 1771

                #52
                Re: What age group are you in?

                Originally posted by Hadster
                Started straight out of high school in 1984. Anybody remember RBC 155/122's. We bought a tracker truck load for $25 a piece one time. LOL! 36 yrs later I own a small dealership and still enjoy going out making service calls. I'll be turning 54 this year. Spring chicken!
                I started in 1984 also. We had a lot of Royal 115/122's out in the field. Very good machine for the time. The school was two weeks long, week one was mechanical and week two was electronics. The machine only had one PCB, that was a very good first school. Full Pm every 20K, a lot of work but good machine for 1984.

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                • EarthKmTech
                  Step aside, noob

                  1,000+ Posts
                  • May 2009
                  • 2139

                  #53
                  Re: What age group are you in?

                  Other than the first 3 months straight out of high school working on commercial refrigeration, I've worked on printers/copiers the entire time from 18 to 39. I don't get how the 50+ guys can still do this, I am already having issues with a worn out body and failing knees. Admittedly I was overweight from 21 to 37 so that probably played a roll. Now at 184cm and 77kg my knees struggle to get me back upto a standing position any time i need to work down low on these damn machines. I will probably need to find a desk job.

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                  • jmaister
                    certified scrub

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                    500+ Posts
                    • Aug 2010
                    • 755

                    #54
                    Re: What age group are you in?

                    The MAN CHILD age group...

                    -_-
                    Idling colour developers are not healthy developers.

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                    • rjk
                      n00b
                      • Jul 2020
                      • 6

                      #55
                      Re: What age group are you in?

                      Wow, I'm in the minority here for sure as an under-30. But I'm also not a copy tech - just a techie dude in general trying to learn a little about some new-to-us equipment.

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                      • FrohnB
                        Service Manager

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                        • Jul 2017
                        • 1919

                        #56
                        Re: What age group are you in?

                        Originally posted by rjk
                        Wow, I'm in the minority here for sure as an under-30. But I'm also not a copy tech - just a techie dude in general trying to learn a little about some new-to-us equipment.
                        Welcome to the Minority! I'm in that same boat. Nice to see other "young" techs on here!
                        Omertà

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                        • Phil B.
                          Field Supervisor

                          10,000+ Posts
                          • Jul 2016
                          • 22798

                          #57
                          Re: What age group are you in?

                          Originally posted by EarthKmTech
                          Other than the first 3 months straight out of high school working on commercial refrigeration, I've worked on printers/copiers the entire time from 18 to 39. I don't get how the 50+ guys can still do this, I am already having issues with a worn out body and failing knees. Admittedly I was overweight from 21 to 37 so that probably played a roll. Now at 184cm and 77kg my knees struggle to get me back upto a standing position any time i need to work down low on these damn machines. I will probably need to find a desk job.
                          @ almost 64 I feel your pain! (and mine too )

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                          • blackcat4866
                            Master Of The Obvious

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                            • Jul 2007
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                            #58
                            Re: What age group are you in?

                            It's a tech malady ... bad knees.

                            I manage, but the knees are shot. It's hard to believe that in college I was doing deep knee bends with 200#. =^..^=
                            If you'd like a serious answer to your request:
                            1) demonstrate that you've read the manual
                            2) demonstrate that you made some attempt to fix it.
                            3) if you're going to ask about jams include the jam code.
                            4) if you're going to ask about an error code include the error code.
                            5) You are the person onsite. Only you can make observations.

                            blackcat: Master Of The Obvious =^..^=

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                            • Hoosierdaddy
                              Trusted Tech

                              100+ Posts
                              • Oct 2016
                              • 182

                              #59
                              Re: What age group are you in?

                              50 plus

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                              • Phil B.
                                Field Supervisor

                                10,000+ Posts
                                • Jul 2016
                                • 22798

                                #60
                                Re: What age group are you in?

                                Originally posted by blackcat4866
                                It's a tech malady ... bad knees.

                                I manage, but the knees are shot. It's hard to believe that in college I was doing deep knee bends with 200#. =^..^=

                                I wrecked my knees .. yes both... in HS Varsity football.

                                and this job has been a real PAIN ,, yes pun intended!

                                but still hobbling at nearly 64

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