My first job was delivering mattresses and bedroom furniture for my friend's dad, who owned a chain of stores. Since he was also our next door neighbor, I screwed up and my dad was told that same day. After graduating high school, I went to a local college studying Marine biology. While in my first semester, my 15 year old G/F became pregnant, so I quit school, got married, and was hired at a chain of auto parts stores. This shop had a basement machine shop, so we would also mill heads, resleave cylinders and build engines. Since I was good with numbers, I became the purchasing agent for them, buying years worth of spark plugs, points, and anything car/truck related. While still 18, I found a way to buy my first house. It was a repossessed VA home. This taught me at an early age how to fix house stuff, since I couldn't afford real workers. 2 years later, I was able to get a job at Vons Grocery Warehouse distribution center, making 4 times what the auto parts store paid me. I also caught my wife sleeping with my HS Principal's son, so I also got divorced and sold my house. I bought another house on a golf course, still making great money driving forklifts, but since I was the Teamster Shop Steward for 600 employees, I knew a huge strike was headed our way. At the same time, I caught 3 burglars breaking into my neighbor's house, so I was constantly going to court to testify against these shitheads. The chief of police asked me to apply for a police officer position. There were 300 applicants trying for 4 positions, and got the #3 spot. I also remarried, and had a few more kids. As a cop, I worked patrol for about 5 years, then got selected for the K-9 position, which I had for 7 years. When my dog retired, I went back to patrol for another 5 years, then accepted a traffic/motorcycle position, which I did for 7 years. I ran the traffic Bureau, handled all the fatal accidents, and got certified in advanced collision reconstruction, airplane crashes and train crashes. I blew out both of my knees, had 9 surgeries, so the last couple of years I was on light duty until I was forced to retire on the last day of 2009. 3 months later, I found out my wife was cheating on me, so I divorced her happy ass.
That is my story.
