ladyskydiver 0 #1 November 17, 2006 Realized last night that between work and school, I will be going 71 days before I get the pleasure of a day off. How about you?Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justinb138 0 #2 November 17, 2006 QuoteRealized last night that between work and school, I will be going 71 days before I get the pleasure of a day off. How about you? About 93. I worked every day from March 31 - Nov 3rd with maybe 3 or 4 days off in that time period. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindercles 0 #3 November 17, 2006 Between my last two years of high school and all of college I had 7 total years of being in school and having a job. I'm sure I had a day or two off in there somewhere though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DavidST 0 #4 November 17, 2006 My two longest stints are 3 and 4 months 3 months boot camp And 4 between work and medic school couple years agoAs a general rule, the better it felt when you said it, the more trouble it's going to get you into. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dbattman 0 #5 November 17, 2006 11 weeks straight working a machine startup a few years back. Starting at about 730, going till 5-8 then back to the apartment flop-house for several more hours of email, paperwork, punchlists, timesheets, etc. This was just the longest stretch of the many multi-week trips I had on that project. And they wondered why we lost respect for their authority, became confrontational, and started having performance issues. Now they're down to a primarily H1-B indentured servitude engineering force that can't go anywhere else. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n2skdvn 0 #6 November 17, 2006 5 months into a 10 month contract work every day. but the views I get are amazing!if my calculations are correct SLINKY + ESCULATOR = EVERLASTING FUN my site Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #7 November 17, 2006 QuoteRealized last night that between work and school, I will be going 71 days before I get the pleasure of a day off. How about you?5 years, when i went back to school ahen i HAD to go away, so I went to a lunatic assyl;um, That's right I visited the USA for 3 monthsYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jarrodh 0 #8 November 17, 2006 The longest Ive gone ever was 5 days... Im an unemployed college student2 BITS....4 BITS....6 BITS....A DOLLAR!....ALL FOR THE GATORS....STAND UP AND HOLLER!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lastchance 0 #9 November 17, 2006 60 days I may be getting old but I got to see all the cool bands. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
michalm21 0 #10 November 17, 2006 5 days also, well maybe had 6 once or twice Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveStMarys 0 #11 November 17, 2006 When I was a DZO? About 1 yr before a REAL day off...meaning...no phone what so ever!! BobbiA miracle is not defined by an event. A miracle is defined by gratitude. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yardhippie 0 #12 November 17, 2006 Define "day off" If you mean a day with limited or no stress. Probably around 25 days. Mind you Im counting lots of working, skydiving, partying, wrecking my car, and a family funeral. but what ever way I look at it. Im burnt out. My longest work only run was 14, 12+hour days in June of 04. Underground utility construction for subdivisions. Ouch.Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StreetScooby 5 #13 November 17, 2006 About 7 years...We are all engines of karma Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #14 November 17, 2006 Probably law school. I never took more than a few hours off. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dumpster 0 #15 November 17, 2006 Strictly working - Two jobs plus consulting work, went about 2 years, with just the "major" holidays off. Easy Does It Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skygod7777 0 #16 November 17, 2006 well from about march until mid october i work monday thru friday and then i work at the dz sat and sunday, and my time off will be if i go to a boogie or something. so i'm not sure if you can count going to the dz and working as a day off or not but that's how it is for me in the summer. later Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #17 November 18, 2006 QuoteProbably law school. I never took more than a few hours off.And Look at you now, Time well spent studying has proved invaluable here on the DZ.com boardsYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyskydiver 0 #18 November 18, 2006 7 years?!?! You poor thing!!! Do you at least enjoy what you were doing for those 7 years? Oh...and yardhippie, by day off I mean day that you do not do work that you get paid for (i.e. your job) or have to attend classes. For example, those fun things that I've heard of called vacations and holidays. Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #19 November 18, 2006 I worked at a hospital. The last 6 months, I got off every 2nd Sunday (on call). 65-70 hrs a week. People would come up to me and tell me really personal things and ask my opinion. Eventually, I discovered that my son told everyone that I was a doctor. I worked in a hospital, there ya go. "What do think this is?" "A... buttock?" "You're not a doctor?" "May...be." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #20 November 18, 2006 wait so Iguess people aren't including weekends. wow. oh by the way, I recently found a bunch of old mp3s of old blues tunes from the 1930s. Ledbelly & Big Bill Broonzy & so forth. If I wanted to post them here, would I need to host my own website, or what? Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #21 November 18, 2006 Between April of 97 and June of '05, the only days I took off were vacation days/sick days. I would get a couple weeks off, every 6 months.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swedishcelt 0 #22 November 18, 2006 I had some fun days this summer and past weekend. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #23 November 18, 2006 QuoteI had some fun days this summer and past weekend. Except for your poor footsies... Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bloody_trauma 2 #24 November 18, 2006 from nov 15th until just recently i worked everyday. days off for me are ones where i didnt have to patrol, but i was still working when i wasnt patrolling.Fly it like you stole it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StreetScooby 5 #25 November 18, 2006 Quote 7 years?!?! You poor thing!!! Do you at least enjoy what you were doing for those 7 years? I was trying to bring a software product to market while working contracting gigs in the city. It was a pretty stressful time in my life. Wouldn't want to do it again.We are all engines of karma Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
