A Politician or a Union Leader!!
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I had an interview with the CEGB at one of the local power stations in Yorkshire, although I canât remember which one other than it was north-ish from Armthorpe.
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I think you are right, Annie. You possibly knew that was my field was industrial power electronics but it was declining. Most of the guys I knew were middle aged. Steel mills and paper mills closed.
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When I was very young (about the age of four) I wanted to be a jellycopter pilot, then my family moved to a small village in Lincolnshire that had a Smithy at one end. I was mesmerised by the magic; fire and flame and bending sizzling white-hot iron, and that was it.
I wanted to be a Blacksmith from about the age of seven
When I was approaching school leaving age I couldnât get an apprenticeship with a blacksmith, so that was that. I did do some forge work in metalwork, and ended up inheriting my Granddadâs half-size anvil.
I ended up in the aerospace industry doing a traditional five year engineering apprenticeship and then spent nearly forty years testing jet engines or parts thereof, but I do still get the occasional urge to bend a little iron when the need arises.
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I told my mom that when I grow up I wanted to be a soldier, she said âyou canât be bothâ
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A fireman or policeman when very young. No ambitions to be anything in particular after that. Ended up in a factory for a year when leaving school at 15 and a TV engineer apprentice after that. Tried factory life again doing wiring of electronics equipment at the age of 25 but less than a year later, went back to TV engineering.
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Nice one.
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She was right though, I didnât grow up, I still have a fascination with shooty things and stuff that explodes, Chuck in a nice uniform and a band and I am a happy bunnyđ
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That sounds like Thorpe Marsh Power Station Fruitcake. I now live less than one mile where it used to standâŠI could see them build it from my classroom window around 1958âŠThatâs the reason I never got anything done at school⊠
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The problem I had as a young person was I never had time to think about such matters.
My upbringing was a constant torment so all my time was spent just trying to ward off the negativity.
It was not until I was over 40 and past all that torment that I thought if given the opportunity back then to explore and develop what was inside of me I would have studied creative art.
Painting, sculpture, mosaics, photography, drawing, interior design et al.
Sure, I could try some of them now, and I have done some wonderful art works, though I do not have any of them to show.
I painted 5 metre murals on my apartment walls, never had inspections. Where I am now I have inspections. I asked if I could paint a mural and was told no.
I create stuff from what people call junk. I create stuff from flotsam and jetsam.
I see beauty all around me.
I am very creative and that is way I am rather upset that I was not given the chance to explore and develop my creativity.
These days I am rather jaded and tired.
If I make retirement age, maybe I will explore my creative side and see what comes out of my head.
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So much energy was sapped so early on, itâs so hard to come back 
You could join an arts society
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I wanted to become a lawyer, but couldnât afford college back then.
I also wanted to be in law enforcementâŠthat part of it I succeeded in for ten years until I retired.
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I wanted to be a Bus Driver (or a Coach Driver)
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Beauty is in the eye of the Beholder 
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I was just like a leaf blowing in the wind and just wanted to do the things I enjoyed when I grew up. And I have largely succeeded⊠
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Easy peasyâŠ
I was only seven but this was so exciting back in 1969!
These days I would turn the position down due to my claustrophobia, sorry NASAâŠ
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@Bretrick From an early age I wanted to be involved with some kind of huge building scheme. I became a civil engineer and worked for The Crown all of my working life. I enjoyed every day of my career and would do it all again if I were sent back by the grim reaper.
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Civil Engineer for you. For me it was electrical engineering. But not just my part of my world travels - South Africa, Libya, Turkey, USA Malaysia, Taiwan etcâŠ
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My longest journey for The Crown was for the then new airport to the Falkland Islands, 2 miles outside the Capital, Stanley. Other than that project, my other visitations was to our Embassies and Consulate buildings when specific alterations were to be planned.
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