I am curious being new to the forum....what do we all do to sustain ourselves and pay the rent/mortgage? This forum is unique in that it is dedicated to the America/speedmaster and yet has a membership that is very international.

I live and work in Tucson , Arizona. Been here since 1977 when I was stationed at Davis Monthan AB before my last enlistment was up.

I work for Sargent Controls & Aerospace in the Marine product line as a manufacturing Master Planner. We manufacture quiet valves specifically for US Navy nuclear submarines. Our valves are curently in use in fast attack subs, and boomers of all classes ....Trident, 688 Los Angeles Class and more recently the three Seawolf subs that were built and currently the New Attack subs of the "Virginia" class. Our valves are used thruout the boats in a variety of applications from sanitary pumps (bilge) , weapons handling servo valves, bow planes, steering and diving, pneumatic throttle valves etc on and on.

Its a decent job and one that gives me a sense of accomplishement. Since 9/11 we have been a key cog in keeping the US submarine force supplied with spares and of course providing new shipsets of valves for new build.

I have a fair range of interests of which motorcylcing has always been there and was awakened when I set eyes on the Triumphs. I also like movies specifically "home theater"..
I collect DVD's and when I get time I put up a portable 92 inch wide screen and use a front projector for movies. My wife loves to dance and we typically get out once a week for that. She is not in love with motorcycles ..mores the pity.

I , like most Tucsonans am spoiled by the more or less year round great weather here. It is very hot in the Summer basically from as early as late March to late June or the first week of July and then typically we get "monsoon rain" that always comes up from the general direction of Mexico. Humidity increases although no where near what they feel in the eastern US. It rains hard in the late afternoons and evenings off and on for a month and a half and then we get dry and hot again until as late as early November.

The monsoon rains can strike at any time though in season and at times can be violent with lashing winds, lightning and microbursts. Low lying roads will flood and they can become impassable or dangeorus. I will be judging the rains as best possible and leaving the speedie at home some and take the ole truck to work during that time.

So.....what do you all do?

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