[Other Sport] What was your father's profession?

[Reagulls]

Narcissistic, self centred, controlling, selfish bully.... major contributor to my anxiety condition in later life...
he won't be getting a card. ****

best thing about it was I realised I could break that cycle and treat my own kids and family with love, care and respect.

(Edit after rant) a hospital porter

 

[Easy 10]

Claim to fame. My dad used to service Barry Sheen's helicopter at Shoreham Airport. He got me a signed poster.

 

[Denis]

Mine, after various trades, bought a hardware shop, which he ran until he retired. Luckily sold up before the emergence of b&q, Wickes etc.

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

best thing about it was I realised I could break that cycle and treat my own kids and family with love, care and respect.

 

[essbee1]

Mine was a steam train coal firer in the South Wales valleys
Railway Station manager (Bath and Reading)
Haulage company manager at NCL (which used to occupy
the huge area of railway loading bays below Brighton station long since flats and small businesses)
Self employed haulier.

I miss him every day.

 

[BrickTamland]

Sperm donor

 

[AlbionBro]

My dad had so many different jobs, he could almost have a poll of his own

Interesting, did he settle in any of them at all? And have you had any of those jobs?

 

[portslade seagull]

My dad was a printer for the Argus and also hairdressing in the evenings to get extra money

 

[withdeanwombat]

Soldier.
Then Civil Servant in MOD.

He was an Honest Man but moved to the county of the Useful Men.

 

[Boys 9d]

My late father was a compositor. Is there such trade any more in this computer age?

 

[wunt be druv]

My late father, Old Man Wunt be Druv, served in the Fleet Air Arm, WAFU, before working with Sussex Police Fire arms unit.

 

[golddene]

A labourer at the old Shoreham power-station.

Might have known my father, born in 1925, enlisted in the Royal Navy at the outset of war at 14/15 years of age, spent the war years on convoy protection vessels guarding against air and sea attacks by the Germans whilst sailing to Murmansk and Arkangel (sp) resupplying for the war effort of the Russian front. Then once demobbed married my mother and worked on the construction of the new breakwaters and harbour at Shoreham then took up employment at Shoreham B power station on the build there then latterly his work was primarily trimming out the holds of the collier ships delivering coal to said station. Died in 1990 just prior to being eligible for state pension !

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

Bank Robber

But he never hurt nobody
He just loved to live that way
And he loved to steal your money

 

[Bald Head]

My late father was an agricultural blacksmith.

 

[Mexican Seagull]

Patternmaker then when Kearny and Trecker shut down, the building trade and finally as a technician at Brighton tech, which he really loved.
Still miss him.

 

[crodonilson]

What was yours

My papa was a Postman (or post person now).

 

[LamieRobertson]

Oets

My papa was a Postman (or post person now).

Personally if it’s a man I still use Postman

 

[rippleman]

RAF - signed up in 1938 aged 17. Served throughout WW2 seeing service in France, Italy and North Africa
Demobbed became a florists delivery driver and then a Brighton Hackney Carriage taxi driver for over 40 years

My dad was a good dad and I still miss him.

 

[Lenny Rider]

Probation officer

 

[Peacehaven Wild Kids]

Served in the Army in India
Drove Buses and HGVs up until retirement

In 40 years was never out of work

A good man who worked hard for his family

Died without a pot to piss in