What is the oddest 'odd job' you've ever had?

2015-05-01T19:36:14-04:00

In trying to make a living , sometimes we have to be creative and do some odd jobs from time to time. What is the oddest of odd jobs that you ever had? Was it worth the money ?

Response by SFC Stephen King made May 1 at 2015 9:00 PM

2015-05-01T21:00:19-04:00

Night watchmen at a eveready battery shop. While a full time student in college. Bar back at a country bar

Response by SPC Carl K. made May 1 at 2015 9:14 PM

2015-05-01T21:14:10-04:00

Bouncer at a very seedy local bar that used to be a happening place in the 80s and 90s.

Response by PO2 Michael Ryals made May 1 at 2015 10:09 PM

2015-05-01T22:09:54-04:00

Served beer at seaworld San Antonio. Some dads (and moms) just had to be plastered to get through the vacation. Haha

Response by SSG Kenneth Lanning made May 1 at 2015 11:10 PM

2015-05-01T23:10:52-04:00

inbound call center for a cell phone company (Nextel)...fun times O.o

Response by CH (MAJ) William Beaver made May 2 at 2015 9:21 AM

2015-05-02T09:21:37-04:00

I was a bellman at The Brown Hotel on Kentucky Derby weekend and got to carry luggage from celebrities rooms to their limos , including: John Lovitz (a true slob). John Goodnan (same in real life as on screen), Dixie Carter (much better looking with makeup), and William Shatner (ego). As a Star Trek fan , I nearly crapped my pants for a second when I got to his room. But when he opened the mouth and the ego came out, i held my butt cheeks together and stayed professional and did my job.

Response by CH (MAJ) William Beaver made May 2 at 2015 9:29 AM

2015-05-02T09:29:56-04:00

I had a job with a partner at Ridgecrest Baptist Assembly in the summer of. 1988, wearing overalls jump suit and a cheap mask and goggles, while climbing. 30 foot ladder to spray straight green muritic acid onto windows to remove 15 years of lime. After I began to get sick as the wind blew that crap back into my face for two weeks they finally listened to me and ceased that job, sticking me on the toilet cleaning crew. 6 bathrooms in 8 hours , 40 hours a week . Easy money

Response by SSgt Donnavon Smith made May 14 at 2015 11:05 AM

2015-05-14T11:05:10-04:00

I used to get paid for driving a camouflage Winnebago while being chased by an wAH-64.

I got out of the AF right before 9/11 and had an extreme amount of guilt that I was not there with my buddies, so I took any job I could get to support the "War Effort". I was the Quality control engineer building SAPI plates (I QC'd over 5,000 of them) after that contract was over I took a job for a company that was building some targeting devices for the AH-64. When field testing began we were on an abandoned WWII training strip in Arizona. we started testing with Class A motorhome (painted woodland camo) @ 5 MPH and testing ended on a dirt bike @ 50+ Mph.