Let start with your clan name? major-Mark63
Do you have any nicknames? Personal or in game? Personnal nick is Markus (not too original) but i game some call be boner or lately SkidMark
When and where were you born? born in Montreal ,Quebec ,Canada in 1963 from two cajun parents.
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? At elementary school i dreamed about be plane pilot but since i wear glasses it changed to be a surgeon doctor.
Where have you lived? All in Quebec prov. Carleton (gaspesian peninsula)then Boisbriand , Blainville ,Mirabel (all lower laurentians) Now Amherst Lake side 25 min of Mt-Tremblant Qc.
What got you into gaming? early ages was Coleco vision that we had for christmas with my 3 brothers.
Your first game you played? on pc it was DOOM my first FPS game and later Resident evil really hooked my in.
And what do you play now? COD4 ,CODWAW (freeze tag) Left for Dead and of course a few resident evil games.
Why did you join XI? I was playing a lot on DM XI server in afternoons and was asked to join the clan by Spinpuppy we had so much fun , and he felt a was a good idiot..
What do you get from being in this clan? Now since im retired got most of my social here on website and servers.
What is your favorite hobby? actually my hobby is PC gaming but also like traditional board games like monopoly ,trivial pursuit etc and love listening to music.
What is your favorite travel destination? All caribbeans and Mexico too for the sun the music and the rum.
Are you married? not anymore , but now i live with my girlfriend since almost 20 yrs (shes really patient)
Do you have children? yes two daughters , 33 and 31 and lately a grandson 2 months and a half.
What kind of pets do you have, if any? What are their names? we have 3 cats at home ,the mother named Rosie (which she was homeless and she choose us ) and two of her baby cats that we kept Garcon tomcat and Fifille femal and all sterilized now hahah..
Are you a sports fan? If so, what is your favorite team? Yes indeed , Ice hockey is my sport and Montreal Canadian Habs forever
What causes are you passionate about? War amputees and a local foundation to help the poorer people
Do you volunteer? If so, where? no did had the time.
What is an interesting fact about you? i know all world countries capitals but except geographic classes or trivial pursuit its useless.
Have you continued your education past college or university with career development seminars or classes? What kind? i had continuous training for new technology that was involved in upgrading PLC Most AB , robots and processes. did almost evening classes for gaining my electrician licenses.
Did you know what profession you wanted to work in when you started college? iwas studying electronics but the last year of college , General motors came in lab classes to recruit some electrician apprentices and i was hired in 1983.
Did you belong to any professional organizations? i was in Teamsters Graphics union, but now retiree.
What is your current job title? retired licensed electrician and also electrotechnician.
Did you win any awards or recognitions during your education? had a few when younger at school , now they would call me a nerd.
Where do you work? now retired since i was 56 yrs old.
What other job titles have you had in your career? most title were electrician and or electrotechnician.
Where else have you worked? General Motors from 1983 to 2002, then Kraft food from 2002-2006 then last at the Journal of Montreal printing plant 2006 to 2020
Why did you choose to work in your industry? i liked a lot osund systems so wanted to study how to repair or build it, so it got me in electronics
Why do you like your job? the challenge of fast trouble shooting, and also learn the latest technologies.i was in maintenance and continuous improvement.
How would you describe your career? very self rewarding and good money ive made.
What are some accomplishments you've achieved during your career? all job i applied for was immediatly hired. But also getting the machinery ready in time in change overs is really rewarding. optimization of robots program decreasing time cycle for more productivity ; one line we did improve from 42 cars per hours to 57 just by tuning robots courses.
Describe a time that your career was rewarding. in the first months when working at Kraft food plant a big boss came to me and one other electronician to personnaly give us congrats after we started up in 3 days a wrapping machine that was down for months.
If you could give a younger person career advice, what would it be? Yes its good to do what you will enjoy but sometimes you can choose a job thats is also give better money.
What is your favorite thing about your career or industry? electronics is always in progress and learned all the newest stuff that get on market.
What is a valuable lesson you learned in your career? team work youll always need some one to help you or you can help.
What do you hope to accomplish in your career? its done, it bring me to good retirement .
Are you involved in any professional/ non-profit/sports organizations? If so, do you have a title or rank within these organizations? none
What is your favorite sport? Ice hockey and cycling love also watching the olympics..
Do you play any sports? now only snow shoes trekking (raquettes in french) in winter and cycling and boating in summer.
If you were granted 1 wish, what would you wish for? to have a perfect view without glasses
that would have changed my life ...but to be not selfish no kids should die from deseases.
THx for reading me.
Mark..
1St pic : me with my family,last august.
first row my defunct mother Cecile was 82 and father Jean-Marie 84
2nd row brothers Michel , Pierre and Daniel and me on the right the oldest.
XtremeIdiots would like to wish all members celebrating their birthday today a happy birthday. baldie (57) BROMODROSYS (65) Exitus (52) GER__Phantom (60)
For those who don’t know, my father passed away in June. We were very very close and spent multiple days together every week, especially after my mother passed about 6 years ago. It’s been incredibly difficult these past few months. A few things happened the day he passed and it’s really mentally has taken a huge toll on me.
This Fest was so nice because I was able to see my 2nd family and just enjoy the company and not have my mind wondering back to certain things. It really helped knowing those people are there for me no matter what.
Then to show what kinda love and support I have from this awesome family. I opened my mailbox today to find this, that
@BlackRose
@WldPenguin
@loaderXI
And Blackroses husband made for me
Thank you all for this
I sent it to my family members and they all loved it!
It’s amazing the family bond we have here
Thank you so much for this 🙏🙏🙏
Back row starting left to right
Lil Acorn, Angus, Scykle, PigDog, Scripter, Duc, Rugger, Mrs Rugger, Overkill, Lord Loftin, Wild Penguin, Pt Bama, Destructo, Cylon, Iceman, Hefe, Ghostfacejim
Front row left to right
Craziegirl, Gatorgirl, Wildthing, Burnnbright, Yaccster, Mrs Yaccster, Bombshell
Where does the time go. Me and some friends started playing on the XI servers after our MOH days and now, 12 years an Idiot. A great community for making friends and support when it's needed so happy to be here and to serve our community.
Cheers for more years to come.
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