BlownAwaybyLewinski

Let start with your clan name?
    BDS1961   Every name I tried came up as being taken already when I first started  this is what I came up with so I could play and never changed it
        Do you have any nicknames? Personal or in game?
    In games it’s either Beads or some cuss word after I shoot someone
        When and where were you born? Aurora Illinoise  atleast that’s what the sales slip says that I came with
        When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
    Loved working with my hands and wood  wanted to do cabinet making
        Where have you lived? Pretty much my entire life in Concord Ca
         
        What got you into gaming?
    Sadly I have had to do a lot of sitting around recovering from multiple knee surgeries and treatments   It gave me something to do instead of going crazy   I hate sitting around with a passion
        Your first game you played?  Lol   Does Load runner count
        And what do you play now?
    I mostly play COD 2   The group of people I play with here on XI  are a great group of people  sadly over the last few years I have lost what I consider some good online friends I have played with for years
        Why did you join XI?
    I use to lay on the FBI server a long time ago  they started getting more and more hackers 0laying to where it was no fun at all   Found XI and have never left  great people and players and the admins do a great job keeping it clean of cheats
        What do you get from being in this clan?
    A sense of on line family and friends to play with on a daily bases   Such a broad range of personalities it’s always fun to play and talk with
        What is your favorite hobby?
    Have way to many   Wood working and metal work , radio control planes and boats, electronics and I use to shoot competition years ago   Trying to get back into all of them now
        What is your favorite travel destination?  
    I am happy on the go, we just purchased a cabin up in the mountains and have been enjoying that a lot lately  but a lot of work getting it ready so we can go up any time and have friends come up and enjoy it with us. We also have a house in Greece we are hoping to be able to get over to this summer, we use it as a home base to go to the islands and play
        Are you married?
    Yes coming up on 29 years
        Do you have children?
    Yes  a son who is 26 and a Daughter that is 21
        What kind of pets do you have, if any? What are their names?
    we have a Bichon frise that absolutely hates me, even though she comes to me for anything she needs and then three cats
        Are you a sports fan? If so, what is your favorite team?   
    Not a real big sports fan
        What causes are you passionate about?
    Don't really have any causes I’d say I’m passionate about spent to many years taking care of and dealing with the public
        Do you volunteer? If so, where?
    No  unless having to cook for everyone in my house
        What is an interesting fact about you?
    It’s a strange thing but for some reason I deal with emergencies and bad things really easily and efficiently. In my career In the facilities I over saw I have had to deal with everything from earthquakes to murders suicides and drunks. Can handle it all at the time and make clear decisions for needs to be done, but then I pay the huge price when it’s done the next day and what all I had to deal with and see hits me

        Have you continued your education past college or university with career development seminars or classes? What kind?
    I never went to college, but I have a ton of specialized training that covers a wide variety   From just about everything related to HVAC and the equipment for operating it, trained in lighting and control systems  and then some really specialized training I had to go through for some of the areas I did work in that I cannot fully mention   
        Did you know what profession you wanted to work in when you started college?
    i was heading into law enforcement and had just been accepted into the CHP academy. Sadly shortly after being accepted I blew my new out and never made it. I had planned on going to college and getting a degree in aeronautical engineering, after that   Signed up for the class’s and that’s when I had my first knee surgery stopping me from attending, registered again for the next year and had my second knee surgery stopping me once again, this happened the following year again. At that point I took another path
        Did you belong to any professional organizations?
    only one I was a member of was a group for engineers in the SF Bay Area
        What is your current job title?
    Retired now   Had to have a knee replaced that ended my career at 52 years old
        Did you win any awards or recognitions during your education?
    In high school I did get a lot of awards for things I had built and designed
        Where do you work?
    At home
        What other job titles have you had in your career?
    I have always been around facilities, I was a maintenance manager at a bullocks store, the building was sold and I was sold along with it (lol)  Nordstroms had bought it and put me into management with them in a engineering capacity, I prepped and opened the original 5 stores in the SF Bay Area , from there I opened a luxury hotel as a chief engineer. From there it was just a full run
        Where else have you worked?
    I  had my own construction business for about 16 years after I was done with the hotel work, my clients where hospitals, PG&E, UC Berkeley a Few cities and a little bit of residential work along with working with attorneys and specialist on construction lawsuits. Having kids I needed something more stable and not as many hours as I was putting in. I went into the apartment industry and was a regional engineering manager covering facilities from Monterey CA to Seattle Washington  10,000 units of apartments,  I did all inspections and over saw the quality of the on site work done by the staff and there training  along with that I put together yearly capital project and ran them in the range from 15 million to 35 million every year . Also I was head of disaster for the northwest region in case any thing happened   ( no stress in my life )
        Why did you choose to work in your industry?
    it was strange but it seemed to choose me
        Why do you like your job?
    I liked all the areas I have worked   Always something new everyday. Things that I was able to see and be around when contracting was amazing
        How would you describe your career?
    Fun but stressful   Now that I have been out of it for a while I can not figure out how I was able to carry such a huge load and get it all done    I don’t think I could do that now
        What are some accomplishments you've achieved during your career?
    I think the one thing that I am most proud of is how many people I was able to advance in there career, At one of the hotels I was hired to clean up and get running again I was given the option to completely replace the maintenance staff, I kept them, worked with them and created a highly effective team there.  Getting people to grow is a great feeling
        Describe a time that your career was rewarding.
    I always found it extremely rewarding when called in for problems and being able to resolve them.  As simple as figuring out why when someone flushed there toilet in a high rise it would affect 3 floors of showers. The company had specialist looking at it for months and couldn’t figure it out, I fixed it in one day of going through the systems.  In my career I had a few times I cured issues with newly built buildings
        If you could give a younger person career advice, what would it be?
    don’t go in thinking you know it all   Listen to everyone around you and even the old crazy guy, the amount that you can learn is amazing, even today if I was working I would not ever claim how much I know and still listen to all involved in a project
        What is your favorite thing about your career or industry?
    something new every day
        What is a valuable lesson you learned in your career?
    how to deal with people
        What do you hope to accomplish in your career?
    Its a wrap   I do get called once in awhile to help cover some projects when there are problems are something special is needed.  Just do it once in a great while
        Are you involved in any professional/ non-profit/sports organizations? If so, do you have a title or rank within these organizations?
    nope
        What is your favorite sport?
    Not a big sports fan, from the damage I did to my knee I have over a 40 history of physical therapy   Have seen to many sport injuries in young people pushing it to hard. Just turned me off to the give all cloture of sports
        Do you play any sports?
    nope
        If you were granted 1 wish, what would you wish for?
    that people would mellow out and learn how to enjoy each other instead of stepping on each other for gain
        If you won a very large amount of money what would you do?
    ohh how do you know I don’t have it already  lol   I don’t think I’d change a thing in what I do or how I live. I’m the type of guy that can be super happy with a beer and a fishing pole sitting by the lake, don’t really need any th8ng fancy

Thanks for keeping it real. Just shows how fragile and temporary life can be. Never take anything for granted. If you love someone TELL THEM before it’s too late.

Went into the game to play in COD2 and saw Mister in there so ok...let's play! In the game I suggested I call StayAlive from Canada.
I called him and his wife answered, I asked for Neil Percy (StayAlve) and got the sad news! Neil had passed away in his sleep  this morning!!
My condolences to her and the family...another great player gone and was looking to be a XI too.
RIP Neal!!
Bob
BlownAwaybyLewinski>XI<Adm

Yea....gonna miss him dearly. Would talk to him about 2 a week...just talked to him a few days ago when he couldn't connect....provider problems. RIP Neil Piercey (StayAlive)!!

Went into the game to play in COD2 and saw Mister in there so ok...let's play! In the game I suggested I call StayAlive from Canada.
I called him and his wife answered, I asked for Neil Percy (StayAlve) and got the sad news! Neil had passed away in his sleep  this morning!!
My condolences to her and the family...another great player gone and was looking to be a XI too.
RIP Neal!!
Bob
BlownAwaybyLewinski>XI<Adm

Went into the game to play in COD2 and saw Mister in there so ok...let's play! In the game I suggested I call StayAlive from Canada.
I called him and his wife answered, I asked for Neil Percy (StayAlve) and got the sad news! Neil had passed away in his sleep  this morning!!
My condolences to her and the family...another great player gone and was looking to be a XI too.
RIP Neal!!
Bob
BlownAwaybyLewinski>XI<Adm

Yea....gonna miss him dearly. Would talk to him about 2 a week...just talked to him a few days ago when he couldn't connect....provider problems. RIP Neil Piercey (StayAlive)!!

Went into the game to play in COD2 and saw Mister in there so ok...let's play! In the game I suggested I call StayAlive from Canada.
I called him and his wife answered, I asked for Neil Percy (StayAlve) and got the sad news! Neil had passed away in his sleep  this morning!!
My condolences to her and the family...another great player gone and was looking to be a XI too.
RIP Neal!!
Bob
BlownAwaybyLewinski>XI<Adm

Went into the game to play in COD2 and saw Mister in there so ok...let's play! In the game I suggested I call StayAlive from Canada.
I called him and his wife answered, I asked for Neil Percy (StayAlve) and got the sad news! Neil had passed away in his sleep  this morning!!
My condolences to her and the family...another great player gone and was looking to be a XI too.
RIP Neal!!
Bob
BlownAwaybyLewinski>XI<Adm

Yea....gonna miss him dearly. Would talk to him about 2 a week...just talked to him a few days ago when he couldn't connect....provider problems. RIP Neil Piercey (StayAlive)!!

Went into the game to play in COD2 and saw Mister in there so ok...let's play! In the game I suggested I call StayAlive from Canada.
I called him and his wife answered, I asked for Neil Percy (StayAlve) and got the sad news! Neil had passed away in his sleep  this morning!!
My condolences to her and the family...another great player gone and was looking to be a XI too.
RIP Neal!!
Bob
BlownAwaybyLewinski>XI<Adm

Yea....gonna miss him dearly. Would talk to him about 2 a week...just talked to him a few days ago when he couldn't connect....provider problems. RIP Neil Piercey (StayAlive)!!

Went into the game to play in COD2 and saw Mister in there so ok...let's play! In the game I suggested I call StayAlive from Canada.
I called him and his wife answered, I asked for Neil Percy (StayAlve) and got the sad news! Neil had passed away in his sleep  this morning!!
My condolences to her and the family...another great player gone and was looking to be a XI too.
RIP Neal!!
Bob
BlownAwaybyLewinski>XI<Adm

Yea....gonna miss him dearly. Would talk to him about 2 a week...just talked to him a few days ago when he couldn't connect....provider problems. RIP Neil Piercey (StayAlive)!!

Went into the game to play in COD2 and saw Mister in there so ok...let's play! In the game I suggested I call StayAlive from Canada.
I called him and his wife answered, I asked for Neil Percy (StayAlve) and got the sad news! Neil had passed away in his sleep  this morning!!
My condolences to her and the family...another great player gone and was looking to be a XI too.
RIP Neal!!
Bob
BlownAwaybyLewinski>XI<Adm

Went into the game to play in COD2 and saw Mister in there so ok...let's play! In the game I suggested I call StayAlive from Canada.
I called him and his wife answered, I asked for Neil Percy (StayAlve) and got the sad news! Neil had passed away in his sleep  this morning!!
My condolences to her and the family...another great player gone and was looking to be a XI too.
RIP Neal!!
Bob
BlownAwaybyLewinski>XI<Adm

Went into the game to play in COD2 and saw Mister in there so ok...let's play! In the game I suggested I call StayAlive from Canada.
I called him and his wife answered, I asked for Neil Percy (StayAlve) and got the sad news! Neil had passed away in his sleep  this morning!!
My condolences to her and the family...another great player gone and was looking to be a XI too.
RIP Neal!!
Bob
BlownAwaybyLewinski>XI<Adm