re: What did your grandparents do for a living?

mom's side - grandfather had a restaurant business for a long time then left that for industry where he retired (he also worked on outboard motors on the side out of his house)

dad's side - grandfather (from bama) was in the navy where he went to pearl harbor a week after the japanese hit (i have his USN issued knife) then moved to LA where he worked for a telephone company then retired

i don't think either one of my grandmothers worked much