What does everyone here do for a living?

[Zayetsfoot]

I live i detroit, so I guess you would figure I have something to do with cars!

I sell new chrysler cars, mini vans and Jeeps. Infact I will be working at the international auto show (quite a big deal around here) in the next few weeks.

What about everyone else? Work, school, just play in switherland like Phisto? :lol:

[fishfreek]

I work at a school.

I am the Telecomunications Manager at a private college in Virginia. Been working here since I graduated from college in 1996.

[Thorkot]

I am a Village Administrator of a town in South East Ohio, and I am also in the Army National Guard.

[Zack]

I keep score for mens and womans b ball and I am a TA.

[reefer_wannabe]

I work as a field service representative for the countrys oldest wood window and door manufacturer. In my spare time, I'm also a USAC sprint car and Silver Crown crew chief. And I still have time for 2 reefs.......

[Pineapple House]

So far, I have no 'real' job...yet. I will usually work out at the LFS, and get quite a bit of store credit. I also wash my dads car :lol: lol

PH =)

[phistio]

for the record...i don't just play in switzerland when ever i feel like it... :P

i'm a mechanic/machinist for a injection molding/thermoforming/extruded plastics company...and work a 12 hour shift on a alternating schedule...7pm to 7am... :cry:

[Johnny]

I work as a department head at a newspaper full time and part time I work at a swimming pool store.

[Sea Wraith]

I help stupid :?: , ignorant :?: , dumb :?: , psychotic :shock: , thankless :roll: , @$$enine :x , self centered :!: , mr and mrs know it all :!: , computer illliterate :?: people fix their DELL computers over the phone when they screw them up!

Yup im the guy you call and curse out and make me feel like grabbing your throat through the phone line and twisting the cord around your pencil neck and choking the crap out of you when you call tech support and want your computer fixed yesterday because YOU messed it up! :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

Sorry i just got home from the dentists office and Im in severe pain and had to vent! :|

[ssgibby]

I am a Systems Engineer for large computer firm in Novi

[Fiji Live Rock]

I help stupid :?: , ignorant :?: , dumb :?: , psychotic :shock: , thankless :roll: , @$$enine :x , self centered :!: , mr and mrs know it all :!: , computer illliterate :?: people fix their DELL computers over the phone when they screw them up!

Yup im the guy you call and curse out and make me feel like grabbing your throat through the phone line and twisting the cord around your pencil neck and choking the crap out of you when you call tech support and want your computer fixed yesterday because YOU messed it up! :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

Sorry i just got home from the dentists office and Im in severe pain and had to vent! :|

ROFLOL!!! That was GREAT! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

I am a student a Lehigh Carbon Community College.
Majoring in: Aviation (Professional Pilot)
Minoring in: Either Psychology or Marine Bio.

[Irisservice]

My brother and I own a Prepress Print shop in NYC.

[Reefer504]

Crane Operator.

[Fugly]

Bum....

I have a Dell fiji and you can't say its always the customers fault. :lol:
The people that can't speak proper english on the other end of my service calls are usually the problem. hahhahHAHHAAH! (Guess thats the prob with getting your PC from Malaysia)

[Jollymon]

I am a union HVAC and Temperature Control mechanic. I wish I was a HVAC mechanic in Jamaica or Cayman Islands today. Very cold and windy here. Had a very hectic day. :x

[Fiji Live Rock]

Bum....

I have a Dell fiji and you can't say its always the customers fault. :lol:
The people that can't speak proper english on the other end of my service calls are usually the problem. hahhahHAHHAAH! (Guess thats the prob with getting your PC from Malaysia)

hehe...Fugly...I'm not the the comp tech. :P :lol:

I was just quoting another person. :)

Anyway...Yea...computers suck...I know because I can build, re-build, dismantel, and program them...and it is a pain in da kiester! :lol: :wink:

[BoomerD]

Crane Operator in Northern California

[carol]

unemployed and going to school. I worked as a cnc machine operator for a car A/C company that moved back to Japan. we made compressors for nissan, saturn, gm..... then the plant closed and we all received 2 years school and 2 years unemployment. but it's not enough to buy all the corals I want to.

[Sea Wraith]

Bum....

I have a Dell fiji and you can't say its always the customers fault.
The people that can't speak proper english on the other end of my service calls are usually the problem. hahhahHAHHAAH! (Guess thats the prob with getting your PC from Malaysia)


The philosophy behind that is that they dont speak english and this makes the American public pissed off and not want to call back to tech support because they cant get someone they can communicate with therefore they can reduce the number of UNDERPAID technicians here in America while employing more Indian techs who make 3.00 a month and lives onsite with their families who are housed for free and also fed. This is the NEW DELL WAY! :evil: :evil:

[aimeovaldi]

I am A Corrections administrator for IllinoisDept. Of Corrections. I supervise the clinical services dept. ie; counseling, programs, mental health etc...

[Sea Wraith]

from aimeovaldi I supervise the clinical services dept. ie; counseling, programs, mental health etc....

Is there any hope for me? :D :mrgreen:

[aimeovaldi]

I counseled the Sexually Dangrous Persons for 7 years. Believe me, NOBODY is as hopeless as they are. So there is hope for you as you are only Schitzophrenic with MPD. Piece of cake! LOL.

[Sea Wraith]

lol listen to Sea Wraith... wanting to know if there is help for him! He is thinking in his first person there! Now for the rest of us........ We know there is no hope!! All in favor of brutaly beating Sea Wraith say Aye

Dalosiman.......Aye
MrFixIt............Aye
Jon.................Aye
Acanthurus Pyroferus.....Aye


Sea Wraith HHHHEEEEEEELLLLLLPPPPPPPPPP.....whap whap slap
punch kick

[Samurai]

ROFLOL!!! That was GREAT! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

I am a student a Lehigh Carbon Community College.
Majoring in: Aviation (Professional Pilot)
Minoring in: Either Psychology or Marine Bio.

Hey Fiji, I'm also majoring in aviation as a professional pilot- also at a community college. Ahh relaxed standards. Are you flying yet? If so, where are you at in training?

[Buza24]

Student, this is my last semester. Major is secondary ed Biology. I want to someday teach my students all this reef stuff. I'll have to learn myself first.

[Lahatiel]

In between jobs....was printing/mechanic for a packaging company (4 color Mark Andy) Left to work with a friend in floor covering, and liked it until we started working out of town in upper NC and Virgina. I didn't care being 8 to 14 hours from home. Now...I am drifting on a small amount of savings. Looks like I am going to be a insurance salesman.. :shock:

[sinasster]

I work as a ride mechanic at the local 6 flags park.

And to add to the Dell argument... it is always the customers fault, you bought a dell. don't believe me just ask on one of the high end computer forums. :D sorry had to say it as i am also a big time comp geek.

[Lahatiel]

I worked at Six Flags Over Georgia one time. As a jr. in high school. Of course I only worked in merchandising...but it was still a babe getting job when your only 17!!!


Man I miss being young with no concerns.... :cry:

[Samurai]

Then be old with no concerns :lol:.

[vidodivr]

I'm a Broadcast Designer for a growing private network company leading the market in In-Store TV networks.

http://www.rmsnetworks.com

The cool part is that all the programming is MPEG'd and stored on servers at the store, so there are no tapes involved, We put sat's on the stores so we have connectivity to all the stores for immidiate updates...Daily weather and sports....
Next time one of you motor-heads are in Advance Auto Parts or Sports Authority look up and you will probably see something I created...

Best time to advertise is in the store!!!!

[reef's r us]

i own a cellular phone store down here in santa monica.anyone need a phone i am the man.i figure why not hook up some reefers.hit me with ur best price :mrgreen:

[BigFish]

Kinda complicated but im only 17 so here goes...

I buy houses and sell them, I know you will all say a 17 year old cant buy or own a house but actually you can you just cant get a loan. The funny part is you can own a house so the question becomes how do you get a loan it is not an easy process but you can do it a number of ways. The way I am able to do it is to assume a loan from people in a financial crisis. It is a simple and fun process and the best part is you dont have to pay for the whole house just a payment or two and because all loans in the us after 1989 are non-assumable if the bank accepty your money you get a lawsuit against them for the loan :twisted: . this is a fun and happy world we live in. Too bad im still poor. Not many people trust a 17 year old :cry:

oh yeah and I goto school too. :mrgreen:

[BigFish]

why has nobody replied after my reply?

[Samurai]

The way I am able to do it is to assume a loan from people in a financial crisis.

...all loans in the us after 1989 are non-assumable

Huh?

[BigFish]

did you read it all? like I said they are non assumable. However If you get a postal money order with the loan number and not your name you have proof that a bank accepted the payment on that loan from you, So it is not hard to do. Most banks will never turn down money :mrgreen: and if they take it then they cant refuse any payment from you ever again or they broke another law :mrgreen: The only thing is he payment has to be exactly what a payment on that house is you cant send them even $0.50 extra or they can say you sent the wrong amount and you are back at fault.

[BigFish]

Also it is not really the loan I am after it is the title to the house so the loan is a minor detail once you have the title refinancing is always a posibility :mrgreen: but then you actually need to make more than 2 payments

[BigFish]

why does nobody ever respond after me?

[raerae_06]

Well I live here in good ol' Wisconsin and I deal with fish stuff all day long. I love it. I work for an awesome large company and am basically a fish tech! One of the best jobs ever!!!! :D

[Zack]

Bigfish maybe because... well :roll:

[BigFish]

what? well what? ........?

[Zack]

BECAUSE WE ARE AFRAID :oops:

[BigFish]

hard act to follow? 8)

jk but really why not be honest.

[BigFish]

affraid of what?

[BigFish]

my mentally superior intelect :lol:

jk im actually quite stupid :roll:

well mabe not stupid but not very smart, :oops:

[Zack]

I just think being in all honest that everyone said what needed to be said

[Pineapple House]

Just curious, but why does it matter if someone doesn't reply after you've posted?

Graham =)

[BigFish]

PH it doesnt, but it seemed like alot of people posted b4 me but not alot after.

[MindRiot]

I'm going after my BS in Computer Science from Univ. Washington. Currently I work part time developing software for a company out of D.C.

[Mikeaveli21]

Pre-Med.....applyin to med. school this june. Grew five white hairs in one week (my record).

[AndrewNS]

I'm a Software Engineer in Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada

[Goggles]

I'm a network administrator for a small government contractor in Colorado Springs.

(Uh, I think you mean Dull not Dell :D . I hate those things. Windows 2000/XP is also starting to try my patience.)

[RazerCorals]

Hmm I still appear to be a student. Geez everyone has such great titles.

[AWestphal]

I am an LPN at a local hospital.

I am also in RN school.

I also teach CPR and First Aide.

Anything to keep me busy is my motto.

Happy Reef Keeping.

[Mikeaveli21]

I also teach CPR and First Aide.

Sweet, so do I. AHA? Redcross?

[AWestphal]

I used to teach for American Red Cross but when I started at the Hospital they teach AHA so I switched over. I actually like it better.


Happy reefing!!!

[scooter]

I am a manager at a large pet store actually :lol: Just can't get enough of the animals fish or not.

[stresco]

I'm a Systems Engieer in New York.

[Tattfish]

I am an artist / owner of Living Image Tattoo in Omaha NE.
Went to commercial art school , and have been tattooing for the last 13 years.
stop in if your in the area , and into tatts ....
and PM me if you would like any price quotes.

b.t.w. , I love the oppertunity to do reef scenes ,
My woman has 2 clownfish and an anemone on her ankle that turned out beautiful .

I get a pic , and post it tomarrow .

[ReeF MoDe]

I'm going to the police academy in January, gotta protect you reefers!

I'm a computer helpdesk technician for now. :(

[jason gilman]

im an electrician.i work for a company
out of oxford MA called lamountain bros.
inc. we build and service mainly
gas stations.

[shpinxman1_1906]

I am a Design Engineer for an oilfield service company, BJ Services (and you thought your job sucked :mrgreen: !). I design downhole completion tools.

I had always said I would never work in the oilfield, and now I've been in for almost four years and love it. All in all its pretty cool and an excellent company to work for.

[I_Was_A_Fish_Once]

I am a CCSI trainer for Cisco; to a select set of system admins. I go all over the world. I try to stay at home but traveling has found its way back into my life. I got into reefs because I didn't have time to dive anymore.

I also work with Microsoft and love XP/2003 :roll:. They are my meat and patatos. :lol: My job requires that I show professionice in anthing that I teach so I am constantly studing for the next test. Going for my next CCIE in Security & Ethical Hacking :lol: for all you tech guys.

How is it profitible to assume payments on a failing loan. Do you sell the home shortly after for a profit??? If so why did the owner not do that????


Cheers,
MJ

[Lahatiel]

That is cool Fish Once, I started the CCNA program but never got done with it because of work. I would love to get back into school for it, if I can ever get a decent schedule. :? Of course, I am out of practice on programming routers...and would take a little refreshing to get back into the swing of things.

[reeferdude]

I AM CURRENTLY A PROGRAM MANAGER FOR EXEL TRANSPORTATION. I MANAGE A CONSIGNMENT WAREHOUSE FOR EXXONMOBIL. I ALSO BROKER FREIGHT FOR THEM ON TOP OF MANY OTHER DUTIES THAT GO ALONG WITH IT, EVERYTHING FROM PURCHASING RAW MATERIALS TO CONSOLIDATING SHIPMENTS TO PAYING SUPPLIERS FOR THE PRODUCTS.

[Dragcrab]

I am a student at the University of Oregon. No living making yet.

[Sandworm]

I own and operate a computer store (custom built ones only). been doing that for the last 10 years ever since I told my last boss to take his job and shove it.. hehe

[Fiji Live Rock]

I own and operate a computer store (custom built ones only). been doing that for the last 10 years ever since I told my last boss to take his job and shove it.. hehe

Love it!...I did the same to my old boss when I use to work at Home Depot! MAN it felt GREAT! :mrgreen: :twisted: :mrgreen:

And she was like....are you sure you want to do this....you may need to come back and work for us later...I wouldn't want you to ruin your chance.

Hehe...I was soooo bad...I just laughed in her face and said…“trust me....I don't need to come back!” :twisted: But it felt sooooo good! I just couldn't stand the Home Depot BS anymore...Hell...I even saved a man's life who had a grand maul seizure right behind me and I didn't even get a thanks or any recognition at the following monthly meeting...talk about a UN-carrying company!

Well I guess I need to update my first post...

I now, on top of my original post...


Own Aquatic Realms, LLC. :D

[Grizzlyreef]

I'm a shift supervisor at a cryogenic air separation unit. We suck in the air through a compressor that moves 1,200,000 standard cubic feet a minute, pass it through driers and heat exchangers and recycle liquifiers and then into a big distillation column and refine it into ppm purity argon and nitrogen, and percent purity oxygen. The liquid is used in a wide range of fields. I've been lurking for a while and this is a very positive and informative site. Nice job to the administrators.....

[Ryan M]

I work for a company that is slowly but surely taking over the WORLD "Citigroup". :twisted:

[reef-raff]

I'm a Chemical Engineering student, and work as a model on the side to support my saltwater aquarium addiction :wink:

[paul p]

assistant meat manager for big y foods its a grocery store was a union bricklayer

[Sandworm]

Retired Hitman from the Gambino family. Not too much work anymore.. sigh

[ryan]

i used to be in the mafia, got out of that becuase of the stress. anybody got work for an ex mafia yes man?

[Fishmonger]

Well it depends, Italian, Russian or Irish Mafia ?

[ryan]

like i said i'm a yes man, i can be which ever you would like.

[Fishmonger]

lol reminds me of the sopranos, thats a good show can't say i ever watch it anymore though, i'm more into CSI Miami

[ryan]

I wished i had time to sit down and watch some shows from time to time, it's either fish tank, study, or airsoft. thats about the extent of my life!!

[Fishmonger]

Yeah CSI miami and Survivor are all the TV i watch, and normaly i watch them while doing other things,

[reef-raff]

This may sound geeky, but I love watching Jeopardy!

[ryan]

Jeopardy?

[reef-raff]

yes! Jeopardy!
Good ol' Alex Tribeck.

[ryan]

lol

[Fishmonger]

I aslo watch jeopardy right after i watch the simpsons on nights when i don't have labs, and thats right good old alex representin canada down there lol

[reef-raff]

The Simpsons, Jeopardy and The Family Guy are my top 3 shows to watch!! :lol:

[jason gilman]

when i HAD cable all id watch was animal planet.
before i was introduced to the marine world i
used to keep and breed geckos ,like 20
different species.n other exotic animals like
lesser gliding possums,hedghogs,chinchilla's,
snakes,monitors,and amphibians.

[reef-raff]

jason,

The sad thing is, before I started my s-aquarium I was OBSESSESSED with jeopardy and tried learning and reading everything that I thought could possibly be asked on that show. I finally came to the conclusion that no matter what, there was no way i could ever know everything :roll: .

SO now I just enjoy the show, and whatever trivia I learn from it!!!! However, I still have a freshwater aquarium that I still enjoy looking at!!!!!
Of course, that tank may eventually turn into a sump :shock:

Did anything I just say make any sense? I just got home from working, am a tad tired, and am not sure if what I said made sense!!

[Sandworm]

Have some bad news for you Reef-Raff.. Thats not really Alex Trebec hosting the show anymore.. The real one passed away quite a few years ago, thats a clone raised in mexico to avoid the cloning laws in the states..

So , I guess you could say it is him, but its not.. Sorry to break it to you..
hehe

[1996 cobra]

boy does life blow :) at least his legacy can be carried on by a lesser likeness. :P

prob my favorite shows are

family guy
survivor
futurama

favorite movie would be split between vampire hunter d blood lust or the patriot

[reef-raff]

:shock: :shock:
The real Alex Trebec passed away?????
OH the tragedy!!!
Whatever shall I do?
Life apparently has no meaning left.
:wink:

[Lahatiel]

Wow, thought I was the only one on earth who actually liked Vampire Hunter D.

That is kinda scary that me and cobra actually have something in common. :P

[nokian]

Yes Trebeck will be replaced by Will Ferrel!


I work as the assitant manager and mechanic at The Bike Works, and I work part time (when I feel like it) at the LFS, hey, I like getting stuff at cost!



Check out the bike works web site if you want, I designed it and before you say anytihng! There arent enough hours in the day to correct all the spelling mistakes I made when I made the site!


http://bike-works.hypermart.net

[Madmanny]

i'm a customshouse broker. also i am a husband, a most of you know that is the hardest job of all. ( being a dad is easy after the fish tank came to the house, got one for me, and another for my daughter who is nine and her tank looks much better than mine.

[r95rdstr]

LAN Admin for USAF.

[Irisservice]

Ok i know after 3 years people have changed there Jobs...
I'm still in printing and graphic design during the mornings.
Matrixnyc.com

Nights i'm a forman for a 20 Story Comercial building.
http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=115109

Some were between there I do support for mutiple large corp. Servers..

And maintain a 225gallon tank.
http://www.jandareef.com/gallery/1076-1/DSCN1817.JPG

[Mike O'Brien]

I make these, you're final resting place. LOL

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y157/Mike0101/WLB_ground_BURIAL_over.gif

[kiknchikn]

Nice, Mike.. lol...

I'm a full time software engineer (VC++ mostly) and a part time grad student. Nothing real exciting there, but my tank is at work, so that is pretty cool =P

[elvictre]

Cool Mike, maybe you can make me a nice one with a nanocube....lol.

Got to be prepared.

[Mike O'Brien]

LOL. We have a good future.

It's nice though because the hour's are short, we just strip the mold's and then pour concrete again. It take's only about 4 hour's a day to do everything, so then we just go home.

[Irisservice]

sounds like you need more molds to keep you busy :)

[pnut]

I am a QA Software Tester..................yes, it is as fun as it sounds.

[mikeyd77]

I am a Corrections Officer for NYS working in a Medium Security Jail, I just moved from a Maximum security Jail (What a difference!!) I usually work 16hr shifts to get more time off. When I'm not at work I take care of my 3 daughters while my wife is working, and occasionally I get to fiddle with my tank.

[flyboydave]

I have 4 jobs right now - First is a stay at home dad of 3 daughters, 4 1/2, 2, and 8 weeks old. I'm also a mechanical engineer. So 2 days a week when my wife works half-days (she's a family practice doctor), I work one of my contract jobs, designing small industrial air conditioners for electronics enclosures. At night when everyone's asleep, I work on that project, plus another one designing a huge robotic pallet loader machine, or my 3rd one which is assembling this 48 station automated assembly machine I designed. The coolest part is that from time to time, I catch myself gazing at my reef which is in the same room. Ahhh, yes. There's nothing like getting paid to watch my tank. :)

Oh yeah, and I occasionally ferry aircraft all over the country.

[PSES530]

I do Tech Support.

[phistio]

i wait tables, play cards, and do a little freelance photography and web design.

[flyboydave]

Oh yeah, forgot my other job - network administrator for small businesses. I run my wife's medical office with about 25 machines, and 4 other small companies with around 5 machines each.

[nodak]

I'm a welder field tech at a synthetic natural gas plant.

[Kung]

I'll be honest. I work for the local crime syndicate. I do odd jobs, arson, knee-cap breaking, muggings and beatings, that sort of thing.

It's a living.