Profession Sound Off

Refefer
Refefer Posts: 1,280
edited March 2009 in The Clubhouse
Alright, I know we did this a while back and I can't for the life of me find the post. What do fellow polkies do for a living?

I'm a web developer who's dabbled in video editing and user interfaces. Ultimately, I play with databases and framework design with a concentration in CMS building. I also do some pretty decent SEO for the more public of my projects.

What about the rest of ya?
Lovin that music year after year.

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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited March 2009
    Im an Electronics Tech, i work on banking equipment including ATM's, Bank Alarms, Video and Card access systems.
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  • I-SIG
    I-SIG Posts: 2,238
    edited March 2009
    Without me, none of this would be possible.

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    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited March 2009
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited March 2009
    Male Prostitute.
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  • hoosier21
    hoosier21 Posts: 4,411
    edited March 2009
    dorokusai wrote: »
    Broke Male Prostitute.

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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited March 2009
    I'm not in it for the money.
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  • hoosier21
    hoosier21 Posts: 4,411
    edited March 2009
    I-SIG wrote: »
    Without me, none of this would be possible.

    Wes

    how cool is it to find out Al Gore is a Polkie
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    Where is the remote? Where is the $%#$% remote!

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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,380
    edited March 2009
    Im an Electronics Tech, i work on banking equipment including ATM's, Bank Alarms, Video and Card access systems.

    Am I the only one to see an oceans 11 setup here?:D
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited March 2009
    Am I the only one to see an oceans 11 setup here?:D


    I was thinking the same thing. :D
  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited March 2009
    dorokusai wrote: »
    I'm not in it for the money.

    That's because no one wants to pay you. :p
  • SKsolutions
    SKsolutions Posts: 1,820
    edited March 2009
    dorokusai wrote: »
    I'm not in it for the monkey.

    Accuritized :p
    I'm a fact checker, . . my job is done here.
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  • SBrown712
    SBrown712 Posts: 202
    edited March 2009
    I sell a girl's best friend that doesn't require batteries.
  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited March 2009
    I run a tree trimming service with my brother and my dad. We've been doing it for about 4 years now. My brother and I are both certified professional tree climbers, and my brother is also a certified Arborist. I'm studying for my Arborist certification right now myself, though it will be a couple years before I get it.

    We use a climbing line and harness that's pretty similar to rock climbing gear if any of you know anything about that. We also have a bucket truck for bigger jobs, but our specialty is inaccessible trees where you can't get a bucket truck in. We also do a lot of really complex rigging and speed lining for removal of limbs that are over people roofs and whatnot.

    The unfortunate part about that job is that it slows down quite a bit in the winter time, so I have a lot of free time this time of year. It's starting to pick back up little by little now though. Another 3-4 weeks or so and we should be back to work full time, which I'm more than ready for.
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited March 2009
    I run a tree trimming service with my brother and my dad. We've been doing it for about 4 years now. My brother and I are both certified professional tree climbers, and my brother is also a certified Arborist. I'm studying for my Arborist certification right now myself, though it will be a couple years before I get it.

    We use a climbing line and harness that's pretty similar to rock climbing gear if any of you know anything about that. We also have a bucket truck for bigger jobs, but our specialty is inaccessible trees where you can't get a bucket truck in. We also do a lot of really complex rigging and speed lining for removal of limbs that are over people roofs and whatnot.

    The unfortunate part about that job is that it slows down quite a bit in the winter time, so I have a lot of free time this time of year. It's starting to pick back up little by little now though. Another 3-4 weeks or so and we should be back to work full time, which I'm more than ready for.

    I did that for a while. I was on the most productive tree clearing crew on the power lines in NE:) I miss doing that. I love the outdoors, but I broke my back and neck in 5 spots, and a bulging disk is against my spine now. Then I herniated 5 disks in a car crash that I was a passenger in:( No more fun stuff like that anymore. I still have my Husky 281 though. I whack a few trees here and there for heat;) I like doing that.
    Ben
    Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
    Thanks
    Ben
  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited March 2009
    ben62670 wrote: »
    I did that for a while. I was on the most productive tree clearing crew on the power lines in NE:) I miss doing that. I love the outdoors, but I broke my back and neck in 5 spots, and a bulging disk is against my spine now. Then I herniated 5 disks in a car crash that I was a passenger in:( No more fun stuff like that anymore. I still have my Husky 281 though. I whack a few trees here and there for heat;) I like doing that.
    Ben



    Ben

    Have you watched that show on the Discovery channel or TLC called Extreme loggers?
    Looks pretty dangerous.
  • MikeC78
    MikeC78 Posts: 2,315
    edited March 2009
    Explosive detection dog handler.
  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited March 2009
    ben62670 wrote: »
    I did that for a while. I was on the most productive tree clearing crew on the power lines in NE:) I miss doing that. I love the outdoors, but I broke my back and neck in 5 spots, and a bulging disk is against my spine now. Then I herniated 5 disks in a car crash that I was a passenger in:( No more fun stuff like that anymore. I still have my Husky 281 though. I whack a few trees here and there for heat;) I like doing that.
    Ben

    Sorry to hear about the accident bro...that's never any good.

    We don't really do any line clearance ourselves. We leave that to the power companies and Asplundh. We're more into the tree care aspects for the most part. We practice proper tree pruning techniques, which a lot of other companies don't. We're also certified to treat tree's for diseases, and give them injections.

    This last year we actually started using this new injection treatment that will prevent certain nut/fruit bearing trees, such as Walnuts, from developing walnuts, or whatever fruit/nut they produce. We sell a lot of that to our well-to-do clients that are tired of having to rake up a bajillion walnuts every year.

    There's also been an epidemic of this disease called Oak Wilt going around this area, which affects primarily Red Oak trees. We're the only company in a 50 mile radius that's certified to administer the treatment(Alamo) for it, so we do pretty good on that too.

    I like running chainsaws too, it's enjoyable when it's something you don't do a lot. When it's an everyday task though, it gets less fun and just starts becoming work...lol...I wake up in the middle of the night all the time because my hands and arms are buzzing so much from the saws vibrations...it's a PITA.

    I'd rather do what I do though than spend my days working at some factory on an assembly line though.

    I've also been tossing around the idea of getting into HT installation on some level sometime in the future. That's still up in the air though.
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited March 2009
    I am a Regulatory Analyst for the (broke) State of California.

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  • Norm Apter
    Norm Apter Posts: 1,036
    edited March 2009
    I teach Chinese and East Asian history. I am currently in the middle of a one-year visiting position at Pepperdine University (which is in Malibu, for those of you not familiar with southern California) -- pretty sweet morning commute up the PCH from West L.A. (where I live). I'm still finishing my Ph.D. (writing my diss) in Modern Chinese History at UCLA and then I'll be looking for a permanent (tenure-track) job, which could put me anywhere in the U.S. Beggars can't be choosers...

    We're on spring break this week...which explains why I'm still up at this hour of the night...I teach 8ams four days a week this semester:eek:
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,806
    edited March 2009
    I read your email.
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  • renowilliams
    renowilliams Posts: 920
    edited March 2009
    I do non-destructive testing on metals and welds. For people who don't know what that is, I use several different methods ie: x-ray, ultrasonics, eddy current, magnetic particle and liquid penetrant to look for defects in the material. I also do visual weld insection. I work for an engineering company that builds tooling and waste handling equipment for the nuclear power generation industry.
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited March 2009
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,806
    edited March 2009
    I do non-destructive testing on metals and welds. For people who don't know what that is, I use several different methods ie: x-ray, ultrasonics, eddy current, magnetic particle and liquid penetrator to look for defects in the material. I also do visual weld inspection. I work for an engineering company that builds tooling and waste handling equipment for the nuclear power generation industry.

    Really? What a coincidence! I do destructive testing on metals and welds. But I offer it as a free service for the good of society. 'Cause that's the kind of guy I am! For those who don't know, this work includes taking all manner of vehicles off of sweet jumps, using explosives to...well...blow stuff up and generally hitting stuff with hammers to see what will happen. It's very rewarding work and I make the sacrifice so you don't have to! You all can thank me later!





    But seriously, my first job at Lockheed was supporting engineers in testing environments and they used similar equipment. Most of it was automated though and they were all hooked up to network resources for recording and storing testing data feeds. My job was to support the network and the network resources where the engineers recorded the data and stored test results. Some of those machines were pretty cool, like the magnetic particle and liquid penetrator and the magnafluxing machines. They used to put cups of water on top of the ultrasonics and watch it vibrate.
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  • jeremie
    jeremie Posts: 246
    edited March 2009
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited March 2009
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited March 2009
    I work as a desktop support engineer. I run my office which has about 200 clients. Keeps me busy.
  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,806
    edited March 2009
    Fireman32 wrote: »
    I work as a desktop support engineer. I run my office which has about 200 clients. Keeps me busy.

    Does your office ever get tired from you running it so much? I know my dog does when I run him too much.
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited March 2009
    Jstas wrote: »
    Does your office ever get tired from you running it so much? I know my dog does when I run him too much.

    Nope there all very happy for the weight loss and the fitness aspect of it. :D
  • Retro152
    Retro152 Posts: 985
    edited March 2009
    I work for the Newport Restoration Foundation as a carpenter. We maintain 80 Colonial properties throughout the city of Newport R.I. This "collection" of homes were bought and restored by the late Heiress Doris Duke starting in 1969. We also maintain her summer home "Rough Point". Been in the trade 25 yrs. This is a dream job for many in my trade, lucky i got it, dont bust my butt as much, this line of work takes its toll on your body.:(
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited March 2009
    retro152 wrote: »
    I work for the Newport Restoration Foundation as a carpenter. We maintain 80 Colonial properties throughout the city of Newport R.I. This "collection" of homes were bought and restored by the late Heiress Doris Duke starting in 1969. We also maintain her summer home "Rough Point". Been in the trade 25 yrs. This is a dream job for many in my trade, lucky i got it, dont bust my butt as much, this line of work takes its toll on your body.:(

    Very interesting line of work! i live about 30 miles from colonial Williamsburg and Yorktown Va, there are a lot of Colonial properties here as well, beautiful works of art in my opinion.
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