what do you guys do for a living?

[CGM]

What are your real jobs?

[dood]

you tell us first! what do u do dooooooooood.....?

catch any fish lately?

[HuskyMD]

I am too embarassed to tell anyone. :eek:

[jcreamer]

I am RETIRED twice over....Second time not entirely by choice.

[sand flea]

Oh Husky, being a stripper in a place called "The Tool Box" is nothing to be ashamed of...we're all friends here :D

[HuskyMD]

Good thing you can't keep a stripper after midnight--I'd be in trouble if I went home with another (the wife would get angry).

Who am I kidding, strippers have to like 28" or something--I'm only 14" :o :o :eek:

[CGM]

i am currently in college gettin my degree in political science in UVA...

[jcreamer]

Remember flea he still needs the impromptru (buggy) he used a couple years ago. Stole from his kid right..
:D :D :D :D :D

[Adam]

Student at Randolph-Macon college workin on Enviornmental Science major.

Adam

[H2Ohunter]

My Card says it best
Service Manager for Delta Scientific
Counter Terrorist Systems
Vehicle Control Equipment
deltascientific.com
Check it out
:rolleyes:

[HuskyMD]

Hmm...the stroller made a great pier cart. I wouldn't want to try and take it through the sand, but it worked as well as any for the pier--don't ya think?

Maybe those gals in Australia Sand Flea posted about need a "nanny" to watch their kids on the boat when they go fishing??

Anyway, not that anyone needs to know, but I am a Systems Test Specialist for Spirent Communications and I am currently going to graduate school at Johns Hopkins University to get my MBA.

[HuskyMD]

H2O hunter--went to your homepage. Nice pics--your son is one month older than mine. When do you plan on starting him on fishing? How old is old enough?

[dal]

hey everybody,
I work at a group home here in Richmond with kids with autism, mental retardation, emotional disorders...pretty interesting stuff(sometimes).

Dal

[sand flea]

News editor.

[CGM]

sandflea editor for what?

[sand flea]

Another website...but we'll leave that out of this discussion. I keep the fishing guy and the work guy separate. :)

And I'm a freelance writer on the side. My byline pops up in magazines from time to time.

[HuskyMD]

Unless he changed jobs recently I know what Sand Flea does.
You know, for a nice custom made rod and a mag reel I just might tell... :D

[soapfish]

HuskyMD,
I'll give you your choice of two!

[HuskyMD]

Hmm...I'll take the first. :D
Actually I don't think Sand Flea told me he was a news editor back when he mentioned what he did. So what I think he does either isn't what he actually does anymore, or he isn't really a news editor.
Hmm...the plot thickens.
I think Sand Flea is actually the head of the MD DNR and uses this site to catch us with illegal stripers.

[sand flea]

It's really not very interesting guys...sheesh. So what does everyone else do?

[TRIGGERFISH]

Postal Worker part time,fisherman full time!

[soapfish]

You may have something there HuskyMD. I heard a story once about a DNR agent who kept dropping his cell-phone in the water---
could it be-----?!?

[Macman]

Retired Navy, and now a systems analyst contractor for the Navy. "Have fishin pole will travel".

[CGM]

macman what was your rank???

[castaway]

i'm a f-18 squid

[pierjunkee]

HIGHSCHOOL STUDENT!!!!!......and on the all A honor roll might I add! I also play baseball......but most importantly, fish on every weekend!!!!! haha

[jcreamer]

Now that you guys are really telling I retired from the pentagon (army) com center jun 79..From Pulse Engineering (Govt Contractor) Feb 2002..Health keeps me from starting again..

[Jake Ace]

Restaurant Marketing/Advertising Consultant ... Eastern Seaboard (Maine to FLA to Tennessee).

But I'm really a misplaced Bio/Chem Major from many years ago. Hampden-Sydney College '88.

[soapfish]

Senior high school teacher, where the grade of an "A" is as common as hen's teeth. That is at Eastern Technical High School in Essex!!!

[Macman]

CGM,

AZCS(AW),(E-8) a Fighter puke. VF-143 Pukin Dogs, VF-101 Grim Reapers and VF-103 Jolly Rogers. Also, a couple of tours through "Hawkeye Country" VAW-123 and 124.

Macman

[CGM]

you guys have interesting jobs,
let me mention i am a sophomore at UVA, with a 3.8 GPA... My major is Political Science i hope one day to be a congressman, and my minor is Computer Programing and Business Skills. I am not at home I am currently living at a Dorm, so i dont have time to fish consistantly until Late May.
I am dying to wet a line.
Tight Lines

[landlocked]

Downsized from ATT currently freelancing.

[HuskyMD]

On the overview of the bulletin board (click on Bulletin Boards over on the left) it says JCreamer posted on 4/20 at 9:04? PM. I see no message here.

What gives?

[CGM]

thats wierd...
i dont know, so dont look to me for answers

[ssminnow]

NNS engineer...somewhere between the guy on "Office Space" and "Dilbert"

[Sandcrab]

Another Navy guy...

Macman - they are catching croakers on the Naval Station in the evening on bloodworms....nice size...

Sandcrab

[blsmith1955]

PLANT METALLURGIST, TRUCK AXLE PLANT :)

[SHORELINE]

I'm a professional sport fisherman looking for a TV show but for fun i own a small fire & water damage restoration company. ;)

[Dr. Bubba]

geographer
transportation planner
GIS specialist
and hack and jack of many trades

[Salty]

Research Science in Environmental Chemistry at VIMS, W&M. But our project is coming to a close within the next week or so I'll be back on the meat market.

[TunaFish]

Programmer

[CGM]

tunafish- what kind of programmer? COmputer Programmer?

HEY GUYS LET ME ASK ANOTHER QUESTION? WHAT ARE SOME OTHER HOBBIES YOU HAVE ASIDE FROM FISHING?

[Scales]

Grain elevator manager :D

[castaway]

i'm also a gun fanatic and a semi retired paintball player.

[TunaFish]

CGM,

Yup. I'd like to think of myself as a Tech Typist. :)

[blsmith1955]

DEER HUNTING, TYING FLYS, AND WATCHING MY 3 DAUGHTERS IN SPORTS KEEP ME BUSY THRU THE WINTER :D

[CGM]

i own many firearms myself(well i kinda use my dads), and i like hunting and i hunt with him, white tail etc.
but something about sittin on a tree waiting to shoot an animal with a gun capable of killing godzilla doesnt make me like hunting too much...
dont get me wrong i still think it is a great sport, but in fishing you have to lure the targeted species in and actually fool them to take your bait
i think fishing has more skill involved but both are great!
any body wanta take me in long range shooting with a rifle?
:D :D

[HuskyMD]

would you have a gun too? :eek:
Or is the game to see if I can hit you from long range with a rifle? :D
Don't worry...chances are I'd miss.

[Big EL]

Full Time Surf Fisherman , Part time Loan Officer Accubanc Mortgage. :D

[TomL]

I'm an financial analyst for investments related to pollution controls on power plants. Going back to school in 2003 and hoping I can then find an easier job (less hours) in a place I want to settle (anywhere on the east coast on the water). I'd like to work in the renewable energy field.

23 years old and been fishing for 23 years.

[blsmith1955]

CGM...I ONLY HUNT WITH A BOW OR MUZZLELOADER..AND IF YOU THINK FISHIN IS MORE OF A CHALLENGE THAN HUNTING WHITETAIL DEER...YOU MUST HAVE STUPIDER DEER THERE THAN WE DO IN INDIANA... :D

[skunked]

Navy twidget, fisherman,

[CGM]

yea there are so many deer here in Northern VA it is impossible not to see one in a day and i am not kidding!
muzzleloading firearms are nice.
my dad bought me a whole pack when 1 year ago
i just prac with it

[striper0]

remodeling contractor.....hobby is beer n fishin and women

[peaksjam]

Hey folks,

haven't been here in a while, but as cobia season approaches, thought I'd stop in and contribute.

I'm a full time tar bender...ahem...bartender. School sometimes, fishing all the time.

Aside from wetting lines, I play guitar and go see lots and lots of concerts. Your typical hippie type music, but don't get me wrong, I'm no softie ; )

looking foward to catching up with some familiar faces this spring!

jason

[CGM]

finally this years schooling is almost over, that i why i have been away for a while
i cant wait to wet my line or actually many lines :D

[croakerman]

Network Administrator for a nonprofit company

Fulltime family man & obsessed fisherman.

----------------------------
You gotta put your pole in the water to catch fish!!

[CGM]

thanks for all the responses!

[DaveD]

Accountant, kid in a 59 year old body, hunter, 4-wheeler fanatic, grandfather and most importantly FISHERMAN. :D

[sandy]

46 yr old female truckdriver. ex 16 yr air force electronics tech. love to fish, hunt and ride motorcycle, when i'm not working or taking care of my house. never seems to be enough hours in a day.

[Billr]

been retired 17 years and love it. fish almost every day. build rods as a hobby. just finished a 12ft. 3in. one for casting.

[lipyanker]

retired police officer took one for the city now i do one on one protection and act as a consultant for certain id's. if it wasnt for fishing i'd go crazy or maybe i'm crazy cause i fish

[RuddeDogg]

9-1-1 dispatcher and fire fighter also lieutenant with the Cape May County Fire Police.

I like to hunt, fish and tie rigs.

I had two uncles who retired from Phila, Al and Chico "chiccki" Cannon.

[lipyanker]

two good guys spent sometime down the FOP with them

[pier_man0909]

I'm a 1st year apprentice in the electricians local 26 (Washington D.C.) apprenticeship program

[cygnus-x1]

software/system engineer (a.k.a. code geek)

[thresher593]

Commercial Project Superintendent:eek:

[SALTSHAKER]

Retired Union Painter and bookie....and totally hooked on stripers.....:cool:

[Fishbreath]

software/system engineer (a.k.a. code geek)

I'm a QA Manager, my team makes sure what Cygnus codes, works!! ;) ;) :D

[Bassplug]

Just an old fart that fishs anytime i want now.

Bill

[bigjim5589]

Tractor trailer driver for Dominos Pizza, been there 10 years, I deliver to the Pittsburgh, PA area twice a week.

I also owned & operated a small custom tackle biz for 15 years, closed it in 2003. :)

[fvmoore]

Software Developer

[Railroader]

I'll give y'all one guess.....;)

[RuddeDogg]

A used car salesman????? lol......:D :D :D

[johnnyleo11]

I'll give y'all one guess.....;)
Wal-Mart Door Greeter?

[RuddeDoggswoman]

A Beertender Lol;)

[RuddeDoggswoman]

how about us women im a bartender we work too LOL

[gilly21]

Project Manager

[TunaFish]

I'm a QA Manager

I'm the one who usually tell people like Fishbreath that it's not a bug, it's meant to throw an exception!!!:D

[ketch69]

I dabble a little in Framing, building decks and porches,siding installation and repair as well as welding and I'm a pretty good lure builder.


DEAN

[Digger]

Flea you need to edit the other post and merge this into it. But I will say this most women work just as hard as the guys and bartending is no easy job.

[derekxec]

network/security administration for B/E Aerospace

i love it pretty much runs itself and i play video games 75% of the work day LOL

[Blues Brother]

High School Junior by day, Neural Surgeon and Aeronautical Physicist by night. I also do a little fishing on the side.

[chest2head&glassy]

software/system engineer (a.k.a. code geek)
I'm a QA Manager, my team makes sure what Cygnus codes, works!!
I'm the one who usually tell people like Fishbreath that it's not a bug, it's meant to throw an exception!!!:D
I'm a former developer turned Systems/Business Analyst and Project Manager (thanks to offshoring) - I tell them WHAT to build, sort out differences between the developers and the testers (see above) and lie to the Sr. Management and clients that we are on time and under budget.

[lynnpier06]

im tryin to follow in the footsteps of my physics teacher. He designed (in part) the reactors on 10 nuclears subs in use today. Needless to say he was a nuclear engineer, i wanna get my bachelors in mechanical engineering, and im gonna be a senior this year.

[psom4cop]

By day I work as a Training Manager for an International Maritime Security Group, by evening I am a Reserve Deputy Sheriff in Portsmouth working in specializing in training but also put time in with the criminal apprehension unit, civil process and other various special projects. And somewhere in there I really do fish.

[MBsandflea]

I sell coke.

[Jesse Lockowitz]

Project Manager


Steve manages the rate at which people fall from skyscrapers because his anchors break!



Jesse




JK STEVO!


:P

[matt anderson]

Wuz a full time Lumberjack but now im a county worker for the Paks and reck



Matt

[Jesse Lockowitz]

Wuz a full time Lumberjack but now im a county worker for the Paks and reck



Matt

LUMBERJACK??


Lumberjack... dude....

Lumberjack: Lumberjack is the traditional name of a person, almost always a man, who makes his living cutting down trees. A lumberjack is usually depicted as a strong, burly man who likes to brave the outdoors. He is depicted as wearing suspenders, a long-sleeved plaid flannel shirt, and heavy boots. He works by cutting down trees with either an axe or (with the help of another lumberjack) a cutting saw (as opposed to the modern chainsaw).


You used a chainsaw you cheater!!!!!!!!!!



What you gonna do tomorrow?

Big party on the island! dale is gonna have a big blowout in the campground!woo



Jesse

[cast master mac]

Warehouse manager:D

[Jesse Lockowitz]

i pull cans for emerald isle realty, and cut a few lawns in my neighborhood.

17 and summerjobs. i dont have to go to work until 4:00 in the afternoon , and can fish before and after, so im doing pretty sweet right now. balancing it all out , and still alot of fishing in.


Gilly, Matt, lets go somewhere and catch SOMETHING FOR CRIPES SAKE!


Jesse

[ac00buck]

fireman with montgomery county maryland
best job out there if you ask me

[eklutna]

Retired USAF Jolly Greek Mechanic
Currently work civil service at a reserve unit.
I plan to fully retire soon and move to the Florida Panhandle.

[Jesse Lockowitz]

.
I plan to fully retire soon and move to the Florida Panhandle.


Sounds like a plan!

Hope it all works out for ya , and catch many a fish down there.



Jesse

[AL_N_VB]

Critical Care Paramedic... work with Lifecare Ambulance outta Newport News VA looking to get on Newport News Fire Dept...ill know in teh next couple weeks too hopefully down the line i can get on a medevac helo


Dude....was that before or after you woke up from the Holiday Inn Express?...

But seriously,

BTW - Andy, thanks fer saving the day when my wife and daughter got in that car accident.

I was really glad and appreciative for your assistance in our time of need. My family also thanks you! You are all right in my book.

[AL_N_VB]

Ocean Export Agent. I book and export freight, over seas.

After 14 years in the blue colored world of warehousing (7 years as a warehouse supervisor) and logistics, I turned in my forklift keys, my scanner and gloves for an desk job.


I never knew how much I would miss the warehouse and wearing a tie really sucks in this heat!

[Xray Lima]

Air Traffic Controlller for the Air Force, currently stationed at McGuire Air Force Base in New Jersey.

[scsurfcaster]

massage therapist. I need to write a book so I can fish more. Budding author/creative genius

[scsurfcaster]

Before the wisecracks start I also swinged a hammer for about 10 yrs:D

[OVTODD210908]

Computer Programmer for Goverment don's ask what or i'll have to kill ya

[DigitalHunter]

I am currently a Canon tech support agent. I live in office space hell. Ive been a computer tech since I was 14, can build/repair pretty much any system.

[Fish Hunter]

professional photographer. Have been since around '76. Before that ass't pro at a golf club.

[luvs2fish]

I'm staff to the NC Workforce Commission, a part of the NC Dept. of Commerce


Born to fish; forced to work. :--|

[GotchaMack]

Well I fish but I still haven't gotten paid once:D :p

[OVCobiapat757]

first mate in the summer and school in the winter

[FunnyFishMan]

A Web Designer by day and a wanna be rock star by night.

[kinnakeettom]

retired mechanical engineer.

[SNUFFY]

26 years with the same Bank as a commercial banker. My part time job is trying to keep the black cat off Fish Hunter and Hawk.:eek: :p :)

SNUFFY

[Ryan Y]

Heck yea, where else can you work where you know you always have the next day off?
Firefighter, City Of Wilmington, NC IAFF LOCAL 129

fireman with montgomery county maryland
best job out there if you ask me

[Captain Robert]

Soon to be out of work assembly line autoworker.:--|

[hoagiexj]

Fire Controllman in the navy for 6 years..about to get out next month..

[Wilber]

I own a Printing company and have for the last 36 years, Damn I'm old. Oh yeah, most important job, my three boys father and fishing instructer.

[matt anderson]

Your job should be a pro S%$! Talker

But realy you need to stop, Im not the only one who's getting sick of it




MAtt.......The lumberJack

[Fireball]

Before my spinal surgery, I was training and driving harnes race horses(trotters and pacers)....and hope to be doing that again within the next month or so...Come bet on my horses at Colonial Downs in October !!!

[kingfisherman23]

Just graduated from high school (Enloe) and going to Carolina in the fall with plans to major in Pre-Law or Mathematics and head for a degree for Carolina Law School.

Also at the moment working as a counselor at a YMCA summer camp.

Next summer I might try to find a spot on the crew of a charter boat...anybody need a deckhand? I'm good with boats, ropes, rods and fish. :D

[lynnpier06]

mechanical engineer (sometime soon)

[grif105]

I'm the Naval Air Systems Command Technical Liaison to the Naval Air Forces, Atlantic Fleet......fancy name for "Help Desk". Took the two year tour so I could get down to Va. Beach.

[buffmedic69]

I am a paramedic in the metro-Atlanta area. Yes, I stay busy!

[scsurffisher]

Massage Therapist when I'm not fishing.

[scsurfcaster]

need to fish more man:D

[Fishing_Feud]

of an Environmental Remediation Company located in SE Virginia since '03. before that pulled 3 yrs in DC performing QC and project Designs for the USACE.


I also usually refuse to wear ties or tuck in my shirt. :D even if i see legal counsel:D

[Thrifty Angler]

Full Time Capricorn :rolleyes:

Part Time Control Addict :eek: :D

[Blloyd]

Property & Casualty underwriter FL division :eek: for an Excess and Surplus lines insurance co.

[badgemann06]

Federal Police for DOD in DC

[Black Beard]

I design, develop, test, promote and write about surf fishing tackle, bummer huh! BB

[Flipper]

Formerly a purchasing agent / production scheduler.

Currently a 3rd year law student at Wake Forest :eek:

[POMPINOLOVER]

I work at the Horse Racing track here in va

[Topsailbum]

Paramedic

[VICIII]

I buy and sell produce. Produce Broker...
Anyone need some good Fruit.. I can get the best and that is why I can do it.

[bigphil]

Network Analyst/Engineer/administrator. However you want to say it or slice it, they all mean about the same.

[Topsailbum]

Andy ,
More of us than I realized.

[big brother]

and one old navy corpsman from the 60's.
charlie

[TreednNC]

wetland and stream delineation and permitting aka play in the woods alot and get paid for it

[Paully]

I do so little I forget....:p

Industrial Electrician/Sr. Facilities Tech. for a company that makes micro-chips. Responable for Power Distribution in three of there production plants.
I fish, build rods, and hunt deer, bear, and hogs on the side.:rolleyes: Did run an outfitter service but the two partners bailed and I couldn't find any good help. :mad: :( :--|

[NavyChick]

I'm a nuke ET student, just got up here to the prototype in Ballston Spa.

NavyChick

[Jamisjockey]

FAA Air Traffic Controller. Awaiting transfer Jan 8 '07 to Warrenton, VA (http://pct.natca.net)
No idea what my schedule will be, but odds are that I will be off during the week sometime. So, of course, I'll be looking for other shiftworkers to fish with :D

[Xray Lima]

FAA Air Traffic Controller. Awaiting transfer Jan 8 '07 to Warrenton, VA (http://pct.natca.net)
No idea what my schedule will be, but odds are that I will be off during the week sometime. So, of course, I'll be looking for other shiftworkers to fish with :D
Hey, I do air traffic in the airforce. I have one year left on my enlistment. What do you think my chances are of getting hired in the FAA when i get out or if it is even worth it anymore? How big of a difference in pay is it between the new hires and the ones already working in your facility and how is it affecting morale? I hear a lot of bad things about the FAA administrator Marion Blakley.

[Jamisjockey]

Hey, I do air traffic in the airforce. I have one year left on my enlistment. What do you think my chances are of getting hired in the FAA when i get out or if it is even worth it anymore? How big of a difference in pay is it between the new hires and the ones already working in your facility and how is it affecting morale? I hear a lot of bad things about the FAA administrator Marion Blakley.

I'll shoot you a PM.

[Fireman]

I am a Firefighter in a small town in Western North Carolina. Proud to serve my community.