December 5th, 2008, 01:35 AM | #41 | |
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Name: Scott
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I use BAE software every day at work. (Socet Set) It's the devil. Anyway, I'm a geospatial analyst. I basically make 3D maps out of satellite imagery. Dept. of defense stuff that keeps the lights on....OK I'll admit that Socet is not the devil. It just doesn't play well with Arcmap. I also work for Northrop Grumman as of a couple of months ago. We (3001 inc.) just got bought out by them. |
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December 5th, 2008, 10:27 AM | #42 | |
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They're very good at that sort of thing. NG is not the original company that hired me. I was hired by a company that was bought by a company that was bought by a NG. Sort of a tongue twister. |
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December 5th, 2008, 03:38 PM | #43 |
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Felix, Do they still only serve beer in "Auto Clubs" ? I thought that was a quaint custom. Spent two weeks in Melbourne for R&R in 1969. Absolutely loved Australia! Bummer about your job. Seems like incompetent management is the rule rather than the exception these days. I ascribe it to the cesspit model of management--all the big chunks rise to the top.
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December 6th, 2008, 06:30 PM | #44 |
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Educational publishing, Mac IT. Sure beats loading lumber...
And I ride every day.
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December 12th, 2008, 12:34 PM | #45 |
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Name: Sunny
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Adminstrative Assistant to a VP of my company. It was the best job I could take. I eventually am going to take some classes and hopefully become an Executive Assistant.
Yeah yeah I am a pencil pusher but... I have the best hobbies! Motorcycling, Scuba Diving, and crafts, lots and lots of crafts! I am known as Triple A... Adventursome Adminstrative Assistant...
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December 13th, 2008, 07:55 PM | #46 |
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Name: Nico
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Used to be an Aircraft Mechanic for small general aviation propplanes.
Now I'm a Loadmaster for Polar Air Cargo's 747-400, but I'm trying to get into the IBEW...
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December 14th, 2008, 01:38 PM | #47 | |
Some weird Canuck!
Name: Greg
Location: Ontario - Canada
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Myself, I am 23 and went to college for Electrical Engineering. I ended up working for some local electric utilities on the lines which lead me to being a Electrical Transmission Operator for a major Canadian Transmistter and distributer. Get to play with 44kV up to 500kV every day. Good times. I started riding when I was 14 or so on dirt bikes. Bought my first bike when I was in college. A 1991 CBR600F2. I rode it for a couple years and bought a 2000 CBR600F4. I met the most amazing girl ever, sold the F2.. got a nice ring and next thing I know, we have a ninja250R and a cbr250rr. Both 600's are gone lol. |
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December 14th, 2008, 02:01 PM | #48 |
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Name: Alex
Location: socal
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I'm a student, but I used to have a job over the summer. I worked for a company called Cyber-Rain. They made intelligent irrigation controllers that checked for weather reports to manage your irrigation levels. I did almost everything except management and sales. I built, assembled, programmed, tested, packaged, shipped, and even did some tech support. It was lots of work, but boy I loved that job. I used some of the money I made to buy my ninja!
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December 14th, 2008, 02:44 PM | #49 |
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Syphen, The sailboat is a 1987 Island Packet 31 (overall length 38")
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December 14th, 2008, 02:50 PM | #50 |
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December 30th, 2008, 11:25 AM | #51 |
Track Junkie
Name: Jon
Location: Dallas
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i'm an interactive art director for social network development company. i get to design and oversee the development of websites and projects for microsoft, ea sports, xbox, etc.
pretty cool gig. we've got xbox rooms, a pool table, beer, snacks, and no dress code
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December 30th, 2008, 01:04 PM | #52 |
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Name: Gene
Location: Lexington SC
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I just turned 39 and working. I graduated from Clemson University with a BS in computers. Now I work for the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) as an electronics tech. I maintain the RADAR and ILS systems for our airport. I have also been in the Air Guard for 19 years.
I compete in Triathlons and Ironman Compititions all over the world. Saddly I have more money in my time trial bike than my ninjette!! |
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December 30th, 2008, 07:15 PM | #53 |
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Name: Levi
Location: St. George, Utah
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I just turned 19 in September and I am currently attending Dixie State College. Since it is a very small college town, jobs are hard to come by. I have applied at 14 places and called, never even recieved a call back. I have hookups in the area, and I am certified in Auto Body Collision Repair and Refinishing. Just to give you an idea of how hard jobs are to come by. So to support my habbit I give plasma. Two times a week for a month straight will give you 200 bucks. I guess it doesn't really support my habit as it does all my bills (cellphone, gas, food, insurance on bike and jeep) but every little bit helps. If you would like to make a donation to me please pm me for details ha ha
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December 30th, 2008, 08:59 PM | #54 |
Sarcasm: Yea that'll work
Name: Andy
Location: Essex Jct, VT
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I feel outdone by all of you. lol. I'm still in high school, but I am proud to say that every penny that has been spent on my little ninja and any support equipment has been solely my own. I worked over the last two summers at a mail-order hobby shop for model trains, Tony's Train Exchange, doing soldering, repairs and other kinds of fun stuff. I also build Radio Control Cars for anyone that doesn't want to build it themselves at home for some spare cash. Originally, i would've used all the money to buy a car (after all, what on earth should I be saving for at my age?), but my parents actually wouldn't let me buy one because my dad already had more cars then we could fit in the garage (an '02 Subaru wrx, BMW 330i, Peugeot 405 Mi16, a Nissan van, and a Lancia Integrale Delta HF 16v <- i'll be surprised if anyone knows that car). So I decided to hell with it, i'll spend it on something, and I've always loved motorcycles. I had been watching motogp for a little and i've always been obsessed with anything that moves. Well, lucky for me, the ninja fit in the garage Now I'm broke.
It's nice to see so many engineers and tech savvy people here though. next fall i'll be heading off to school either to study mech. eng. or electrical, not quite sure which yet.... |
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December 30th, 2008, 09:05 PM | #55 |
Track Junkie
Name: Jon
Location: Dallas
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sounds like you're on the right track, kazam
i'd do mechanical if i was you. i always wanted to do mechanical engineering. i tried to go back to school to do it a few years ago, but engineering isn't exactly you can do part time or at night. kind of a full time thing and thats not something i can do right now.
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December 31st, 2008, 01:36 PM | #56 |
NinjaBunny
Name: Liz
Location: somewhere over the hill
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I'm a middle school teacher for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and also teach math and science.
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December 31st, 2008, 01:43 PM | #57 |
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December 31st, 2008, 01:45 PM | #58 |
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Name: Gene
Location: Lexington SC
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December 31st, 2008, 08:40 PM | #59 |
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Name: Trista
Location: Ontario, Canada
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I am a Registered Nurse in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Was tired of the abuse from working with adults for 12 years so I trained to work with the wee ones. They don't yell, complain or grab as much, plus they are easier to lift at 500grams vs. 300lbs.
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December 31st, 2008, 08:44 PM | #60 | |
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December 31st, 2008, 11:25 PM | #61 |
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Name: David
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
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Me, I am working on an IT technical helpdesk (1st level) I have been doing this for 18 months and am getting bored of it (more procedural stuff than technical, even though it is a technical HD ) I am now looking for a new job, also in IT (computing) that will be more technical and challenging for me as it is what I like and there is loads of money in it
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December 31st, 2008, 11:29 PM | #62 |
ninjette.org dude
Name: 1 guess :-)
Location: SF Bay Area
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Money isn't everything. Impossible to grasp until you experience it, though. What you're really looking for is enough to allow you to do whatever you choose to do. Sounds way too zen-like in print, and I apologize for that, but it'll likely become clearer in time. Find something you like. If it happens to be lucrative, that's just a bonus.
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December 31st, 2008, 11:37 PM | #63 |
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true, but until you experience it, you need to stay hungry enough to achieve it. I say let the boy aim high and burn himself out while he's still young and can stand it... he'll have many years down the line to pull back the reins and learn a balanced life, if he so chooses. He may not and learn to love living just for the money.
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December 31st, 2008, 11:44 PM | #64 |
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Name: 1 guess :-)
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You're right, the world needs those Gordon Gecko's to keep the financial markets humming!
Heck, money is what allows us to have our fun, no getting around that. It's just if the pursuit of it itself gets in the way of that fun, there's probably a better way that can be pursued....
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December 31st, 2008, 11:51 PM | #65 | ||
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January 2nd, 2009, 03:24 AM | #67 |
That's me!
Name: TJ
Location: Ames, IA
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Man! What a sham! I was thinking, "Hey, I can donate plasma once a month?" so I looked into it AND... The San Diego Blood Bank does NOT pay people for donating anything!
That and all the sperm banks are 'full' |
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January 3rd, 2009, 02:27 PM | #68 | |
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January 3rd, 2009, 04:08 PM | #69 | |
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dont know if this is near you, but you might want to check it out as well. http://www.sdbiohealth.com/intro.htm |
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January 3rd, 2009, 04:47 PM | #70 |
NinjaBunny
Name: Liz
Location: somewhere over the hill
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I've sold me plasma here in Gainesville. Here at least, it's really not worth it. The ads say YOU CAN EARN $120 A MONTH but they give you $40 the first time you do it and $20 for each additional time. Plus because Gainesville has a lot of homeless the place is always full. It takes 6 hours to do it. Imagine how annoyed I was when I realized I was getting $20 and not $40 the last time I was there.
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January 3rd, 2009, 04:50 PM | #71 |
So slow I'm first!
Name: Sunny
Location: San Jose, CA
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Hah! California and Maryland are both not on the list for Biolife Plasma Center. West Virginia is though...
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January 3rd, 2009, 04:53 PM | #72 |
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Total noob here... what's the diff between plasma and blood? are there differences in how they extract it?
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January 3rd, 2009, 04:56 PM | #73 | |
So slow I'm first!
Name: Sunny
Location: San Jose, CA
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All I know is it takes a lot more equipment to extract the plasma... They hook you up to a machine and it filters your blood in, extracts the plasma that is in your blood, and then puts the un-plasmad blood back into your system... I have seen it done at Red Cross Donation Stations but never done it myself.
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January 3rd, 2009, 05:41 PM | #74 |
Not on the rug... man
Name: Greg
Location: London
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I'm an airfield lighting controls engineer in the Control Tower at Heathrow. Its a really cool job with a wide range of stuff to do from fixing 12Amp series lighting circuits that have no circuit protection on at all to driving around the manouvering area ducking in and out of the planes to configuring plc's for the remote control of all the approach and airfield lighting circuits.
But for me the best bit has just gotta be the small group of guys I work with. The days fly by Suckiest bit of the job is the journey.... in a car, the journey can take 25 minutes at like 2 in the morning, 1 hour normal times, leaving at 5pm - I'm looking at 3-4hrs |
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January 3rd, 2009, 06:59 PM | #75 | ||
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Yeah, maybe not worth it there...In St. George I am in and out within the hour. It helps when you have big veins, and if you drink a lot of water. You are right, biolife does it the same, $40 the first time then 20 after that, but its different. You get $20 the first time, and $30 the second time if you go back within a 7 day period, so it is basically 200 bucks a month. If you refer people you get an additional $10 for each refural after there second donation. It works out great for me...since it is so hard to find a job here. |
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January 4th, 2009, 03:03 AM | #76 |
Ramen Rider
Name: Gary
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
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i am an ultrasound tech (which explains my screen name) and i am also an x-ray tech. contrary to popular belief, ultrasound techs don't necessarily scan pregnant women all day. actually, if i scan a pregnant woman, it is usually because she came in through the ER and is having pelvic pain or vaginal bleeding and we need to check if it is an ectopic pregnancy or if the fetus is threatened in any way. i don't get to do those cute "baby pictures" or tell them if it is a boy or girl kind of thing.
mostly, i scan the abdomen for stuff like tumors, kidney stones, gall stones, obstructions, aortic aneurysms.... i also do a lot of vaginal scans on women with "women problems".... also thyroids, and testicles.... other stuff too. i used to scan breasts before also. some of the women patients joke with me that i must love my job because i actually get paid to play with their breasts or stick things up their vagina. glad i always have a female chaperon with me. i know those jokes are in fun, but they freak me out. everybody is "sue-happy". actually, doing all those female exams are no big deal to me. some guys would think it is a cool job, but i do so many of them, that i am kind of numb to it. besides, my attention is focused on trying to find any pathology. whenever a female refuses me doing the exam because "i am a guy", i actually don't mind it because then it is time for a 45 minute soda break. |
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January 4th, 2009, 12:24 PM | #77 |
self wrencher
Name: john
Location: houston
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graduated last year and now practicing medicine in a local hospital...that means i'm currently paying off my mountain of debts/loans....
I want to retire now and change my profession to porn star..any hookup? hahahah |
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January 6th, 2009, 06:50 PM | #78 |
Ms. Personality
Name: CB
Location: Murvill, TN
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Mechanic. Restore old British Cars and do maintanence on some newer stuff. European mostly. My favorite are the BMW's. Ironically, BMW is about as far away from a British car as you can get. Unless you count the new Mini...
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January 6th, 2009, 06:55 PM | #79 |
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Interesting. I've owned both BMW and MINI cars... you'll have lots of work for you in the future.
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January 6th, 2009, 07:12 PM | #80 |
Ms. Personality
Name: CB
Location: Murvill, TN
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I'd love to get into Ferraris. Something about them fascinates me. Never driven one before though. Also, there's more bearaucracy in working on exotics than the skill required to actually work on the car. Where I come from we fix cars, not replace parts until it starts working again. I digress though... Thanks for inviting me to the forums, I've been having a great time so far. Hope everyone else is too!!
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