fishing for your living

....thought I'd revive this thread....

Here's what I really do at work 

I knew it!!!   .

that's some good lookin chow ya got there

 

Looks yummy...and it's almost lunch time here. 

I was able to "mooch" some Albacore from Dave / Tak yesterday 

So far, I have mooched off some really good fresh Albacore sashimi from:

Harold / Fuzz
Scott Thornley
Dave / Tak

domo arigato fellas 

hmmmmm.....who's next 

before finding NCKA,
I was a Furniture Warehousman/mover(office cubicals and homes) since 86' to 2002'(thats why i'm so YOKED) they went under from the .com fall.
Now I work for Bio-Rad(biotech) decontaminating DNA extracting machines for our repair peeps to fix and return.
High tech stuff here, I spray it all with a bleach solution and blow dry it.
 it gives me weekends off to hunt fish,waves and fun!   

My current job is Public Affairs specialist for the US Forest Service, mainly focusing on wildfire issues. I really enjoy this job and intend to make a career out of it.
Prior to this job, I was a grad student finishing an MPA in environmental policy, working off-and-on as a camp counselor, backpacking guide in the Grand Canyon, and for the VA administering veteran's benefits.
Prior to that, I was in the Marines for 6 years as a jet aircraft mechanic.
When I switch jobs, I like to do something completely different! 

26 year retired military Aviation Technologist and one mean E-7.
Combined with 26 years working in mechanical engineering as a sytems designer.

I'm the sales guy for a company that assembles printed circuit boards for companies such as Linear.  Small valley!

Great Thread....

 Thanks For Bringing it Back Mooch

 Kind of thought that was how you Roll @ Work... Very Nice

 First Job to Wife Leora and twin boys Noah & Kuba

 When I want down time....

 I head to Sacramento where I'm a FireFighter Paramedic with the City of Sacramento,

 Been a Paramedic for about 15 years, 5 years of it as a Professional Firefighter...

 Worked several different counties as a Private Paramedic while tring to get the Fire Gig....

 Before that.... Well... I played in 3 piece power trio Metal Bands for 3 Decades.....

Doing That " Angry WhiteBoy Heavy Metal Rap ".. Ya that's Right, We were doing that stuff way Back When!

 Certainly made those Firefighter background checks difficult Though

 I might have even got somewhere with this if maybe I didn't subscribe to the

 " Kieth Moon Business Plan " when it came to the music industry

During this time of being a " aspiring artist " I would keep my overhead low as to keep "Metal Mania " 1st,

 Averaging about 10 W2's a year, ton's of different job's/experiences,

And keeping " The Music/Party Scene Going Strong " .. from what I can Rememeber.............

Lots of College, 

Basically to keep up with whatever Party Scenes and "Girls"  I was missing from the tight circles i was traveling in...

Always Fishing,  Mostly Bass fishing/ Tournament Style in my younger days, with friends who are still

 Tournament Junkies, Top of their game and absolutely no fun to fish with anymore...

Anyway, had some time to reflect, thought this long dissertation might shed some light

 After all that....

 Having the Most solid Fun Time of my life with Family and KayakFishing...

 See ya on The Water   

                                                           Danglin

 

 

retail communication consultant for sprint aka (the person people yell at when they rack up a huge phone bill ) I'm also going to school with unknown goals

before finding NCKA,
I was a Furniture Warehousman/mover(office cubicals and homes) since 86' to 2002'(thats why i'm so YOKED) they went under from the .com fall.
Now I work for Bio-Rad(biotech) decontaminating DNA extracting machines for our repair peeps to fix and return.
High tech stuff here, I spray it all with a bleach solution and blow dry it.
 it gives me weekends off to hunt fish,waves and fun!   

Hey Adam - that's crazy. One of the engineers here just told me today that he is leaving here to be the site manager at Bio-Rad!

Principal, creative director, and graphic designer for
Molenkamp Design Studios
http://www.gooddesignforall.com

Before that spent 7 years in Japan brewing up DefJam Japan and then A&R. Since birth studied graphic design under the tutelage of my crazy Dutch dad and always was on hand to help at his studio. Studied 3 semesters @ Academy of Art University before I figured out I knew all of it already.

Z

I work at De Anza College, part-time faculty since 1990 and part-time classified employee for about 7 years now. 

The classified position has me working in the PE equipment room, doing everything from repairing weight machines to setting up badminton nets for classes.  I also run the men's locker room (which allows me to sit around in front of the computer for long periods of time, doing little at all)   

The facutly position has me teaching the karate classes on campus (I've been involved in Shotokan karate for 27 years now), as well as working in the Fitness Center, and subbing for just about any other Phys Ed class we offer for extra money. 

Prior to becoming a teacher I worked as a mail carrier for about 10 years.  So I have the "going postal" thing covered if my karate skills fail me.  

Technical editor in Sunnyvale for the past 30 years, making engineers sound intelligent on paper or slide presentations. My current micro-managing boss keeps telling me he can do my job...I may give him that chance in a couple of years. Still looking for my first yak for my future retirement activity. I once was an aerial photographer in the Army...in Vietnam...but I figured there was no potential longevity in that pursuit.

Howard

Anyone here an electrician in the south bay?  I need a new electrical main to replace my 1920's era 30 amp main.  How about a plumber?  I need my 1920's era pipes updated to fix some pressure problems I have.  And last but not least, anyone do chimney inspections of 1920's era stonework?  Or gas upgrades of the fireplace?  You get the picture.  My 1920's era money pit needs some loving this summer.

Allen, one of my kayaking buddies in San Jose is an electrician. He replaced my 1950's era power panels that historically were prone to failure (and starting fires). He's very busy at the moment, but I can try to hook you up with him so that you can tell him what you want and he can let you know when he would be available. FWIW, he's very reliable.

Howard

Thanks Howard.  PM sent.

I'm also still looking for a good plumber to fix my lack of water pressure.  And someone who can work on my fireplace.

Also looking for someone that can stain a deck up in Cazadero.

I've put off this stuff long enough (that original post was put up in April 2006.  Anyone?  Anyone?

-Allen