What hat do you wear?????

[April]

ok. everyone....tell us what kind of hat you wear in rl. other than i am a closet discus keeper..... or a dicsus addicted person.....in other words....what kind of job do you do to pay for this addiction.....we may need to call on you one day...
i know we have scientists, judges, carpenters, bakers, engineeers,,,, dog  groomers....hmmmm....strange job that is.....
so post here please.
:book: :computer: :cowboy: :drummer: :gorgeous: :guitarist: :hat: :jester: :mickey: :santa: :smash: :bandana: :antlers:

[scotz]

OK I guess I will go first - I am a geneticist. I breed corn. How do you do that?? Very carefully!!  Actually its a really cool job!!

scotz

[Tyler]

I am a student...........doesn't pay well.  I do whatever work i can find to pay for this hobby/addiction.  Anybody got a job for me????

Tyler

[Don_Lee]

I am a social worker/therapist.  So, what I do exactly, is to sit and talk to people about their problems for one hour stretches.  It is a great job, I think sometimes I get more out of the sessions than my clients!

April-what do you do?  You started this, LOL!

Don

[bobbdd]

Hey Don...health care here too..

I started out as a Registered Nurse (many) years ago,,,,but I didn't look good in a nurses cap........and now I'm one of those administrator types!

Someone needs to tell me what end do you put the themometer in the discus?  ::)

[brewmaster15]

Hi,
*I'm a construction worker. I do demolition, *flooring- mostly commercial *vinyl clad tiles and carpeting. I also *teach nature workshops mostly teaching teachers how to teach *children about science and nature. These jobs pay for *the hobbies. *;D

Then there is the other *job-- Research Scientist for a biotech/ Pharmaceutical *company, in the field of Diabetes. that one pays the mortgage, and *puts the food on the table. ;) :)

-al

I get to play with handcuffs and tell people to get up against the wall and "spread em" ;D ;D ;D ;D
Ok you figure it out...................................
                 Randy

[brewmaster15]

Randy-
People will pay for the strangest things , won't they ?LOL ;D

Al, ROTFLMAO...........But just think of all of those thoughts that were going through your mind, and 99% of them you cant post here ;D ;D

[Gipper]

Well I am a meteorologist. I work as a contracter teaching meteorology on the job to USAF personnel. Prior to that I was one of those USAF personnel!!!!

Gipper

P.S. Don't ask me for rain...I am in sales....NOT production!!!

Gipper, that sounds like a job I would like. I have aways been "into" the weather..............
By the way who can I talk to about some rain. You must have some inside connections somewhere :) :)
* * * * * * Randy

[DavidH]

Retired military now. 20 yrs as a medic, mostly EMT but bunches of other hats as normal in the military.
Then a software store.
Then two computer stores.
(Pls no computer questions it's been too long.) :-/
Now programming military software.

Dave

[Bill_P.]

I'm a shipping and recieving Guy.

you know the person that fills out all the paper work.


Bill

[Waters_10]

I'm a mechanical engineer.

I work inside Ford, product development. I'm working on trucks now, F-series.

That's where the money come from ...

Male Gigolo by day / exotic dancer.   :o :o  ;D

Male Gigolo / Exotic Dancer at nite.  Network Engineer by day.

[Ryan]

FishBoi,

You too? No way! Glad to know I'm not the only exotic dancer who keeps discus. ;D :o :P ;)

I have been going to college full-time for the past two semesters, but I have an interview with a temp agency on Wednesday to hopefully find some part-time work. I need money to pay for this addiction (oh, and college courses too :))

Ryan

Bank robber

Sheetmetal worker. We do HVAC  (heating, ventalation, and air conditioning) for industral and commerical.
Matt

[Ardan]

LOL, This thread is hilarious! ;D ;D ;D
Bank robber :o, demolition by a biologist, 2 exotic dancers (Ryan, I missed that in your interview for Simply last month), Randy, first I thought you were in law enforcement, but then??..... ;D

Anyway, I wanted to do all that.......... but ended up in welding and metal fabricating, usually the medium heavy type stuff. A lot of times up to a few tons each piece, like parts for bridges and buildings, metal repair for constrction equipment,  but some of the work is very small pieces too.

Ardan :sunshine:

p.s. Bank robbery sounds dangerous.......think I'll stick with the blackworms ;D

[SLY]

Full time Network Engineer..part time breeder ;)

[gump]

I don't really work, I just walk around the woods looking up, take a few notes, get out some crayons & draw some maps.  I don't know, but people pay me to do it??? (Forester)
Pierre

I was a Chartered Accountant but felt that I came across as a boring guy at parties.  So I got into computer programming and wrote accounting software, wow what a lift to my persona.  Now I just sell & support my software from my house.  I try not to work too hard for too long, so far that's working out pretty good.

Dave

[April]

ok.......welll I am the "dog groomer".or if i want it sound better........animal technician. LOL. *;D well not just dogs,,,,cats also. and i manage the grooming salon which i have worked at forever.oh and i petsit for my extra money for the fish.
oh and of course,,,,,,i'm a mother. which takes away from my fish money, not add.*;D

[mench]

30 yr. mech.at Kodak...now retired,just get to lay around and work on the professional tan and play with my old cars....and of course the fish.....
 Ok honey I hear you,I will get off the puter and get back to the house work...yea I know I have laundry ,ironing,grass to cut,dishes to do,I realize that you have to work hard all day but I was only on the puter for a min or two honest...
Well time to go and do the retired stuff....YES DEAR I am comming!!! :P :P

Mench

[cgrim10]

we are a steel detailing firm. we draw steel structures for dow chemical, phillips petroleum, industrial and commercial etc. (in a 3D model by SDS2), then detail these drawings to produce the drawings that go to the shop to build the parts and pieces. actually, i just tell them if they did it right. so my correct hat is owner, senior detailer/checker/ estimator/secretary/boss.
then i breed discus, i think i like the latter best. cg
hey, what does that sqiggly line mean??????

[paul_burney]

Hi all i work for Olin Corp in their Brass Mill as a Asst. Caster im the guy that melts down the different alloys we make  in a Electric melt furnance some alloys you use all the time as in the coins in your pocket they all started from where i work .

[darcy]

I work for an environmental company.  Making stuff for dairy, hog and poultry operations for their lagoons and holding pits that break down their solids and do not stink up their areas.  Also make a product for dugouts and ponds. Everything is all natural and safe for all animals even fish!!

I also do some farming, and working on cars.
Darcy

[Lynn]

I am a medical technologist...fancy name for the person in  the hospital laboratory that deals with all those nasty substances that come from the human body! :o

[hunterbeav]

I'm with Gump lol, I don't work either. Worked at Goodyear for many years, till they decided to make way more money in Mexico,thank you NAFTA!!!!! lol                                                                                                       Now I'm going to school to become a nurse that will pay for my addiction lol I hope !!!!! :) :bounce: :bounce: :wave:

Hey Ardan, I spent about 10 years in the welding field. I use to do a lot of shipyard work, building Carriers and subs...................it was alot of work but kind of fun at the same time. At least at the end of the day you could look back see what you had acomplished........Randy

I'm a screen printer for about 20 years now and as others say a darn goodone :) :) :) Not only printing, but also keping the rest going, some call me boss what I hate !!!! We mostly print T-shirts, sweatshirts, caps, bags, polo shirts, etc. so textile. Some samples that all of you intrest you can find at *

http://www.xs4all.nl/~hlc/fons/english/tshirt/index.htm

and

http://www.diskusbrief.org/t-shirt.htm

Hans

I WANT MY FLAG RED, WHITE & BLUE

[tango0806]

Animal Control Officer I'm the lucky one that gets to face down your snarling 140 lb. Rottie when your landscaper is so kind as to leave your gate open. :-/

John G

[yogi]

I make Italian Ice both retail and wholesale. For anybody who doesn't know what it is. It is made like ice cream but most flavors do not contain cream and are fruit flavored.

[DISCUSDADDYSLC]

Forklift technician. If you got one send it to me I can FORK IT UP  :o Nissan is the main supplier for the moment.

[Dennis_Hardenburge]

First I don't post to much, but I like this thread as I feel every one of you are friends. I check in daily.
Ok first I am a carpenter, have been since 1962
Aslo from 1980 to 2000 commercial fished salmon May and June out of SanFrancisco then June to Novemger albacore tuna from Mexico to Canada up to 1,200 miles off shore , did construction work in the winter.
Sold the boat in 2000 even though I made a lot more money fishing I just got tired of being away from home half of the year.
I have one and a half years to go to retire from the carpenters union :)
Dennis

[DenverDan]

Hi all

I'm a manufacturers rep for construction & hardware  related materials. ???  I sell nuts & bolts, ladders, rope. chain, rivets, ect. If you all go in a Home Depot or Lowes that's the kind of stuff.  Been doing it since 1982, owned the joint since 1987.  Great thread April ;D

Dan

[mikeos]

Hi all

I run my own small construction business, mainly involved in renovation & improvements. Never seems to be enough time ( or money  :() but it pays the bills.

makes plumbing, tanks, stands etc. easy ;D, got to build a fish house soon!

I hope this string  doesn't get outside this board, people might think we are normal, LOL :crazy:,

mike

Hi,
  Lets see retired from the Navy after 20 years. And now I am working for Horizon Air Line.

Miles

[Al_M.]

Hi All
I am A lisc. Master Plumber, I work on houses,townhomes and apartments its boreing, but it pays o.k.
                        Al M.

[Aquatic_Design]

Well I guess I'll get in on this one too. ;D
I've been a veterinary technician for over 20 years. I am currently on hiatus due to an injury.   :(

Donna

[Tyler]

I wish i had Jerry's job.............. ;D

Tyler

hehehe.... *;D

I'm the landscaper that turned that 140lb Rottie loose for you John *:o Can you imagine the size piles I find in those back yards  :puke:

Beth

[jhinze]

I'm a computer programmer who owns a small software development company.

I still code and let my partner handle the busisness stuff. Computers started out as a hobby and turned into my profession.... Discus is starting out as a hobby... wonder if history will repeat itself  ::)

[Steve_Warner]

Hi all,
I'm the Manager of the Receiving dept at a 3000 room casino(Treasure Island) on the fabulous Las Vegas strip. Anything that comes into the hotel, comes across my dock to get counted, checked for quality, and signed for.  I also help out in our Warehouse and anything else that needs doing in the hotel.  I have a blast at work and my staff is the best in the city(I'm biased, of course)   ;)    

                                                              Steve

[NoizChip]

Primarily I'm an independent audio engineer. I mix for corporate events and meetings. I'm surprised I can keep Discus alive due to the travel, but I finally worked out a system. I have several pair of spawning Discus but not enough time to put in to raising them.

I also dabble in computers and the internet, but haven't made much money in that. I'm still trying to win the lottery too, but no luck there either. Exotic dancer sounds good, but I don't think I would make much money doing that either. I suppose I just like trying hats on.

Chip

[ari_wh]

I like this thread....  :)

So, I thought I'd better join in..... I am a chemical engineer working for consulting company, so I guess I am sort of an engineering consultant. I do mainly maintenance planning for mining, chemical, and oil&gas companies, and also other odd jobs like setting up their computerised maintenance systems. I love this job, because it is very flexible and I can spend time with my fish and of course my husband when he is home ;D   ;D

Regards, Ari  ;)

I am a carpenter ;D

As well as building custom hardwood circular and spiral stairs I am also the shop foreman. :whip: ;D

Pure satisfaction=  Talking a pile of rough lumber and turning it into a $10 000.00 staircase.

Tony

[tango0806]

Thanks Beth  :) along with the oil man, delivery guy construction workers, and the the kids friends it's nice to know there are people out there that provide me with job security!  ;D  ;D  ;D I hope you take your shoes off before you go in the house at night  ;D  ;D  ;D

John G

[Jeffery_Doty]

Great thread!

I work for the Elections Department in Washington County Oregon.   After doing manual labor jobs for a few years, I decided to go for a desk job!  It is a great place to work, and I am lucky to be there.

Jeff
Oregon

[Denny]

by day i own a custom cabinetry business. doing mainly kitchens, baths, ent. centers and libraries.  but will do anything in wood.

i am also a volunteer fireman and EMT for our small town.   time consuming but rewarding.

[DarkDiscus]

I'm a Senior Recruiting Specialist.  Mainly it means that I find good people and get them good jobs.  Mostly I am dealing with technical and manufacturing positions from engineering to IT to electricians to whatever.

I am also an aspiring writer and have written two manuscripts in addition to numerous short stories and some poetry...

And, of course, I raise fish...

John

[lkleung007]

The "hat" I wear during the day and many nights also is a practicing Cardiologist in a large group consisting of about 60 physician.  I guess you can call me a small Discus in a big tank.  My job keeps me pretty busy but I still try to find about an hour or more a day caring for and enjoying my Discus.

Regards, Lester

[Rich_Long]

I'm on welfare, unemployment and I hold a sign up at busy intersections! Oh, and I do not have any discus.

Seriously, I'm in electronic security, alarms, cctv,access control, fire systems etc.
And I still do not have any discus!

[Carol_Roberts]

Hi Rich:
No discus, but you still can't stop reading the discus forums . . . . I guess it's one step at a time. LOL

It's a hard habit to break.  You're not just leaving discus, you're leaving all your discus friends too. . .

Oh, and I'm a Justice of the Peace

Carol :heart1:

[April]

rich....once a discus person always a discus person. when your old and have lots of time on your hands again....i see some discus in your future...LOL.
if not ...keep stopping by.
;D

[Rich_Long]

Actually, it'll probabaly be when the Mustang is done. Shhhhh..... don't talk to loud or my wife might hear  :-X .

[Pamela]

;D *Hi all,

I am a professional artist. *I get around $300 for a charcoal drawing to $2500 for large oil. *However, they take me an average of 2 to 3 weeks to do - so I am also a secretary to support my two bad habits (fish and art). :-[ *

Been fun to read what everyone does - hope everyone responds!

Pamela

I watched Robert De Niro and Al Pacino in "Heat" for about the 6-8th time last night. There is a definate downside to my profession, as seen in the ending of this movie, but what excitement in between. I just hope I never run into Al Pacino after work.

Mat

[brewmaster15]

Rich,
  Like I said when I adopted your  discus.... I have some  for you when ever you want  them! ;D
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D,
-al

sooner or latter they all come back!

[Rick_May]

Well, after being a Air Traffic Controller for eight years in SoCal I changed 'hats', slowed down and went back to school for Computer Science.  I now work as a programmer/network admin for a small county government in eastern Utah.

[Rich_Long]

Thanks, Al.
I'm still lurkin' around. Get any young'uns from them?
Rich

[brewmaster15]

Hi Rich,
  One spawn so far ,   your red turq X a wild green.  everything went right , but she  ate the eggs!! Fingers crossed, I haev the other Red Turq with a  young male blue that has only spawned once ,  and  they fool me every so often  into  thinking  its time.
We'll see...

 -al

[breed_beyond]

    Let's see i've worked at UPS, and most recently auto body repair and am currently laid off and on unemployment looking for work...........

[Fons_van_der_Hart]

I'm a network engineer at one of the largest courier firms in the Netherlands.

Next to that I'm in my spare time webmaster of www.discusashobby.com, www.discus.pagina.nl and a dutch webshop www.aquariumwinkel.nl.

Sometimes I'm also working in my little private hatchery  :)

Fons.

[Discus_KC]

Missed this thread so here is my hat.

Warehouse Manager for Grainger

19 years in Military "USAF Reserves"

Paint houses for "fix" money

Jack

[melo]

Attorney :wasntme:… slithering around making life hell for all ya hard working productive folk :'(… just remember, it’s for the discus ;D

[RealFish]

I am a consultant with one of the big accounting firms.  Fortunately not the one in the news.  Although, that has kept us very busy.  We pick up two or three of their clients a week in the Southeast alone.

I'm a CPA out of the real estate industry, so I do real estate consulting (that's where the RealFish is from) and some budgeting planning package implementation because of the CPA part.

[BlueTurquoise]

Hi guys! What a great thread!!! So interesting all your jobs!

I am a boring computer programmer like a few people here, boring compared to Forklift Technician, Vet, Therapist... oh man...

Hey Jim Hinze, can i come work for you? I have 3 yrs commercial experience in VB, I am really good with JScript, did sofwtare QA testing for awhile but my real passion is in Project Coordination. Will work for peanuts too! *;D ;) :D :) :P (msg me, i am serious hope you are too!)

PS. My first order of business if you hire me will be to setup a massive discus tank in the office! hehe

Nathan

[April]

cool......o.k. Darkdiscus.....can you set up an employment seeking line...? perhaps we can get all the employed people to hire the discus unemployed people....so we can all get on with buying more discus!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cary....dont you need a full time tank cleaning boy?
at least to polish your glass....LOL.
theres alot of interesting jobs out there.....some i have never even thought of. :))))))
oh Ryan needs a job also.....if he can actually find time to do one...
And Ryan you forgot some of your jobs. as in webmaker . forum runner, etc etc.

[BlueTurquoise]

Well if Jim hires me, anyone want my job here is Sunny Sydney??? Willing to do a "hat" trade, esp Air traffic control or Cary's "job" *;D

[April]

blue turquoise......you can come to vancouver and groom dogs......and iwill move to sidney. not sure i iwill succeed at your job though....

[BlueTurquoise]

April, you got a deal! All you need to succeed at my job is to lie, pretend, lie some more and remain puckered up all day long whilste you kiss major butt  ;D  way easier than a 140lb snarling rottie right? Kiss kiss or woof woof, I'd choose woof woof anyday!

[Liz_Streithorst]

Wow, I'm not the only dog groomer on the list!!!  I also raise and show dairy goats (Nubian and Saanen) and am a shade tree microbiologist.    Liz

[April]

Liz. cool. heh i never showed goats....but ive done the shaving for the shows....my daughters friend was in the 4-h club and showed. i like sanaans the best. i had a little one...she was cute.
i know nothing about shade trees though..other than to sit under them for shade.  ;D

[Tad]

I find it so interesting what other hobbiest do when they aren't playing with their fish.   I am a university graduate who had the aspirations to become a CPA and Business Attorney.  My plans were to work for a Big 8 firm in Europe and hopefully live in Copenhagen.   Aspirations almost fullfulled but was challenged to become a firefighter by the Fire Chief in the city that I attend college.   I took the position while finishing up my degree and thought it would only be a year.  Well!  I found that this square peg fits in a round hole and have made a career of the fire service.   24 years later  I am a Battalion Chief  and enjoying every minute of my days at work.  Its been very full fillingland my education did not go to waste.  Obviously I have used management and business skills and worked for our local union serving as its president for 5 years.  Interesting enough we all have had aspirations and dreams and most of us have certainly found our niche.  Amazing that this interest in the King of Fishes taps from all walks of life

Tad

[April]

yeah very interesting.....and now we have a fireman to put out the flames....on the forum. we;ll call you if we need your hose.
one thing is....although we all have very different jobs..is it sounds like we all enjoy our jobs for the most part....or at least do them well. am i right?

[BlueTurquoise]

Wow Tad what a story! You fire fighters really rock!

If it is one thing that this thread has taught me, it's that you never know who is a discus fanatic... I will for now on walk around looking at everyone pondering... "that bus driver looks like a 55gal man, that welder's definately a fish roomer, that forklift technician has got to be a breeder, that lady grooming dogs has got to have at least 20 breeding pairs" LOL  ;D

[cucogreek]

I prefer to stand in front of a room filled with some of Chicago's public school urban youth and try not to make a complete jacka$$ out of myself while I try to teach high school Spanish.  In the fall, I coach j.v. football and in the spring I boss students around on the baseball diamond.

I took the summer off to welcome my first discus from Cary.  Needless to say, I intend on keeping my spankin' new 'discus keeper' hat on for a very long time!      

[Tad]

April,
I trust all of us take our lifes decision for employment seriously and do it right.  I reflect back upon my hat wearing career (Cairns Leather) and remember having to deal with a lot of things that some could only imagine.  Seeing children pass away before they ever learned to crawl, airplane crashes,  bombings....obviously the ills of society...but I too remember vividly the lives saved from fire ravaging,  effective CPR and a life saved,  puppys saved from storm drains etc and its been a great career.  With all the good there is bad, but the choice and challenge was mine to take and I look back proudly.  So to answer your question,  I believe we all take our jobs seriously and "do it right".  Thank God for all of those who make our society successful.  

BlueTurq,
Yeah we firefighters love to rock.  Even at my ripe old age of 52 I dont miss to many oppurtunities on the dance floor lol.    And I am a 60 gallon type of guy.

Tad

[April]

cool.....bout time we found a teacher....
well; glad you have a discus keeper hat....dont get it wet now...

[BlueTurquoise]

Next time your in town, we'd love to have you round for dinner Tad, all the great stories you can tell is worth a home cooked aussie lamb roast!  :D

[jim_shedden]

Hi : I am a retired pro ball player . Now for the stretch............I have a manufacturing business that makes plastic worms for all the fishermen (people) out there and I also am a consultant that specialize's in chemical protection. That means that I line big tanks with polymers and epoxies so that they don't get out and destroy our environment. That job takes me all over North America.

[Mike_T]

I'm a warehouse manager, and am on hiatus from my tentative degree in forestry. I volunteer at the Red Wolf sanctuary on weekends, doing odd jobs, and sometimes feeding the animals. I support my habit through playing gigs with a couple different bands.

Now that I know what hat Randy wears, I won't go into detail about my crack habit! ;D

[simonC]

Hi all,
I'm an art director. I design car brochures etc for Jaguar, Ford and Mazda....travel quiet a lot directing photoshoots.

Luckily my lady loves the discus as much as me and doesn't mind the odd waterchange.

Simon

[daninthesand]

Hi all..

I'm a Respiratory Therapist in a large tertiary care hospital. My job centres around The ICU's running ventilators ("respirators" in U.S.). Another main role is Airway management  in the E.R. and we are part of the cardiac arrest team. This career has taken me as far away as Saudi Arabia, where my wife and I worked for three years. (She too is a respiratory therapist). The job keeps me challenged, and I NEVER have to take work home!

I also dabble in research for Respironics..a ventilator manufacturer. This sideline job helps pay the "habit"

Daniel

[Tim_Ellis]

Wow! Can't really hold a candle to most of you folks, but here goes. I am a CAD/CAM programmer / machinist.
I work in a job shop that makes just about anything. We used to be heavy in the semi-conductor business until the bottom fell out. It is an interesting job though. One day I might be working on a several hundred pound piece of tool steel and the next I have to use a 10x magnifyer to check .007 diameter holes. Really comes in handy when I need a thingamajig for the fishroom.

Tim

[Francisco_Borrero]

Here it goes:
I changed from being a university faculty doing teaching/research in biology/ecology/aquaculture, to a research/comercial/consultant shellfish aquaculture guy, to a school teacher who loves teaching during the day, and "doing fish" at home. Actually I also do lots of fish at school. I currently teach Spanish and various biological classes depending on the semester/year.
At home, I am Papi (daddy) to my 3 1/2 year old and lovely wife, and around the neighborhood I am the crazy colombian with the fishroom, and the guy the moms bring the kids for "the fish tour".
I commute between greater Boston and Providence, and my car (Volvo) is about to turn 200,000 miles and running strong...knock on wood...err a fish tank.
Cheers, Francisco.

[DanCBW]

HI All
This is a great topic. We'll I'm the guy who raises the Blackworms and a few other things. It all started out when I was 13. My first job was doing water changes for Mack Galbreath, remember him? Macks Powder Blue Discus. At that time the only people raising any large numbers were him and Jack Wattley. Long time ago, I'm 47 now. From then on its always been the tropical fish business. Opened up a small Tropical Fish store when I was 19 and was the retail business up untill three years
ago. Started selling Blackworms 15-18 years ago and started farming them and feeder goldfish apx 10-12 years ago. Time goes to fast !

Now I commute between the CBW farm and Maui where I actually work two other jobs, if you want to call them that. When on Maui I take visitors Scuba Diving, mostly
night dives. that way I can take care of our customers and their orders. The other is that I have to go to Bali once a month to do Snail and Cone shell inspections and shipping. I have a friend who supplies them to research labs and I'm his quality control.
What a life worms and snails.

I would like to take this time to thank all those who
use our worms. If there are any suggestions or questions please feel free to e mail as it difficult
to contact me on the phone. Thanks again.

Dan

[brewmaster15]

Hi Dan!

  ...and I thought I was busy!  ;) ;D

Welcome to the forum! :)

-al

[April]

cool . a machinist. thats a  great job. my grandfather . father and brother were and are all machinists. grew up smelling machine shop....still like the smell when i go in there. smells like my dad. lol.

[chuck]

currently I maintain and develop my company's intranet/internet websites, before the "burnout" :) for 15 years I managed the company's computer technical support Helpdesk.....now "shut up and Reboot!" (OH NO!! :o I just experienced a FLASHBACK!! :o ) ;D ;D ;D ;D
chuck

[davej]

Hello everyone,

I'm an ex-production manager for a pressure washer producer who got smart and went back to school to finish a chemical engineering degree.

[Aquarius]

Alright, first time reading this thread, WOW 7 pages...

Anyways, I'm the one that cooks your meals everytime you stop and eat ;D
So Brew, bring that Beer and I'll cook 8), We have our own little mirco brewery called South Shorth Brewery, in Ashland Wi.

And NO, I haven't tried Discus yet.. :o

-steve

[DiscusKing]

Auto tech by trade, but now a District Service Manager for one of the BIG three and NO it is NOT Ford. I deal with medium duty trucks / fleet issues.

[TheDiscusKid]

I am a student and I help Mike clean his tanks and I also work at my moms restaurant to earn some pocket change.

[Pick]

I should have read this thread long ago! This thread just goes to show you...it takes all kinds!

My Dad was a building contractor..I started framing houses when I was 12! Got married when I was 19 and as soon as my wife finished her B.A. I drug her all over the southeastern U.S. as I learned the industrial electrical trade. I ended up learning controls and instrumentation which led me to a maintenance job with the worlds leading manufacturer of thermoplastic elastomers. My geekish skills gave me the opportunity to create a preventive maintenance program for our site and about 5 years ago I put my meter and tweaker away to sit at a PC all day in the quality assurance department as our company was attempting registration to ISO 9000. I wear 3 hats at work: I'm now the head internal (QS9000) auditor, document control and training coordinator our facility in Pensacola. I am currently in the process of eliminating my document control job with software! So I might be getting my tweaker back out and take over the calibration and maintenance of our internal lab's equipment.

Forgive me for going on so long but I must add that my super wife Donna has sacrificed much for me and our 4 children, and without her wife and mother hat none of my hats would have mattered.

Thanks to all the rest of you for sharing with us!

TC

[Kagan]

Hi there

I have graduated from university. I am now a Materials Science engineer. But the money did not come from school :). The money generally came from stock exchange (for the last 9 years). Also I sold many cichlids from my early breedings.

Kagan

[jdr3366]

Hi everyone. I am a freelance medical writer. I work out of my house. My discus live in a tank across the room from my desk, and my cat sits on the corner of my desk (sometimes he sits in front of the screen :D :bounce). It is great. I get to watch and play with all of them everyday.

There is always enough time for water changes. Just turn on the valve in the basement to drain the tank (and water the tomatoes). When the level is down 2 holes on the Fluval return tube, placed vertically on the tank, it is time to shut off that valve and go up to the 2nd floor to connect the aged water to the PVC pipe that carries it down to the tank.

Great to hear what everybody does.

John Russo, Jr.:

[scottwheels]

Hi everyone, I'm a mechanical engineer, and I currently work at a remote bauxite mine/alumina refirery on the Arnhen Peninsula in Northern Australia. I've worked in Tasmaina at an Aluminium Smelter, in Jakarta, Indonesia at a plant and construction contractor firm, at a copper and gold mine in the remote reaches of Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia (Close to Bali, but not close enough!), and on the Gold Coast as a maintenance engineer/consultant.

Am I sick of moving? Yes!! Will I move again? Of course, such is the life of a contract engineer. But Ari and I are planning to buy a "home base" in Brisbane, and raise discus! ;D ;D

Cheers, Scott

[mench]

Wow,great thread,nice to hear what everyone does.Is it just me or am I the only RETIRED preson???? Man I am starting to feel semi-old...
Ok Dan I really think you could use an assistant....I could learn to count snails in Bali and I am a scuba newbie and I think that Maui would be the perfect place to take my final check dive....And since I also use your blackworms it could be a match for the both of us.....Paycheck???? don't need no stinking paycheck,we could work something out.....Himmmm now to talk the bride into the feeding and water changes while I go off to Bali and Maui without her...YEA RIGHT,like that would happen....Well it is nice to dream....

Mench 8)

[joanr]

Hi to all,

I'm a retired electronics tech (a/v) who switched from the field to full time at the box. I'm the internet/intranet specialist for our company, LVW Electronics. My hubby Bob also works with me (20 years at LVW) and he is our all around Senior Tech and Crestron Contol Systems Programmer. Take a look at the web site for a better idea. http://www.lvw.com.

I'm also mother to 4 great kids ranging in ages from 27 to 10 years, have 3 grandchildren older than my youngest daughter and am keeper of two cats and 15 discus (so far). I keep busy, that's for sure. This week I'm on a long needed vacation, but not going anywhere because of the fish. I wouldn't trust them with anyone so until I can teach my oldest son the ropes of w/c etc., I'm grounded.

Joan

[AlexT]

I’m a computer programmer with 6 years of experience (VB 3-6, VB.NET, ASP, HTML, DHTML, XML, XSLT, Jscript, VBScript, SQL, Oracle, IIS, InterDev). 10 years in New York by now. In Russia I was working as a manager for about 350 people (I was 19 at that time) for about 3 years, then in a furniture warehouse, and then came to US.

Alex T.

[Fish_Fin-atic]

I work as an Electronics Technician with a company which refurbishes cash registers for retail chains. You know the registers that you see at the checkouts of stores like Walmart, A&P, GAP, (and for those of us in Canada) Hudson's Bay Company, Canadian Tire, Zellers, Holt Renfrew....etc, etc, etc. I repair monitors, scanners, keyboards, printers, registers, and of course (the fun part, because sometimes you find money in them) the cash drawers themselves. I'd lose my mind long ago if not for my Discus! ;)

[Willie]

I nominate DanCBW for the discus keeper with everyone's fantasy job(s) :-* :-* :-*

Willie

[DavidH]

I second that Willie,

Dave

[Pick]

I third it. ;D

[Goldfish_in_a_bowl]

Yah.......... like I am going to JUMP right in here to add my occupation! ::) ::) ::) ::) :P
I don't know tho.. I am printing out this thread and keeping all the info so when ever I need HELP I can Look up who is the person to call! ;D (ya... Hey MENCH.... do you know what works best on Carpet burns on my *&^! or... hey Mench... do you happen to know where I could buy a apron that matches a white lacey THONG?? :o :P ;D HAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaa ha ha haaaaa haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
all I know is................. I KNOW THE JUDGE!!!! :smash: :thumbsup: :inquisitive: ;D
K :gorgeous:

[April]

Miss Goldfish....come on....list your hats you wear.....you can do it. ;D
do you have a nice hat that they gave you at your new job?
I know you got yourself a nice pair of gloves......for directing traffic was it???? or for keeping your hands clean???? :angel: :cowboy: :gorgeous: :hat: :jester: :mickey: :juggle: :santa: :waaa:

ok ttys..... :bounce2:

[Goldfish_in_a_bowl]

Okay,....OKay....OKAY!!
I am employed by Harley Davidson in Connecticut USA! ;) ;D :P
ed :bandana:

[John_Nicholson]

As strange as this sounds I work for a computer company. We provide Unix Business systems to farm implement dealerships (for you city folks they are like a car dealership). Of course I hate computers and rarely spend time on them when I am not at work.

-john

[snowshoe]

hi

I am a Sr. validation eng.-- i design and build test equipment for automotive products. i usded to be a product design engineer. most of the turnsignal switches in gm cars are my design.

[Karl]

Hi all,

Haven't visited here for quite a while .... extremely busy these days .....

I have been an illustrator for many years and now I am a graphic designer. I work on annual reports, posters, leaflets...etc. Just started planning to learn webpage design.

This thread is wonderful!

Karl

[April]

Hi Karl....glad you came back to tell us what you use to pay for your discus.....pop back in from time to time
alot of great jobs...some people never even think of....

[jaspertyler]

This IS a fun thread :)

I am a Master's level therapist and if all goes well I will be a psychologist in about a year and a half. I am currenlty home full time working on my dissertation, which is on social competence in adults with learning disorders and/or attention deficit disorder.

I am a meowmie to 3 cats :)

Lana

[Debo]

I should have read this a long time ago. Everybody has such interesting jobs! I have been at my company 10years. I started in the production area I setup and ran Heidelbergs. These are non ink printing press. I made wedding stationary, birth ann., christmas cards etc.Then I injuried my shoulder running these ancient machines. Now I am in the office working in Cust. service :).
Deb

[rafall]

OK everyone, I am the guy who delivers the promise when you had a bad day and get into accident. I pay money working with claims.

[Ardan]

It is very interesting to see what people do for a living!!

And welcome to all the newcombers! Good to see you.

rafall, I am sure you are kept busy! Hope I don't need you with the kids driving! ;D
Deb, we always need cards! 8)
Lana, some days I think I could use your expertise ;D
Karl, the webpage design sounds like fun, challenge and work! 8)
Snowshoe, I see a lot of blinkers working, good job! 8)
John, we need you on the computer too! ;D

ED, I saw no Harley in the picks on the Canadian Discus convention!! (only a big cow) ;D

Fishfinatic and Alex, computer repair and programming are very necessary in this day and age! SO are the cash registers! ;D

Take care everyone, great to hear from you!

Ardan :sun:

I'm getting into this kinda late but here goes. I'm 45, live in a subburb of Chattanooga, TN. I'm a semi-retired emergency medicine physician, now working part time 2-3 days per week doing consultive examinations for SS disability. Those federal guys have great hours....lol. My wife is a neonatal intensive care nurse who also works part time. We've limited our careers to raise our kids.. 2 girls, 4 and 6. You'll never hear a dying man say "I wish I'd worked more". Its always "I wish I'd spent more time with my family". So, that's what we do. Big cut in pay for us, but our kids know who we are and one of us is with them each day. I've been into tropical fish since I was a kid. My dad had a 55 gal tank in his dental office that I couldn't touch, so of course, I had to have one for myself. 10 gallon on the dresser as a kid. No hood, just one of those goose neck lamps above for lighting..Raising plants was a challenge. I remember finding dried up swordtails in my sock drawer. Back then "aged" water was the rule. Going for months without changing water was kind of what you strived for. I think the filter companies were behind this idea. You didn't change water if you had problems, you bought better filters, additives, etc. Hey, did you ever catch a black tetra in the net and hold him out of the water for a few minutes to teach him not to nip your angels fins? Didn't work. Don't try it. Anyway. I've been into discus since about 1989, got my first discus from Wattley. I remember opening the box and seeing those thumbnail sized fish that didn't look anything like the picture in the magazine. Jack didn't mind shipping tiny fish back then, but they were healthy and he always gave extras..usually about 2 or 3 if you bought 10 fish. He would always talk to me on the phone if I had problems.
Anyone ever talk to Marc Weiss on the phone in those days...he could be a little short with you, but he had nice fish and a good water buffer that I used before I learned about RO. Anyway, I'm just getting going again with discus after about a 5 year lay off. I've had an angel hatchery for about 4 years now and sell to a local fish shop and give away to friends. I have the most prolific blue and gold rams too and raise a batch of them from time to time. My girls love the fish. My oldest is now allowed to feed the fish by herself and she does a good job. I try to let them take over certain jobs as they learn how. Instilling confidence in girls is important I believe. Maybe this hobby will help. Anyway, its fun. There's always something to learn and as we know, new colors of discus to lust after. You guys are great. Wow..did I babble!

[April]

Edibill......great hats you guys wear.........and i think you should add this to the bio section., also!!!! ;D
Sounds like great jobs and a great family and very lucky kids and fish to live in your house.
whos next? I'm learnin alot of new jobs........maybe everyone in grade 12 who doesnt know what they want to be when they grow up ought to read this and get career ideas.......

[DarkDiscus]

Edibill,

Wow. Thanks for the story! And welcome aboard!

John

[hkong]

Hi everyone,

I'm a newbie to the forum. Asking what hat am I wearing, despite all the layoff going on around me, I'm still holding my network analyst job to support to support my fish and my family. If you find my writing strange, you are right. I am a second language speaker but with one thing in common with everyone, I love Discus Fish!

--Henry

[Ardan]

Edibill and Henry,
It is great to learn about what you do for a living!
Gosh seems like everyone else has all the good jobs. ;D Mine is good too sometimes, sometimes not. SUppose its about the same with all jobs 8)
Thanks much for sharing!

Ardan :sun:

[beta]

I work as a Multimedia Developer for an Internet Service Provider (ISP) in India. They will help me to buy some heckels! Hopefully;D

[Ardan]

Beta,
Heckels would be nice! ;D 8)
Good to have more people from India too! :thumbsup:
thanks for sharing.

Ardan :sun:

[bokgrasul]

Thank you for sharing your experience with us!
For me ,it really helps!
8)

[Randy_B]

while i got my typing mojo going,i own my very own tire shop.we are affiliated with bridgestone-firestone :o but sell many other brands i was raised with a fish tank in the house my dad was having head aches and a friend told him to get some fish. he would watch and the head wouldnt hurt.after years of 10gals i made the jump to a 55 planteda couple of years a go. in july a friend gave me a 30 gal to get it out of his house that is where my discu s are now. i got the fish from a lfs :-[ all they called them was "RED" and "BLUE"

[howman]

Hi There My name is jim and I,m from Melbourne Australia. My present job is I own a carpet and vinyl retail store but I hope to sell in the near future. So I can develop my discus interest to a larger thing.

[April]

Hi Jim. cool. buy a discus shop. LOL>
another melbourne guy just signed on.....as well last night.

[dogmatix]

Hello all, My name is Ben i am a 24 year old first year university student studying marine biology in New Zealand. With dreams of one day opening a fish shop ::)

[April]

hi and welcome dogmatix. cool job to go into!! sounds great.
;D

[gparr]

Well...I am a high school choral director, a church music director, I run Music Festivals (competitions) in Williamsburg, VA for a company in Philly and I am a Virginia High School League certified girls fast pitch umpire.

I guess least important (or so my wife thinks) :D a husband and father

[dm]

I am a Process Engineer for a manufacturing plant. We do plastic injection molding exclusivly molding closures.

[Serpae]

Hiya all, serpae from that little woop woop way out in the stick's.
I work for one of our lfs who also stock's live animals for reptiles, raptor's, corvids and the like, we also carry garden statues, ponds and water feature's as well as being a licenced aviculture supplier.
I am also an Administration Manager and Volunteer's Co-ordinator for Broken Hill Inc. In my spare time I am a Dog Obedience instructor, confirmation exhibitor and breeder of Shetland Sheepdogs, specialising in Blue Merle's.
I also train other people's dog's and teach people to teach their dog's. It's all money for spending on fish! Someone has to teach that rottie what to do when he see's you know who.
Probably are a couple more hat's in there, but I don't know wether I am coming or going, lol.

[Rikk]

Hi fellow discus keepers

I live and work in holland with a big company called condoor
we manufacture residential & overhead doors in europe.
I am there head of sales (sales manager ?) and love the job
check it out at --> www.condoor.com

Keeping discus for a hobby and hope too open a little shop in the future where a will sell a lot of fish but only from the amazone. Only open once a week

so grazy from the start in fish & in doors ( also outdoors )

[BLUEKNIGHT]

HI ALL
I am a college student at NorthEastern Illinois University. ;D

High School Student in Charlotte, NC. I work full time during the summer at an auto body shop and part time during the school year. It pays for the fish. I guess my other "jobs" include football, basketball, and sailing for my school.

Brad

[RKeiger]

FedEx courier in Charleston, SC. If I buy fish from you, guess how you're shipping them. ;D ;D

[Ivan]

I have a qualification in Mechanics (Vehicle), I worked in aquatics. Now I'm Larry Mullen Jrs' Double. As in I play drums for a U2 tribute band. :drummer: I play at house husband and nanny to my Kids.
My wife earns all the real dough tho' as a supply teacher.

[saints27]

I dont know if its to late to add this but what the hell
Im a mechanical engineer by trade ,but I took a redundnacy package from Sydney Airport where I worked for 7 years (hell if someone wants to pay me to leave!!!)
Since then I have worn many hats.
Private detective
Hotel (pub) Manager (my favorite job, if I do go back to work it will be in this Industry, nothing better than being paid to be in a pub 10 hours a day especially when many times Ive done it for free)
Real Estate Agent
I also managed a furniture making factory,I had to Organise 12 chinese guys to make the furniture,they couldnt speak English and I couldnt speak Chinese + they knew what they were suppose to do better than I did ,so That lasted about 3 weeks.
now Ive had enough of working and chasing the big bucks and decided to have a little break for a while ,Ive sort of retired but Im only 31 so Im sure I will go back and work some time .
So right now all I do all day Is sit and watch my discus swim around ,feed them and hope they keep spawning.

Jamie

[April]

cool Jamie...but dont you play at mr. mom also during the day? thats a job.....

[EthanCote.com]

This thread is great indeed.

It is great to see who is still around Simply till this day ;D

It is also great to see the many hats people wear. Simply is sure home to alot of mix bags ;)

As for me, I'm a Code Builder/Web Designer, a technical term for coding HTML/Javascript/CSS and designing website.

I work for a company that does just that but due to the slow economy, I'm mainly doing a lot of testing right now (testing a Project Managment software we developed inhouse)...bla bla...boring work but it pays the bill.


Cheers,

Chi.

[saints27]

Thanks April I forgot my Major role now is looking after my 4 year old son and my 18 month old daughter, your right it is a job and not an easy one.
LOL
Jamie

[tjudy]

:)
High school science teacher and a Dad...

[Carol_Roberts]

Hi Ted:
Welcome to SimplyDiscus :wave:

I just met Ted at DAAH and boy does he have lots of fish knowledge. He was able to help me understand some basic genetics, he likes gadgets and he's kept a variety of tropical fish.

Carol :heart1:

[April]

great. glad to see you over here then Ted.
;D 8)
welcome and hope you enjoy yourself

[harry]

im a reactor opperator ,with loads of days off only work 14 every 36 so plenty time for my discus 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) ;D ;D ;D

[SnowCichlid]

seems like many of you have a huge vast assortment of jobs... heres another to top it off....
I am a Technician and work with VLT's (video lottery terminals)
I work With ALC ... it pays good but the money coming outta that is for me to save up and go back to school again... I think i want to get into something else that I can have fun with for a permanent carrier ... I have been working here for almost 2 years now though... Time to move on ... cant deal with these crazed gamblers anymore ... you want talk about addictions dont even get me started... and theres another reason why i dont gambe LOL

[Carol_Roberts]

Do you live in Oregon?

We have a big casino in town and video lottery terminals in restaurants.

Carol :heart1:

[fishfarm]

I'm a Horticulturalist with the Plant Pathology department at the University of Georgia, I also have my hatchery! I've owned a retail pet store, landscaping company, been a carpenter and worked for Kenny Rogers. Very involved in the local fishclub (president for the last 6 year), currently serving my 3rd term on the ACA BOT (Chairman in 1999) and was Chairman of the ACA convention in Atlanta this past summer. I'm a gluton for overwork! I tend to wear a baseball cap most of the time. :) Keeps that hot Georgia sun off the chrome dome.

[brewmaster15]

Hi ken,
didn't know you were inyto plants as well! I took every botany course I could while getting my biology degree. I also spent 3 years working as a research assistant for the CT agricultural experiment station.... I worked on a forest health monitoring project. Best job I ever had, worst pay though!

take care,
al

ps... I also raise carnivorous plants and am an avid gardener.

[fishfarm]

Hi Al, You are right, The plant science don't pay unless you have a PHD (which I don't) But I like working in the greenhouse. I worked in the Botany greenhosues for four years before I got the Supervisor job I have now with Plant Pathology. Botany was a lot more interesting, now all we grow are agrinomic crops. You can only grow so much cotten and soybeans before you get bored! I collect desert plants, I started with cacti and have moved on to really STRANGE caudiform zenophytic plants. I spoke at the PCCA this summer and was amazed at the native plants along the coast around San Jose, (my first trip to the west coast.) You went from desert plants to redwoods in only a short distance. Way cool! Ken 8)

[chirohorn]

OK, I'll join the fun. As my handle says, I'm a chiropractor & huge UT fan. I work in a multidisciplinary clinic in Austin that combines medicine, chiro, acupuncture, therapy, etc. I also own an aesthetic laser company - www.familyskinsolutions.com.

I've recently gotten back into the aquarium hobby after a 10 year hiatus (school & all). These damn discus are my passion now!

[April]

cool chiro.....my neck and shoulder are killing me from being on simply too long....moderating and typing and reading. but all in the name of fish. lol. i could use one right now

[ReeferKimberly]

hmm, i make smoothies at jamba juice but eventually i wanna major in criminal justice and be in the FBI OR have my very own discus hatchery!
kim :-*

[nazangels]

This thread got started a long time ago, but I'm just catching up! I'm a wildlife biologist with the Forest Service. I pay for my discus addiction by breeding angelfish and fighting a fire or two on occasion.
Beth

[brewmaster15]

Hi Beth,

You have my Dream JOB!!!! :)

http://www.boghopper.freeservers.com

Its nice to meet you!!!

-al

[nazangels]

Thanks Brewmaster!! Looks like you enjoy a little wildlife viewing yourself! Great website! I do a little photography myself, but nothing as nice as you. If you ever get up to northern Colorado, I'll take you out to some great birding areas for some more photos. Take care! Beth :D

[brewmaster15]

Count on it!
Thanks :)
-al

[DougJ]

Hi all

My name is Doug Johnson. I've been a lurker on this site for awhile and finally decided to join after RandalB made the generous offer of selling monitors to members at a great price. I finance aircraft for a living and have been involved with fish keeping off and on for 20 years. Just now making a foray into Discus however. I'm planning on converting a 180 for discus use but need to get the 30" Arowana out of it first. That's gonna be fun.

[April]

Hi Doug and welcome. glad you quit lurking. and im sure you will be extremely happy once you have Discus. ;D
theres no turning back. let us know when you get them. :wave:

[Harriett]

This is a great thread! OK, I'll come out from under my rock...but only briefly. I am a clinical HIV/AIDS specialist-- nurse researcher. I supervise and coordinate research studies in a dedicated HIV/AIDS practice. Been at it for about 14 years.
Harriett

[April]

Well glad you came out from under your rock Harriet.
nice to hear a bit about you. dont go climbing back under that rock now.....im sure theres more posts you can contribute to.

[Ardan]

WELCOME Kim, Beth, Doug, Ken, and Harriett!
Very interesting jobs and hopes!

Glad you are here!!!

[Harriett]

OK, April, I'm out...jeez, it's bright here in the sun! Cary's been hassling me for months about getting my butt out and into the light of day! The deed's done! This is an excellant board, I'm learning a lot and enjoying the banter. I'm approaching one year of dream fullfillment in discusland--have a 180g planted discus tank with (so far) 9 6-9 month old juvies; some ups and downs initially but going very well, having great fun. Thanks for the welcome wagon!
Best regards,
Harriettt!

[April]

great Harriet. well if Cary says you have to come out into the sun...you better listen. lol.
but he has to listen to me..as im his mom. lol.
sounds like a nice tank you have.

[Harriett]

Oh my God, there must be Cary clones running around or we have to sit that boy down and explain some things to him, cause I'm his ma too! LOL He's too-timin' his mas!!!!! What a riot! hee hee hee.....got 'im in a corner. How can we work this gem?

[Mr.Trips]

Well Ive been hard at it in Oklahoma working as a technician for the last 6 years in an Electric Power Plant. So..........................if you dont want your lights shut off, your better send me some nice Discus!

[FischAutoTechGarten]

I've read all 12 pages of this thread and enjoyed it very much.

I've been a Controls Engineer and Database Administrator for a Coated Abrasives Manufacturer (think Sandpaper!) for the last 12 years. It's getting to be a 'grind'. I'm afraid I'm developing an 'abrasive personality'. Ok, I won't be such a downer. Truth is I have a good job, just sometimes find that I'm longing for change. Early midlife crisis?

The job market is very tight. I'm having difficulty finding another with comparable pay. Pursued an opportunity North of Auckland, New Zealand and in Eureka Springs, Arkansas but niether one panned out. They were more lifestyle changes than simple job changes though. :D I'm thinking cheap hot dogs in a white trash neighborhood. What do you think?

(Ivan, I made a good Larry Mullen Jr. double until my hairline began to resemble the Florida Pan Handle.)

[susankay1]

What do I do to pay for my fish habit? Well, to understand how I got here, I gotta tell you where I came from.
I graduated with a Cosmotology (hairdressing) license from highschool, married a trucker, got divorced after 8 months, moved to Fla. Doesn't take me long to fix my mistakes...lol.
Worked as a forklift operator for Tropicana Orange Juice, where I met the love of my life (besides my fish and cats). We drove truck for about 10 years, opened a used bookstore, and I worked part time as a prison guard in a mens prison. Got tired of that, went back to trucking for another 10 years. Retired (no Mench you aren't the only retiree here) and started a wholesale precious metals company, dealing strictly with truckstops. Hubby and I drive all over the country supplying our customers with new coins and collectibles. Now we have several tanks and our office manager is getting real educated on the feeding and care of discus while we are out making the money to feed them and pay her...lol.
So I guess you could say I wear the CEO, Treasurer, Sales Rep., Purchasing Agent, Recieving Clerk, Bookkeeper, and what I don't wear, my husband does, just like any other small business owners.
Mom to discus and cats, and Lover/best friend to my hubby hats...whew, good thing I love them all. :sun:
I'm thinking we need a silver medallion with a discus on it!

[Abercrombie6202]

I don't wear hats...



Actually i do i have this black hat that says St Louis 42, it was cheap at Old Navy and i needed something LOL

Oh and too my occupation, i'm 14, so i don't really have a job, my life is all play and no work, except on school days. So i'm a student!! What a fun job right, haha, don't get PAID for it, but hey i guess it helps.

I hope that didn't make me sound dumb, so nobody assume that, i'm actually the smart kid, lol a lot of people think i'm dumb, i don't know why!!

[April]

Heh Abercrombie. any kid who gets discus or is gonna has to be a smart kid right?
well you have a very important job to do right now. do well in school so you can pick and choose which one of these jobs that some of us have posted on here youd like to do.
think its interesting to see some of the jobs .
then..you can get a nifty hat to go with your nifty job. lol
:cowboy: :hat: :jester: :mickey: :santa: :bandana:

[trusty]

Hi guys I am 23. A military recruiter, I go to a college university full-time and I am in a motorcycle club, but my discus come first lol. 8) american bike of course ;) :D

trusty

[yippy]

Well I have two jobs. I have my own business doing desktop publishing from home and talking to April on msn - which is normally more hours than my "real job". So you could say Im a desktop publisher/msn-er.

Kerry :)

[April]

LOL Kerry. she also has the new title of "Dear Kerry"
yes....her and i are up to no good....most of the time on msn!!! lol. lots of fish talk going on on msn!!! mainly about her red devil fish!! man that fish is naughty!!

[jun]

After all this time. I just notice this thread. I wear too many hats. I'm a full-time Network Administrator for UCSF. I am also an event videographer/editor(weddings, etc.) when ever I get a booking. I also customized and repair golf clubs for friends.

Beside Simply and DAAH you'll find me at Canopus, ReelDVD, Video University, DV, DVinfo, 2-pop, DVXuser, Golf Eq. Aficionados and Texas Holdem Poker forums.

Maybe someday I could video all the Discus in the ACA convention and put them on a DVD.

Jun

[April]

heh Jun..........maybe you better talk to brew about that!!! or someone from the aca!! never know. sounds good. im sure id be interested!!!! now i have a new dvd player!!!

[djknightingale]

Hello,

I am a marine biologist, mostly dealing with salmon assessments in river systems on the coast of British Columbia, Canada. I usually do my share of field work and enjoy getting out into nature.

dave

[April]

hi and welcome dj!! cool job!! and cool place you live!!
im in vancouver also. ;D 8)

[Amadhunter]

I wear a hard hat, I'm a refinery worker. Specifically a gasoline blender/console operator.
When I ain't wearing my hardhat, I'm wearing either my Saints cap, or my Bang golf cap.
OH! And if it ain't one of the above, it's a camo hunting hat. I am a hunter, usually mad, cause I work too much to get to it often enough. Hence the A mad hunter moniker. :) ;)

[JohnR]

Hi,

I like Tad, am on the Fire Department. I am a Battalion Chief, I am also in charge of maintenance of both the rigs and stations. Started when I was eighteen and I just finished my thirtieth year. Best job in the world. JMO

John

[RandalB]

Hey John,
How 'bout posting a pic of those babies?

All the Saltwater stuff is doing fine so far..

RandalB

[JohnR]

Randal,
That's great.
I'll see what I can do about the pics.
John

[nirfun]

Hello,
I'm a student ( :( ), 16 years old, I live in Israel
love this site 8)

[April]

hi nirfun. great to hear that and great to have you.
student is a very important job for now..just think good student.. good job later = more discus. lol.

[Bikinguy]

Hi All,

I guess I am semi retired. I have done lots of things and have owned several businesses. I enjoy starting up a venture with little or no capital and seeing how far I can take it. I always do things the hard way and love to do things that just can't be done. I am good humored but have no problem getting in anyones face in a heart beat. I treat people in the forums as though they were sitting in my living room and never say anything that I would not say face to face.

Bikinguy
TDF rules ;D

Hmmm....been a while since anyones posted here...dead thread ::)

Here a coupl'a more pictures of the "hat" I wear.... ;D

Nuther one....

Nothin REAL fancy....just a really nice set of stairs

again...same stairs....

last one fer now.....can you BELIEVE IT!!?? I built these in someones KITCHEN!!

[April]

cool tony..i love your stairs....thanks for posting on this thread..and keeping it going.
i'll have to post some pics of my hat i wear soon. i am now..a business owner..and i now own the grooming shop ive worked at for about 25 years..my boss just handed it over to me. ;D so..now im the big boss. lol. so now all worthwhile..worknig hard..as its for me. oh..and my fish will now live at the shop..in a fishroom in the back. 8)

[Giniel]

Hi
I am a restruant manager in Arkansas. Spend about 10 hours a day , 6 days a week at work the rest of the time is with my 3 gret kids and husband , who alll help in my discus hobby.
Debbie

[grundail]

Hey,

I'm a self employed Plumber, mostly residential and some comercial , and a rep in my area for kinetico water filtration. If i'm not at work or with my new wife then i am "messing with the water pigs" as my wife calls my discus 8)

Alex

[discusnutz]

Hey All....awesome thread....don't know what took me so long to find it....read all 13 pages today!!!

I am a Community Support Worker....which means, I work with people with developmental and physical "special needs". Its a great job and keeps life in perspective, gotta be grateful for the little successes in life! Its not a great paying job...but....very rewarding.

My other passion is my critters....5 yorkies, catahoula X, 15 yr. old Wolf/malamut, 5 cats, 2 canaries, 1 tank south americans, 1 tank africans, 2 tanks discus(need more tanks!!)(more discus!!)

Its a wonderful thing coming home after "giving" all day at work.....theres nothing like the happy yapping of the terriers, old Shamus saying he loves me.."ra ra roo!" and the discus all coming to the front of the tank with little discus smiles on their faces , saying "we're starving, feed us" !..............Take Care All

Brenda

[April]

heh Brenda..i used to raise yorkies..dont have any now..but..great little dogs. i miss them..but i get to groom all the ones that come into the shop . i usually try to steal all of them . specially when their puppies.

[discusnutz]

Hey April,

I find the Yorkies are quite similar to Discus....terribly addictive!!! :P...can't have too many tanks, discus, or Yorkies!!!!........Take Care

Brenda

[April]

Yorkies and discus are exactly alike. need alot of water changes...and get their colours about the same age or maybe even longer to get their full colours. lol.

[discusnutz]

LOL April ;D

you are absolutely right!!.........thanks for the giggle!

Brenda

[FischAutoTechGarten]

Guess, I'll update too.
No longer a Controls Engineer (though I do short stints every now and then). I own a Landscaping/LawnCare business now. Loving the work, not starving, not looking back.

[Eddie]

A camouflage one. USAF and loving what I do!

[Tad]

Basshead,
a salute to you for the hat you wear on all of our behalf,

I wear anytype of hat :D to cover up my bald spot :p

With the highest regards to you,
Tad

[The Discus Shop]

Hi - Just finished up college here in S. California majoring in neuroscience, and will head to medical school next fall (probably in virginia or maryland - east coast!)

When i'm not flying around for my med school interviews, I currently work part time as a research assistant at my home college in a lab that studies stress and memory to pay for this expensive hobby. :-) Just a bit of advice on memory performance - If you are chronically stressed (stressful job), your short term/ working memory performance decreases dramatically when you concurrently experience an acute stressor (e.g. discus not eating / turning dark). So, for those of you that are normally stressed out there, relax and think happy thoughts!

Cheers,

Dennis

[April]

well i have changed my hat from employee to owner of my pet grooming salon. the great thing about that..is now all my fishies are at the shop..and no one to tell me no more..or too much hydro..etc. so..now i have a computer and my fish at the shop..and assorted pets..i spend alot of time there.

[GulfCoastDiscus]

Good for you April. As owner the harder you work the more money you make not your employer.;)

dan

[zoids]

I'm and engineer by profession in the semiconductor industry.

Roy

[beta]

Im into multimedia development and work for an E-learning company

[bamboo]

Working as a Veterinary Technician in a Veterinary Surgical & Emergency Center. Will be going to Vet School 2005 to pursue my career.

[Lee C]

Document authentications and procurement for an international adoption agency.

http://www.discusforums.com/forum/album_personal.php?user_id=448

[Scott S.]

I wear one of 2 hats usually. Either my 2004 Ohio State Buckeyes hat, or my 2005 Cleveland Browns Draft Day hat. What you know about Braylon Edwards? :) C-town represent! :D

[wvt9527]

I show up every other Friday to collect my pay check.
By Monday I spent 1/2 my pay check on the lovely discus.