Retired. So I guess I do nothing. How the heck can I be so busy??
(Retired from 16 years as a full-time mom with two part-time music jobs, followed by 19 years as a public school music teacher and part-time church choir director.)
Lpn. Worked at local nursing home for 26 yrs and now work nights at the Hospital for last 5
Joy is a great teacher, but so is dispair. Wonder is a great teacher, but so is confusion. Hope is a great teacher, but so is disillusionment. And life is a great teacher, but so is death. To deny yourself any of those in any aspect is not experiencing life totally.
Product Manager for copper termination services. I develop Bills of Material, determine labor costs and design wiring systems for OEM companies and the Telecommunication industry.
Watch out for that rock!!!........ Oooo.... That's going to leave a mark...
Design Engineer for Kurt Manufacturing. I design and sometimes install custom automated resting equipment. Dimensional, eddy current capacitance, or vison inspection. I sew part time.
quote DanCooke: "Design Engineer for Kurt Manufacturing. I design and sometimes install custom automated resting equipment. Dimensional, eddy current capacitance, or vison inspection. I sew part time." what do you sew dan?
quote Kendra: "quote TeamTuna06: "Cool topic! I'm in dental sales." What company do you work for TT06?
I'm a dental hygienist, but my favorite job is being a Mom!" I'm a District Manager for Kerr in Chicago. Mainly restorative, crown & bridge, etc....not too much in the hygiene realm except for the hemostatic products.
"If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there’d be a shortage of fishing poles." -Doug Larson
I start the morning with a mug of coffee and a cigar on the back deck. First, I welcome the wild turkeys as they file past on their way to the bird feeder area under the side deck. If they are lucky, I throw a few hands full of corn down to them. The western gray squirrels then come and check me out to see if I have any peanuts. Sometimes I do. Normally, my day is free after that.
I work midnight shift at a coal fired powerplant. I am titled "material handler" I handle all fuels that come in and all by products that go out and run heavy equipment.
6th grade was the best 33 years of my life. 17 years where it was part of elementary system and 16 where it was in a Jr. High. Taught mostly science. Coached at HS level - mostly football and basketball but helped with track and tennis when needed. Have subbed for 6 years and am currently in a long term math position for 6th grade. Other than that I'm retired and planning two trips to BW and some river trips with family this summer.
May waters rise to meet you.
May wind and current be always at your back.
May the Good Lord paddle with you,
And may yours be the lightest pack.
I'm a slave to the man...and will never be able to retire.
"It's easy to grin when your ship comes in and you think you've got the stock market beat...but a man worth while is a man who can smile when his shorts are to tight in the seat", Judge Smails.
But tp Provide Income...I'm in the Agriculture Chemical Distribution Business. We warehouse, Truck,and help Fertilizer and Ag Chemical Retailer's provide the goods to the American Farmer. We actually sell to the Coops, Independent Fertilizer Dealers, and Aerial Applicator's (Crop Dusters) My Sales Territory is NorthEast/North Central Nebraska. I also have a VERY understanding wife...who let's me do job #1 SunCatcher
Dad Always said "We don't Always catch fish...but we ALWAYS have a good time"
Physical Therapist. I actually have 3 jobs I work at a Sports Medicine clinic some weekends, Nursing Home the others, then full time during week at a not for profit clinic. Best job in the world for me. Well my best job is being father to my 2 boys---especially when they tackle me when I walk through the door every night :)
5th grade teacher for the past 8 years. Started out teaching 2nd grade but at 6'4" the principal thought I would be a better 'fit' for the older kids:)
quote hwdhusky: "5th grade teacher for the past 8 years. Started out teaching 2nd grade but at 6'4" the principal thought I would be a better 'fit' for the older kids:)"
That's very interesting. One of the best elementary teachers I ever knew (taught first grade) was a young man who was 6' 6" tall and about 280-290 pounds; a big teddy-bear of a man. It was inspiring to see him with the little kids. I'm so glad our principal didn't mess with Todd's 'fit'.
But I'm sure that you do a wonderful job with the 5th graders, too, hdhusky.
National Accounts Manager and Corporate Executive Chef for a food manufacturer; also teach culinary classes at local high school and a nearby college (both as a volunteer). Volunteer 10 or so hours a week at my church.
Director of Human Resources - financial services. I spend my days dressed up in a suit and dealing with other people's problems. Love the solitude and beauty of canoe country - it helps relieve the stress!
Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace. Dalai Lama
After 40 years in IT I've been retired for two and a half years.
Much as I like being retired I have to admit I sometimes miss having an office, going to lunch with my co-workers and being involved in big software projects. I also miss the income and benefits.
However, I really prefer being retired. I got an e-mail from a head-hunter last week and never seriously considered responding.
Retired Army and now an E-mail adminstrator for an insurance company. I keep the servers up, email flowing and trying to block all the male enhancement emails, except for those who need it. It is one of those jobs that only gets noticed when things go wrong. I try not to be noticed very often.
Graphic designer and overall marketing guru. Been doing that for about 6 years.
Only 12,775 days until retirement. Oh I really wish I hadn't figured that out. A wave of depression just set in as I sit here in my cubical or as I call it my "3 wall prison cell".
44 years as a Land Surveyor, the last 30 as a self-employed registered surveyor in NJ. Also had a side business in excavating. Also have a degree if Forestry and did woodlot planning and environmental assements and wetland identification. I must like being outside. My last wife left because she thought I was a professional Trout Fishermen. I think she was right--she never did want to move to Montana. Curious...
Facility/Physical Plant manager for several sites for a state agency. Part-time wild land fire fighter for a different state agency (DNR). Also retired military (jet engine/gas turbine systems and instructor)
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” Ralph Waldo Emerson...and...“Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading".
I am in my first year of retirement from teaching Social Studies and being a head cross country and track coach. I often miss the teaching, I do not miss being a head coach. I still coach as a volunteer for Cross Country and the pole vault in Track and Field.
quote mr.barley: "I work for August Schell brewery. A wearer of many hats there."
Given the well-deserved success of Nordeast, I wish Schell would develop and market Ranger Red or such to celebrate the beer-drinking tradition on Minnesota's homey Range.
Had a chimney repair business for over twenty years. Ended up doing a bit of new construction of building fireplaces and installing wood burning stoves and class A chimneys. My health got the better of me so I have backed off and do Maintanance for our township and play around at a canoe shop. Got some new enterprizes going and will enlighten when they amount to something. My focus now is on paddling, to bad you can't make a living doing that. :) Also a volunteer fire fighter and first responder.
I work for a local product development firm that does design, engineering and research. My specific role involves engineering and fabricating any and all prototypes needed during the many phases of development, from simple concept shapes to highly complex fully engineered systems, every day is a new ball game, that’s why I love it.
quote Jeriatric: "I start the morning with a mug of coffee and a cigar on the back deck. First, I welcome the wild turkeys as they file past on their way to the bird feeder area under the side deck. If they are lucky, I throw a few hands full of corn down to them. The western gray squirrels then come and check me out to see if I have any peanuts. Sometimes I do. Normally, my day is free after that."
Quality Assurance and Control for a medical device company. Dick Cheney had been using one of our products, a bridge to transplant device, for the past couple of years.
I calibrate our disposables, produced for testing blood gas and metabolic panels, using linear and nonlinear regression on test data. I also collect and analyze trends in quality data (mostly control charts), write plans and analyze data for instrument qualification, write Standard Operating Procedures, create Excel spread sheets and other statistical programs for data analysis, and I am the point person for training and internal audits.
Did your eyes glaze over? My job is boring and dry. I would rather be a field biologist, or even a bench chemist like I trained for.
quote inspector13: " Quality Assurance and Control for a medical device company. Dick Cheney had been using one of our products, a bridge to transplant device, for the past couple of years.
I calibrate our disposables, produced for testing blood gas and metabolic panels, using linear and nonlinear regression on test data. I also collect and analyze trends in quality data (mostly control charts), write plans and analyze data for instrument qualification, write Standard Operating Procedures, create Excel spread sheets and other statistical programs for data analysis, and I am the point person for training and internal audits.
Did your eyes glaze over? My job is boring and dry. I would rather be a field biologist, or even a bench chemist like I trained for.
Inspector13: you are appreciated and keeping us safe. Don't let anyone tell you different. I think of you guys -working with the FDA - as public safety officers.
I've been a park ranger for 37 years, with the feds for the last 32. I plan on retiring sometime between tomorrow and 15 months. Then, I want to find a job that doesn't involve people.
Retired for two years. Before that I worked for 34 years for a gas and electric utility. First as a maintenance supervisor then with all areas of inventory management.
27 years with a two way radio/communication company. Install the equipment from the base stations and cables on the ground to the antennas and coaxial cables on the towers, though I finally quit climbing two and a half years ago (let the young kids have at it).
Transportation, aka trucking. Run around 400 trucks total most of my time is spent on the 215 that run freight of all kinds from the Mid-West to the West Coast and haul produce back into the Mid-West. The rest is a mix of dumps, tankers, and regional tractor trailers.
I grow hierloom tomatoes and other tasty crops for grocery stores and resteraunts in the twin cities.I also sell at the mpls farmers market. my brother and I own and operate a gymnastics training center in Savage mn. I have been farming and coaching over 35 years. I do not think I will ever retire, farming is addictive.
Medical Lab Technologist at a Twin Cities children's hospital. Being in a hospital lab, of course we are in the basement with no windows. Makes me look forward to the outdoor vistas in the BW!
"Did you bring the coffee?"
"No. I thought you were."
41 years P. E. teacher, now retired for 4 months. Ready to go back part time to coach hoops again. Also, sideline hobby is high school/college women softball umpire.
I am an organic chemist working as a Lubrication Engineer and Laboratory Manager. I like the chemistry part more than the manager part. Basically I make new oil products and test used lubricants from equipment to determine the status of the equipment and oil (maintenance).
I wish I were, I wish I might, I wish I was in the BWCA tonite!
Really fun to read the whole thread - we are from all walks of life!
26 years and counting in IT, now for huge company that bought my previous company, sigh. I've worn many hats, one of my favorites was managing a group of engineers that installed software and trained people on US Army bases in Europe. Of course I had to "help" a lot! Now, I work from home and focus on "integration" - making different computer systems talk to each other and share data. I specialize in "procurement" processes, but haven't touched those in a long time.
I also wear many hats in parenting three kids with various special needs. I am transportation director, CFO, social worker, therapist, teacher, law enforcement, cheerleader, scout master, health care manager, lifeguard, travel agent, cruise director and ship captain, personal assistant, tutor, insurance agent, banker, chief mechanic, chef/nutritionist, housekeeper, pharmacist, education advocate... it never ends, and I never want it to!
Wherever there is a channel for water, there is a road for the canoe. -Thoreau
When I first went to the BWCAW a few years ago I was a door to door sales men. Then a Americorps volunteer with Conservation Corps Minnesota and Iowa. Then Greenpeace as a fundraiser. Now I work for New York City Parks as a trail restoration Crew Leader. Hope to get out to the BWCAW later in the year when I have some vacation time!
My first response found me honest and upfront with you folks. I'm proud of what my career has been but when I usually meet someone new I don't say I was a teacher. I'll tell them I've been in "energy management" for almost 4 decades and I get a LOT of interesting looks and questions about what that could be.
This is a most interesting thread. It takes all kinds to make a world and when I meet folks in the BW I'll appreciate better the thought of what they are trying to "get away" from.
May waters rise to meet you.
May wind and current be always at your back.
May the Good Lord paddle with you,
And may yours be the lightest pack.
Like bapabear, I have spent a lot of time in 6th grade, both elementary school and middle school. Will finally graduate after 40 years on June 6th. Best job in the world. Rewarding in so many ways.
Very interesting to see all the different careers that people have but still have the same overall interest in the BWCA. I think it's good to see that there is a very diverse group of people that enjoy the outdoors/canoeing/camping/nature. Seems to me that we have a very strong group of people here on the BWCA.com site.
Thanks to all and would love to spend a evening at a campfire with you all to talk about your experiences.
"Stay strong and canoe long"
Courage is being scared to death... but saddling up anyway....John Wayne
Another teacher! Retired after 34 years in junior high, teaching social studies and English, coaching 20 years of 8th grade girls' basketball, and my favorite, 24 years of cross country running.
A very interesting topic. Without actually counting, it seems like the careers mentioned most often are teaching and some form of IT/computer. Many jobs that involve a lot of people contact...may explain our love of the BW solitude. Many non-physical jobs. My iron-worker inlaws don't want anything to do with hobbies that take exertion...fish from a motorboat, hunt from a deer stand...have more than enough exercise on the job.
quote Kevlar: "Another teacher! Retired after 34 years in junior high, teaching social studies and English, coaching 20 years of 8th grade girls' basketball, and my favorite, 24 years of cross country running.
A very interesting topic. Without actually counting, it seems like the careers mentioned most often are teaching and some form of IT/computer. Many jobs that involve a lot of people contact...may explain our love of the BW solitude. Many non-physical jobs. My iron-worker inlaws don't want anything to do with hobbies that take exertion...fish from a motorboat, hunt from a deer stand...have more than enough exercise on the job. "
Thought the same thing. was very surprised that there was not as many "Blue" collar, hands on workers, as I would have assumed there would have been.
Courage is being scared to death... but saddling up anyway....John Wayne
quote dprochef: "quote Kevlar: "Another teacher! Thought the same thing. was very surprised that there was not as many "Blue" collar, hands on workers, as I would have assumed there would have been. "
Oh, I think they utilize the area as much as anyone - at least many of the locals do. They just don't see much need to go online and talk about it.
I've been doing a very unofficial poll among northshore residents the last few weeks. It is very strange. The responses vary between "Love the place, go as often as possible," to "Never been there," or "Been there once," with very little in-between.
Living so close, I find the lack of curiosity intriguing.
I graduate college with a B.S. in two weeks. I hope to find a job soon that will put me on the path to becoming an agricultural lender/ loan officer. I also farm with my father. I'll eventually be generation 6 to take over the family farm.
I'm a Senior Electrical Designer of packaging machines. About half my time in design of power and control circuits and the other half programming PLC's, servo motion control and HMI's.
I'm an energy and environmental lawyer in Denver. Really impressed with the breadth of people on this site and the respectful (and fun!) conversations here.
I install and repair heating and cooling equipment for a university in Indianapolis.I also teach a millwright apprenticeship course for the university.
Very interesting. I'm a former commercial lender whose bank was gutted by a newly formed loss/share bank.
I have been in and around the BWCA almost every summer, sometimes more than once, since 1953. I enjoy it more every year. What a treasure! Pointing toward late June this year.
quote Beaverjack: "I pick things up and then put them down. Actually, I can't say what I do, it's best you don't know - it could put you in danger."
LOL I love it! I do a lot of that, too, just around the house. (Where did I put my reading glasses?)
Me? Right now I drive a mini school bus for Robbinsdale Schools Special Education. Summers off for more camping and canoeing time
"Far more interesting than the chase itself is the observation, the study of the life histories of the strange and wonderful creatures of the wilderness." President Theodore Roosevelt
quote Jeriatric: "I start the morning with a mug of coffee and a cigar on the back deck. First, I welcome the wild turkeys as they file past on their way to the bird feeder area under the side deck. If they are lucky, I throw a few hands full of corn down to them. The western gray squirrels then come and check me out to see if I have any peanuts. Sometimes I do. Normally, my day is free after that."That is my goal in life except I don't smoke or drink coffee. In my present life I fix CNC machines for a living.
Electrical engineer - have worked in the semiconductor business, electronic equipment business, and was even a plant manager for plastics/wood processing company for outdoor products. Now work for a automotive/industrial battery company.
quote chesapeakes: "I can't believe I'm the only farmer. Anybody else do any farming?" I recently heard there is becoming a shortage of farmers in Minnesota and some programs were being initiated to help. I believe it was aimed at people who were already part of a farming family though.
All the farmers I know were born into it. My dad grew up on a series of rented farms and I have always admired the profession.
quote JoeWilderness: "quote butthead: "42 years of production work at a chocolate factory (Nestle), almost all in bulk raw materials receiving/handling.
butthead"
Oh man! Receiving and handling chocolate? That is a dream job!!!"
You bet Joe, a lot of interesting vermin come from those tropical 3rd world countries!
butthead
“There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life.”
? Frank Zappa
Conversation killer. "What do you do for a living?" "I sell pumps." Oh . . . Actually, I own a pump distributorship. We carry a number of lines for industrial and sanitary applications for food, pharmaceutical, chemical, asphalt, biofuel, and many other markets. Anything that is remotely liquid-like, we can sell you a pump for the application. 24 years. Prior to that, I've been a product manager for a banking supply company, a QC tech, OEM sales manager, and in addition to that, I am currently an outdoor slave to my wife, doing landscaping at our house. My Spanish is getting really good! Spent 5 hours so far today cutting the lawn and cutting Buckthorn. Time for a shot and a beer!
quote Zulu: "quote chesapeakes: "I can't believe I'm the only farmer. Anybody else do any farming?" I recently heard there is becoming a shortage of farmers in Minnesota and some programs were being initiated to help. I believe it was aimed at people who were already part of a farming family though.
All the farmers I know were born into it. My dad grew up on a series of rented farms and I have always admired the profession."
I think there is a very simple reason why there aren't farmers in this group (chesapeakes being the notable exception.) Most farmers can't get away for a vacation! My grandfather was a farmer, my husband's father and several of his uncles and cousins were farmers, my husband worked for five years on farms, my uncles were all farmers, and I know lots of farmers. Getting one week away from the farm is a very, very unusual situation and it would be once about every five years, not a regular thing.
As "hobby farmers", we are very fortunate to have a neighbor who enjoys being a substitute shepherd when we are away. But it is difficult to leave even a small flock of sheep, and a large garden is a mess of weeds when we get back after a couple of weeks in Minnesota.
Farming isn't an occupation that lends itself to taking vacations, especially in the soft water season.
The people who have the luxury of going to the canoe country are either the ones who live nearby or the ones who get regular vacation time and can schedule it all at once during the months between May and September. A very good reason why teachers seem to be in abundance on the portages. :-)
I met a man on a portage doing a week trip who was a farmer. He said he was on a paid vacation. He paid his neighbor to do his farm chores for a week so he could take a vacation!
Me and my wife own and run Weedoo Windows, Inc. We clean residential windows and gutters and also do snow removal in the western suburbs of Chicago.
I worked in a custom photo lab for 7 years while building a customer base. I quit there in 1996 and now we both wear many hats as small business owners.
Network Administrator for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. More or less an IT plumber, I keep all the things running that should be running and fix when things aren't working.
quote gsfisher13: "Network Administrator for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. More or less an IT plumber, I keep all the things running that should be running and fix when things aren't working."
A great organization. It meant a lot to me in my years at UW-EC. In fact, I hope to see some of the alums next weekend at a wedding.
Geohydrologist for the U.S.EPA and U.S.Forest Service. Hope to retire in two years. Already have my cabin in the Superior National Forest on a nice lake off the Wanless Road (FR 172) near Isabella. Can't wait to spend more time up there.
I posted it earlier, I am a farmer. I grow 7,ooo tomatoes and alot of other crops. I get my planting done, get the weeds out , stake and tie the tomatoes and go to the bwca in mid to late june. when we get home it is not to hard to get things back into shape. then if we get our work done we go back to the bwca for 3 days and basecamp and fish. and if I am really lucky we go back to bwca after frost in fall.
Arlo, I have never been on a spring trip in my entire life. I no I am missing a great fishing season. What I really regret is not being able to hit the Rainy run. Oh well, maybe some year. I Will have to hit the lotto, or find somebody who wants to buy a garden center. Nobody wants to work that hard now days. Guess I can not blame them. 7 days a week, 8 months out of the year. I can not complain though, I do get up that way 4 or 5 times a year. Great pics on the fishing forum by the way.
quote chesapeakes: "I can't believe I'm the only farmer. Anybody else do any farming?"
Used to have 98 head of cattle, mostly Santa Gertrudis and charlais with a few others scattered through the herd. Sold out in the '90's. Not enough hours in the week to get all the work done without help, especially with my other career. So we let our neighbor run his herd on our land now. Do miss it sometimes, and I'm certain I'll buy a few again when I retire.
"Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." Mark Twain
quote Spartan2: "quote Zulu: "quote chesapeakes: "I can't believe I'm the only farmer. Anybody else do any farming?" I recently heard there is becoming a shortage of farmers in Minnesota and some programs were being initiated to help. I believe it was aimed at people who were already part of a farming family though.
All the farmers I know were born into it. My dad grew up on a series of rented farms and I have always admired the profession."
I think there is a very simple reason why there aren't farmers in this group (chesapeakes being the notable exception.) Most farmers can't get away for a vacation! My grandfather was a farmer, my husband's father and several of his uncles and cousins were farmers, my husband worked for five years on farms, my uncles were all farmers, and I know lots of farmers. Getting one week away from the farm is a very, very unusual situation and it would be once about every five years, not a regular thing.
That is true. It is hard to get away. I take care of my brother in laws farm when they go on vacation and he does the same for me. Thats why only one trip a year. I grew up working on my grandparents farm in the summer. I went to college to be in law enforcement but couldn't give up working on. A farm. No regrets. I love farming.
As "hobby farmers", we are very fortunate to have a neighbor who enjoys being a substitute shepherd when we are away. But it is difficult to leave even a small flock of sheep, and a large garden is a mess of weeds when we get back after a couple of weeks in Minnesota.
Farming isn't an occupation that lends itself to taking vacations, especially in the soft water season.
The people who have the luxury of going to the canoe country are either the ones who live nearby or the ones who get regular vacation time and can schedule it all at once during the months between May and September. A very good reason why teachers seem to be in abundance on the portages. :-)"
quote Spartan2: "quote Zulu: "quote chesapeakes: "I can't believe I'm the only farmer. Anybody else do any farming?" I recently heard there is becoming a shortage of farmers in Minnesota and some programs were being initiated to help. I believe it was aimed at people who were already part of a farming family though.
All the farmers I know were born into it. My dad grew up on a series of rented farms and I have always admired the profession."
I think there is a very simple reason why there aren't farmers in this group (chesapeakes being the notable exception.) Most farmers can't get away for a vacation! My grandfather was a farmer, my husband's father and several of his uncles and cousins were farmers, my husband worked for five years on farms, my uncles were all farmers, and I know lots of farmers. Getting one week away from the farm is a very, very unusual situation and it would be once about every five years, not a regular thing.
As "hobby farmers", we are very fortunate to have a neighbor who enjoys being a substitute shepherd when we are away. But it is difficult to leave even a small flock of sheep, and a large garden is a mess of weeds when we get back after a couple of weeks in Minnesota.
Farming isn't an occupation that lends itself to taking vacations, especially in the soft water season.
The people who have the luxury of going to the canoe country are either the ones who live nearby or the ones who get regular vacation time and can schedule it all at once during the months between May and September. A very good reason why teachers seem to be in abundance on the portages. :-)"
Dirt farmers don't have much to do between planting and harvesting season. Dairy farmers are a different story...
Are you a "dirt farmer", Bonvicken? The "dirt farmers" I know are very busy between planting and harvest, but perhaps they are just smaller farmers than the ones you know.
quote chesapeakes: "I can't believe I'm the only farmer. Anybody else do any farming?"
Only on a small scale (though to be honest over the last couple of years my small scale farming has brought in almost as much income as my full time teaching. I know it won't last but these grain prices are unreal!)
Full Time : weather observer at KDSM (Des Moines International Airport). We basically babysit a system designed in the late 1980's and correct new technology that's supposed to replace it and actually gives us more work. Basically comes down to seeing and reporting weather conditons that sensors can't see or do a horrible job of so pilots actually know and trust whats going on rather then relying on automated sensors.
Part Time : snow weather forecaster for a private firm. Upper Midwest area. Watch out this weekend S.MN!!!!!
"What good fortune for governments that the people do not think."
— Adolf Hitler
quote Mashuga: "I've been a park ranger for 37 years, with the feds for the last 32. I plan on retiring sometime between tomorrow and 15 months. Then, I want to find a job that doesn't involve people."
After nearly 22 years in Law Enforcement, can I relate to you. Good luck! Only 4 years, and 4 months to go, then I too, will avoid people. Like the plague. Except the ones I like and trust. About 3, I think. :)
Spent 10 years as registered nurse (still have the license), then decided to change careers. Now I'm a practicing veterinarian focusing on small animals (dogs & cats).
Hawkeye2010 --- Do you graduate from the U. of Iowa? My mother was an RN in oral surgery there for 30+ years, and my brother is a dental lab tech. in Pros. If you graduated in 2010, then you know him.
"In every walk with Nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir
I'm not a big farm. Cattle 50-100 head. Supplement with dog training. I have a deal with my brother in law. I take care of his pig farm when he is gone and he takes care of my farm when I'm gone. Only leave once a year though. Hard to get away. Makes me nervous leaving.
quote chesapeakes: "I can't believe I'm the only farmer. Anybody else do any farming?"
Besides my income earning employment mentioned above, I farm about 8 acres of hay on my property and assist my cousin with about 50 acres on my dad's property. The 50 has been hay for the last eight years and it was put into corn last year. Also assist the same cousin that runs about 40 head of beef on my dad's land. So, not truly a farmer but definately in the mix. I like the payment for this work - a freezer full of beef every year. My son says I have a tree farm. I plant a few hundred every year. This year it will be 600 I am planting. Did half last weekend and the other half this coming weekend. The farm should look pretty good for my grandchildren.
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” Ralph Waldo Emerson...and...“Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading".
quote 254Bow: "quote Mashuga: "I've been a park ranger for 37 years, with the feds for the last 32. I plan on retiring sometime between tomorrow and 15 months. Then, I want to find a job that doesn't involve people."
After nearly 22 years in Law Enforcement, can I relate to you. Good luck! Only 4 years, and 4 months to go, then I too, will avoid people. Like the plague. Except the ones I like and trust. About 3, I think. :)"
254Bow, thanks! You have lots of friends. I can only come up with 2 people I really like.:) Stay alert, watch your 6 and good luck to you too.
I am an Associate Media Producer for Fantasy Flight Games. The company makes board games and I am on the team that makes the How to Play videos and commericals.
"Happiness isn't good enough for me! I demand euphoria!" - Calvin & Hobbes
quote RT: "I am an Associate Media Producer for Fantasy Flight Games. The company makes board games and I am on the team that makes the How to Play videos and commericals."
Hey, RT... you must work with my nephews (on my wife's side) -- the Hurley boys.
Taxi driver, nurse, motivational speaker, ref, coach, cook, maid, party,day trip, and vacation planner, teacher, pro lego builder and book reader, ,banker or rather atm machine ;)...Yup I'm a stay at home mom. On the side I am a school assistant sub, I teach Zumba fitness classes, and maintain our little hobby farm.
Planning our first BWCA trip this July!
I just read through a bunch of strangers professions and found it quite entertaining. I am completely addicted the BWCA.com. Facebook? whats facebook?
quote frogger: "Sales Rep for Blue Bunny Ice Cream, almost 20 years, probably work another 10 and hope my health stays good and I can take grand kids to the BWCA."
Shoot me an email at trent.thomas21@gmail.com I met someone that works for them too. He has a son that was with mine at the Shriners in MSP. Maybe you know who I refering too.
Don't take life to serious remember no one gets out a live
Taught HS Science full-time for 32 years. Retired 2 years ago. Was happily retired for a month when a neighboring school district called and said they needed a P/T science teacher. I was actually up in the Knife Lake area when they called my outfitter looking for me. Also work P/T for our county's Soil and Water Conservation District. Also run a small ranch raising grass-fed Lowline Angus beef.
My wife's not happy with me as I'll be in MN the first week of June, right in the middle of our heifer calving season!
Have worked in advertising for the past 18 years. Mostly account service, but have done pretty much everything in that time. Currently co-running three separate agencies, one traditional design, one loyalty marketing and one concentrating on 3D design.
Physical Therapist Assistant at an outpatient clinic and independent contractor for the state providing therapy services for children with special needs from birth to age 3.
quote emptynest56: "Medical Lab Technologist at a Twin Cities children's hospital. Being in a hospital lab, of course we are in the basement with no windows. Makes me look forward to the outdoor vistas in the BW!"
Pathologist. x2 on the basement and lack of windows...
Worked 15 years in the IT field...hated it, but it was a 3 day work week which gave me 2-4 days a week to fish :)
In 2001, changed careers and went to work as a freight train conductor for a class one railroad. This is a profession I always wanted to do but the RR's weren't hiring when I entered the workforce in the 80's. Absolutely love it but not so much time to fish anymore;( I'm local though, home everyday with the family and not living out of a suitcase.
i was a moldmaker/ tool and die guy.then went to a shop that worked with R&D for general dynamics. while going back to school i worked construction building houses. finished school with a computer science degree. was a programmer until I landed my current job of maintaining computers on a univeristy.
I was pit boss in an Native-owned casino for the better part of 14 years, was a part time bass player/singer in a rock-n-roll band for most of those same years, now I'm in my 5th year of teaching 4th grade. Weird, huh?
Have to update my employment status, I'm now retired. No plans to anything for the immediate future except to do what I want, when I want. (if my wife OK's it)
27th year of being an RN. Became a Certified Nurse Midwife 15 years ago- after 3,000 babies I "retired" to 2 teaching positions. One I teach residents in the hospital so I am still at the bedside, the other I teach nursing students. Still love to be in Labor & Delivery at a bedside though.
Also a railroader like my father, grandfather, uncle and brother. Adds to the moniker "misguided". Lol good job. Never the same thing. Outside more than in. Good pay/benefits/retirement. Prior was USMC.
I'm a seismologist doing basic research on how the Earth works and applying it to hazards assessments. Still trying to figure out a good reason for a field project in the BW.
Former Marine, furniture mover, and rugby player. I'm now a consultant for a company which markets and sells rugby equipment. I get to work mainly from home, which is the biggest plus.
read through 'em all! wow, great diversity. so, just wondering if i missed anything? does anyone do exterior building restoration work? painting, stone work... kinda stuff?
after 14 years with a class 1 railroad, i was laid off and made the decision to go back to school. now i've been an intensive care RN for 20 years. currently work as a charge RN in a cardiac intensive care unit. i love the work, but look forward to my solo canoe trips where the only person i have to care for is myself.
quote mocha: "read through 'em all! wow, great diversity. so, just wondering if i missed anything? does anyone do exterior building restoration work? painting, stone work... kinda stuff? "
quote missmolly: "My great disappointment is that with hundreds of members weighing in, we don't have a single superheros or ninja in this group." We superheros...ummm, I mean superheros, like to keep that a secret. On a side note, what's happened to all the phone booths in this country? I can't seem to find many.
quote mr.barley: "quote missmolly: "My great disappointment is that with hundreds of members weighing in, we don't have a single superheros or ninja in this group." We superheros...ummm, I mean superheros, like to keep that a secret. On a side note, what's happened to all the phone booths in this country? I can't seem to find many."
I soooo want to canoe with you. Portages, schmortages! I'll just sit in the canoe and you'll fly us from lake to lake. You can hold the canoe (and me!) with one hand and a phone booth with the other, 'cause I know you prefer to fish when you're all Clark Kenty.
I'm a state marine fisheries administrator/manager by vocation. I work with a team of state/regional/national fisheries professionals to provide the best quality recreational and commercial fisheries possible in Texas and the Gulf of Mexico. On and off the job, fishing is my passion. I'm blessed to have a job in the field that I love.
I agree; lots of diversity. As a newbie here, it's a good way to find out a bit about others here as is clicking on the profile link. I see that lots of folks were born in 1900, many of us New Year's babies that year. I see that bruceye is from Springbrook. Just started trying to plan a weekend of paddling on the Namekagon near there. Maybe in midSeptember. Would you mind if I ask you about water levels for paddling as summer progresses?
quote PuffinGin: "I agree; lots of diversity. As a newbie here, it's a good way to find out a bit about others here as is clicking on the profile link. I see that lots of folks were born in 1900, many of us New Year's babies that year. I see that bruceye is from Springbrook. Just started trying to plan a weekend of paddling on the Namekagon near there. Maybe in midSeptember. Would you mind if I ask you about water levels for paddling as summer progresses? "
Not at all PuffinGin. As of now river levels are back up to what used to be considered normal and with the substantial rainfall and rehydration of the swamps, I suspect it will stay like that going into Winter. Did the N. Sprignbrook to Trego stretch about a month ago with a lot less dragging than the previous years. The forest looks greener and healthier than what I've seen in a long while thanks to the rain. It's amazing what one good season of precipitation can do. Give me a heads up when you're ready to jump. Welcome to the premier source of worldly wisdom and intellectual stimuli. The Board!
quote bruceye: "quote mocha: "read through 'em all! wow, great diversity. so, just wondering if i missed anything? does anyone do exterior building restoration work? painting, stone work... kinda stuff? " :)" bruce.. check your email...exciting news!
I am a tree climber. I started tree climbing in 1984 working for a Northern States Power co contractor clearing power lines. By 1990 I was tired of the occasional jolts that come with trimming trees near power lines and was doing lots of private work on weekends and evenings. This morphed into becoming the owner of a small tree care company. I mostly do sales and administrative work for my 7 employee company but I still climb a tree or fly a bucket truck at least a couple times a week, because at age 52 I still love being up in trees.
A revived thread after 10 months! I've got 40 years in the retail grocery business in the Twin Cities, virtually all of it with the 2 upscale grocery companies. Presently a Store Manager for the smaller of those two upscale companies. Probably work 45 weekends a year, but with my tenure I can pretty much get whatever time off I want. Do a lot of camping (BWCA and other) mid week when the crowds are at work.
I'm a Battalion Chief/Paramedic for a Fire Department. I've got 27 years on the job. Also used to be a Sales Rep for a Tool Steel company and also worked part time in a Hospital ER for 15 years.
quote Drab: "quote chesapeakes: "I can't believe I'm the only farmer. Anybody else do any farming?"
Only on a small scale (though to be honest over the last couple of years my small scale farming has brought in almost as much income as my full time teaching. I know it won't last but these grain prices are unreal!)"
Hah,
This was just brought to the top and I see I spoke too soon last spring. What a miserable year 2012 for the farm - with the drought eating up a good portion of the previous years profits that I was mentioning... The grain prices were still unreal, but when you are making a whopping 16.5 bushels per acre in corn, it doesn't much matter how much you get per bushel. You are losing money.
quote Primitiveman: "I am a tree climber. I started tree climbing in 1984 working for a Northern States Power co contractor clearing power lines. By 1990 I was tired of the occasional jolts that come with trimming trees near power lines and was doing lots of private work on weekends and evenings. This morphed into becoming the owner of a small tree care company. I mostly do sales and administrative work for my 7 employee company but I still climb a tree or fly a bucket truck at least a couple times a week, because at age 52 I still love being up in trees. "
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Professional beer bottle opener and taste tester for my friends. They don't know about the taste tester. Have to protect them you know. Other than that I have a small 4 truck transportation business that is slowly getting reduced to just one....me.
"Life isn't always a bowl of roses, but try not to make it into a bed of thorns."
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