What do you do for a living?

[mildcustom2]

Thought it would be kind of cool to see how diverse the members are on Canreef and learn a bit about each other. So I ask what do you do for a living? Who do you work for and what do you do? Wether its impressive or not lets hear it. Every job is cool and unique in its own way.

Pics are always good too.



I work for a company called Schat Harding (insert joke here). Its a international company that has a majority foot hold in the world life saving appliance market on ships, oil rigs and training schools. We have manufactured life boat systems for 78 years now.

I'm a field service engineer, I go out into the field on the ships and inspect and service the winches, davits (crane that lowers the boat) and life boats.
I travel all around the world and on all types of vessels from cruise ships, merchant ships and oil rigs.


This is a pic of a Tender Boat on a cruise ship in Vancouver turned out and hanging over the side ready to be lowered to the water.

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj246/mildcustom2/Norwiegen_Sun_Personal_004.jpg


This is what it looks like on the deck when the boats are stowed hanging above.

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj246/mildcustom2/Norwiegen_Sun_Personal_009.jpg



Thanx for looking and posting

Sean

[marie]

I eat hair...dog hair to be exact :mrgreen:

[Myka]

I'm a renovation carpenter. I'm uploading some photos from my phone to show ya. I "specialise" in tile. But...I do everything from framing, finishing, painting, roofing, demolition, drywall & mud, etc.

Here's what I'm working on right now. Two bathrooms using a bunch of marble, but some porcelain as well. $4900 just in tile for the two small bathrooms. Nice stuff...I'll take pics of the other bathroom too.

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k43/Myka82/3.jpg
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k43/Myka82/4.jpg

[albert_dao]

I get paid for doing nothing :)

[Tom R]

I am currently retired.

I now devote the majority of my wakened hours trying to master the keeping of Reef Tanks.

In my past life I was an Accountant owning and running a Kitchen Cabinet Mfg Company.

Tom R

[Jeff_]

Im a student :mrgreen:

[scub steve]

shovel utility run them help fix them and stock them up

[rocketlily]

I do the accounting and payroll for a truck body manufacturer.

Love my job!!!

[mark]

I get paid for doing nothing :)
I also work for the government (really).

Make sure the pretty pictures (http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/radar/index_e.html?id=WRN) keep coming

[Der_Iron_Chef]

I work at a residential treatment program for youth involved in prostitution/sexual exploitation.

Unfortunately, I can't post any pictures :D

[pandafishowner]

I'm a mom but I don't get paid in cash. :wink: I do get all the free hugs, kisses, snuggles, cuddles, and dirty diapers/laundry imaginable.

I also work as a home care worker (care aide/assistant) part time. :)

[StirCrazy]

I am a marine engineer and work on anything from pumps to gas turbines. right now my job is operating the boilers and keeping this boat moving.
http://www.members.shaw.ca/s.l.s/protec.jpg

Oh Sean, you guys going to be hiring in 1.5 years? :mrgreen:

Steve

[atcguy]

I am an Air traffic controller. Sit in front of radar screen all day and route all the big stuff from north america going to the orient , Well I line them up before they drop off the radar and cruise over the pacific off radar.

[mseepman]

I'm an Account Manager for a large US Software/Hardware conglomerate. Our specialty is Auto dealerships.

[mildcustom2]

I am a marine engineer and work on anything from pumps to gas turbines. right now my job is operating the boilers and keeping this boat moving.
http://www.members.shaw.ca/s.l.s/protec.jpg

Oh Sean, you guys going to be hiring in 1.5 years? :mrgreen:

Steve

Keep in touch wih me you never know what may come up in the future. Especially at the rate we are growing. I'll PM you my contact info for the future. Keep in mind I'm not the boss but I can point you in the right direction to him.

VERY COOL JOBS SO FAR ! KEEP THEM COMING. LETS MAKE THIS THE BIGGEST MOST INTERESTING THREAD IN THE LOUNGE.

[michika]

I'm also a student, I'm majoring in human medical anatomy. In short I used to help map the human body, and in turn improve on medical imaging technology. Now I am just hanging out at home job hunting.

Sorry no photos, they tend to make people :(

[Aquattro]

I moderate a reef board. In my spare time, I'm a Technical Specialist with an IBM company.

[Chowder]

I manage a trucking company.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v666/ontario2004/DSC00072.jpg

[ElGuappo]

I have a small furnace and duct cleaning Co. Use lots of vaccuums and Compressed air.

Will Give 20% off to canreef member.

Also do some out of town work at 30 cent a KM travel cost. unfortunatley canot discount the travel cost.

[ElGuappo]

Well when you said you got paid for doing nothing i ASUMED you worked for the gov't

I also work for the government (really).

Make sure the pretty pictures (http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/radar/index_e.html?id=WRN) keep coming

[Lance]

I'm part of a family-run business that includes a hotel wih neighbourhood pub, liquor store, and convenience store. We also have a bowling alley and billiard room with bar & grill. A 12 unit apartment block and rental houses. Commercial rentals as well. As you can see I'm pretty much burnt out and looking forward to retirement in a few years.:biggrin: Just gonna sit back and watch my fish; let my siblings and offspring do all the work! :mrgreen:

[iansfishy]

i was a professional bullrider for six years (11 years riding in total), until my daughter asked me to stop. now i raise bulls and throw sticks for my dogs!

[wetcoast]

I am a Security Consultant, hacker gone good sorta thing - helping people around the world ensure their infrastructure, and assets are physically and virtually secured. It's alot more detailed than that however.

[Reefhawk1]

I am a heavy truck transport technician. Sometimes it is a clean job and other times it sucks :mrgreen:

http://www.canreef.com/photopost/data/500/work.jpg

[andresont]

used to work on this deep sea container ship.


http://koopvaardij.web-log.nl/photos/uncategorized/maersk20miami.jpg

now i am on shift engineer and i look after mechanical systems of the large commercial building.
.

[Keri]

Ward Nurse in an Animal clinic.
Love it :)

edit: Pictures!

http://www.secheltanimalhospital.com/pageimages/sah%20sechelt%20animal%20hospital%20mural.jpg

Outside

http://www.secheltanimalhospital.com/pageimages/sah%20surgery%20room.jpg

Surgery
http://www.secheltanimalhospital.com/pageimages/sah_pharm_and_lab.jpg

The lab...I spend a lot of time here playing with poo.

http://www.secheltanimalhospital.com/pageimages/Carroll_in_reception.jpg

reception, with the Practice owner and a client

[Chaloupa]

Veterinary Hospital Manager for 20 years (pssst if you're doing the math I started when I was 5 years old :lol:)

[Chin_Lee]

I clean and remove unwanted trash from the streets in the City of Richmond so I'm sort of a garbage man.

[Keri]

I eat hair...dog hair to be exact :mrgreen:

Marie are you a groomer?? Ha ha... I butcher my own dog's hair, I won't show you pics!!!
(she has Crazy wirey terrible hair if I don't!!)

[marie]

Marie are you a groomer?? Ha ha... I butcher my own dog's hair, I won't show you pics!!!
(she has Crazy wirey terrible hair if I don't!!)

I've been a dog groomer for the last 27 years...I hate spring :razz:

[Keri]

I've been a dog groomer for the last 27 years...I hate spring :razz:


Didja see what I did to my dog for halloween??
HA
http://www.secheltanimalhospital.com/pageimages/Phoebesaurus_002.jpg

Phoebesaurus!!!

She sat out front that day with a sign reading "Please don't feed the dinosaur!!"

[Quinster]

Quality Assurance for a pharmaceutical company that specializes in fermentation based APIs (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients). We also do work with synthetic pharmaceuticals as well.

[Parker]

I am a production planner for a chemical company. We specialize in oil field chemicals and water treatment chemicals.

[Doug]

Full time Canreef staff member. :lol:

[Floop70]

I work for a large Canadian agriculture service company. I drive to various grain elevators and ag service centers fixing computer equipment for them. Due to a recent company merger, I am being laid on at the end of June so I get to find something new to do. :D

[prosnow]

Industrial Electrician/Instrumentation

if only we could hook up some of these 3000 gpm pumps that they hae @ that water treatment plants up to a tank :)

[Matt]

Another government worker here. I manage a few technology-oriented teams (networks and security, mostly).

[digital-audiophile]

Being in Calgary, naturally I am in oil and gas :p

I'm an Account manager for a firm named Hallmark Tubulars. For the past 5 years I was stationed in the EnCana office managing a $300MM spend. Just this week however I moved back to the HM head office to work as part of the project linepipe group. Basically I will be liasing with the global mills and our parent company in Tokyo to supply the large pipeline projects you hear about on the news :)

I love my job :)

[Shipwreck]

I am a PLC programmer (PLC=Programmable Logic Controller like an industrial PC) for a a world leading UV water treatment company. I did the UV system in Victoria and now leading the NewYork drinking water to name a couple of projects.

I am considering changing gears and going for the testing to become a cop soon though. Getting sick of computers (for anything but web surfing).

[Pier Pressure]

Wow - lots of intellectual jobs on here!

I am a legal assistant/paralegal with a big international lawfirm downtown Calgary, and Rod works for the City of Calgary Waterworks Department. He has held several positions and is trained in just about everything the Department has to offer.

[VFX]

I'm a Visual Effects Artist for film & television.

Means I sometimes get to blow stuff up & not be arrested for it! :)

.

[dsaundry]

I own and run an vehicle service centre in Chilliwack.:biggrin:

[Aquattro]

I clean and remove unwanted trash from the streets in the City of Richmond so I'm sort of a garbage man.


Good description Chin!

[christyf5]

Government Ski Team :mrgreen:

I used to be a biologist/histologist.

[ganowicki]

I clean and remove unwanted trash from the streets in the City of Richmond so I'm sort of a garbage man.

Me too, but only I am in Dawson Creek.

[Phanman]

Im a Quality Assurance Analyst for a large Cable co. I work on the billing software side of things.

[Electric eel]

I own a Electrical contracting company that employs 7 people fulltime. We do mostly Industrial work, (motors and control) food production plants, and recently alot of CCTV installation. Company name Fraser Valley Electric Ltd.
Discount for Canreef members!

[BMW Rider]

Full time firefighter for the City of Calgary. Currently working toward my Company Officer exam at the end of this month so I can make even more money for sleeping :lol: (that trumps getting paid for doing nothing).

Although when we do have to work, it can be all out with no breaks until the job is done no matter what time of day, holidays included. It's kind of an all or nothing job. More than once I've stood out in the cold in a foot of water, half soaked, caked in ice, manning a hoseline in the wee hours of the morning (even on one memorable Christmas eve). Or the other extreme, wearing sixty pounds of fully insulated gear and working my butt off on the hottest summer day. But I love it, and wouldn't want to be doing anything else.

Best job description I heard was: we're there to un-F*** somebody else's F*** up.

[langdon reefer]

Manage a small animal feed shop in my town i used to groom dogs and cats as well...lol (got the scars to prove it ) O yea and when not at work im tending my birds in the avery and then my tanks after that....:lol:

[fkshiu]

I clean and remove unwanted trash from the streets in the City of Richmond so I'm sort of a garbage man.

I process the unwanted trash that Chin and his colleagues collect south of the Fraser River. Call me a sanitation engineer.

[Pier Pressure]

My brother is also a sanitation engineer for the City. He is a foreman in recycling.

[michika]

Full time firefighter for the City of Calgary.

Best job description I heard was: we're there to un-F*** somebody else's F*** up.

My brother is a firefighter too, small world!

[SeaShell]

I am an overpaid Government worker too......

I'm an Environmental Protection Officer for the Province.

I conduct inspections of approved and registered facilities in the Edmonton area and also travel north as far as Athabasca and east to the border. I ensure compliance with the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act and it's Regulations and Codes of Practice as they relate to facilities like refineries, foundries, cement plants, asphalt plants, gas plants, and on and on and on....

I also conduct inspections of unapproved operations like maintenance garages, drycleaners, etc to ensure compliance with the Act in regard to hazardous waste disposal and hazardous recyclable disposal and their storage.

We follow up on public complaints regarding odour, haz waste disposal, and you name it... if it's environment, I'm pretty much on it......

[Delphinus]

I'm a technical specialist for a software engineering firm that specializes in realtime-IT for infrastructure (think electrical transmission, oil/gas pipelines, and water pipelines). (I'm not actually allowed to publicly name the company I work for.) Our customers include most of North America's municipal drinking water and most pipelines in North America and some international. We do things like control, monitoring, leak detection, and flow measurement. If we were to screw something up, it's CNN. We try hard not to. :)

PS. Oh yeah, we're getting into weather for realtime highway updates. Those little weather stations you see on the side of the QE2? Those are ours. :)

[Pescador]

I'm a Locomotive Engineer with 30 years in now. Also working as a Traffic Coordinator which is sorta the railway equivalent of an Air Traffic Controller.
Someone wanted more pics so here's a few I've collected over the years.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/Pescador58/Train/104-0455_IMG.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/Pescador58/Train/104-0463_IMG.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/Pescador58/Train/A-26-P-116-SnowplowWorktrain-Jan-91.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/Pescador58/Train/mirror3.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/Pescador58/Train/Rosebud07.jpg

Any other rails on the board?

[digital-audiophile]

All I know is waiting for a rail car to be docked at a siding and demurage charges drive me crazy! :p

[BC564]

I am an Electrical, Instrumentation and Controls engineer.
Specialize in PLC, programming, scada, VFD's and anything else automation.
Spec. out the instruments and communication
We do water and waste water plants for municipalities.

[Pescador]

All I know is waiting for a rail car to be docked at a siding and demurage charges drive me crazy! :p

What's your track # I'll put you on the top of the list.:biggrin:

[Ephraim]

I work in a pet store and sell fish all day

[UnderWorldAquatics]

I havent worked for about 3 years, so right now Im a profesional bum...
Gona start up a water feature business in Vancouver/Whistler within the year. Also Im an Ornamental Marine Enviroment Consultant(I design and build very expensive, very fancy aquariums for discerning(rich)customers...) I really dont work much, I go for alot of walks with Zeus(my great dane) along the lake/ocean, I camp, fish, dirtbike, longboard, snowboard(used to be my job),hot rodz,race cars, take pain-killers and watch alot of movies. I have the "old lady disease" Fibromyalgia, so it dictates wether I work or not most of the time. Me and my bed are best friends!!!

[Matt]

I'm a Locomotive Engineer with 30 years in now. Also working as a Traffic Coordinator which is sorta the railway equivalent of an Air Traffic Controller.
Someone wanted more pics so here's a few I've collected over the years.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/Pescador58/Train/104-0455_IMG.jpg

Any other rails on the board?I like this one. Parking on the tracks... what could possibly go wrong?

[Kabong]

I'm a service tech for Whites Mfg
http://www.whitesdiving.com/images/site/newsitegraphics/sportfusionoverl.jpghttp://www.whitesdiving.com/images/site/newsitegraphics/sportlegacyoverl.jpg

[bigmac]

I'm a Salesperson for a large window/door renovation company/manufacturer here in Calgary.

[DanG]

I run the IT department at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg. It's a new arena and extremely busy (3rd busiest in Canada), we do around 250 events per year including 40 regular season Manitoba Moose (Canucks AHL affiliate) hockey games and concerts from everyone from Aerosmith, Cher, Justin Timberlake, Bon Jovi and Eric Clapton.
I do everything from supporting the 80 full time office, managing the computers that run the scoreclock and power ring, plus the VoIP phone system, network and the tills in the concession stands. On show day I have to set up phones and network connections for the production staff and help out with the back of house management.

[blaster]

i work for weyerhaeuser in the engineered lumber division

[Palster]

Full time firefighter for the City of Calgary. Currently working toward my Company Officer exam at the end of this month so I can make even more money for sleeping :lol: (that trumps getting paid for doing nothing).

Although when we do have to work, it can be all out with no breaks until the job is done no matter what time of day, holidays included. It's kind of an all or nothing job. More than once I've stood out in the cold in a foot of water, half soaked, caked in ice, manning a hoseline in the wee hours of the morning (even on one memorable Christmas eve). Or the other extreme, wearing sixty pounds of fully insulated gear and working my butt off on the hottest summer day. But I love it, and wouldn't want to be doing anything else.

Best job description I heard was: we're there to un-F*** somebody else's F*** up.

I'm a full time firefighter/training officer for the city of Kelowna. Actually I strictly train existing members of my department as well as new recruit firefighters. When I get called out to fires, rescues and haz-mat incidents now it is as a safety officer and not as a firefighter.

I completed my Fire Officer I course last year. Good luck with yours and make sure you study! It's not that hard but you do have to be prepared.

I know what you mean about loving your job. I couldn't imagine doing anything else. Some days I can't believe they are actually paying me for rappelling from the side of a building or taking new recruit firefighters into a burn building or flash over simulator.

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w4/Palster/Flashover.jpg
Here is a picture from inside my office. This is what it looks like inside a flash over simulator and yes it is hot in there. If you look closely you can actually see a fire demon on the right hand side in the flames.

[jasond]

I am an advisor for an independent Investment/mutual fund company. Last couple of months have been great :twised:

[Der_Iron_Chef]

Wow. Canreef could rule the world!! Look at all of our mad skillz.

[Keri]

Wow. Canreef could rule the world!! Look at all of our mad skillz.

http://www.bennadel.com/resources/uploads/napoleon_dynamite.jpg


They forgot saltwater skillz.

[Der_Iron_Chef]

Heh! Nice one. But you forgot "working with prostitutes skills..." ;)

[hillbillyreefer]

I'll grow the grub.

[G1GY]

I'm a millwright working in manufacturing for the oil and gas industry four day's a week and an ink installer/pain therapist the other 3 days and evenings. :biggrin:

[EmilyB]

Spy for Revenue Canada.:wink:

[Der_Iron_Chef]

Hey Gary...still have you in mind for some ink installation/pain therapy :)

[Cameron]

I work for one of the big 5 banks as an advisor.

[RobynR]

I work at one of the big 5 banks too, as a teller though; thats just a side job for me a couple of shifts a month. My main job is running an office for a real estate development/residential home building company. Love 'em both!

[RobynR]

BTW I'm ReefJunkies wife, I got sick of lurking on his login and created my own.

[G1GY]

Hey Gary...still have you in mind for some ink installation/pain therapy :)

Just let me know when you want to come by Drew. :smile:

[Keri]

BTW I'm ReefJunkies wife, I got sick of lurking on his login and created my own.


Hi Robyn :) (all the zoos are doing very well!)

[Oscar]

I am a professional forester employed by a First Nation here in the Interior. Currently chasing mountain pine beetle in our operating area and trying to make a buck when sawmills are closing or going into bankruptcy.

Since we are having a tough time exporting our product to the US I am looking to export beetle to Alberta. Taking orders. Willing to ship. Minimum order 1,000,000.

[TRIX]

Operations at Lafarge Ready Mix Concrete.....Need some Aggrocrete... I'll sell it to you by the m3.

[BMW Rider]

I'm a full time firefighter/training officer for the city of Kelowna. Actually I strictly train existing members of my department as well as new recruit firefighters. When I get called out to fires, rescues and haz-mat incidents now it is as a safety officer and not as a firefighter.

I completed my Fire Officer I course last year. Good luck with yours and make sure you study! It's not that hard but you do have to be prepared.

I know what you mean about loving your job. I couldn't imagine doing anything else. Some days I can't believe they are actually paying me for rappelling from the side of a building or taking new recruit firefighters into a burn building or flash over simulator.

How long have you been with Kelowna FD? I've just finished 18 years here in Calgary and had 8 years as a volunteer prior to that.

I've done several courses towards my NFPA 1021 certificate over the past year. The exam I have up coming is the departments promotional exam. Makes me eligible for promotion when I pass it. I should have my 1021 finished by the end of the year, and will start acting as a Lt. fairly soon.

The flashover simulator is a very cool training tool. We use one here too. It is a wee bit warm in there. Our training division now has special heat reflective covers for some of the gear when we use it. Melted a lot of helmets and SCBA parts in the past. Better to learn about the dangers in that environment than for real. Not too many get to live to tell about seeing that in actual fire conditions.

[michika]

The flashover simulator is a very cool training tool. We use one here too. It is a wee bit warm in there. Our training division now has special heat reflective covers for some of the gear when we use it. Melted a lot of helmets and SCBA parts in the past. Better to learn about the dangers in that environment than for real. Not too many get to live to tell about seeing that in actual fire conditions.

Is this what is affectionately known as the "Easy-Bake Oven"?

[Duffer2]

I'm a Facilities Engineer with a mid sized Oil and Gas Trust company in Calgary. I design, project manage, construct and commision gas plants, oil batteries and pipelines. Translation = I sit in my desk, phone people smarter then me, ask them for recommendations, then say "that's a great idea.... let's do it!"

[Quinster]

I am an overpaid Government worker too......

I'm an Environmental Protection Officer for the Province.

We follow up on public complaints regarding odour, haz waste disposal, and you name it... if it's environment, I'm pretty much on it......

This is pretty much the job I would like to get into....unfortunatly (or fortunatly), the first place I would probably be asked to inspect is my present place of employment! :redface:

[saltynuts]

i am a coal miner.
i make sure you all have power for your tanks!
so turn on your lights!

[ElGuappo]

alot of diversity here !!!!

Seems to me CANREEF could rule the world.

[Matt]

alot of diversity here !!!!

Seems to me CANREEF could rule the world.You mean it doesn't? I've always said Canreef rules.

[digital-audiophile]

I'm a Facilities Engineer with a mid sized Oil and Gas Trust company in Calgary. I design, project manage, construct and commision gas plants, oil batteries and pipelines. Translation = I sit in my desk, phone people smarter then me, ask them for recommendations, then say "that's a great idea.... let's do it!"


If you need someone to sell you pipe I'm your man! :p If you're looking for a lunch/golf game/hockey/football tickets ... let me know :)

[Der_Iron_Chef]

Hey, did everyone hear that? Lunch/golf game/hockey/football tickets are on Greg!

[digital-audiophile]

you mised the "if you need to buy some pipe" part LOL :p

[Der_Iron_Chef]

LOL. That's okay...I hate golf anyway. But I DO like lunch. Ohh...yes I do.

[lastlight]

I work as a flash programmer for a small e-learning company in Calgary. In fact we made your website =) Logo too if I'm not mistaken...

Being in Calgary, naturally I am in oil and gas :p

I'm an Account manager for a firm named Hallmark Tubulars. For the past 5 years I was stationed in the EnCana office managing a $300MM spend. Just this week however I moved back to the HM head office to work as part of the project linepipe group. Basically I will be liasing with the global mills and our parent company in Tokyo to supply the large pipeline projects you hear about on the news :)

I love my job :)

[UnderWorldAquatics]

I'm a millwright working in manufacturing for the oil and gas industry four day's a week and an ink installer/pain therapist the other 3 days and evenings. :biggrin:

Which shop do you sling ink for?
Cheers!

[BC564]

yup...I heard it.....I can even quote it .....but I wont...

[Phanman]

you mised the "if you need to buy some pipe" part LOL :p

Ill take 1" of piping for some flames tickets please :lol:

[CLINT]

I am a captain of a tug on the Fraser River at a log sorting company.I have what I thibk is the best shift in the world.I work 3 days a week for 12 hours and get paid 40hours.No complaints here.Some of the things I get to see are awsome just wish I could get out of the river and into the salt.Clint

[Delphinus]

Wow, cool pictures.

I got you beat though. I work at a *desk*, work 60-70 hours per week, and get paid for 40. I rock! :p Ohhh wait a minute ..... yeah, um .. never mind. :lol:

[BMW Rider]

Is this what is affectionately known as the "Easy-Bake Oven"?

One could call it that :lol: . Its basically a couple of shipping containers joined together and modified to create flashover conditions without killing the guys inside in the process. Gives us an idea of what the conditions and indicators of a pending flashover look like so we know when its possibly going to happen and we can make our exit if we should ever come face to face with it in real live fires. A flashover is basically everything erupting into fire simultaneously. Its very very bad if your inside.

Where is your brother working? Is he here in Calgary too? If so perhaps I know him, although with the number of new hires in the past few years, there are more guys I don't know now.

[kwirky]

i'm a full time student. new media, bachelor of fine arts. possibly getting a masters in interaction design or the likes when I'm done school (maybe 2009). we'll see.

[mark]

http://216.187.96.54/vbulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=2496&d=1204924147

Neat barge, brother was an engineer on the self propelled Haida's Brave and Monarch

[michika]

One could call it that :lol: . Its basically a couple of shipping containers joined together and modified to create flashover conditions without killing the guys inside in the process. Gives us an idea of what the conditions and indicators of a pending flashover look like so we know when its possibly going to happen and we can make our exit if we should ever come face to face with it in real live fires. A flashover is basically everything erupting into fire simultaneously. Its very very bad if your inside.

Where is your brother working? Is he here in Calgary too? If so perhaps I know him, although with the number of new hires in the past few years, there are more guys I don't know now.

Yeah he is here in Calgary, he just moved stations again this past week. He is still a relatively new hire I guess, he is up for that big test review here soon.

He was the newbie who got pranked his first night on shift pretty bad. They put broken glass around and in his new truck and rolled down the window. They waited for him to finish shift, and find the mess. When he found the mess, a senior man told him about the "emergency window" and how its in all the new trucks, in case of window damage. So they rolled up the window and sent him on his way. My brother believed them for a few minutes to I hear. :lol:

[Jason McK]

I'm a service tech for Whites Mfg
http://www.whitesdiving.com/images/site/newsitegraphics/sportfusionoverl.jpghttp://www.whitesdiving.com/images/site/newsitegraphics/sportlegacyoverl.jpg

Cool Kabong. I dive a Whites and Love it.

I'm a Service Supervisor for a company called Noritsu. We Are the people that make all the 1Hr Photo Lab equipment. Odds are if you have pictures they where printed on a Noritsu

http://www.noritsu.co.jp/english/news/images/QSS3705.gif

J

[G1GY]

Which shop do you sling ink for?
Cheers!

I used to do a couple of sittings a week @ Finesse Tattoo Works, but have a great little studio at home now. I have top of the pile everything. :biggrin:

Micky sharpz, Paul Rogers, Little Vic's and Hildebrandt irons, Intenze colors(The entire line.), Hospital grade sterilization with monthly spore testing and of course complete barrier between clients and anything used in my studio.

I really enjoy my little artspace. :mrgreen:

[fishoholic]

I work at a daycare in the infant room, and I love my job 99.9% of the time :biggrin:

[Cameron]

For the oil and gas guys, are your companies publicly traded? What are the ticker symbols?

[Palster]

How long have you been with Kelowna FD? I've just finished 18 years here in Calgary and had 8 years as a volunteer prior to that.

I've done several courses towards my NFPA 1021 certificate over the past year. The exam I have up coming is the departments promotional exam. Makes me eligible for promotion when I pass it. I should have my 1021 finished by the end of the year, and will start acting as a Lt. fairly soon.

The flashover simulator is a very cool training tool. We use one here too. It is a wee bit warm in there. Our training division now has special heat reflective covers for some of the gear when we use it. Melted a lot of helmets and SCBA parts in the past. Better to learn about the dangers in that environment than for real. Not too many get to live to tell about seeing that in actual fire conditions.

I have been with the Kelowna Fire Dept. for 10 years full time and 5 years as a volunteer before that. I actually lived at one of the fire halls as a live in volunteer for a couple of years before I got on full time. I have been a training officer for the last two years and prior to that worked as a firefighter.

We have had our flashover simulator for a few years now and I believe it is the only one in B.C. A few of our own guys with steel fabricating backgrounds built the simulator after we purchased the shipping container. I was actually just in it on Wednesday night with a group of trainees. On Monday we will be spending the day with this class in the burn building doing their live fire evaluation.

[ReefJunkie]

I work for the Regional District in the parks department. I build and maintain trails, parks, and campgrounds on the Sunshine Coast. I also help out at our cross country ski area.
Dakota Ridge
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m35/Seascaper/Dakota020.jpg
My office
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m35/Seascaper/Eby006.jpg

[skylord]

I am a systems/network engineer. Self employed and probably should fire myself and hire someone whos givadamn isnt broken.

Scott

[cprowler]

I work on Tug Boats up and down the coast from Vancouver to the Queen Charlotte Islands. I work on the fuel barges delivering gas, diesel, propane, Av gas and Jet fuel to logging camps, fishing lodges and small villages.


Here are three of our boats at the dock in the Fraser River.

http://www.zld.ca/reef/001.jpg


One of our barges.

http://www.zld.ca/reef/002.jpg



A Humpback.

http://www.zld.ca/reef/003.jpg


A Orca.

http://www.zld.ca/reef/004.jpg


A Pacific White side Dolphin.

http://www.zld.ca/reef/005.jpg

[CLINT]

Are those North arm tugs Bill?I would love more sea time lucky you.Clint

[steve fedyk]

I work as a charge hand at Vancouver dry dock, for the steel deparment. Keep on damaging the barges, I need more over time to buy more fish and coarls.

[mildcustom2]

Unbelievable amount of posts so far. Just goes to show you don't have to be a doctor or some other high paying profession to be a reefer. I should mention that I have made a full time career of playing the lotto too :mrgreen: . Unfortunately this job really sucks as I keep paying into it and never get payed out. Is it too much to ask to be given 30 million.:lol:

[cprowler]

Clint - Your right that shot was taken at NAT's dock at Kent & Kerr in Vancouver and there's lots of days I wish I was working in the river and home every night. :wink:

Steve - We will try a bit harder to smash them up for you except the fuel barges, we like to keep them off the rocks. :mrgreen:

[Keri]

I work on Tug Boats up and down the coast from Vancouver to the Queen Charlotte Islands. I work on the fuel barges delivering gas, diesel, propane, Av gas and Jet fuel to logging camps, fishing lodges and small villages.

A Humpback.

http://www.zld.ca/reef/003.jpg


A Orca.

http://www.zld.ca/reef/004.jpg


A Pacific White side Dolphin.

http://www.zld.ca/reef/005.jpg

Some users, like CProwler have the BIGGEST aquariums of all!!:shocked!:

[ElGuappo]

No Kiddin but his fish (mammals) can eat you .

[Reef_kid]

im a student (biotechnology/biochemistry) finishing up my pre med and degree.
on the side i chuck coffee at starbucks:( so that i can buy fish and coral:P

some pictures of bacteria i researched.
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b92/fish_boy1986/danbac3.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b92/fish_boy1986/davebac5.jpg

[Marlin65]

I am the Director of operations for a boat windshield company.
We build windshields for these and others.

[Aquattro]

I am the Director of operations for a boat windshield company.
We build windshields for these and others.

Are these windshields any good? Can you take us out for a spin, you know, just to demo them?? :)

[steve fedyk]

We fixed two fuel barges last year, one ran a ground and that was a Crawley fuel barge that broke free in 18' sea's. 2" thick steel pushed in, like some one kicked a can. That was a great job $$.:mrgreen:

[BMW Rider]

Yeah he is here in Calgary, he just moved stations again this past week. He is still a relatively new hire I guess, he is up for that big test review here soon.

He was the newbie who got pranked his first night on shift pretty bad. They put broken glass around and in his new truck and rolled down the window. They waited for him to finish shift, and find the mess. When he found the mess, a senior man told him about the "emergency window" and how its in all the new trucks, in case of window damage. So they rolled up the window and sent him on his way. My brother believed them for a few minutes to I hear. :lol:

I did hear that story, its made the rounds of the stations and shifts :razz: I pressume that the exam he has coming up would be his 11 month, basically the end of his probationary period. Wish him luck.

[Boomboy]

im an arbourist for davey tree. summer time we do residential jobs and commercial and winter for prune sidewalk trees for the city.

[Lydia]

I'm a paralegal working for a law firm based in Montreal. I work in our Calgary office, which is very small - it's just me!

[michika]

I did hear that story, its made the rounds of the stations and shifts :razz: I pressume that the exam he has coming up would be his 11 month, basically the end of his probationary period. Wish him luck.

I will :mrgreen:. Every time I see him rolling up his windows I ask him if he is using his "emergency window".

[mildcustom2]

Great turn out so far, anyone else out there want to share there job/career with everyone on Canreef.

Thanx

Sean

[Skimmerking]

Well Sean I won't tell you what I do since you probably know I'm in Afghanistan now as a indirect landscaping.................:lol:


In the Army

[Whatigot]

Stock Promoter and sometimes day trader.
www.contactfinancial.com

[Geofrog]

Geologist for a small oil and gas company that has property in North Africa. Got to go to the middle of the Sahara. If someone tells you deserts are hot and dry, they are lying :D. Spent a week in the middle of the Sahara and it was cold and rainy the whole time.

[mildcustom2]

Well Sean I won't tell you what I do since you probably know I'm in Afghanistan now as a indirect landscaping.................:lol:


In the Army


God bless the men and woman that put themselves in harms way in service to thier country. My heart and thoughts go out to all those that serve in the Armed Forces every day keeping our country safe. May you have a safe journey and come home safely every day.


Thank You

Sean Kasper

[Cameron]

God bless the men and woman that put themselves in harms way in service to thier country. My heart and thoughts go out to all those that serve in the Armed Forces every day keeping our country safe. May you have a safe journey and come home safely every day.


Thank You

Sean Kasper

I didn't know we were being attacked???


**not posted by myself, friend was over and made the post.

[mildcustom2]

I didn't know we were being attacked???

:agrue:

Not even going to get into the politics of this comment. Just though I would show my respect and appreciation to those that serve in our armed forces and also my respect for a fellow Canreef member. Guess this is lost on some people.

[StirCrazy]

I didn't know we were being attacked???

thats a pretty asinine comment that I take offense to as one of the people that is willing to give my life for your freedom. are we being attacked directly, no but indirectly every day. with out the presence and willingness of the military there is a good chance we would not enjoy the freedoms and right we now enjoy.

Steve

[Fish Head]

I ve been working oilfield for 15 years. Past 5 as a tool specailist, (insert Joke) I run down hole tools.

[workn2hard2day]

I work in a hydraulic shop making hoses and selling adapters. I am the only "human" employee (at this branch), the other ones are my dogs, but they don't make hoses very well. :lol:

[toxic111]

I am a residential and commercial design consultant/building tech.

For those around Lloydminster, AB/SK, you will see lots of the buildings I have worked on around town.

[baker_jeff]

I also work in the industry. I am Partsman at KSM, service rig manufacturer in Nisku, AB.

[KrazyKuch]

I'm a Journeyman Electrician, specialized in Fire Alarm installations, also working on my ELectronic's Engineering Technologies diploma.

[fishguyxd]

I'am in the aviation industry (ramp services mostly corporate and did airline) and pilot

[Murminator]

Gee I have so many titles that are all the same where to start .....travel agent..... customer service rep.....baby sitter of 50 year old men......or as most people know it as trucking dispatcher :lol:

[Glennrf38]

I listen to whining computer users all day and then get to show them the error of their ways. IT Administrator

[Mik_101]

I am a captain of a tug on the Fraser River at a log sorting company.I have what I thibk is the best shift in the world.I work 3 days a week for 12 hours and get paid 40hours.No complaints here.Some of the things I get to see are awsome just wish I could get out of the river and into the salt.Clint

Do you work along with ILWU(longshore men)?