What do you do for a job?

[FROSTY]

It just occured to me that maybee us Kiwibikers can support one another when it comes to work on our bikes or other stuff.
If Im gonna shell out my hard earned cash I'd rather pay someone I know rather than a stranger.
I'm not a lot of use in my current job--I sell cars and vans and the occasional bike for a living.

[Posh Tourer :P]

I still live at home, so I suppose I can speak on behalf of my dad, who can try and help anyone with any airhead beemer issues from around 1950 thru 1990. 25 or so years experience and lots and lots of bits available. Apart from that I can't volunteer our workshop but if you ask really nicely and need something fixed and can pay promptly, maybe you might be able to wrangle a deal out. Not cheap, but generally the work is done properly, or at least as you asked it to be. We do have a small lathe and various welding appliances. However anything structural on a bike is out as there are safety issues and the business wont take the risk.

[Antallica]

Work as a PC technician. Stressful work, might be working as a Sales Rep at Farmers in their electronics division.

Megabux :D :rockon:

[DEATH_INC.]

I fix the wheels all you boy racers break etc.......and do alignments too.plus all the general maintenance around the place(work)...

[Firefight]

Guess :crazy:


F/F

[MadDuck]

well unfortunately I dont work in a profession that would be much help to you guys...unless you trying to avoid tax. Oh no yes Im a Bean Counter. Ahhhh but where I work is very very handy if you doing your house up - say no more :whistle:

[Quasievil]

Sell trees and stuff, very exciting yeah ?
Not much use unless you want some cheap wood
Outside this Im a damn good beer drinker so if you need a hand anytime ,I will be happy to help :apint:

[madandy]

Assisstant Golf Course Superintendant...greenkeeper-NOT grass cutter :Pokey:

Part of my responsibilities are Service,repair and general maintenance of machinery ranging from large tractor, speciallist hydraulic turf equipment down to the lowly small engine 2smokers like weedeaters...the rest is turf science related.

[Firefight]

Sell trees and stuff, very exciting yeah ?
Not much use unless you want some cheap wood
Outside this Im a damn good beer drinker so if you need a hand anytime ,I will be happy to help :apint:



As I recall you were a pretty good ambasador for Hamilton and a good host
oh btw went into the new Yam place, they seem pretty good.

F/F

[wkid_one]

I work in finance......but you know what they say about the 'mechanics car'.

[Hitcher]

If I told you I would have to kill somebody...

[maybe]

I work for the government but don't hold that against me.....am a senior corrections officer.........so unless you come to jail i'm not much help either....

[curious george]

I work for the government but don't hold that against me.....am a senior corrections officer.........so unless you come to jail i'm not much help either....

Bwahaha! Looking at some of the speeds/stunts done around here, some may not be far off!!
I work at Auckland Hospital in the operating rooms. I don't want to see any of you there. :cry:

[sAsLEX]

Signed my life to the puss for a few years. Interesting who will know this term..

[FROSTY]

Bwahaha! Looking at some of the speeds/stunts done around here, some may not be far off!!
I work at Auckland Hospital in the operating rooms. I don't want to see any of you there. :cry:
Yep you and maybee both have professions I really dont want to make use of.
But hey guys If I ever do at leat i know theres a KB er out there

[bungbung]

I work for a foreign imperialist government

[jimbo600]

Photographer

[marty]

at the moment, nothing. i start at Air NZ engineering next monday though. today i'm going flying, then re-stocking my tool box. i found a stahlwille supplier in hamilton who will do me some great deals on the coolest tools :)

[fpsware]

IT Consultant (keyboard monkey), I've been in the industry for 15 years. Mostly I do Network Administration and occasionally when my minions stuff up I actaully fix a plebs computer or two. I also do software development among a few other things.

[riffer]

I manage the southern hemisphere's largest and most advanced digital scanning camera facility. We're based in the National Library of NZ, just up from Parliament Buildings.

If you've researched rare books, work for the Waitangi Tribunal, or seen Lord of the Rings, you've seen my work.

[dhunt]

Engineering Student (electronics+computing) + plus IT consultant (part time)

[RiderInBlack]

Master Farrier and Ex-Registered Nurse. If you want Steel Shoes forged for your "horse", I'm your man:Punk:I have a gas forge and can hand make horse shoes. Don't want to do the nursey thing:finger: but will click into that mode when the need arrises:doctor:

[Gixxer]

well unfortunately I dont work in a profession that would be much help to you guys...unless you trying to avoid tax. Oh no yes Im a Bean Counter. Ahhhh but where I work is very very handy if you doing your house up - say no more :whistle:
Hey MadDuck, do you do accounting for landlords?

[Jackrat]

Signed my life to the puss for a few years. Interesting who will know this term..

Yeah a few of my own family been there,calling any of them a pusser is a very good way to start a fight.I like to keep my feet dry and don't like doing as I'm told so I'm a part time dry stock farmer That does all the dirty work on two family propertys.
Ya' think there would be a buck in it but :doh:

[Motu]

I'm a motor mechanic - not something I admit to often,bike riders are such experts in this field I just keep quiet and watch them dig holes with their ignorance....I've learned they don't appreiciate correction.I know squat about computers and can't hammer a nail so pay people to do it for me.

I'm happy to help anyone - just don't expect me to know as much as you.

[Cajun]

I'm an IT geek, a system admin/network admin/developer/techy pretty much if its deals with computers i can do it, as long as its not arty stuff, i don't have artisic bone in my body, some draw on paper what they want i can do it, just not think of ideas myself.

[matthewt]

I'm an IT geek, a system admin/network admin/developer/techy pretty much if its deals with computers i can do it, as long as its not arty stuff, i don't have artisic bone in my body, some draw on paper what they want i can do it, just not think of ideas myself.

This pretty much describes me as well. I deal in large corporate databases mainly.

[Two Smoker]

Im currently a Motorcycle Postie and Relief Milker...... I have my exam for Officer Selection into the Army on the this Wednesday (12/05) , i used to work as a builders labourer, and im very handy with hand tools and swinging a hammer...

[Cajun]

This pretty much describes me as well. I deal in large corporate databases mainly.

yeah i am a db admin as well, with a rather large oracle database sitting on an aix system.

[matthewt]

yeah i am a db admin as well, with a rather large oracle database sitting on an aix system.

I'm a Oracle dba mainly (95%) but have done the others in my previous IT life (used to do heaps of Novell Netware, general PC stuff and the odd bit of c++).

How big is your Oracle DB ?? I've spent the last 6 years at a very large govt site looking after various DB's there.

[FROSTY]

ROTFLMAO-- Im sorry guys but shit that sounds funny--- How big is your db--bet my db is bigger n yours - :ride:

[Grumpy]

I'm a printer, working for a company in Auckland that specialises in the wine industry.

Been doing the commute thing from Napier to Auckland every week for a while now but eventually will call it quits and work in the bay.

Can't help much with any small run stuff like business cards and the like as we only do self adhesive printing on roll stock but we do have a commercial print side to the business. I could put a good word in for anyone after a quote.

[White trash]

Photographer

A fuckin' good one! How many people can take a photo as good as your avitar while riding the bike. Magic!

I'm a full time lazy prick. I get paid to sit in an office and offer my uneducated opinions on internet forums. When I'm not doing that, I drink coffee and talk shit about bikes and when I'm not doing that and actually need to get paid, I seel bikes. Perfect!

[SPman]

Signed my life to the puss for a few years. Interesting who will know this term.. Thats why you live in Devonport?

[matthewt]

ROTFLMAO-- Im sorry guys but shit that sounds funny--- How big is your db--bet my db is bigger n yours - :ride:

Ha yer I was going to stick in a disclaimer (or just PM it) coz I was asking out of interest and not trying to beat my chest ;)

[SPman]

........ and can't hammer a nail so pay people to do it for me.
The amount I charge to hammer nails, you'd think I'd be rolling in it.
Hah!
Guess I'm just a lazy c**T!

[Motu]

Yeah,anyone who thinks tradesmen overcharge should try and scrape a living doing it - wish I was a young wizz kid who knew all about computers and charged 3 times my charge out rate for half the time with only a fraction of my outlay in equipment....oh,the education they paid for - what the hell do ya think I've been doing for nearly 35yrs,I've been learning mate!

[Drunken Monkey]

Yeah,anyone who thinks tradesmen overcharge should try and scrape a living doing it - wish I was a young wizz kid who knew all about computers and charged 3 times my charge out rate for half the time with only a fraction of my outlay in equipment....oh,the education they paid for - what the hell do ya think I've been doing for nearly 35yrs,I've been learning mate!

Aye, but it's not how hard you work which dicates what you get paid, it's how much of other people's money you're responsible for. Sad, but generally true. It's kind of like insurance in a way...
When computer guys cock-up, it can often mean a whole business can't make any sales and has to pay staff to sit around and do nothing - that's expensive, hence the pay.
CEO's can make bucket loads cos if they cock-up, companies lose millions and the staff lose their jobs. Consultants and accountants save people and business lots of $$$.
A lot tradespeople work really hard - long hours and a lot of effort goes into their work - but sadly the work itself is generally its own reward. This is true of teachers and nurses too (although one can't really put a dollar figure on someone else's life).
There are plenty of exceptions, especially in specialty areas, but it mostly holds true...

Yes, I tried to stay out of this, but sadly I am also a computer guy. I run my own network support business. And yeah, I do ok. I don't really think its different to any other trade. I have met many a computer incompetent academic who thinks networking is just about reading books. Knew a person once with more degrees than the farenheit scale, still didn't know how to unscrew a floppy disk drive from a cage...Bring back apprenticeships, but that's another thread...

PS - the equipment can be more expensive than you would beleive! Especially when it comes to software...

[bikerboy]

I'm an architect, but obviously not a very good one as I seem to have plenty of tiome to ride my bike. ;)

BTW I though DB was a brand of beer..... :ride:

[Cajun]

I'm a Oracle dba mainly (95%) but have done the others in my previous IT life (used to do heaps of Novell Netware, general PC stuff and the odd bit of c++).

How big is your Oracle DB ?? I've spent the last 6 years at a very large govt site looking after various DB's there.

hmmm not to sure how big it is, got it at work, i work for the port of tauranga. we are running oracle 9i,

[Cajun]

I'm a Oracle dba mainly (95%) but have done the others in my previous IT life (used to do heaps of Novell Netware, general PC stuff and the odd bit of c++).

How big is your Oracle DB ?? I've spent the last 6 years at a very large govt site looking after various DB's there.

hmmm not to sure how big it is, got it at work, i work for the port of tauranga. we are running oracle 9i,

db beer yucky yucky stuff

[Jinx3d]

I work in finance......but you know what they say about the 'mechanics car'.

hahaha, yeah, I'm an ex mechanic, my cars always were heaps!
Why waste money on a car when it will buy new sticky tyres and silly motorcycle baubles!

4 years and $20,000 turned me into an engineer so no more lying on the concrete for me :D
:-)

Jinx3d

[wkid_one]

Yeah - LOL.....my finances resemble that car.

I forgot to add - I have done lending for most things you could consider buying - from planes to helicopters, from bikes to cars, from Beach Houses to Corporate Head Offices.....from $1000 to $30m - and everything in the middle. So if you want a hand let me know.

[SPman]

I'm an architect, but obviously not a very good one as I seem to have plenty of time to ride my bike. ;)
You must be a good one - you've obviously got your work-life balance right and a garage full of Porsche and MV's......:)

[matthewt]

hmmm not to sure how big it is, got it at work, i work for the port of tauranga. we are running oracle 9i,

I did some Pro*C work for Port of Wellington a few years ago, mainly to create EDI documents.

For the DB size you could try:

set pages
set lines 10000
set trimspool on
select file_name||'|'||substr(file_name,instr(file_name,'/',-1,1)+1)||'|'||bytes from dba_data_files
UNION
select file_name||'|'||substr(file_name,instr(file_name,'/',-1,1)+1)||'|'||bytes from dba_temp_files
UNION
select member||'|'||substr(member,instr(member,'/',-1,1)+1)||'|'||bytes from v$logfile f,v$log l where f.group# = l.group#
UNION
select name||'|'||substr(name,instr(name,'/',-1,1)+1)||'|' from v$controlfile;

Spool it out to a file and open it in excel. The | is the delimter. It'll give you the locations/sizes of all your datafiles, tempfiles, controlfiles and redo logs.

[marty]

i tried that matt, but i just couldn't get it to run.

[matthewt]

i tried that matt, but i just couldn't get it to run.

Marty, either you're taking the piss or you're logged as someone that doesn't have access to the DBA or V$ views. I suspect the first reason ;)

No wait, you're using MS-Access :o

[marty]

your suspicions would be well founded matt dude

[Holy Roller]

Signed my life to the puss for a few years. Interesting who will know this term..
Not often one hears that term...
They were the best of years , they were the worst of years....

[LB]

Signed my life to the puss for a few years. Interesting who will know this term..
eerrr - have been waiting for someone else to ask so's I didn't have to. But no-one else has. So let me fess up: I don't know what you mean.

I am but a humble Executive Assistant to a Chief Executive in a Government Department. (that really means I get to run the place and have all the minions terrified of me!!)

[sAsLEX]

Thats why you live in Devonport?

Correct SP

[Cajun]

i spend half of my day dealing with EDI's and what so have you.

[ching_ching]

I work for the government but don't hold that against me.....am a senior corrections officer.........so unless you come to jail i'm not much help either....

Howzit Boss,

I'm on the floor at Rangipo Camps. May I say that business is somewhat "booming" at the moment. ;)

the ching

[matthewt]

i spend half of my day dealing with EDI's and what so have you.

I mainly did a bit of reporting and then wrote some c to extract out the data they wanted into some EDI templates for them.

Haven't heard from them for years.

[Cajun]

I mainly did a bit of reporting and then wrote some c to extract out the data they wanted into some EDI templates for them.

Haven't heard from them for years.

Yeah our system makes the edi, i just use perl to massage it a bit, so shipping lines can read what we sent, and we can read what they sent.

[pete376403]

eerrr - have been waiting for someone else to ask so's I didn't have to. But no-one else has. So let me fess up: I don't know what you mean.

I am but a humble Executive Assistant to a Chief Executive in a Government Department. (that really means I get to run the place and have all the minions terrified of me!!)

A hint could be...http://www.pussers.com/ and The Village People did a song, too

[FROSTY]

hmm--My dad was a pusser but in his day it was called a matalo.
I grew up in a pusser town in the UK --portsmouth

[Kiwi]

I lived in Germany, where I used to work as an engineer and manager. Since I have been in New Zealand, I have a new job: I am a tour guide for New Zealand Motorcycle Rentals and also I have a small shop for MC parts.
see ya
Kiwi

[spudchucka]

Do I really have to say? I'm sure everyones figured that one out.

[wkid_one]

Do I really have to say? I'm sure everyones figured that one out.No please - say it....it will be like a catharsis

PS - I didn't mention I am a part time bike wrecker!

[Hitcher]

and The Village People did a song, too

Young man, there's no need to feel down
I say Young man
When you're in a new town...

[Ghost Lemur]

PS - I didn't mention I am a part time bike wrecker!

I thought that was more of a "Hobby"? :killingme

[jimbo600]

Do I really have to say? I'm sure everyones figured that one out.

Just make something up. For instance you could be master at arms for the local bike gang.

Everyone's gotta do something to pay the rent. As long as it aint selling 'p' cos that's bollocks that is.

[jrandom]

Do I really have to say? I'm sure everyones figured that one out.

Go on, mate, it'd be nice to know the details. What do you do on a day-to-day basis, exactly? Which division or area are you in? Have you ever pulled any of us over and done your best to hold back a giggle?

[Coldkiwi]

man.. I saw DBA's and thought i might not be the only sound geek on here! I'm an Acoustic engineer (no, I don't do sound work for bands). Consulting advice (you think tradesmen charge lots?) for developers generally on what they should/have to do to avoid acoustic problems in their crappy buildings. So if you live in an apartment and you can hear the neighbours, it'll be because the developer didn't pay attention to what someone like me wrote (or it was done by one of our competitors and they cocked it up... we don't do cockups... honest!)
Happy to tell anyone what they should do if they've got problems with noisy kids upstairs (gag them)/toilets flushing/traffic noise etc etc. in their homes (just don't ask me to come look at it or I'll have to "make you pay")!

[jrandom]

Hmmm. I haven't posted about myself here yet, have I?

I write software for a GPS navigation company, in their in-car product division. Since there's only one company doing that in NZ it shouldn't be too hard a stretch for you guys to figure out who it is.

I like it here because I get to do Proper Engineering and escape the mindless tedium of 'IT' style software development. :bleh:

[matthewt]

man.. I saw DBA's and thought i might not be the only sound geek on here!

Sorry but you might still be the only sound geek here. DBA (in IT terms) stands for DataBase Administrator. Ie, the clowns that look after/run databases.

If it makes you feel any better one of my friends who is a DBA is also a massive sound geek (more from the studio recording side of things).

[KATWYN]

My names Helen and I work in the Beehive. I do lots of stuff
really, it varies

[Two Smoker]

My names Helen and I work in the Beehive. I do lots of stuff
really, it variesShouldn't your gender sign change then LMAO:killingme

[Coldkiwi]

Like run the country? :)

[Shazuki]

I work at Carter Holt Harvey in Mount Maunganui and do all of the shipping documents for export pulp and paper around the world. It sounds like I send Cajun the EDI Export Entry's (Cedo's) for all of the ships. Let me just say PAIN IN THE ASS CAJUN..........the new requirements! :Pokey:
Used to be a waitress/restaurant manager, gardner, coal mine worker in Ausi (sprypaing and sandblasting), kangaroo shooter..............been a bit of a jack of all trades! :msn-wink:

[toads]

Hmmm, interesting reading this one, well I'm a part time computer tech, (for home pc's) still have school age kids so can't work fulltime, and hubby ( also a kber) is an a grade mechanic, both of us are do it yourselfer's and always interested in listening to the wisdom of others, particularly when it comes to bikes, like computers there's always something you didn't know!!

[spudchucka]

Go on, mate, it'd be nice to know the details. What do you do on a day-to-day basis, exactly? Which division or area are you in? Have you ever pulled any of us over and done your best to hold back a giggle?
Day to day just fighting the forces of evil.

The only bikers I've ever pulled over were wearing gang patches, except for scooters because they get nicked heaps.

[MikeL]

Day to day just fighting the forces of evil.



Like Firefight's, a noble calling. Your lot would have 100% support, respect and admiration from me if only we could agree on a definition of evil...
I guess FF is lucky in that his foe doesn't come in all shades of grey.

As it is, full marks to you for coming clean (even if there was a notable reluctance earlier!)

[MadDuck]

Hey MadDuck, do you do accounting for landlords?

Hey Gix :wavey:

Well did my own books and tax returns went I had a rental. Do the odd returns for mates but mostly company stuff.

MD

[marty]

at the moment, nothing. i start at Air NZ engineering next monday though. today i'm going flying, then re-stocking my tool box. i found a stahlwille supplier in hamilton who will do me some great deals on the coolest tools :)


well. a huge day for me today. first up, went flying, instructor was happy, so i flow solo for the first time. it was all quite emotional really - had to pull myself together to remember how to do a touch and go! then, phone call from auckland - "i'll be down to buy your bike tonight". yup, the aprilia has been sold. i'm havin a little weak moment here, seeing it ride off into the distance was a bit emotional really. so now i'm bikeless, although i do have a one owner, 5000km honda c50 that i bought for $50 last week if i get really desperate.....

and on top of that, in sympathy with, and out of respect for spud, i too have decided to come clean.

i have pulled the pin from the force after 13 and a bit years. i'm actually still employed by the police, but i'm waiting for my perf to come thru at the moment, hence i'm not working. i've decided to go back to aircraft engineering for a bit, but my long term goal is to go flying for a job. doesn't pay all that well, but it's what i want to do, and that my friends, is the most important thing of all.

and i've only written 2 tickets out to motorcyclists. one to a gang dude on a tricked $40000 v-rod at 149km/h, and one for a 197km/h effort on a GSXR1000 on swamp rd after paeroa in 2001.

[Two Smoker]

Since everyone is coming clean....... My old man is in the STU and was in the MOT before the agglomeration..... that's how i know a fair bit about the police and how it works.......

[curious george]

Wow, look at all the people coming out of the closet! Really, who would have thought we would have had som many police here? :D
Well done, I'm proud of you boys!

BUt seriously, I thought spudchucka was something to do with a fish and chip shop :sly:
You know, chucking spuds in the fryer....No? Oh well....it worked for me.
We still have a few people missing......come out come out wherever you are....

[LB]

A hint could be...http://www.pussers.com/ and The Village People did a song, too
Thanks Pete, now all has been revealed to me. I've never heard the term before (sheltered upbringing)

[rodgerd]

I'm a Oracle dba mainly (95%) but have done the others in my previous IT life (used to do heaps of Novell Netware, general PC stuff and the odd bit of c++).


Ahh, Oracle. Love some things (Intermedia, function based indexes), but hate others (no OFFSET/LIMIT or equiv, just the stupid ROWNUM trick).

Currently spending much of my time bedevilling my client's Oracle DBA with requests to switch on various advanced features so I can use 'em.

[Ms Piggy]

Well I'm not sure if I have many skills I can share - I work part time at Internal Affairs call centre, so if you need to know anything about New Zealand Passports, New Zealand Citizenship or Births, Deaths & Marriages in New Zealand I'm your gal - please note we do not deal with Visas for entering other countries or permanent residency or work visas.

I'm also gettin' me an ed-ja-ma-k-shun doing a Social Work degree at Uni full time - 2nd year of a 4 year degree.

[Motu]

Wow, look at all the people coming out of the closet! Really, who would have thought we would have had som many police here? :D
Well done, I'm proud of you boys!

A few cops,that's ok,they are people too - but there sure are a lot of computer geeks out there,I really question why anyone would want to know this stuff.Bikes are mechanical,dirty smelly things,part of the real world - that's why I like them.How come geeks like you guys wanna play with bikes?

[spudchucka]

BUt seriously, I thought spudchucka was something to do with a fish and chip shop :sly:
You know, chucking spuds in the fryer....No? Oh well....it worked for me.
We still have a few people missing......come out come out wherever you are....
I got the name quite a few years ago, (when I was less responsible than I am now of course) when I took a bet with some mates to see who could make the best Spud Gun. You know thoose virtual cannons made from PVC pressure pipe that use a BBQ igniter and hair spray to fire potatoes, oranges etc. Anyway my effort kicked their butts and I won the Spudchucka trophy, which I still have today, (not that I participate or condone in this sort of irresponsible & hooligan behaviour anymore). Its a dumb name I suppose but thats how I got it.

[scumdog]

Wow, look at all the people coming out of the closet! Really, who would have thought we would have had som many police here? :D
Well done, I'm proud of you boys!

BUt seriously, I thought spudchucka was something to do with a fish and chip shop :sly:
You know, chucking spuds in the fryer....No? Oh well....it worked for me.
We still have a few people missing......come out come out wherever you are....

H290 :whistle:

[jrandom]

How come geeks like you guys wanna play with bikes?

The bait is stinky. Better luck next time, Motu :bleh:

[White trash]

H290 :whistle:

I wondered when it'd become common knowledge!

[RiderInBlack]

I wondered when it'd become common knowledge!
Just going to wave my ignorance here, but what is H290:spudwhat:

[scumdog]

I wondered when it'd become common knowledge!

Very perceptive! :gob:

[k14]

I got the name quite a few years ago, (when I was less responsible than I am now of course) when I took a bet with some mates to see who could make the best Spud Gun. You know thoose virtual cannons made from PVC pressure pipe that use a BBQ igniter and hair spray to fire potatoes, oranges etc. Anyway my effort kicked their butts and I won the Spudchucka trophy, which I still have today, (not that I participate or condone in this sort of irresponsible & hooligan behaviour anymore). Its a dumb name I suppose but thats how I got it.

Hmmm, if my memory serves me correct, they are illegal. You wouldn't be condoning such activities would you?? :whistle: :whistle:

Don't worry, your secret is safe with me. :msn-wink:

I made one last year, pretty cool aswell, but of course it was strictly for "research" purposes.

[White trash]

Very perceptive! :gob:

I know people who know people :whistle:

A mate of mine met you at the Glenorchy rally. :niceone:

[matthewt]

Ahh, Oracle. Love some things (Intermedia, function based indexes), but hate others (no OFFSET/LIMIT or equiv, just the stupid ROWNUM trick).

Currently spending much of my time bedevilling my client's Oracle DBA with requests to switch on various advanced features so I can use 'em.

Arr good, another developer that like hassling the DBA. Shoes on the other foot for me as I'm hacking code for the next 6 months and presenting it to the crew I used to work with as a DBA.

Just read you homepage and agree fully about the whole region coding bullsh*t. Have also been tearing my hair out waiting for b5 season4.

[scumdog]

I know people who know people :whistle:

A mate of mine met you at the Glenorchy rally. :niceone:

Hope it wasn't this year, I was coming down with a real bad kidney infection and I wasn't in my normal party mood at all, the 300 km ride home while I was alternating between burning fever and cold shivers plus needing to (painfully) pee all the time was not something i would wish on anyone, still I'm pretty much recovered and ready to stir as ever now ;)

[matthewt]

but there sure are a lot of computer geeks out there

How come geeks like you guys wanna play with bikes?

So you're on an internet forum and wondering why so many people also on the forum are computer geeks ???

If you went to a bike rally probably the number of geeks would be less because that rally is open to every biker that can get there. But now you're in a "rally" where only people with access the Internet can attend. I know a lot of non-geeks now have internet access but I'd say because of this the numbers are higher than you'd meet in "on the road".

I used to be a cage dweller until I rode my first bike, being into computers had nothing to do with either addition.

[Cajun]

A few cops,that's ok,they are people too - but there sure are a lot of computer geeks out there,I really question why anyone would want to know this stuff.Bikes are mechanical,dirty smelly things,part of the real world - that's why I like them.How come geeks like you guys wanna play with bikes?


Reason no real money in bikes, i had to choices do a computer degree, or a motorbike degree, computers won out, and keep motorbikes as a hobbie and spend all my money on them

[Motu]

The bait is stinky. Better luck next time, Motu :bleh:


Not doin' too bad at the moment eh?

[FROSTY]

holey cow motu--only 11 posts before you're a forum whore :Punk:

[jrandom]

Not doin' too bad at the moment eh?

You're a norty man who gets far too much pleasure from shooting fish in barrels IMHO.

:shifty:

[DEATH_INC.]

I got the name quite a few years ago, (when I was less responsible than I am now of course) when I took a bet with some mates to see who could make the best Spud Gun. You know thoose virtual cannons made from PVC pressure pipe that use a BBQ igniter and hair spray to fire potatoes, oranges etc. Anyway my effort kicked their butts and I won the Spudchucka trophy, which I still have today, (not that I participate or condone in this sort of irresponsible & hooligan behaviour anymore). Its a dumb name I suppose but thats how I got it.

Good to see you fess up Spud. :niceone:
Don't be shy about it (I guess you haven't really)on the gixx and ZX12 sites most of the coppers use patrol cars ect as their sigs,no-one gives them too hard a time about it.

and on top of that, in sympathy with, and out of respect for spud, i too have decided to come clean.

i have pulled the pin from the force after 13 and a bit years. i'm actually still employed by the police, but i'm waiting for my perf to come thru at the moment, hence i'm not working. i've decided to go back to aircraft engineering for a bit, but my long term goal is to go flying for a job. doesn't pay all that well, but it's what i want to do, and that my friends, is the most important thing of all.

and i've only written 2 tickets out to motorcyclists. one to a gang dude on a tricked $40000 v-rod at 149km/h, and one for a 197km/h effort on a GSXR1000 on swamp rd after paeroa in 2001.
And you too Marty :niceone: ,at least we know who to direct our legality questions to now.Maybe Spank could set up an 'ask the cops' forum like on the ZX12 site,if you guys were into it.
Did you come up to the airport a couple of weeks back?I saw an aprilia250 heading down puhinui rd about lunchtimeish.....

[Motoracer]

holey cow motu--only 11 posts before you're a forum whore :Punk:

What would that make Wkid?

[scumdog]

Just going to wave my ignorance here, but what is H290:spudwhat:

Linked to the tune "he ain'y heavy" a few years ago :msn-wink:

[Two Smoker]

Ive seen a RS250 around there too...... but the guy was wearing just a t shirt and no gloves and a vest.......

[RiderInBlack]

Linked to the tune "he ain'y heavy" a few years ago :msn-wink:
:niceone: Ooh, like the Add not the song (hey I'm old, "a few years ago" could have been in the 70's for me:whistle: ). Did I mention that I'm a bit slow as well:rolleyes:

Good on you, mate. Somebodies got to do the dirty work. Hope I never give you guys too much shit/trouble.

[scumdog]

You cottoned on pretty quick and as a matter of interest I am on the wrong side of 50 so the seventies weren't THAT long ago :argh:

Never got shit from somebody on 2-wheels yet, except of course the kind of shit everbody gets at a rally-site :laugh:

[marty]

H290 :whistle:

i thought so.....

[spudchucka]

Hmmm, if my memory serves me correct, they are illegal. You wouldn't be condoning such activities would you?? :whistle: :whistle:

Don't worry, your secret is safe with me. :msn-wink:

I made one last year, pretty cool aswell, but of course it was strictly for "research" purposes.
They are a firearm as per the Arms Act. Possession of one and shooting one off could lead to several legal problems. Mine has been dismantled. Was good fun while it lasted though, especially the foot long blue muzzle flash at night time.

[marty]

i don't mind the giving of info, but now that i'm out of the loop my up to date knowledge will wane quickly. i was 10 years in GDB in the waikato, cleaning up the killing fields on SH1 @ huntly and cambridge, and on section in h-town, spent a year on HP at it's inception, saw major drops in road trauma (dec 2000 to nov 01), for the past 3 years i've been a section sgt on TAG and GDB.

so yeah - i know how a laser and stalker work........i'm sure i could find my 'moving and stationary mode radar instructor' certifcate somewhere :)

[marty]

hey FF - are you on the road, or forest based?

[scumdog]

i don't mind the giving of info, but now that i'm out of the loop my up to date knowledge will wane quickly. i was 10 years in GDB in the waikato, cleaning up the killing fields on SH1 @ huntly and cambridge, and on section in h-town, spent a year on HP at it's inception, saw major drops in road trauma (dec 2000 to nov 01), for the past 3 years i've been a section sgt on TAG and GDB.

so yeah - i know how a laser and stalker work........i'm sure i could find my 'moving and stationary mode radar instructor' certifcate somewhere :)

Youv'e probably just thrown down a gauntlet to the chicken-lickens that say "the road toll is rising, the road toll is rising...."
Never mind, next year they're going to introduce a stupidity gun that can detect unsafe driving before anything happens :rolleyes:
Good to hear from someone with lots of experience :niceone:

[RiderInBlack]

Never mind, next year they're going to introduce a stupidity gun that can detect unsafe driving before anything happens :rolleyes:
Well that would be me fucked :buggerd: :lol:Na, it would cost me more for a taxi ( and they'd get done too) to cart my anvil and Hot-box around to all my horsey customers. Will have to buy a stupidity gun detector/jammer (you know the one that sends out smart-rays:moon: ) to keep in business :done:

[marty]

19 deaths in a month due to fatal crashes is my 'record' - one that i wish i didn't have.

and the last fatal that i attended was a biker.

[scumdog]

19 deaths in a month due to fatal crashes is my 'record' - one that i wish i didn't have.

and the last fatal that i attended was a biker.

I hear you Marty, most are a combination of speed/stupidity/not driving to conditions, and unfortunately the only one detectable is the speed part of the combination hence it gets targetted. Speed is also a factor in 'not driving to conditions but alas that speed might still below the legal speed limit :angry2:

Sadly the only fatal biker crashes around here have been solo bikes going (wait for it) too fast to make it round a bend.

[marty]

yup - the biker dude was: 3am, heavy rain, over 100km/h (speedo needle imprint on back plate at 115), been at the hamilton south end drinking establishments, on a left hand corner cresting a hill, across the centreline, head-on into a car, wearing jeans, windbreaker, skatie shoes, on a CBR900RR, aged about 30yrs.

i cannot think of any fatal crash that i have attended that hasn't had speed or alcohol as an aggravating factor, so you'll excuse me if i'm a bit cynical

[Deano]

man.. I saw DBA's and thought i might not be the only sound geek on here! I'm an Acoustic engineer (no, I don't do sound work for bands). Consulting advice (you think tradesmen charge lots?) for developers generally on what they should/have to do to avoid acoustic problems in their crappy buildings. So if you live in an apartment and you can hear the neighbours, it'll be because the developer didn't pay attention to what someone like me wrote (or it was done by one of our competitors and they cocked it up... we don't do cockups... honest!)
Happy to tell anyone what they should do if they've got problems with noisy kids upstairs (gag them)/toilets flushing/traffic noise etc etc. in their homes (just don't ask me to come look at it or I'll have to "make you pay")!

I am an EHO (figure that one out) and sometimes monitor noise levels from a wide range of sources, usually industry. You must do a fair bit of work for pubs and the like would'nt you ?

I used to do residential noise control also, but now that is contracted out to a security firm. While I enjoy a bit of loud music myself, I once served a notice on the local mongrel mob (with a Police escort of course).

Oh yeah, I considered doing acoustic consulting to verify vehicle noise levels, with all the hoohaa about boy racer's exhausts etc, but considering the limits are pretty low (85dBA from memory) MOST if not all aftermarket exhaust systems would fail anyway.

[marty]

Environmental Heatlh Officer?

[Deano]

Environmental Heatlh Officer?

Spot on. We work a bit with you guys. Liquor Licensing, Noise control (equipment seizures).

Do you know any from your local Council ?

[Quasievil]

I spend most of my time plotting to rule the world from my undergroud Lair in the presence of my handcrafted Fembots. :finger:
And be nice to me as I own sharks with Freakin lazer beams attached to their Heads !!! :crazy:

[bane]

slave for Fonterra, recklessly spending farmers money :msn-wink:

[marty]

is thast your gsx that's in at boyds at the moment bane?

[spudchucka]

19 deaths in a month due to fatal crashes is my 'record' - one that i wish i didn't have.

and the last fatal that i attended was a biker.
The most recent I had anything to do with was a quadruple fatality in which one of the cars ignited. It was an isolated area and the fire service was a long way away. Consequently this led to a very interesting experience later in the mortuary. I've never attended a fatal involving a bike, thankfully.

[rodgerd]

19 deaths in a month due to fatal crashes is my 'record' - one that i wish i didn't have.

and the last fatal that i attended was a biker.

When I lived at Okato the local cop (sole charge, of course) finally had his fill after one particularly nasty one - bike comeing around a long sweeper (legally), and a bloke towing a generator pulled out without looking. Bike went into the generator at 90 km/h.

Of course, being a rural cop, he attended all the local crashes. That was just his last straw.

[rodgerd]

Arr good, another developer that like hassling the DBA. Shoes on the other foot for me as I'm hacking code for the next 6 months and presenting it to the crew I used to work with as a DBA.


Funny thing is the DBA loves it. Most of the other developers he works with don't get much past basic joins, and then whine about DB performance when they make multiple queries and futz with data in the application layer, or don't want to learn about how to take full advantage of the tools.

Me, I'm lazy. I'm not gonna rewrite Oracle in Java when I can get it to do subselect and UNION magic to make my life easier, and if a little effort on my part learning about function based indexes makes things hum along, well, so much the better when it comes time to talk contract renewal. I have my eye on a pretty little RF400, and I got to pay for the toys somehow.

(Look, see, motorcycle content!)



Just read you homepage and agree fully about the whole region coding bullsh*t. Have also been tearing my hair out waiting for b5 season4.

It's gotten to the point where the local distributors are just taking the piss.

I think I've seen your Brutale parked in Manners Mall a month or so ago. Nice looking bike in the flesh - magazine photos always play up the "wierd" things like the tank wings and oval lights in such a way they don't look right, but it looks beaut in person.

[rodgerd]

i cannot think of any fatal crash that i have attended that hasn't had speed or alcohol as an aggravating factor, so you'll excuse me if i'm a bit cynical

Ahh, well, the officers who attended mine can tell you about one that didn't. Just the stupidity of having these five words:

Learner. Driver. Subaru. Legacy. Turbo.

I now know what a Legacy looks like upside down, since I somersaulted over the bonnet. Actually felt a bit sorry for the driver, though. Like the law says, he had a full license driver with him. You'd think she would have mentioned that doing a U-turn on a blind bend wasn't a clever thing to do.

The cop who attended had an alarming story about having had one of his patrol cars peeled in half when he'd stopped on the motorway, lights flashing, and someone travelling at 100 km/h "didn't see him".

[matthewt]

Funny thing is the DBA loves it. Most of the other developers he works with don't get much past basic joins, and then whine about DB performance when they make multiple queries and futz with data in the application layer, or don't want to learn about how to take full advantage of the tools.

Your DBA is probably glad to have someone that actually thinks about how the data will be pulled out rather than just doing the same thing they always have for the past 10 years. I'm in a team of 6 developers now, a couple are legends the rest are fairly average. Coming from a DBA background performance is all I think about.



It's gotten to the point where the local distributors are just taking the piss.

I just heard that season 4 is due in mid September !! :gob:


Whitcoulls had 3 copies of seasons 1,2,3 and the season 1 packs were in a smaller plastic box rather than the current box sets.



I think I've seen your Brutale parked in Manners Mall a month or so ago. Nice looking bike in the flesh - magazine photos always play up the "wierd" things like the tank wings and oval lights in such a way they don't look right, but it looks beaut in person.

I've only parked it there twice and usually when I bored at lunch on a Friday. Normally it's in the part alongside Mobil on the Park. Not sure why they put those wings on the tank, maybe so it would look a little less like the monster. Who knows. To be honest I didn't like them much until I actually saw one. I think they look quite different when you see them for real.

[Holy Roller]

slave for Fonterra, recklessly spending farmers money :msn-wink:
Hope you are higher up the food chain than the other 700 unfortunates

[bane]

Hope you are higher up the food chain than the other 700 unfortunates


when these sorts of purges go on, its best to be right at the top of the food chain or pond scum. Nearly fully qualified as the latter...

[bane]

is thast your gsx that's in at boyds at the moment bane?

nope, not mine Marty

[sAsLEX]

in the Puss as a GREENIE, just to see who remebers that term

And 'pusser' normally refers to the Supply Officers

[Two Smoker]

in the Puss as a GREENIE, just to see who remebers that term

And 'pusser' normally refers to the Supply Officers
So you get all the newbie's told to go to the supplies officer to get a Long Wait....... LMAO

[Kwaka-Kid]

Im an A$$hole.

When im not im at home wrecking a perfectly fine bike with my own trial-mods and trying to learn stuff.

Trust me, KB dont need my help :) Unless of course your bikes TOO reliable or something?

[NordieBoy]

Computer fixer upper for a large firm in Nelson for the last 8 years.

[Kickaha]

You know thoose virtual cannons made from PVC pressure pipe that use a BBQ igniter and hair spray to fire potatoes, oranges etc


My mates one was whipped up in about 5 minutes,but used exhaust tube and a sparkplug and coil hooked into a wall switch too fire it and used acetalyne as a propellant.


I manage a small retail store for Bridgestone/Firestone,unfortunately this does not give me access to the Bridgestone motorcycle tyres,at least not at a decent price,it does however give me a fair bit of freedom to work on the important things in life like sidecars and buckets.

[Yamahamaman]

sgt on TAG and GDB.


I work in a bank providing management information from a wide range of databases and we have all sorts of unimaginable TLA's (3 letter acronyms) not to mention quite a few ETLA's (enhanced 3 letter acronyms or in other words 4 letter acronyms) :wacko:

[spudchucka]

My mates one was whipped up in about 5 minutes,but used exhaust tube and a sparkplug and coil hooked into a wall switch too fire it and used acetalyne as a propellant..
Holy crap!!!!!!!!

[Hooks]

Well I'm a chef and a solo Dad....so if you need a babysitter or a good cook then I'm your man .......And if you need to your tread depth checked then I qualified at that too !!...Otherwise I have 25 years biking under my belt and can usually pull it apart and put it back together again with a minimum of parts left over !! :scooter:

[marty]

I manage a small retail store for Bridgestone/Firestone,unfortunately this does not give me access to the Bridgestone motorcycle tyres,at least not at a decent price,it does however give me a fair bit of freedom to work on the important things in life like sidecars and buckets.


hey kickaha - the 2005 BMX nationals have just been given (again) to rangiora - i'm thinking about freighting my gear down and riding my bike (if i've got a new one by then....) down. pity all your roads are straight though. there is the s bend over the rail tracks into town though i guess

[Warren]

Forklift driver
:brick:

[Kickaha]

hey kickaha - the 2005 BMX nationals have just been given (again) to rangiora - i'm thinking about freighting my gear down and riding my bike (if i've got a new one by then....) down. pity all your roads are straight though. there is the s bend over the rail tracks into town though i guess


Bring your bike and take a few extra days off and I'll show you some roads that aren't straight,I can also give you a place to stay no more than 5-10 minutes from the track.

[marty]

Bring your bike and take a few extra days off and I'll show you some roads that aren't straight,I can also give you a place to stay no more than 5-10 minutes from the track.

awesome. it's a while away yet, but i will keep your offer in my bag of tricks. thanks dude

[sndrmn]

Another "IT Geek"
Work for IBM as a Technology Securty Administrator for one our clients (a bank....there is only 1 so should'nt be too hard to figure out for all those DBA's out there.....haha)

[matthewt]

Another "IT Geek"
Work for IBM as a Technology Securty Administrator for one our clients (a bank....there is only 1 so should'nt be too hard to figure out for all those DBA's out there.....haha)

Let me guess, Westpac ???

I used to deal with a couple of your operations guys, Alan Wilson and Chris Durham I think.

[Badcat]

i do a lot of stuff.
i am a photographer and photoretoucher
i import parts and other stuff for macintosh computers
i am currenty working for the macintosh Business Unit of Microsoft NZ - as NZ Channel Development Manager
oh - and i consult on web and interactive projects.

there - i've said it.

whew.


k

[babyB]

me well im a house executive...well ok i stay home with my kids & parrots. lol its the easy way to classify all the jobs we do . the bike knowlage i have learned along the way but they bacickly get me through so far

[wkid_one]

i do a lot of stuff.
i am a photographer and photoretoucher
i import parts and other stuff for macintosh computers
i am currenty working for the macintosh Business Unit of Microsoft NZ - as NZ Channel Development Manager
oh - and i consult on web and interactive projects.

there - i've said it.

whew.


k
And you have the freaken bike I want

[Badcat]

And you have the freaken bike I want

the vanvan?


k

[sndrmn]

Let me guess, Westpac ???

I used to deal with a couple of your operations guys, Alan Wilson and Chris Durham I think.

Bang on..............yeah they're not in Ops anymore........they moved Ops to AKL. They're Business process managers now....
Howcome you had to deal with our Ops??

[matthewt]

Bang on..............yeah they're not in Ops anymore........they moved Ops to AKL. They're Business process managers now....
Howcome you had to deal with our Ops??

I spent the last 6 years running a large (ie billion dollar per year) payroll system. We'd make about 45,000 payments a week usually anything from 15 cents to 15 million per payment. I think the most was $65 million in one day.

[Ogri]

I do number crunching for a local Suzuki dealership - awesome - discounted goodies for my bike. A coincidence - I think not :D

[Holy Roller]

So you get all the newbie's told to go to the supplies officer to get a Long Wait....... LMAO

Or a lamp for the dead light :doh:

[Yamahamaman]

I do number crunching for a local Suzuki dealership - awesome - discounted goodies for my bike. A coincidence - I think not :D
Would that be Underwood & Wilkins per chance. Have known Richard for years.

[SPman]

And you have the freaken bike I want
He could probably do you a good price on it :yes:

[rodgerd]

Coming from a DBA background performance is all I think about.

Coming from a sysadmin background, good logging is my number one. Efficiency follows a close second 8).



I just heard that season 4 is due in mid September !! :gob:


Yeah, well, mine's shipping even as we speak from Canada.



Whitcoulls had 3 copies of seasons 1,2,3 and the season 1 packs were in a smaller plastic box rather than the current box sets.


I saw the new Season 1 pack in Real Groovy. It's almost tempting to replace the current box sets, considering how much shelf space it would save. Although Bab 5 is hardly the worst offender on that front (Buffy, anyone?).



Not sure why they put those wings on the tank, maybe so it would look a little less like the monster. Who knows. To be honest I didn't like them much until I actually saw one. I think they look quite different when you see them for real.

Yeah; it's funny how different bikes can look. I think the Hyabusa is a mobile work of art, but it's a lot shorter in real life than it looks in photos; the Cagiva Raptor looks like a prop for Aliens when it's in a magazine, but looks a bit more normal in the skin.

[rodgerd]

Another "IT Geek"
Work for IBM as a Technology Securty Administrator for one our clients (a bank....there is only 1 so should'nt be too hard to figure out for all those DBA's out there.....haha)

Heh. I know a chunk of the more recent immigrants into Westpac who came form the Bank of New Zealand - Keith Lawry, Bruce Laken and the rest of that mob.

[David170]

Well I'm a stockboy at placemakers so conclusively I can fix or mod anything including a pallet jack.

[Skunk]

Digital Prepress operator, webmaster, lackie.

[geoffm]

Signed my life to the puss for a few years. Interesting who will know this term..

Cue some guys in strange gear - an indian, a construction worker, a sailor, etc...
Now how does that song go?
Geoff :headbang:

[geoffm]

Currently a post grad student Fire engineer,so if you want to burn stuff down :-)
Before that - mechanical engineer in ventilation and building services and way back when, i had a small business doing welding and fabrication work.
Still got the gear if anyone needs stuff made. :beer:
geoff

[Jackrat]

The eazy life is over.
I'm now driving a vehicle salvage unit,that's TOW TRUCK to you lot.
If ya' park illegaly I don't care, but if ya' park it in a ditch or it just don't go we might meet.
Cheers.

[Motu]

Good one Jack - we shelved our tow truck when the new regs and licences came in...the boss couldn't afford to pay for 6 licences,and we couldn't afford the tats.You got the tats covered and sun glasses are cheap.

[grantman]

Im a IT copier tech

I install new copier/printer/ scanners onto networks and fix em when they break down.

Only good thing i can do is print colour pics on our colour copier

Also scan manuals to PDF
(needs to be unbound....)

Cheers
Grantman

[Storm]

I am an apprentice electrician for Her Majesty's Army out at Linton- mainly domestic installations,rewires etc. Have got a fairly decent tool kit they have issued me with, and the best bit is, if I break any of it, they replace it free !! :) :whistle:

[Dodgyiti]

I am an EHO (figure that one out) and sometimes monitor noise levels from a wide range of sources, usually industry. You must do a fair bit of work for pubs and the like would'nt you ?

I used to do residential noise control also, but now that is contracted out to a security firm. While I enjoy a bit of loud music myself, I once served a notice on the local mongrel mob (with a Police escort of course).

Oh yeah, I considered doing acoustic consulting to verify vehicle noise levels, with all the hoohaa about boy racer's exhausts etc, but considering the limits are pretty low (85dBA from memory) MOST if not all aftermarket exhaust systems would fail anyway.

I too am in the Environmental field, but I work in with 4 large companies in the manufacturing side, cleaner production etc..
And one of the companies makes DUCT TAPE !!
Yeah, it comes off the coater in 25,000 meter reels 1200mm wide ! :yeah:
Alright start sucking up :hug:

[Blakamin]

Music manager at a jukebox manufacturer/exporter.
which basically means i have to listen to lots of crap music (HipHop sux) and keep our customers happy by supplying them custom playlists/updates etc..
IT man for said company
which means when some idiot breaks it, I gotta fix it.
And the better half is a part time phone answerer for a welly and Auck jukebox hire company.
yes, we build them and sell them to ourselves.

so if you're having a party, it might pay to talk to me so i can get you a deal

also am an ex spraypainter if you bike needs a coat or two (or 5 and a few of clear)

[Madmax]

sys admin/server support ,300 servers, 4500 workstations,8000+ user IDs
when i have a bad day 8000+ Lusers have a bad day

:pinch:

[Hitcher]

sys admin/server support ,300 servers, 4500 workstations,8000+ user IDs
when i have a bad day 8000+ Lusers have a bad day
MSD, perhaps?

[RiderInBlack]

Well for a bit of varity this Winter (from Horses Shoeing), I have been pulling tits twice a day (80 nipples at anyone time, and getting up to 800 nipples each shift), and teaching the young how to suck (around 80 of those little buggers now). Would enjoy it more if it was not for the 5am wake-up, and all the shit that gets flung at me on a daily basis.
But on the + side I get to ride the company bike daily:ride: . A big powerfull CT125:Punk: (must admit I'm enjoying playing in the mud with it, but it would be better if the company director got the front wheel bearings fixed (front wheel wobbles like you wouldn't beleave:shit: ). Font brakes work (just, only because I worked on them, although he did pay for the replacement cable).
Well better Fu*k-off, 800 nipples are waiting for me:crazy:

[Cajun]

sys admin/server support ,300 servers, 4500 workstations,8000+ user IDs
when i have a bad day 8000+ Lusers have a bad day

:pinch:

I am simlar Madmax, just not on that scale, but i am also an oracle dba aix admin, we have about 2000 users over all, maybe 40-50 servers

[vifferman]

My job is boring, the most boring I've ever had. Which is why I keep contributing to the nonsense spouted on here.:blank:

[Paul in NZ]

Telecommunications design and build background specialising in big switches and projects.

Currently working on Digital Signage projects and trying to get this industry going here. See here - http://www.nec.co.nz/paneldirector/ (Need a QUALITY plasma, LCD or projector - ask)

Also experience in biometrics, Mobile solutions, logistics, import and a bunch of other stuff....

Got sick of building it so now I sell it...

Paul N

[Blakamin]

Telecommunications design and build background specialising in big switches and projects.

Currently working on Digital Signage projects and trying to get this industry going here. See here - http://www.nec.co.nz/paneldirector/ (Need a QUALITY plasma, LCD or projector - ask)


Paul N
we actually use quite a few projectors?

[MOTOXXX]

handle insurance claims, oversee jobs, invoices etc for a
carpet and upholstery cleaning company. also deals in flood restoration

[Paul in NZ]

handle insurance claims, oversee jobs, invoices etc for a
carpet and upholstery cleaning company. also deals in flood restoration

Jeeze mate... Do you work with Hopes dad, Mike??

Paul N

[Paul in NZ]

we actually use quite a few projectors?

Nick, Ian and Richard from NEC Visual Systems just next to the new Mitre 10 down kapiti Road. Best gear in the world and best people to deal with. Tell them I sent you and they will charge you double.... :msn-wink:

Cheers

[Madmax]

scale??
at leased 3500 mdbs
14300 xls files? (go figure)
never botherd with word files
probably have an mdb that says what the other mbs do
lost track of how many email messages we have
Max :doh:

[enigma51]

I work for the goverment my job is to pay Tax or there more politicaly correct PAYE ie I will take your money KNOW

[Fluffy Cat]

Well I'am a cat so if you need any mice sorted out I'am your cat.In my spare time I like to save the world and run around the Operating Rooms at Auckland Public Hospital helping out with some anaethesia.Ah gota go they just put the fire on!.

[andy1]

For now i work as a motorcycle parts sales person....

And in New Zealand im a Vineyard manager... Driving Huge Tractors and making them grapes grow......

:spudwave:

[Devil]

Well, erm i *am* the IT department at my work and will be found doing the following:
Software Support
Hardware Support
Network Admin
System Admin
Coding (VBScript, JS, SQL, HTML) soon to be VB.NET
Testing
DB Admin
Uhm and fixing just about anything that plugs in (sigh).

[FROSTY]

um er well I forgot to mention -I was -once a bike mechanic. --oops I knew I left summat out.

[Marmoot]

Just quit my shift-based hotel job and moved to IT 9to5 job in another company.
FF: I'm gonna have saturday ride again :) but no more workdays ride

[finerd]

Appentice Electrician

So i paint the workshop walls.... :mad:

[MOTOXXX]

Jeeze mate... Do you work with Hopes dad, Mike??

Paul N



na man not sure who mike is. must b one of the other companys maybe a1 or jae etc.

peace out

[NC]

:o I build stuff

[Kwaka-Kid]

fluffy: Really? shit man i always wonderd what you did, honestly thought u were the Tearoom security gaurd.

and NC30chick: what do u build?

[NC]

fluffy: Really? shit man i always wonderd what you did, honestly thought u were the Tearoom security gaurd.

and NC30chick: what do u build?

At the moment, Aeroplane Hangers :wacko:

[jrandom]

:o I build stuff

I take it that's a picture of you. Not what you build. Is it a picture of you building something, then?

[NC]

I take it that's a picture of you. Not what you build. Is it a picture of you building something, then?


Its my cute face, you should see the ugly one. :gob:

[bluninja]

Well I've just started my 2nd week as a taxi driver working nights :moon: soon I'll have enough money to insure the motorbike and go out for a ride.

All prety boring really...first night a fare from the psychiatric hospital to the probation service; then later the same night a guy who had been stabbed in the arm by his wife to take from hospital back to home (where his wife was presumably lurking).

[SPORK]

My self-designated job description is a "Mass Advertisments Distibutor". Not a bad job title for a 14 year old! :banana:

[Two Smoker]

Well an update of what im doing at the moment.... handing in my notice at Post, so that means only 2 more weeks of wheelies in the CT110 :weep:

Still have three jobs... Postie, fencing sub contractor and relief milker, this week i worked 91 hours :wacko: :crazy:

But will become a full time fencer soon, and also still be a relief milker.....

Update on the career..... Got a call from NZ Army, they are putting my name forward for the Officer Selection Board for the 20th of september..... And possibly go in on January for basic training..... BUT i might leave going into the Army for a year and do a full year of racing (mite join F3 :msn-wink: )

[Kwaka-Kid]

THATS what we wanna hear!

damn, i have to attend works for a number of hours but at least i dont really have to do anything.

Goals for future? i wanna be just like curious George!

[RiderInBlack]

My self-designated job description is a "Mass Advertisments Distibutor". Not a bad job title for a 14 year old! :banana:Does that mean you are one of thoses "Spamming" wankers:tugger:

[avgas]

Help a fellow motorcyclist out here, i work casually for a company called Ellis Co, but they just ran out of work for me. And my only other job i have is Mitre10 New Lynn (sorry cant offer a discount, but not payed on commision so i can say what i want). But my m10 job is only saturdays (will ask for more, but who knows).
Im a uni student that goes back next feb, but till then you still have to pay the bills.
So if anyone has some casual work (pref to an electical engineering side of things - as im doing a BE) or some cool part time work. Gimmie a message and see if i fit the space.
Also any jobs to do with motorbikes would also be awesome, cos i love it.
I even have a CV for those smarty pants applications
Im not one to drain the system with a benefit - so i dont want to start now

[sels1]

Music manager at a jukebox manufacturer/exporter.
which basically means i have to listen to lots of crap music (HipHop sux) and keep our customers happy by supplying them custom playlists/updates etc..
IT man for said company
which means when some idiot breaks it, I gotta fix it.
And the better half is a part time phone answerer for a welly and Auck jukebox hire company.
yes, we build them and sell them to ourselves.

so if you're having a party, it might pay to talk to me so i can get you a deal

also am an ex spraypainter if you bike needs a coat or two (or 5 and a few of clear)
Do you drive a big pink van? we may have met recently...

[sels1]

Meteorological Instrument Tech. (hence the avatar) I toddle around the country installing/calibrating these things. (Good way of getting around a lot of bike shops too.) Also look after hydrogen generators -anyone got a hydrogen powered bike?

[sels1]

I do number crunching for a local Suzuki dealership - awesome - discounted goodies for my bike. A coincidence - I think not :D

I was in that shop 2 days ago - too bad I didnt know to say hi

[Sniper]

I was in that shop 2 days ago - too bad I didnt know to say hi

Why did you have to bring up and age old thread?? Oh yea, by the way I am a Cage rental manager who spends his days on websites

[Riff Raff]

Why did you have to bring up and age old thread?? Oh yea, by the way I am a Cage rental manager who spends his days on websites

It's interesting for those of us who haven't seen it before.
I'm a blanket therapist and plaster master.

[Sniper]

It's interesting for those of us who haven't seen it before.
I'm a blanket therapist and plaster master.

True, sorry. I can be a dick sometimes :brick: :kick:

[Juan]

Make things from metal, from bits for printing presses to ejector seats via electronic bits, Oh and recently PFM brakes for bikes :ride:

Taught driving in a prevoius life as my wife now does!!!

[backfire]

taxi-driver :shit:

[mattt]

I drive cars :Oi:

Flash ones :yeah:

Fast :first:

[Yamahamaman]

same as that riff raff type person. Drive big white taxis with flashy noisey bits attached to the roof.
Maybe you should fit some 'flashy-noisy-bits' to you TL :yeah:

[Teflon]

Stainless fab/welder by trade.

[Slipstream]

and I'm a stressaholic...

:shit:


.... wrong forum :o

seriously, I'm a kiddie wrangler, a body builder, a home executive, a household manager, a life skills teacher...basically I'm a stay home mum :yeah:

Next year however, I'll still be a mum, a day student in accounting, a night student in becoming a sparky, the director of my family's company, a viticulturist and a chauffer for my gran.
But most importantly I'll be a bonnified licenced bike rider.

Hmm....so much for a social life.... :sleep:

[Bonez]

Fuck all really. But it pays the bills, no morgage, no kids at home, own everything I have and I get to ride me cikles when ever I like so life must be good.

[SPman]

Shit this threads still going. Just changed jobs.....from poacher to gamekeeper....Im now a Building Policeman!<img>

[PeteThePom]

Well I reckon I got the most varied work history,I have been all of the following at some point in the last 20 years(shit, 20 years already? Where DOES the time go!)

Greengrocer
Sales Clerk(auto spares shop)
Salesman (Tandy/Radio Shack)
Door to door loft insulation sales canvasser
Domestic(posh word for cleaner)
Bar/Cellarman
Groundsman
Builders Labourer
Artists model
Brickies Labourer
Landscaper
Motorcycle Courier
Pig Farmer
Wharehouse Assist.
Brewery worker
Street Sweeper
Refuse Collector
Motorcycle Courier(again)
Motorcycle Mechanic
Print Finisher
Collator
Grease Packer(no really, i was!)
Assembly line worker(lasted a day and a half, toooo mind numbing that job was)
IT Helpdesk Technician
IT Consultant
IT Manager
Painter/Decorater
Company Director
Land Agent

and probably a few I've forgotten!

And I wouldn't change a minute of it, variety is the spice of life as they say!

[jase]

Test Gas Cylinders and Fire Extinguishers

[sels1]

Why did you have to bring up and age old thread??


Not sure what you mean - please explain your comment

[ajturbo]

seriously, I'm a kiddie wrangler, a body builder,





what sort of body's do you build?



oh i'm a QUALIFIED painter/decorater, but now a solo dad,
on the look out for a WOMAN who likes bikes and ..shit wrong fourm..

[gman]

i was a juke box builder........but now i work for the government collecting cash every week......till i get nuva job....ohwell just have to ride me bike morerhttp://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/newreply.php?do=newreply&noquote=1&p=129905#
2 thumbs up

[soundbeltfarm]

im a farmer so unless you want milk or a tractor to pull you out of a hole.
im out. got utes and trailers to cart sore bikes somewhere for ya,s.
and no my stock dont cross the road so no shit from my cows will dirty your bike or worse.

[crashe]

well I have to admit that I have done a few jobs over the past 30 years...

Feltex - Palmie North
Country Library Service PN (repaired the books and also received and sent them out to libraries around the North Island) This is now the cause of a stuffed back.... Lifting heavy boxes fill of books.
Ralta - PN
Mum.......
Mother helper in local primary school - 15 yrs
Teachers aide in a special needs school....
Caretaker and cleaner of a school.
Making ceramic molds for ceramic classes in a factory...
Carpentry course - fences and decks.
Furniture making course.
Caretaker of another school - restuffed up back.
But in that time I have done lots of handyperson stuff - painting my own home, wallpapering, digging trenches for drainage..... repaired my own car.....
Mowed lawns
Just a general handy person..... gees no wonder my back is now stuffed...lol
Now I am a lady of leisure.....who has plenty of time to ride. :scooter: :ride:

[marty]

well i've gone from aircraft engineering to, well, aircraft engineering....just the planes are a lot smaller (could easily fit in the cargo hold of a 747). now if only i can figure out how to make the TL run on Jet A1......

"so how much gas do you want boss?"
"oh 150 000lbs should do it thanks"

it's nothing to have aircraft coming into the hangar with 30 000lbs of fuel in the tank

[riffer]

I started a new job seven weeks ago and I'm really enjoying it.

I now work for Learning Media, and my job here is to organise and handle the printing of children's educational material.

Better pay, great conditions and great hours. I work from 7.30 am to 3.30 pm.

It's all good...

[Slipstream]

Pig Farmer

Dodgey.... I've seen Snatch the movie...did you ever have more than 8 pigs? ;)

[Slipstream]

what sort of body's do you build?


So far one that is now 5 and a bit and another that's 2 and a bit :msn-wink: :laugh:

[Warr]

Page 1 of this is a long way back...
I'm a Phone Tech, work on Business phone systems. Installation & maintenance aroung Waikato.

[RiderInBlack]

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Dodgey.... I've seen Snatch the movie...did you ever have more than 8 pigs? ;)I was think more like "Waking Ned Divine" (you better get him some nice smelling soaps).

[Juan]

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I was think more like "Waking Ned Divine" (you better get him some nice smelling soaps).


Waking Ned was filmed on the Isle of Man, I know it's supposed to be Ireland, but trust me it was the IOM.....

Smelly film tho... :shit:

[RiderInBlack]

Waking Ned was filmed on the Isle of Man, I know it's supposed to be Ireland, but trust me it was the IOM I know. Where else could you film a nude motorbike riding scene (cracks me up everytime I see it:killingme ).

[Juan]

I know. Where else could you film a nude motorbike riding scene (cracks me up everytime I see it:killingme ).

True enough. the naked guy is actually Eddie Crooks, as in Crooks Suzuki's Eddie Crooks.....

Still our best Film, not quite in the league of Lord of the Rings :first:

[scumdog]

and I'm a stressaholic...

:shit:
.... wrong forum :o


But most importantly I'll be a bonnified licenced bike rider.

Hmm....so much for a social life.... :sleep:

Does that mean you'll by qualified to ride Truimph Bonnevilles only? or did you mean bonne fide? :blah: :killingme :msn-wink:

[jrandom]

Does that mean you'll by qualified to ride Truimph Bonnevilles only? or did you mean bonne fide?

Time for one of the Spellistus Latini to step in and put an end to the misery.

It's bona fide.

As you were, chaps.

[scumdog]

Time for one of the Spellistus Latini to step in and put an end to the misery.

It's bona fide.

As you were, chaps.

You analist you, it was meant to be another pun!!!!! :shit:
Or are you just trolling? :pinch:

But yes, quite correct.

[Ghost Lemur]

Time for one of the Spellistus Latini to step in and put an end to the misery.

It's bona fide.

As you were, chaps.

"Never let it be said your anal retentive attention to detail didn't yealed positive results"

[jrandom]

yealed

Gnnnnngnngngnggnnnnnnn... [sits on hands]

[RiderInBlack]

Gnnnnngnngngnggnnnnnnn... [sits on hands]Come on. Let it out. You will became constipated. I know you want to. Besides if you don't, Hitcher will.

[Slipstream]

You analist you



Never let it be said your anal retentive attention to detail didn't yealed positive results


You boys are little :shake: fixated aren't you :laugh:

[Ghost Lemur]

Gnnnnngnngngnggnnnnnnn... [sits on hands]

Sorry that was too mean wasn't it. :P :killingme

I just couldn't resist putting at least one in there for you.

[Indiana_Jones]

I'm working with my old man at the moment, running and the factory and installing kitchens, goody :D

-Indy

[badlieutenant]

Shit this threads still going. Just changed jobs.....from poacher to gamekeeper....Im now a Building Policeman!<img>
so you get to look at buildings like this

[swanman]

Well it is Saturday and raining and I'm bored at home.

It is interesting that this thread is so long as it reflects the interest that we all have in what we all do to make a living.

There also seem to be a high incidence of IT types and a reasonable number of tradesmen too.

I like a few others I am neither of the above. I am 36 and have a philosophy that mundaness is death. I don't believe in the "carpe diem" stuff and all that pop philospohy, but professional boredom is just the worst.

My first job was an Army officer (Artillery), then a commercial diver, then a marina manager, then a dive instructor, then a yacht technician/skipper, then a marina manager, then a dot com administrator, then a boat builder, and currently a buyer for a boat yard. I did these jobs in England, Germany, Carribean, New Zealand.

Goes without saying that I like the sea and intend to sail round the world starting in a few years. Any one want to come?

[Joni]

Goes without saying that I like the sea and intend to sail round the world starting in a few years. Any one want to come?

I've only been sailing a few times, loved it tho.... looking into doing something with Penny Whiting maybe...

Not sure about around the world, but maybe we can go sailing, once I know what rope is what... I think it would be fun!!! :)

[nezorf]

i have two jobs one as a butcher assistant i woolies and i am starting a job a super cheap autos next w/e/

my butcher job is just cleanig up after the butchers go home and they leave a lot oof mess 4 me. there is more meat on the floor than in the cabnit. lol.
blood every were but a hose fixws that.
so unless any one wonts t1o know how to get a blood staned white top clean or alittle a bout meat dont ask me 4 help.

ps hope the top is not human blood

[fozz rock]

I'm a mushroom farmer :yes:

yea i know keep in the dark feed on shit heard it all before

[cowboyz]

Assisstant Golf Course Superintendant...greenkeeper-NOT grass cutter :Pokey:

Part of my responsibilities are Service,repair and general maintenance of machinery ranging from large tractor, speciallist hydraulic turf equipment down to the lowly small engine 2smokers like weedeaters...the rest is turf science related.

I am a greenkeeper at Palmerston North Golf Club. Its pretty good with getting to spend your days in the sun.

[Hawkeye]

I'm a Oracle dba mainly (95%) but have done the others in my previous IT life (used to do heaps of Novell Netware, general PC stuff and the odd bit of c++).

How big is your Oracle DB ?? I've spent the last 6 years at a very large govt site looking after various DB's there.


Ha, you boys are only playing with toys . DB2 mainframe DBA. Now that's a Database....

[APPLE]

me'n roosta are plasterers,Gib stoppers.......

[classic zed]

We service, repair and Wof all road vehicles including bikes, fully trade qualified (City and Guilds UK) 26+ years experience on anything with wheels. I also cover electrical repairs, electronic diagnostics, fabrication, restorations etc.

Back in the 70's I even worked for a Kiwi bike racer (Dennis Ireland) as his spanner man for the European GP's and IOM TT, aaaahhhh those were the days.

I am also pretty good with computers, building and repairing them, I even sell my own garage software developed in house. have a look if you like.

www.autofaults.com

so why not come in and say "Hi" if your passing, jug is always on.

Hibiscus Coast Service Center
2/23 David Sidwell Place
Whanagparaoa
09 424 0477


Hope this doesnt read too much like an advert:blip:

[placidfemme]

I work for a Property Investment company. So if anyone is looking at investing in property (inner city apartments, other apartments, and land sections and house deals up in Whangarei) send me a PM and we'll be more than happy to help you out :)

[Marmoot]

I work for a Property Investment company. So if anyone is looking at investing in property (inner city apartments, other apartments, and land sections and house deals up in Whangarei) send me a PM and we'll be more than happy to help you out :)

Which company, if you don't mind me asking?

[placidfemme]

Asset Builders International Ltd

[Freakshow]

I sell Gas and help people who have problems with their Gas.

[Macktheknife]

I see this thread has been revived, well then....
I don't currently have a job but I have had lots! Sales, carpetlayer, fire-fighter, protection officer, security consultant, medic, CSR, martial arts intructor, painters hand, labourer, teacher/trainer, and many others. Currently too broken to be allowed to work, but surgery coming soon should fix that. Then I can ride again, yippeee!
I have a garage and a few tools for anyone that needs a hand to fix stuff on the Nth shore, I also am happy to help those who wish to practice their riding skills in carparks etc. Can supply cones and and other useful equipment.

[k14]

Rape and pillage the nz electricity market for every cent its worth. Just like the petrol companies do when they increase petrol prices. Good stuff aye?

[Biohazard]

Me - i'm a Branch Manager for an International Recruitment Company :blip:

So if ya want a job in the Waikato or looking for staff then let me know, I do mates rates ya know :innocent:

[The_Dover]

Ha ha, WINJA will love you.

Rides a honda and works in HR.

[sAsLEX]

Rape and pillage the nz electricity market for every cent its worth. Just like the petrol companies do when they increase petrol prices. Good stuff aye?


= plays cards on the computer lots!



I am a Weapons Engineer!

[Biohazard]

:doh: :weird: