April Meet
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manderx
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not the gypsy moth one. the guy i would have been replacing just got his phd in CS and was doing the bulk of the interviewing and he seemed to be totally out to get me and make me look bad in front of the other guys just because i didn't have a real CS degree and didn't know all the buzzwords and esoteric software engineering models. stuff that matters on big programs written by teams of dozens of programmers like the next version of Office, but not a little data collection program that has at most 30 pages of code. didn't matter that i had been doing pretty much the exact same thing for the past 13 years except for counting and measuring trees instead of just gypsy moth trap counts (which is a million times simpler), and not even counting that i still feel my experience with dealing with field technicians (they suck at computers) and writing software they can understand/training/supporting is way more important than writing a program that is 2.3% more efficient.
but i did just get a well paying part-time job with the department of forestry that starts this week (i applied for it back in january but was no-go back then due to state-wide hiring freeze, and it just now popped up outta nowhere) and another part-time job lined up with tetra (thanks vetdog) that starts at the end of the month doing after hours customer support. i'll do both from home, and i'll still keep doing my current job (just sold a whole bunch of copies to canada, which is good in itself and it'll hopefully spread to other companies up there that want to get in on the exchange rate) so i should be able to start digging myself out of the hole.
but i did just get a well paying part-time job with the department of forestry that starts this week (i applied for it back in january but was no-go back then due to state-wide hiring freeze, and it just now popped up outta nowhere) and another part-time job lined up with tetra (thanks vetdog) that starts at the end of the month doing after hours customer support. i'll do both from home, and i'll still keep doing my current job (just sold a whole bunch of copies to canada, which is good in itself and it'll hopefully spread to other companies up there that want to get in on the exchange rate) so i should be able to start digging myself out of the hole.
I have been on call 24/7 and working about 2 hours a day every other day. Looking forward to retiring soon, with all my sweat equity. 
pprmntshrmps
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So ahhhhh what about a meet. We got a contract on that townhouse so now I can actually afford the things I want to buy for my tank so I'm jonesen to meet everyone for t he purely selfish reason of benifiting from your knowledge and experiance.
pprmntshrmps
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Things are getting better. As I have said I work for a home builder, we sold 4 houses last week.
george albert
Member
ive picked up 3 houses to brick in the past week so things are looking up for me at least ive been out of work for about 2 months.i hope it continues
george albert
Member
reefdad thinks he is special he dont need to work :>)
CorallineDream
New member
Hey Guys,
I'm new to the area and looking to get hooked up with the local reef club and find some good fish stores too. Actually I grew up around here and have recently moved back home. I live in the Covington area.
I used to be active with the Alabama Reefers forum where I lived. I'd love to come to the next meeting if my schedule permits. I'm subscribing to this thread so keep me posted on what you guys decide.
What day of the month do you guys typically meet? Saturday?
We used to get one of our local fish stores to host us occassionally. Are there any good ones in Roanoke?
I look forward to meeting everyone.
I'm new to the area and looking to get hooked up with the local reef club and find some good fish stores too. Actually I grew up around here and have recently moved back home. I live in the Covington area.
I used to be active with the Alabama Reefers forum where I lived. I'd love to come to the next meeting if my schedule permits. I'm subscribing to this thread so keep me posted on what you guys decide.
What day of the month do you guys typically meet? Saturday?
We used to get one of our local fish stores to host us occassionally. Are there any good ones in Roanoke?
I look forward to meeting everyone.
george albert
Member
WELCOME CAMERON !!!!
