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Colorado Hail, CO. Elev. 5,900 FT

What do you know ...about what??? That is exacly my question!

Everyone has a special talent/ skill./ area of expertise which is pumpkin related or non pumpkin related. Maybe you know someone with a wealth of
knowledge that should be recognized who you'd call if you needed to know something specific. Don't be modest now... if I needed to call somebody
who is specialized in a specific thing, it would be nice to know I could call YOU! I consider everyone in B.P.'s as family, hell. we even argue like
siblings at times! I have talked to a lot of great people over the years, and I have yet to find a grower who'd do me wrong. So, with that in mind....
If I needed to know something, what could I call you for that your fairly knowledgable about? I know a lot of people on the list, but really have no clue
what they do, other than grow! I find out that each grower is a weatlh of info about specific pumpkin info... experiencing splitters/ fighting wind/
combating disease/ growing in a short season/ growing by the ocean/ growing in a desert/ you get the picture.... OK... I'd say you could call me
if you ever need to dicuss the following...

Growing at a high elevation
Growing in a severe weather area
Short season growing tricks
Genetics/ breeding theories
Pumpkin History
Pumpkin propagation techniques
setting up satellite patches...ANYWHERE
Sandy soil observations and practices

Making your spouse mad techniques
Mowing & lawn care techniques
Thrash/speed/ death/ grindcore/ old school trivia
Tampa Bay Buccaneer trivia
Thrift store procedures and operations

Ok.. your turn...

11/16/2004 10:26:43 PM

Western Pa.

I don't know nuthin' about nuthin!

11/16/2004 10:54:26 PM

Wichita, KS

I teach beginnng guitar... :)

11/16/2004 11:07:45 PM

Deer Park WA

I taught my dog how to roll over, and poop in the neighbours property!

11/16/2004 11:31:33 PM

Leamington, Ont.

This might be interesting.

I'm an auto technician/mechanic (If anyone has any car issues e-mail me and I'll try to help)
I also build and repair computers
Pumpkin growin' is fairly new here...I won't claim to be too knowledgeable in this feild

11/16/2004 11:40:48 PM

Alex, IN

I like to Crossstich and take photo's. I have recived Champion ribbons for both at my county fair and recieved a blue ribbon at the Indiana State Fair for one of my Salon Style Pictures. I will put the picture in my grower diary.

Mikkal

11/17/2004 12:16:26 AM

Cheyenne, Wyoming

Knowledge of pumpkin growing - not much

Things I do know about:

Coaching Junior High Football,
Coaching the Shot Put and Discus in Track and Field,
Setting up exercise plans/routines for 10 to 14 year old athletes,
Plyometric training,
Junior High Physical Education class - student behavior management,
Time management (five children of my own),
Dedication to family,
The sacrafice Jesus made for my eternal salvation.

Beet

11/17/2004 12:30:24 AM

Taber, Alberta

I teach junior and senior high band.
I'm also trying to teach the neighbours dog NOT to poop on my property (it's not going so well)
Alan

11/17/2004 1:05:08 AM

Vancouver, White Rock, Canada

Crack heads, freaks, drunks and bank frauds... what else is there?

11/17/2004 1:42:26 AM

Okla

I knows what I knows and I knows no more...

11/17/2004 2:25:53 AM

Knopp, Germany

Marc, thanks for the offer of sharing your knowledge to help other growers. I am sure it is appreciated. I am certainly interested in your short season tricks.

I do not have any expert growing knowledge that can help our community, but I can offer the following. I have access to USPS mail in Germany, as well as the local German Postal system. If anyone is having troubles getting bubbles back and forth from Europe/Germany to the U.S. then I would be willing to help.

owen

11/17/2004 3:25:49 AM

New Salisbury IN

I am a newbe growing AG but I know how to grow plants go
to www.Apple-Valley.com thats me

11/17/2004 5:55:57 AM

Ohio

HMMMMM, Let me see here,,, I know how to break up fights between two men(sometimes more)I know how to search mens property(Bunk Area or Person) for shanks,drugs,and anything eles possable you can think of. I Know how to listen to a man complain about cooked food 24/7. I know how to tell the diffrence between prison gangs,such as Latin Kings,AB's,Crips,Bloods,just to name a few. I know how to control Physical abuse and Vocal abuse to staff from inmates,mostly I know How to baby sit Grown men,I also Know how to make it home safe at 2pm to see my family. This isnt even breaking the surface,lol

11/17/2004 6:42:41 AM

North Ga

Hey Brooks! Your name and your expertise sounds like The Shawshank Redemption. LOL.

11/17/2004 8:00:31 AM

Indiana

I'm a so called network administrator/ computer consultant but still learning something new every day. I'm also enrolled to start the Indiana master gardeners training.

11/17/2004 8:18:48 AM

Edmonton, Canada

I know hockey, inside and out!

11/17/2004 8:23:24 AM

Follansbee, Wv

I'm too new to AG growing to be much help there, but I have been gardening for years. I know about composting in several forms including hot pile, cold pile, windrow, and vermiculture. My other hobby is building and overclocking high performance computers. This type of computer is primarily used for extensive video editing and high end gaming. I am experienced in air cooling, watercooling, chilled water cooling, and phase change cooling. So if you want to try your hand at overclocking, modding, etc, or just want to build a good quality, low cost rig for normal day to day use let me know.

11/17/2004 8:23:56 AM

Cologne / Germany

Conception and design of print media. Internet. Interactice media design on CD-ROM and DVD. Any sort of digital AV documentation / presentation. POS / POI productions. Physical computing. Heck if you ever need to look at your pumpkin plant from your bedroom and touch the laptop screen just to turn on the watering system (even if your patch is miles away) give me a call.
However I´m unemployed right now :) I love my country.

11/17/2004 8:35:39 AM

New England

Hey SlyChit, I likr yer resume... Yomomma used to be a C.O.

11/17/2004 8:49:44 AM

Deer Park, WI

Cool thread madman. When it comes to AG's, I love the physiology behind the plants. How and why do they grow?

My day job involves testing brain chemicals (neurotransmitters) in people experiencing problems like insomnia, anxiety, fatigue, depression, autism, ADD, and just about everything else. Our company makes supplements designed to address the neurotransmitter imbalances associated with the problems listed above. If you, a family member, or friend does not like prescription medications like anti-depressents, etc, we offer alternatives for you.

11/17/2004 8:51:02 AM

New England

I think Jack Daniels already offers a fine product that does roughly the same thing.

11/17/2004 9:13:35 AM

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lets see, I am a chemical Technologist, I can provide info about paints, sealants, meatals and metal treatments etc. and if anyone has problems with their planes I can probably provide assistance there, or at least have connections to get you help. That is probably of little use, but, my lovely wife is an architectural designer, and is fully qualified to design homes, additions/renovations, mechanical design, and basically anything involving AutoCad.

11/17/2004 9:19:19 AM

[email protected]

On the AG side, I am working on growing in a semi harsh climate, shortened season, much like Marc.
Our elevation here is 3800 ft. My goal is to grow 1000 pounds in the next 2 years, funny thing is I thought a good seed and reading the message boards on BP would do it for me. You have to work at these things just as hard, if not harder than the time and effort you put into your work.

On the work side. I am a Journeyman Carpenter and Specialize in Interior Finishing , doors, casings, hardware, entertainment centres, furniture. Cherry is my wood of choice.
Also own and run a small landscape company.
I also have been self employed for about 17 years, and employ 25 tradesmen.
Eddy

11/17/2004 9:47:37 AM

I'm with Gordon... GO UTES!

I like these posts... sometimes I wish this site had a
profile page for each user, where we each could place a bio
and a photo.

I am a semiconductor engineer. I know how to test your memory.

Hobbies include photography... sometimes I even do weddings or
special projects for friends. I have spent 30 years in
photography and I'm only 39.

That, and more importantly, my wife and 5 kids limit my
time in the patch. But this giant pumpkin thing has really
turned into a passion.

11/17/2004 10:44:05 AM

Colorado Hail, CO. Elev. 5,900 FT

Lawman...Does that mean you deal with half of my mow customers? LMAOLOL!!!!
Lots of very interesting stuff you all do... I never thought so many growers would have such different trades...great posts!

11/17/2004 10:50:17 AM

Colorado Hail, CO. Elev. 5,900 FT

Lawman...Does that mean you deal with half of my mow customers? LMAOLOL!!!!
Lots of very interesting stuff you all do... I never thought so many growers would have such different trades...great posts!

11/17/2004 10:50:19 AM

[email protected]

Great idea Marc.

Parent & husband (1 son)

Pro Green Industry 25 years Past 15 with Lesco (fertilizer & pesticide manufacturer/distributor)
Licensed Arborist & Pesticide Supervisor NY & CT

Other:
Ran power equipment repair shop
Involved with BSA leadership
Antique radios (back burner)
Antique small-mid sized tractors (back burner)

11/17/2004 10:58:06 AM

South Hill, Virginia

Nice idea Marc.

I am the Director of Financial Aid at a community college so I guess that qualifies me to fill out your FAFSA for you. If you have questions about paying for college I'm your man.

I am also math faculty here and have been teaching statistics almost exclusively for the last 6 or 7 years. I've got my B.S. and M.S. in mathematics so I guess that qualifies me to help your kid with his/her math homework.

I'm happy to help so don't be afraid to ask.

11/17/2004 11:13:08 AM

Central Connecticut

I'm a jack of all trades master of none....I enjoy doing so many different things that it is hard to master any of them...Chris

11/17/2004 12:17:22 PM

Western NY

let's see - i'm with the Health Dept., so i can assist you with problems with your septic systems, but i also do restaraunt inspections, and everything from rabies, west nile virus, to the smoking law, and lots in between.

11/17/2004 12:26:26 PM

Garden

I do T1 test and turn up for Verizon internetworking, so if you're on the internet, you are most likely utilizing some circuit I installed- no need to thank me, you're very welcome hahaha.
My main hobby is sportbikes

11/17/2004 12:40:26 PM

Fremont, California

im gonna be in jr high soon what do i expect?

11/17/2004 1:02:12 PM

Knopp, Germany

my T1 sucks faded, thanks!!! roflmao

11/17/2004 1:08:37 PM

Www.extremepumpkinstore.com

I am a Data Consultant, if you have computer or Networking issues, ask away.
I run my own business, we do everything from home and business office setups maintenance, repairs, consulting, webdesign, domain names and hosting, networks, to name a few.

11/17/2004 1:16:06 PM

Garden

Edit:
so if you're on the internet,AND in the United States,....
:)

11/17/2004 1:31:53 PM

Ontario

Iknow gambling, worked in casinos for 16 years. The one tip I can give you is don't enter one lol.
Pumpkin growing is mostly luck and more frustrating then work lol

drew

11/17/2004 2:01:12 PM

Hobbiton New Zealand

I know how to drink beer just about got the trick worked out to stop hangovers just a few more years and I will have it all worked out.
That and running large scale dairy farms.

11/17/2004 2:16:17 PM

Knopp, Germany

oh, so now you tell us...:-)

11/17/2004 2:47:21 PM

Itzetown City

I served 12 years in our army and than I´d worked 27 years in one of our greatest laborunion, now I´ve taken early retirement. Since spring I´m honorary the President of our local alottment gardener club.
Since I´d served in the infantry, I´m a specialist by working with a spade and all green things. LOL

11/17/2004 3:03:18 PM

Brillion Wisconsin

I'm a "electrostatic dry powder image technician" or what you call a copier repairman. I have been repairing office machines for 17 years. If you have a analog or digital copier with weird problems drop me an email. Great thead Madman.....Dean o

11/17/2004 3:09:09 PM

Deer Park WA

Ok, I dont seem to know diddly about how to grow a 1000#er, but I do know construction management, I have been a project manager building large scale buildings for about 20 years, I currently work for Eastern Washington University in the Construction and Planning Department.

11/17/2004 3:17:09 PM

Ohio

OH, I also worked for TCI Cable for 9 years, installing cable,hard line fiber, and installed Prime Stars satellites before I became a officer.

I Got one question,,,,,,,, WHO WANTS FREE CABLE!!??,LMAO

11/17/2004 4:41:01 PM

Bobcaygeon Ontario

I am a goldsmith and diamond setter by trade which I learned as a kid in my Dads shop. I also enjoy weightlifting and have spent many years in a hard rock band ( My Only Friend). If you want a free CD email me!
Doug

11/17/2004 4:46:42 PM

i'm only 19 but i'm pretty good on the saxophone, at least i was in high school, might need to brush up a bit. i'd like to think i'm more knowlegdeable than most when it comes to gardening, but there's still tons of people that know more than me about it!

11/17/2004 4:54:00 PM

Roanoke Il

Thinks i know how to do drink beer, grow pumpkims, please the ladies, lose weight, drive fork, lift manage a crew of migrant workera, pluming, welding torching, hydralics, some 3 phase electical, some auto repair, thermo proccessing, repair still cookers , repair and operate continuos cookers repair almost any piece of machinery that you would find in a canning operation. Ive worked for delmote foods for over 24 years, Was a bouncer for 5 year or crowd control bartender ect.

11/17/2004 5:50:40 PM

Joliet, IL

My other hobbies include wood carvings, on the smaller
size, from 3" blocks of basswood up to 8" blocks.
Buddhas, ancient olmec statues, santa clauses,
and my favorite is my carving called "Its a World of
S--t, So Eat Up". Its a dung beatle on a dung ball,
two toned stained, and nice details. you can see through
the areas where the thin legs attach to the dung ball.

the inspiration came from a pissy whiney mood i was in
and turned on discovery to watch the dung beatles eat
elephant dung all day----and i don't see them complaining.

it sits on my fireplace mantle as a reminder that as
bad as it gets, it is never all that bad considering.

my other hobbies include beer, football, college basketball---this year's pick to click to win it all is Arizona.
remember the name Mustafa Shakur come march madness.
Texas Hold Em is my favorite game, and I work for an
engineering firm as a quality control inspector for large construction projects like the Joliet Speedway nascar track and Rt 66 dragstrip.

11/17/2004 6:20:56 PM

Taber, Alberta

Hey Brigette, we'll have to get together and jam online LOL
Alan

11/17/2004 6:40:39 PM

Gilbertsville PA

I am a cigar making machine mechanic at a cigar making factory . I know how to fix the machines & shoot deer &ground hogs & catch fish.

11/17/2004 7:31:48 PM

Vancouver, White Rock, Canada

Hey, Brooks, so you're the guy who babysits them after I'm done with them, eh? Good on ya, that's a tough job, I can see why you grow pumpkins, to take your mind of the filth of society! Thanks for the seeds.

11/17/2004 7:32:16 PM

Topsfield, Ma.

Great Thread Marc, hope I can be of assistance to anyone with a question or need. BMW technician. When I got started the cars had ignition points and carburetors and we were called mechanics! Now I reprogram vehicles with the latest software and I guess that makes me a technician...LOL!
'71 Porsche 911T and '52 Ford F1 truck basket cases might have been rollers by now if it hadn't been for AG's!!!
Duff

11/17/2004 7:53:37 PM

Rexburg, Idaho

What would you want to know from me?
The most obvious would be something about surgery. Thats my day time job. Specializing in surgery of the GI tract (colon, apppendix, gallbladder, reflux surgery etc) hernia, breast, trauma and the like. Don't know squat about brains and bones however.
Waterfowl hunting in Idaho.
planting shelterbelts for windbreaks and wildlife habitat is one of my other areas of expertise. Unfortunatly this is self taught because no one around here really knows beans about it.
I do know a bit about pumpkins in Idaho but....

11/17/2004 8:04:54 PM

Walton N.y.

i was a self employed general contractor 15 years now i sell electric supplies (residential &commercial lighting and wiring)

11/17/2004 8:26:39 PM

[email protected]

At the risk of receiving more email than I know what to do with... I know DRUGS!! Legal ones that is :) Sorry to disappoint the juvenile delinquents in the crowd. I am a Pharmacist by trade(it pays the bills) and a wanna be winemaker and gardener by passion.

ps Could possibly arrange trade of certain "blue" pills for something like an 845 or 1446
John

11/17/2004 8:28:45 PM

Indiana

Valium or Viagra???

11/17/2004 9:14:29 PM

Colorado Hail, CO. Elev. 5,900 FT

Thats funny John, but you'd better watch out... I think I hear Lawman's police radio dispatching others over to your place? LOL... That would not be a good way to meet Brooks...ROLOL!!!! What kinds of vitamins have trace elements I could crush and spray on my plants? Those blue pills slow down the plants growth, even during the day...

11/17/2004 9:20:48 PM

Appalachian Mtns.

I'm a Physical Therapist,

Also a NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist/Coach for high school and college athletes,

In Graduate school part-time for a Masters in Public Health, concentration in Epidemiology

11/17/2004 9:56:04 PM

Beulah Nd

-I am a welder by trade
-Farmer at heart
-Operator in a Energy plant by default
-Very addicted to Goose Hunting
-Love dirt track stock car racing

11/17/2004 9:59:53 PM

Hensler North Dakota

Whoops sorry about the above post. Pork Chop is the kid, forgot to log him off.

Dean

11/17/2004 10:03:25 PM

grew up on a farm work for bnsf railway 27 years

11/17/2004 10:56:20 PM

Indiana

Dang,

I aint got nothing gradgitating in a few years.

Tom

11/17/2004 11:23:00 PM

Mill Creek West by god Virginia

i run a dirt late model team know alot about engines and setups and i am a prety good listener anybody need a big shoulder to lean on?

11/17/2004 11:52:54 PM

Napa Valley, CA

My day job is selling major appliances for kitchens.....refrigerators, ranges, etc. My other hobbies include videography (educational AG video, etc.) and cursing at my golf clubs.
I am a retired black jack player who is now into mountain hiking. I hope to make it to the top of Rainier in 2005.
George

11/17/2004 11:59:53 PM

Sequim, WA

I work as an orthopedic technologist, or cast man. I know the bone stuff that Brian C. doesn't, but I don't get to cut on anybody. (You would know that's a good thing if you've ever seen me clean a fish.) I do manage to catch a few fish occasionally, have done the competative gardening thing with roses as well. Rarely pay mechanic's or technicians to work on my cars since my dad was one and taught me more than I wanted to know at the time. I can make my own beer, carve a decent pumpkin and manage to grow some nice middleweight AG's. My wife says I'm a regular Marty Stewart for all the handy things I can do, sort of the jack of all trades master of one. I also have a head full of nearly useless information from a lifetime of reading.

11/18/2004 12:50:27 AM

Ohio

Lawnman, keep sending em too, I dont want to be layed off anytime soon,lol

11/18/2004 3:24:24 AM

Ohio

lmao@jm!!!

11/18/2004 3:28:00 AM

Appalachian Mtns.

Yea but Tom, you outgrow everybody on this post!!

11/18/2004 6:03:03 AM

[email protected]

I am an ambassador for the United States Postal Service. Out of 300,000 carriers in the United States, There were 80 carriers selected to represent the USPS. The commercials you see on television about "Click and Ship" and Carrier pick up are both done using carriers from our ambassador group. The Holiday Mailing guide you all should have recieved this week contains a friend of mine, Earl Keeton of Portland Oregon who is also a postal ambassador.

Other than that, I grow giant pumpkins, drink beer, enjoy life, and love to cook and bake!

11/18/2004 6:36:35 AM

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Biology, biochemistry and molecular biology. Focus on plant physiology and plant-microbe interactions. I can fix old Peugeouts too.

11/18/2004 6:44:01 AM

Berlin,mi.([email protected])

I run a wire edm machine,do cad cam tool design, coach son and daughter in baseball. Got hooked on growing pumpkins and
gourds.Spend my spare time looking for leaves and horse manure. My kids think I have lost my mind!! Grow em Big!!
Steve

11/18/2004 7:04:22 AM

Marshfield, Ma, USA

I am a restaurant owner/manager and income tax preparer.

Both are necessary evils.

Besides growing pumpkins, my true passon in life is scuba diving. Over the years I've buried the bones of hundreds of lobsters in my patch.

11/18/2004 7:42:31 AM

Vancouver, White Rock, Canada

Maybe the next time I bust one of the millions of marijuana grow-ops here in vancouver, I'll make some of the hydroponic equipment "dissappear" and I'll have my own pumpkin grow op happening in my basement or something. No wait a minute, that might be "wrong." Maybe then I could meet Brooks in person and thank him for the seeds! lol

11/18/2004 9:07:24 AM

Oz

Maybe break the law,,,,,hmmmmmmm,,,stealing is stealing.
Lots of narco officers in Florida smoke havanas.

11/18/2004 9:37:03 AM

i thought of a few more things i'm good at, as long as we're listing our attributes. what a great way to raise self esteem... listing off good stuff about yourself. i encourage everyone to post on this message! :-)

after this weekend, we will know if i am still any good at hunting deer. "i got the spirit of the wild inside of me" (for all you Ted Nugent fans)

i know how to be a good college student too... still got a 4.0 since freshman year of high school but Chem might kick my butt this semester. and of course, who doesn't like to partake in a few parties here and there? part of mastering college is mastering your nonacademic skills. "i'm here for the party!"

11/18/2004 10:20:32 AM

I'm with Gordon... GO UTES!

Hey Rock,

As an ambassador I wonder if you could put in a word,... the
new touch-screen machines in the Post Office lobby... they
tell you the amount to affix to your SASBP... then after a
few days (or NINE DAYS!!!) the USPS kindly sends it back to
you and asks you to affix another 12 cents. Something about
the automated handling equipment can deal with a standard
SASBP, thus a requirement for another 12 cents. (Twelve cents!)

Beware the touch-screen machines that don't tell you all you
need to know.

OK, I'll stop now........ ;-)

11/18/2004 11:11:57 AM

Garden

12 cents huh. I seem to remember being .12 short on a bubblepack...........
Coincidence? Postal cover-up? Conspiracy?

11/18/2004 12:44:14 PM

Menomonie, WI ([email protected])

Hmmmmm..
I have not quite figured out what I do yet. Everytime I get confident in what I am doing they move me to a different area. I know how to build SemiConductors in multilayer packages and Flexible Circuits using organic substrates. Then I know how to electronically test them. Now in my new position I get to break what we build. They call it a Reliabity Technician. I still somedays just wish I had a clue what I am doing. For some reason the Engineer that interviewed me was amazed by my US Navy experience in Anti-Submarine Warfare. Then some how he thought electronics would be an easy fit.
I also am one heck of a cook, or atleast thats what people tell me. They keep coming back atleast.

11/18/2004 1:40:55 PM

Livermore, CA

Since I am not Aristotle, I will say I know something about the engineering of semiconductor packages, something about fish, and something about pumpkins in hot weather, ~90-100F, and small garden plots, ~400sqft. Now I know I am destined for a small pumpkin next year... Damn Murphy's law...

11/18/2004 2:24:21 PM

Massillon, Ohio

i wasnt going to post since i was feeling like tom when he said, "Dang, I aint got nothing". reading about all these doctors and rocket scientists was getting depressing !!

i finished college in 3.5 years (there's talent lol). now i teach math and am an assistant cross country coach at the high school I graduated from.

i was in gymnastics for 13 years and coached it several also; am now missing that part of my life.

i play a whole octave of big bells in my church bell choir. i'm currently getting into gear for TUBACHRISTMAS season !! i played in 5 different ones last year. (brig. and sax. guy: me and nick actually met NOT at a pumpkin event, but in college band !!).

11/18/2004 3:13:03 PM

Greencastle, PA

I've been trying to figure out why pumpkins don't grow in MD... I also write song lyrics, play guitar, and am starting to modify guitars too. I'm currently working on a musical project with a friend and we're hoping to get some more people together so we can play shows. I've also read a bit about political theory... mainly Locke and Marx.
Tom

11/18/2004 3:31:28 PM

Omaha, NE (N41-15-42 )

I have my own company that does computer related consulting, software development, and website design (http://www.wickless.com)

I make really good spicy dill pickles. Unfortunately had a bad cuke crop this year to go with my bad pumpkin crop.

I used to have other hobbies, I think, but I can't remember what they were.

11/18/2004 4:23:45 PM

Omaha, NE (N41-15-42 )

I should add that my degree is not in computers, but in political science, and before I started my business, I used to run political campaigns. I ran Perot's '92 campaign in Nebraska.

11/18/2004 4:25:35 PM

Ontario, Canada.

I know that I do like this pumpkin hobby. I love baseball it's my second main summer interest. My girls teams have won the provincial championships and I have coached a few minor league ballplayers. The Detroit Tigers on Fox sportsnet are heavily watched in the kahuna's house...

What I do? I work with a large group of Preventative Maintenance Technicians in Canada's largest theme park. I get to play with big train sets. Like TOP GUN and TOMB RAIDER....

11/18/2004 4:45:33 PM

Bristol, ME ([email protected])

I also was not going to post but it seems to be a community thing so here goes nothing..
Professionally I am a Simulation and Analysis Designer designing navy ships. We do 3D modeling to demonstrate systems and aid the navy, crew and contractor in visualizing design.
Outside of work, I have been a ham radio operator for 25 yrs. and did the emergency management thing for many years, although I don't get on much anymore. I have been building, tinkering with and fixing computers since there have been computers, evil things that they are. I fish and next to pumpkins, my favorite thing is deer hunting. I have 3 boys, 1 is 15 and twins are 12. About 80% of my time from March to November when not at work goes into the pumpkins. The family is very supportive of our goal of growing the first 1000+ in Maine. Our ultimate goal is to kick my buddy Al Berard's hinney and become the Maine State record holder..
I own you in '05 Berard.....lol

11/18/2004 5:18:40 PM

Mn

I know how to get a can of black powder to blow up in your face. ( talking from personal experience)
I know i love this hobby.

11/18/2004 8:47:00 PM

wisconsin rapids WI

I am still learning pumpkin growing but for a profession I am a Firefighter paramedic. My other hobbies include training my Large Munsterlander for feild trials and bird hunting I also like to deer hunting, musky fishing with my wife, camping with my kids and trapping when the fur price is up. I also do a littel wood working. a bottle of Jack or a case of Point beer is always a good way to spend sum time

11/18/2004 9:46:59 PM

[email protected]

You only have to hit me once before I block a punch! lol.. If I have a bubble come back 12 cents short every time, I would put 12 cents more on it the second time! lol.. Easy rule of thumb for bubbles is just put 2 37 cent stamps on it and you are done with it, anything over the 60 cent base for a sasbp is covered in 2 simple stamps!

The new machines in the Post office are just that, new. Yes there is issues, but they are awesome, and will shine in the next month as hoards of people get in line to mail. One word of advice, if you hate the lines at the Post office, go to USPS.com and check out the new click and ship service as well as the carrier pickup service. You can buy, print, and mail all you packages from home and never leave the house.. Postage is printed on your computer, you can tell the Post office where to pick up the package (I.E. back porch), and a carrier will come and pick it up! Works for all of your packages this holiday season!

11/18/2004 10:30:37 PM

White Bear Lake, Minnesota

I was going to tell what I do and what I knew, but damn, now I forgot. hummmmm, what was it?

11/18/2004 10:30:39 PM

New England

PGPGA, next time you're at tghe post office get some .10 stamps. Put two .37's and one .10 on each Bubble. Postal rate is .83 for up to 3 ounces.

11/19/2004 8:30:10 AM

I'm with Gordon... GO UTES!

Well, yes, but it's more efficient to know about the special
12 cent rule ahead of time. I get one returned about every
day right now.

Yesterday, one sent to me actually went through, with a note
that said, paraphrasing: "We actually delivered this one out
of the goodness of our hearts, now go find 12 cents and put it
in this little envelope. No stamps please."

I went and found 12 pennies and put it in the envelope...

11/19/2004 10:52:37 AM

C N Y

well, as usual, late to the party, here comes pumpkinpal2.
i work in the "reproduction" (yeah, that caught my eye when i saw the ad in the paper for the job!) room of a MAJOR environmental engineering company in Syracuse, NY. you know, we have a big Xerox copier, a color copier, punching and binding machine, etc....i make books, i copy books. and everything in-between and beyond. similar to a Kinko's but the customers are all my co-workers. dozens of dozens!
i have been there (well, here, lol!) for 9-1/2 years or thereabouts. so if you were to need copies made, and worked where i do, you would consult ME, or my other two associates.
ahem, my other interests/knowledge peaks of interest:

i have been playing guitar since i was about 15.
no formal training really but good at it for what i've put into it, self-taught, and i have 30 musical originals, with the necesssary other instruments, all what i would call "real hard rock" instrumentals, and just for fun i could point some of you to where to hear a couple.
maybe one of you is a record producer? that'd be neat!

anyway, i always do my own brakes on my cars, have a well-rounded knowledge of growing AGs--yes, i did read the books-----(but let's see some results, hmmmm?)
and what else....gee i am pretttty boring!

and i am very mechanically inclined---oh yeah! i love to go to a top-fuel drag race and an air show! power, power power!

11/23/2004 11:43:43 AM

Montoursville, PA

I am a retired DOLLOLOGIST....one who studies, collects, restores and teaches others, to restore, true antique dolls from 1920 to 1600. Retired is the key word. :)

Have just completed my second year, of field research, leading, to the honored term, of PUMPKINOLOGIST. Thus far I have about a 2.5 average....but things are looking up. One of my first year growers rolled out an 845 while a sixteen year old gal produced one over 500 which 'aint to bad for openers in either case. New grower success is my only 4.0 mark. :)

11/25/2004 9:49:15 AM