OK, You're Here And You Brew, What Else Do You Do?

[Steve]

Warren! !!!
Dont rain on Frankos parade. Franko - do up a web page with all your work on it and email it to every, and I mean every design, advertising agency you can find in the yellow pages. You have to knock on doors until someone notices. Believe me I did it when I was 16, got the yellow pages, picked three things I was interested in, printing, fire, meat so I rang a print shop a butchers and a fire extinginsher place asking for an apprenticeship - ended up the printers gave me a job because I had the balls to go and look for a job. I interview designers nowadays and a nice certificate with your name on it from a university doesnt mean jackshit to me - I sit them down on the mac and tell them what I want in a certain amount of time - if they can do it that proves they know how to use the actual mac and software that they are using and they've got at least a basic idea of what the industry wants.... sorry rambling! Anyways Franko my philosophy in life is you never know unless you try. Its worked for me.
Cheers
Steve

Wes n Warren isnt amazing how many stages have been replaced by technology now. There used to be about 5-6 blokes inbetween me as a typesetter and the printer. Now you design the job, save it as a hi-res PDF, email it to the print rep, automatially gets composed 4 up whatever, the pre-press guy sends it straight to the press without any plates!

Cheers
Steve

 

[Ash in Perth]

4th year Chemistry/Micro student. going into beer brewing at the end of the year once finished. I also work at a wine(predominantly) store to keep the fermenters full.

 

[barls]

im a good old govt employee in the electronics tech field
but what steve said is the truth my brother went for countless job interviews and applied for just about every graphics design job in the sydney area but didnt get anywhere in the end he got his job by someone looking at his web page and contacting him

 

[Tony]

Sparky, we have lots of PLC5, micrologix1000 and SLC5's. Also ahve a little bit of the Delta V gear. Not cheap or fun stuff to work with.

Question....... was this post started by an office working IT geek?

Where are the trade clasifications?

Are all tradesmen and women just "factory workers" to you.???

You make us sound like knuckle dragging animals.

If it wasnt for us you wouldnt have a chair to sit your lazy bums on.....power to run your precious computers or water to flush your toilets when you have a break



any bites

cheers

 

[Steve]

Tony - I proudly call myself a tradesman!

 

[johnno]

If it wasnt for us you wouldnt have a chair to sit your lazy bums on.....

cheers

I think you mean if it wasn't for the chinese.

cheers
johnno

 

[dicko]

Sparky, we have lots of PLC5, micrologix1000 and SLC5's. Also ahve a little bit of the Delta V gear. Not cheap or fun stuff to work with.

Question....... was this post started by an office working IT geek?

Where are the trade clasifications?

Are all tradesmen and women just "factory workers" to you.???

You make us sound like knuckle dragging animals.

If it wasnt for us you wouldnt have a chair to sit your lazy bums on.....power to run your precious computers or water to flush your toilets when you have a break



any bites

cheers

Tony,
Question....... was this post started by an office working IT geek?

The original post was from a guy (ozdevil) who is as I am lead to believe is a factory worker with, the required skills for his position( at that time).
I attended a brew day with him and his wife a couple of years ago and they were excellent company.
Ozdevil had a snooze in the arvo( I think alcholol induced, and his wife served excellent food snacks to stop the rest of us eating Kenny I.E. GMK or his children - even the one that was on the roof)
It seems that he doesn't post on AHB any more, or at least in the last few months anyhow. but when I new him he wasn't, as you put it " an office working geek".
All types from all levels contribute to this site.
That what makes it good.
Within AHB there is many varied opinions on home brewing, because generally IMO we are all pretty well equal.

Cheers and good and productive brewing

 

[timmy]

Then WHere is the tradie's option that me and several others fall under?

Me-Fridgey and mechanical fitter

 

[Tony]

I was taking the piss Dicko

Didnt you see the smilies at the end



someone always has to take things too seriously.

will refrain from a sick factory working sence of humor in future

Johnno........... not far of it there mate your dextrose used to be aussie made, guess where it comes from now.

They can make it 3 times cheaper than us and thats landed in sydney after tarrifs..... our sales team went to china to check out the competition.

Over there they house thousands of workers in jail cell sized rooms to pass bags of product to containers for export.

Its cheaper for them to pay and house hundreds of people that run a forklift.

We ceased production and started importing to keep in buisness.

cheers

 

[dicko]

I was taking the piss Dicko

Didnt you see the smilies at the end



someone always has to take things too seriously.

will refrain from a sick factory working sence of humor in future

Johnno........... not far of it there mate your dextrose used to be aussie made, guess where it comes from now.

They can make it 3 times cheaper than us and thats landed in sydney after tarrifs..... our sales team went to china to check out the competition.

Over there they house thousands of workers in jail cell sized rooms to pass bags of product to containers for export.

Its cheaper for them to pay and house hundreds of people that run a forklift.

We ceased production and started importing to keep in buisness.

cheers

My sincere apologies Tony, I saw the smilies at the end of your contribution but I only provided a comment to your original question.

Question....... was this post started by an office working IT geek? ( this smilie is my addition )


Cheers

Dicko

Oh! and by the way, I personally happen to come from a trade background if it really makes any difference.

 

[mika]

Mechanical Engineer, hydraulics previously, industrial weighing systems and process/materials handling equipment at the moment... who knows where next ? :unsure:
Came from a farming background so used to the tools as well

 

[johnno]

Johnno........... not far of it there mate your dextrose used to be aussie made, guess where it comes from now.

They can make it 3 times cheaper than us and thats landed in sydney after tarrifs..... our sales team went to china to check out the competition.

Over there they house thousands of workers in jail cell sized rooms to pass bags of product to containers for export.

Its cheaper for them to pay and house hundreds of people that run a forklift.

We ceased production and started importing to keep in buisness.

cheers

I too buy and use a lot of the cheap junk using slave labour we get from China these days.

But...there is no way I will ever buy my vegemite if they start making that there.

cheers
johnno

 

[berapnopod]

Astrophysicist

Berp.

 

[Millet Man]

Mining Engineer specialised in explosives and blasting. Travel the world, blow stuff up, all for the greater good.....

Cheers, Andrew.

 

[Jerry]

Definately not in IT. Only found the internet last year. :blink:

Optical dispenser / technician, aka Spectacle maker.

Scott

 

[PistolPatch]

Have had a few great laughs reading this thread (especially deebee's exotic dancer one). Very funny and also quite fascinating.

Some friends call me Forrest after Forrest Gump as I've done way too many different things. Better just list the main or most recent things.

Originally worked on various farms around NSW.
Moved to Perth and worked with Matilda Bay Brewing Co, running pubs/botle shops during their early years.
Started teaching seminars on thinking skills and continued doing this for 14 years (pretty hard slog dollar-wise though).

(Here's my Trade Section, Tony LOL!)
Two pack spray painting for shopfittings and the occassional car.
Roofing in Perth and Victoria.
Presently fascia and gutter installation on the Gold Coast.

Trades make more money I reckon. Wish I'd known this 20 years ago!

Moving back to Perth, probably in early November, as my parents are getting on a bit and keep dropping unsubtle hints as to when I might be returning!

Cheers
Pat

 

[Jye]

Going into my 8th year of uni finishing up my PhD in medical physics... I also take some prac class for undergraduate physicists, engineers, and radiographers.

Im the guy who gave you 9.5/10 for not righting down the correct units hahahaha

 

[Voosher]

Student.
Mature Age.
Doing a degree (or two or three) for fun and hope I never earn enough to pay off the HECS.
With any luck I've finished with my working life. Paid my taxes. Getting some back.

Used to be in IT!!!!!

 

[roger mellie]

Going into my 8th year of uni finishing up my PhD in medical physics... I also take some prac class for undergraduate physicists, engineers, and radiographers.

Im the guy who gave you 9.5/10 for not righting down the correct units hahahaha

Wow 8 years of uni - did you do many english classes during that time?

I'm such a pedant.

 

[stoutdrinker]

Pharmacist here

I work in a Pharmacy in a southern suburbs shopping centre.

And Alcohol is the only drug I manufacture in MY garage!! B)

Cheers,
Stoutdrinker