What's My Line?

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Re: What's My Line?

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I have been a physician for 35 years, with 4 years in the military (USAF) and the rest in private practice, teaching, and now administration. My medical training makes me pay particular attention to sanitation, so I am compulsive about cleaning and sanitizing everything. My admin side makes me focus on process and cost control.
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I’m a physical therapist. I know how to lift heavy things without hurting myself. I’m trained to notice details, weigh my options, and evaluate the results of my course of action. Every day, I have to problem-solve process and equipment limitations. On the other hand, the burden of insurance/government/documentation requirements kills my joy and fuels my desperation for a creative outlet. Hence, I brew. And drink!
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Has anyone caught on yet that this was my clever and subtle way of finding out more about my fellow Borg members, besides what they're currently brewing and drinking?

I love reading all these replies and learning about what people do. Thanks for all the responses.
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Re: What's My Line?

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I just thought you missed the show. :whistle:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qT0QG6G4 ... ilpage#t=2
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I am drinking ale today."

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6th grade (middle school) teacher. Not sure....some would say they cause me to drink!

I think it follows the same thought process: lesson planning, teaching, assessing and looking at how to change it the next time.
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LNG plant operator for 23 years, running the different systems in the plant from the control room, monitoring all the different flows and pressures and temps very closely in a sometimes dangerous environment. Before that I did 6 years in the Navy, fueling planes on an aircraft carrier.

So when I"m brewing I like that feeling of controlling a process, and monitoring all the things associated with brewing.
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Good thread, Dave, and I “see what you did there” with the nature of the question. :)

I’m a software developer/database guy, and it definitely shows in my approach to brewing. I use BeerSmith to create and tweak recipes, paying close attention to how ingredient quantities, temperatures and durations will impact color, IBU, ABV, volumes, etc. On brew day, I print out a Word document to use as a checklist, sort of an “implementation plan,” to make sure I don’t miss a step or screw up the process too badly. I have a spreadsheet to track my brewing calendar; to schedule my brew days, make sure equipment is freed up for the next batch, and such. Yeah, I’m definitely a Type-A brewer. :lol: The hobby scratches a science itch, for me, for sure. But I enjoy the art side, too, by coming up with names and designing labels for my beers. And of course, when enjoying the finished product!
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I own & operate Supply Components Inc - Printing, Packaging & Promotional Products. Love the business. Cheers! :flag:
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It was interesting reading this thread. It also makes me wonder what some of our missing members are up to. Still brewing? Who can say.
I did notice a theme: Mechanics, computers and healthcare. I didn't do any of those things, and no job I've done related to brewing. But I have always believed that I can do anything that an average guy can do. I learned everything in life by study and practice, brewing too.
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Re: What's My Line?

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Issue taken care of John...thanks!
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John Sand wrote: It also makes me wonder what some of our missing members are up to. Still brewing? Who can say.
Yep I was wondering the same thing while looking back through this thread.
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It's fun to look back and read some of these older treads, yes I wonder too if a lot of folks just quit brewing and/or moved on to other hobbies. As far as me I will update: I have been retired for a little over 2 years now, I have got back into our farm stand business but on a level I can handle by myself and only the amount that I want to do to keep it from becoming a job. I have been able to spend more time on brewing now and can do it whenever I want. I have more then enough things to keep me still doing mechanic work, 4 tractors, a skidsteer, other equipment, a 1946 truck, a 1980 Jeep and my 1977 Harley Davidson that I have owned since 1979. I also do a lot of home improvements that were put off for a long time.
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