What do you do?

I've been with the same company for over 28 years. I work in electronics, but that's all I can say.

Jim Smith

I work for the Utah Department of Transportation as a traffic Operator. I monitor traffic cameras and police radio's through out the state and look for and document anything that impacts traffic flows.

I'm also going to school to become a geneticist. :P

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Originally Posted by ShortStack

I've been meaning to ask you what you did with schools because I've heard you talk about shows with kids. Do schools just allow you to come in for this type of thing? Or is it something you do somewhere else?


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Thanks for asking...its something I am pretty proud of!!!

It started with just planning on doing a small show last year at the school I worked at. It snowballed into a huge show...over 50 reptiles and 400 kids. We had newspaper coverage and it was really awesome. This one I did in the Gymn since there were so many students. Since then I have gotten calls to do more shows, but they are much smaller but I am actually getting paid to do them. Which is awesome! Not much but hey...it helps supplement feeding. Really I would do it for free anyways...lol. I have a show in March for about 100 kids and then another in April for about 65 kids. I was also approached by the town mgr. in regards to doing work with the summer camp kids. At this point as we are still trying to work out the details of the company so it is word of mouth. Usually the school will set up a classroom for me depending on the amount of kids. I like to have quite a bit of room so that I can walk down the isles of kids and let them interact with the reptiles. We also have a powerpoint presentation that we do w/ info and then the kids get a little booklet telling about each animal they interacted with and a little bit about them. I also go into the classroom a couple of days prior to the show to talk to the kids about some things they will see and how to act when the reptiles are around. We do the sign language for clapping etc. (so its not so scary for the reptiles) Its just really really rewarding and I love to talk about the reptiles and teach the kids!

Now I have been approached about parties and actually could make GREAT money doing that. But personally for me...its just too rowdy and not something I am comfortable exposing my reptiles to.

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Originally Posted by DellaF

I work for a small electronic company soldering components on to different types of circuit boards.

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Ohhh! I used to do that...many, many years ago! I actually miss it, and would love to find a job like that again someday, although I'm not sure if my old eyes could take it anymore! :oops:

Nowadays.... I drive a taxi...am a private tutor...a nurse...a chef...laundress...maid...accountant...counselor...mediator...judge...computer tech....toy tech...dog trainer...dog walker...pooper scooper...snake keeper...sexy mamma....seamstress...driving instructor...finder of lost shoes........

BTW...there is NO such thing as "JUST a stay at home mom".... :P

And in my spare time, I try to keep BP.net running smoothly. ;)

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Originally Posted by BPelizabeth

Thanks for asking...its something I am pretty proud of!!!

It started with just planning on doing a small show last year at the school I worked at. It snowballed into a huge show...over 50 reptiles and 400 kids. We had newspaper coverage and it was really awesome. This one I did in the Gymn since there were so many students. Since then I have gotten calls to do more shows, but they are much smaller but I am actually getting paid to do them. Which is awesome! Not much but hey...it helps supplement feeding. Really I would do it for free anyways...lol. I have a show in March for about 100 kids and then another in April for about 65 kids. I was also approached by the town mgr. in regards to doing work with the summer camp kids. At this point as we are still trying to work out the details of the company so it is word of mouth. Usually the school will set up a classroom for me depending on the amount of kids. I like to have quite a bit of room so that I can walk down the isles of kids and let them interact with the reptiles. We also have a powerpoint presentation that we do w/ info and then the kids get a little booklet telling about each animal they interacted with and a little bit about them. I also go into the classroom a couple of days prior to the show to talk to the kids about some things they will see and how to act when the reptiles are around. We do the sign language for clapping etc. (so its not so scary for the reptiles) Its just really really rewarding and I love to talk about the reptiles and teach the kids!

Now I have been approached about parties and actually could make GREAT money doing that. But personally for me...its just too rowdy and not something I am comfortable exposing my reptiles to.

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I love it! So, when I'm in my own classroom in a year, how much will I have to pay to fly you down here to do a presentation? :P

I am a full psychology student, I work full time tech support, and volunteer weekly with a victim crisis unit.

I work in the call center for Evenflo... and when i come home I relax by covering myself in dogs, cats, rats, mice, geckos and snakes :D