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Sandy
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228 Posts |
 Posted - 01/16/2008 : 20:46:31
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It has been requested that we do a little profile of our members.
Please include the following, if you don't mind? 
Where are you from.
What do you do.
How long have you been cooking?
How old are you?
And anything else you wouldn't mind sharing.
Thanks to Big Orange Smoker for this suggestion!!
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Posted - 01/16/2008 : 20:57:56
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THANKS MISS SANDY I'LL START IT OFF
I LIVE IN HUNTSVILLE,ALABAMA
I WORK AS A SCREEN PRINTER
I'LL BE 47 SATURDAY
GOT THE BEST WIFE IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD
BEEN COOKIN BBQ JUST ABOUT ALL MY LIFE,GOT STARTED HELPIN MY PA WHITE WHEN I WASNT BIG ENOUGH TO, THEN WHEN HE PASSED, BBQ GOT PUT ON THE BACK BURNER AND I WAS A ON AND OFF BBQ'ER UNTIL 2001 I BECAME A EVERY WEEKEND BBQ'ER.
ALSO USE TO DRINK,PARTY HARD AND GO TO JAIL OFTEN BUT AS OF DEC.2,2001 I HAVENT HAD A DRINK AND THATS THANKS TO A GOOD AA GROUP.
THATS ALL
Big Orange Smoker
"Off The Sauce Cookers"
Lang 60
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swibirun
Member
USA
513 Posts |
Posted - 01/16/2008 : 21:30:21
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Where are you from.
Grew up surfing the beaches of NE Florida until we moved to Knoxville, TN in 2000
What do you do.
Work for a social services agency that serves people who happen to have developmental disabilities
How long have you been cooking?
Started cooking when I moved out at 18, got serious when I married into a family of 3, started smoking Father's Day 2002 in an attempt to replicate the BBQ I had at my grandparents in NC
How old are you?
40
And anything else you wouldn't mind sharing.
I have the world's best wife and family, I am thankful for this forum, I quit doing triathlons when I moved from Florida but took up martial arts and test for my first degree black belt this May.
Chris
Brinkmann Pitmaster Deluxe
Brinkmann Pro Charcoal Grill |
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bigabyte
Member
USA
440 Posts |
Posted - 01/16/2008 : 22:20:58
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Lifelong (mostly) Kansas City native.
I do software development and support.
Started cooking around 16, got serious about it in mid 20's. Started cooking real BBQ at 31.
I recently turned 36.
Have spent the last decade becoming a more responsible person.
Chris Baker
Mad BBQ Scientist
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neckbone
Member
958 Posts |
Posted - 01/17/2008 : 04:00:57
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I live in a little college town. Boiling Springs, NC
I'm a Lineman for Duke Energy
Been cooking all my life. bbq'n 4 yrs.
I'm 45 yrs old.
Have a beautiful wife of 22 yrs and three kids. Oldest is in college and the other rwo are in middle school.
NECKBONES
Ted's Custom
Boiling Springs, NC |
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Farmdog
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1117 Posts |
Posted - 01/17/2008 : 04:25:08
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I was born and raised In Pittsburgh, PA but now reside in Junction City Kansas.
I now work a a HR Tech for the Government after retiring from the Army after 21 years.
I 've been cooking most of my life for me and my family, with doing actual BBQ for the last few years.
I cook on a weber kettle and a Charbroil off-set.
I am 47 years young
Married to a great wife.
Bill
Junction City, KS |
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Fatback Joe
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USA
1732 Posts |
Posted - 01/17/2008 : 06:49:33
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Born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, but have not lived there in about 16 years, been in the Tampa, FL are since 2000.
I work as an Operations Manager for a large nationwide company and I am responsible for most of the west coast of Florida.
Got my first smoker to call my own in 1993, so I guess you can say that is when I "officially" started cooking.
I am 38, got a wife and two kids. Just started competing this year (Sebring was my first) after a while of talking about it, hanging out with those who were doing it, and making excuses as to why I had not done it yet. Goal is to do 4 or 5 contest this year and expand on that next year.
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Simcobbq
Member
USA
496 Posts |
Posted - 01/17/2008 : 06:50:42
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I grew up in Lowndes County Al/ I live in Madison
I am a swimming pool wholesale distributor
Been cooking & qing since I was a teen ( my wifes grandfather had a bbq joint, I think I picked up the desire from him)
I'm 34
Beautiful wife & 2 boys
Roll Tide!
Jake's Place on the
Alabama River!
Big Green Egg
Lang 60 Mobile |
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Chas
Member
873 Posts |
Posted - 01/17/2008 : 06:52:36
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Native of NC, currently live in S.C. Retired fabricator,Machinist, Nuclear Welder.
I have been smoking/cooking for 42 years. 68 years young, I judge, table captian, rep, compete, cater. I fabricate smokers, grills, tables, pots, steam tables, deep fryers and steamers using steel, stainless steel and aluminum as a hobby. |
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Ken Fluker
Member
USA
1947 Posts |
Posted - 01/17/2008 : 09:07:19
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I was born in Topeka, Ks. and raised in Demopolis, Al. I am 53 and have been cooking most of my life. I got intrested in BBQ in the early seventies. I work at a Nuclear plant in the supply chain. My wife and I are certified bbq judges in FBA, KCBS, and MIM and judge on the average of 15 contest per year. We are members of Bos's "Off The Sauce Cookers" BBQ Team. I will be sober 22 years on Jan. 26. I currently live outside of Dothan, Al.
Ez-Duz-It
FBA/KCBS/MIM
Stumps Elite
Smoking Fool |
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Florida Farmer
Member
Madagascar
4396 Posts |
Posted - 01/17/2008 : 09:23:44
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Where are you from.
Born and raised in Northwest Florida...been ther all my life...ain't no better place.
What do you do.
Have worked for the U S Department of Agriculture for the past 23 years...have farmed for the past 28 years producing row crops and cattle.
How long have you been cooking?
Started cooking in a serious manner about 10 years ago...started as a member of the local cattlemen's association cooking committee...started dutch oven cooking about 6 years ago.
How old are you?
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Bama-Breeze
Member
USA
508 Posts |
Posted - 01/17/2008 : 10:33:16
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I'm 37 years old from Loxley, Alabama.
I've lived in South Alabama all of my life except for a little while in St. Croix, U.S.V.I.
I am the manager of an auto parts warehouse in Pensacola, Fl.
We are direct distributors for AC-Delco, Motorcraft, Denso and several others.
I've been cooking off and on for about 6 years but I got really serious about 3 years ago when I went with a friend to a competition that he had entered. We both knew nothing about competition BBQ, but we had as much fun as anyone there. I've been hooked since.
Formerly Coastal Smoker
Scott Jeffers
Loxley, Alabama
Bama Breeze Smokers
ROLL TIDE!!
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Porkenstein
Member
USA
777 Posts |
Posted - 01/17/2008 : 10:52:58
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From Beautiful Orlinda, TN, population around 1000 on a good day.
I'm a customer service supervisor for Ingersoll Rand. Worked for this company for 25 years.
Only been barbecuing for about 4 years, did one competition in 2005, then did 5 or 6 in 2006 in the backyard division, then the pro group last year.
I'm 46
Married to a beautiful, patient woman who is also my competition team mate. I have two stepdaughters, a daughter and a son.
Rick
Porkenstein BBQ Team
Cottontown, TN
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Brad_Olson
Member
USA
55 Posts |
Posted - 01/17/2008 : 13:18:54
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quote:
Originally posted by Sandy
Where are you from.
What do you do.
How long have you been cooking?
How old are you?
And anything else you wouldn't mind sharing.
From Cherry Valley, Illinois. Now between Stoughton and Edgerton, Wisconsin by way of Des Moines, Iowa, and Chicagoland.
I'm a computer programmer/analyst. No, I can't help you with your PC.
Started cooking sporadically and grilling (my father finds it nearly impossible to grill something less than medium-well) in my early teens and graduated to full-time when I got my first apartment at 21. Smoking/barbecuing since the late 1990s.
I have a November birthday and turned 44 at the last one.
I like fast cars and faster women. But having been married for over 18 years I'm only allowed to play with the former now.
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Kentuckiana Gib
Member
USA
123 Posts |
Posted - 01/17/2008 : 13:30:57
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Born and raised in Evansville, Indiana and lived in and around withing 20 miles of the town all my life. Am now a retired paramedic/firefighter 59 years old and dabble with lawnmower repair, wood working and genealogy. I've also got a thing for WWII aircraft and have flown WWII fighter trainers. The T-bolt and parts for the Corsair were made in Evv during the war along with the LST.
I've been cooking since I was seven years old and studied BBQ under my step father and uncles on brick pits in the back yards. Started Q-ing on my own in high school. At the farm I had my own brick and block pits but since the wife and I moved back to town I use a CG/SFB. I don't compete but make a point to attend the local gigs such as the Owensboro competition, the WC Handy blues and bbq fest in Henderson and the Grill for the Thrill in Evansville.
From brick pits to a CG Smokin' Pro |
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swibirun
Member
USA
513 Posts |
Posted - 01/17/2008 : 13:52:53
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Hmmmmm I noticed a trend. Everyone that commented about their spouse said how beautiful they are. You get 15 people in a room and not EVERYBODY's gonna have a great looking spouse. So we are above averages here, which leads me to the two follow possibilities:
A) Some of us have bad eyesight
or
B) BBQ makes one more attractive to the opposite s**
I'll go with B !!
Chris
Brinkmann Pitmaster Deluxe
Brinkmann Pro Charcoal Grill |
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