What's the story behind your forum name?

[steved0x]

Originally Posted by The Radium King

The yellowcake uranium used to bomb japan during wwii was mined just north of me. it was taken by tug and barge south to a railhead for refining in the states. the only obstacle to the barging was the big set of rapids on the river adjacent to where i live. so, they used to portage around the rapids and through my town. one of the tugs - the radium king - is now in the local museum. it made for a great band name back in the day, and has been my online handle ever since.

These histories are very interesting, I always thought (and maybe you are?) you were a scientist or nuclear physicist based on your user name.

[The Radium King]

Originally Posted by steved0x

These histories are very interesting, I always thought (and maybe you are?) you were a scientist or nuclear physicist based on your user name.

hah - i have a degree in engineering physics w a specialty in mechanical/nuclear engineering. makes for a cool piece of paper hanging on my wall while i work at a job that has nothing to do with what i went to school for (unless you consider managing people as similar to complicated, unstable, potentially toxic projects).

[thstone]

Originally Posted by The Radium King

hah - i have a degree in engineering physics w a specialty in mechanical/nuclear engineering.

Cool. I also have a degree in nuclear engineering. Started my career working for General Atomics.

[Fuzzuki]

Wow, good question.

Back in the late 90's before internet was really popular, we formed a motorcycle riding group called the Fuzzy Riders.

We adapted the name because the founder of the group, took a photograph of our group and posted it on our web page.

This was before digital cameras were popular.
I think he took a 35mm picture and scanned the photo and posted it to the page.

In the end, the photo was very fuzzy.

We names ourselves then and there, the FUZZYRIDERS.

Then we all proceeded to pick out names for the board the pertained to the work fuzzy.

I was in love with my Suzuki, so I became Fuzzuki.

[Jager]

I was knighted a Jӓger in West Germany in 1981.

I will never forget my first ride in a 911 while I lived there. What a joy it was zipping through those twisty mountain roads.