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Originally Posted by dan123
Im an outdoors man, Not working atm but educated in Fishery managemtnet and fish farming, and a bit of country side management, if that means anything, lol
dan
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Husband of a friend of mine has a similar background; managed a fishfarm in Scotland years ago; he's now teaching.
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Originally Posted by Cathus
I know where to put oil in the car (but that's about the limit of my engineering & mechanical knowledge)
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In the days I still was allowed to drive, I could hardly fill up the car. Thank goodness, in those days you still had serviced pumps and (especially young) ladies were not really expected to 'help themselves.' Dates me!
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Originally Posted by MattUK
I'm an Account Director at a digital agency. I don't think that counts?!  |
Don't think this counts Matt.
I didn't set up this thread to be the judge of what is, and what isn't 'proper' engineering. I suppose you (plural) know best.
It only struck me some days ago, that quite a few people mentioned they were engineers, and it made me wonder.
My father was a mechanical engineer and there wasn't a thing he couldn't repair, or improve. He was very popular with my (male) friends, most of them engineering students themselves, and all of them proud owners of, what now would be, vintage motorbikes. In those days they were simply old (often second world war) bikes; the only ones they could afford.
They (the bikes) needed constant tinkering, and our garden was always full of bits and pieces; the oilstains on the path brought my mother to despair. Yeah, my father was definitely more popular with them than I!
But I was the one on the pillion, when they finally worked again! Glorious days before helmets were compulsory; long blond hair blowing in the wind ...
Mmmm ... I didn't really mean to reveal part of my past, you have to be so careful these days, but it might explain why the word 'engineer' stuck in my memory.