Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 18:10:43 GMT From: "Al" <alistairdorenospamo.com> Subject: Re: Replaced my DI cassette. Now getting misfire on 4... Help!
"Johannes" <johsnospamblock7346sizefitter.com> wrote in message news:4294AA13.7B40349Fnospamblock7346sizefitter.com... > > > John Hudson wrote: >> > [...] >> In the UK, unlike Germany, the term 'engineer' is often misused by the >> likes >> of gas fitters, washing machine mechanics, etc. We end up with so called >> engineers and professional engineers. The latter being a rarer group. > > This is very true. However, people in UK know the difference. It is not > a debasement of the engineering profession; rather they are trying to > be polite. It is almost the same phenomenon as in other contexts, when > the same word is used for different meanings. E.g. 'Doctor' is commonly > used for someone with a medical qualification, not necessarily an PhD or > an MD. Yup, I am a Civil Engineer, I'm not chartered due to kids/work lack of application, but I am an experienced Member (Graduate) of The Institution of Civil Engineers. There are some members who seem to get quite upset over television engineers and photocopier engineers. Others are quite content and don't let it get them down. As far as I'm concerned anyone who can design, build or fix something technical is an engineer even without the relevant paperwork/certificate. As one of my clients once said, " I don't need an engineer with certificates, I need one who knows how to fix the Landrover in the middle of the dessert with only a teaspoon and a piece of string" When I talked about the right conditions somewhere above, I was referring to a damp/sweaty oily set of arms/fingers/wrenches etc coming into contact with the wrong bits. Thus your resistance is lowered. However, being a Civil Engineer I am more knowledgeable on Concrete (which also burns!) and steel than electrical circuits. Although I do have some rudimentary knowledge. As stated earlier, it's academic but hey at least we're all talking. Al
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