Re: Of Mice and Men

Posted by Chuckltd On 2009/12/11 17:41:18

While the decline of sciences and mechanics in this country is obvious, not too many of them can fix their modern cars on the side of the road either because they can't bring their lab with them. Really, the "shingles" and "sheepskins" don't prove what someone is capable of. I'm a maintenance tech at an industrial plant. I work on everything from the forklift and lightbulbs to 480v heaters and half-million dollar gearboxes. I have no formal training or even high school, yet I see the "pros" wire things backwards and overthink a 15 minute job into 9 hours with no progress. I got this job based on the car I drove to the interview alone, a 73 buick. I'm sticking with the old tried and true technologies and stocking up on them while I can.