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Post by Andyberg on Jul 4, 2018 11:59:49 GMT
Has Andy been keeping his tank only a quarter full 'to save fuel', ie. like a lot of car drivers who run on almost empty because (God knows why) they think filling the tank "costs money". Nope!
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Post by Mr Stabby on Jul 4, 2018 12:07:06 GMT
As well as there being water in the fuel, do you notice a film of diesel in the cut following you wherever you go?
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Post by naughtyfox on Jul 4, 2018 15:52:27 GMT
do you notice a film of diesel in the cut following you wherever you go? Hmm... a film of diesel following you... Run Andy, Run!!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2018 18:36:13 GMT
Its becoming more and more obvious that Foxy wants to be a freight driver.
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Post by kris on Jul 5, 2018 7:13:34 GMT
I know I'm late to this particular party, but the best engineers I've met don't have degrees. They would have done an engineering apprenticeship.
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Post by kris on Jul 5, 2018 7:45:52 GMT
No...youre retired after flying helicopters for a living... gonna take the challenge then? My HNC, Experience & P60 against what you, as a real 'engineer' 🙄 Could make? I retired after a career with a helicopter company that including being a pilot and chief training captain but I was also involved in various technical projects within the company, developing the first helicopter health and usage monitoring system, an Operations flight logging/planning/accounting system, a flight data monitoring programme, project managed the introduction into service of two new hi-tech helicopter types to the company, project managed the development of a 6 axis motion full flight simulator for one of those types, plus lots of other minor stuff like carrying out the acceptance of around 12 new helicopters at the factory, each costing around £15million and lots of other stuff. My degree gave me the skills I needed to do most of that - not the flying of course, anyone can do that with a bit of training. It must be difficult for you Nicky, to have been such an important person and now your on the scrap heap.
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Post by Telemachus on Jul 5, 2018 7:54:44 GMT
I retired after a career with a helicopter company that including being a pilot and chief training captain but I was also involved in various technical projects within the company, developing the first helicopter health and usage monitoring system, an Operations flight logging/planning/accounting system, a flight data monitoring programme, project managed the introduction into service of two new hi-tech helicopter types to the company, project managed the development of a 6 axis motion full flight simulator for one of those types, plus lots of other minor stuff like carrying out the acceptance of around 12 new helicopters at the factory, each costing around £15million and lots of other stuff. My degree gave me the skills I needed to do most of that - not the flying of course, anyone can do that with a bit of training. It must be difficult for you Nicky, to have been such an important person and now your on the scrap heap. Not really. Just a new phase of life. I retired coming up to 5 years ago so well used to it. With the next phase being death there is no point in not making the best of it. And anyway, I never did like work much.
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Post by Telemachus on Jul 5, 2018 7:56:15 GMT
I know I'm late to this particular party, but the best engineers I've met don't have degrees. They would have done an engineering apprenticeship. The old Sandwich courses were a good idea. A mixture of classroom theory and experience in the workplace. I don’t think they exist any more?
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Post by kris on Jul 5, 2018 8:00:57 GMT
It must be difficult for you Nicky, to have been such an important person and now your on the scrap heap. Not really. Just a new phase of life. I retired coming up to 5 years ago so well used to it. With the next phase being death there is no point in not making the best of it. And anyway, I never did like work much. yes that's a good attitude for someone who is over the hill and past his prime. Let's hope your twilight years don't drag on too long.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2018 8:22:23 GMT
The last few posts brought to mind the famous quote of Norman Schwarzkopf after he retired from service.
"Yesterday I gave an order and 541,000 people would jump to obey it. Today I can't even get a plumber to come to my house."
Rog
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2018 8:24:36 GMT
I retired when I was 18. Paper rounds are too much like hard work !
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Post by Telemachus on Jul 5, 2018 10:03:19 GMT
Not really. Just a new phase of life. I retired coming up to 5 years ago so well used to it. With the next phase being death there is no point in not making the best of it. And anyway, I never did like work much. yes that's a good attitude for someone who is over the hill and past his prime. Let's hope your twilight years don't drag on too long. Over which hill and past my prime at what? Past my prime for breeding, no doubt. Or running. But then I never was in my prime for either of those ones! I am a more competent cross country glider pilot than I was 5 years ago, now winning competitions, I have seen much more of the country’s waterways. What’s not to like?
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Post by Andyberg on Jul 5, 2018 10:09:02 GMT
I know I'm late to this particular party, but the best engineers I've met don't have degrees. They would have done an engineering apprenticeship. The old Sandwich courses were a good idea. A mixture of classroom theory and experience in the workplace. I don’t think they exist any more? One of my daughters has nearly completed the first year of her chemical engineering apprenticeship at GlaxoSmithKline over in Darlington. She does 4 days 'hands on' at the works and a day doing her work sponsored chemical engineering degree. From what she's told me about the setup & the whole apprenticeship experience, it's fantastic, plus she will come out of it as a 'proper' engineer!👍
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Post by Telemachus on Jul 5, 2018 10:13:48 GMT
The old Sandwich courses were a good idea. A mixture of classroom theory and experience in the workplace. I don’t think they exist any more? One of my daughters has nearly completed the first year of her chemical engineering apprenticeship at GlaxoSmithKline over in Darlington. She does 4 days 'hands on' at the works and a day doing her work sponsored chemical engineering degree. From what she's told me about the setup & the whole apprenticeship experience, it's fantastic, plus she will come out of it as a 'proper' engineer!👍 Sounds very good.
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Post by Albion on Jul 5, 2018 10:27:44 GMT
I know I'm late to this particular party, but the best engineers I've met don't have degrees. They would have done an engineering apprenticeship. The old Sandwich courses were a good idea. A mixture of classroom theory and experience in the workplace. I don’t think they exist any more? I'd agree with that having done one at Ford Motor Co back in the 70s while gaining my mechanical engineering degree. What we found was that some pure degree engineers (not sandwich) tended to be a bit arrogant and couldn't relate to the guys on the shop floor. This meant that when they needed to gain info from a shop floor worker the worker was often reluctant to divulge anything. If you were able to relate to them then they were a great bunch and would always help you. Roger
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