The Knack

I may have put this on before....

the knack

"can he lead a normal life?"

"No, he'll be an Engineer"

LOL priceless

Someone sent me that a few years ago when I retired out of engineering, l thought then it was a classic

I think that's why it tickled me BB. me being a retied Design Engineer.

Thought you were a Draughtsman Ray?

Stuart, I was BOTH a Draughtsman and a Design Engineer in my previous life when I had a reason for getting up in a morning.
I worked for 50 years in Engineering, so progressed up the scale.
In the early Eighties the introduction of computer Aided Design (CAD) brought on the demise of the traditional Draughtsman, ie Pencil and drawing board and replaced it with PC based technology.
Later software in the Nineties saw the introduction of Parametric 3D software.
I have "Autocad" software on my PC, and try to keep my hand in.

Well done raymyjamie

Ray, didn't being an Engineer require having a bachelors degree or being chartered?

Yep... bachelors in origami

I was top of my class at making paper aeroplane

I take it you don't have a degree either.

Take whatever you fancy, do not assume.

Take whatever you fancy

I will.

do not assume.

I don't.

Taking the clock apart.

Yes, I have to admit to that one. How well I remember.

It was though, very instructive: a weight driven, striking, long case, pendulum clock, with deadbeat escapement.

“Ray, didn't being an Engineer require having a bachelors degree or being chartered?”

Soz Stuart, I missed your 1st Mar 18-23 post.

I have a Higher National Certificate (HNC) in Mechanical Engineering, and that’s probably the minimum qualification you would need.
Some companies of course may require a degree.
It’s horses for courses, depends on the company and the product you’re designing.