kick ass but so true

[Rhodesy]

http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/12020199/worksite-trouble

[oldyzman]

Well thats 10 megabytes and 3 minutes of my life that i will never get back, whats that got to do with VMX.
I noted a comment at the end - it said something about oxygen thief..... go figure
Brett

[mx250]

"How dare that working class pleb speak to a university educated member of the elite like that. The builder probably hasn't even learn't to wash his hands after his morning shit let alone appreciate the greatness of a true artist. He deserves his bad back and skin cancer."

(oldyzman, there's a little 'x' in the top corner you can click on if you don't like what you see ).

[oldyzman]

Well MX250, the skit may have been quite whitty, but i just expected to see something remotely to do with VMX...

[VMX247]

it said something about oxygen thief..... go figure

I thought the worker said "Kronic" -but who's judging its only General Discussion  
cheers A

[Rhodesy]

correct me if im wronge.isn't in the general discussion section?

[oldyzman]

Looks like i'm outvoted - all good Rhodsey?
Cheers
Brett

[EML]

So, to bring it 'on topic' I can tell you all of the 2nd yr mech engineering student that came to us for some 'hands on' experience as suggested and organised by his mum. The guy is 22 and been at uni for a few years before his dad suggested, as he is keen on cars, to do mech eng.
His very first question to me was-how does a 4 cycle engine work?-I thought ahhh....trick question, but no , he was serious!!
Over the couple of days he had with us I eventually got around to telling him-that the reason I had to remove the distributor from the engine to replace the engine mount was because some dip-stick, sitting at a desk, decided it would be at good idea to add an hour to a 10 minute job. 
This(only one example) is happening more and more in the newer models and can really cock up what should be a simple task.
I still don;t know if he knew what I was talking about to this day.....

[Marc.com]

His very first question to me was-how does a 4 cycle engine work?-I thought ahhh....trick question, but no , he was serious!!

There is always a lot of debate within Universities as to whether they are teaching academic degrees or vocational training ..... so there is always a kind of expectation of vocational skills from people trained in theory that is based around research and developing further theory.

[TooFastTim]

I can speak here from experience, I started as a telephone sparky, became a technician and then did a conversion course to a masters in engineering.

But I reckon it's all upside down. There should be a solid path from sparky to Phd that doesn't require starting again. And all engineers should start at the bottom and you should be able to stop when you want and restart when you want.

I've had the same experience with graduates without any experience. They're effing useless!

[TooFastTim]

Peter my experience was that I was pretty useless until I was about 35 (and I did the masters at night when working). When I was about 35 the theory and practical gelled. It was an epiphany!

[Mike52]

I got bored so I did a 3 yr course in Air Con and Refridge so I could regas my fridge.
Now I can design Aircon setups for Hi rises.
Chucked the fridge away because the course never mentioned it.

[Mike]

I had a lecturer at uni once tell me a degree is just a license to learn.  That means you get a theoretical license and then have to go out a get practicle experience.

[EML]

Once upon a time(in a land far far away) you used to go on to become an engineer after you completed your apprenticship.

[TM BILL]

Once upon a time(in a land far far away) you used to go on to become an engineer after you completed your apprenticship.

Hear Hear  in fact a very active forum member with a broad passion for all things too wheels and unusual taste in swinging arms  did just that . Worked his way up,put in the hrs and  did the hard yards and now reaps the benefits , Respect