Old Engineer Memories – Number 4: Simple And The Best
Can you remember being a young Engineer many years ago and listening to the old Engineers talk about how things have changed over the years? Old Engineer Memories – Number 4: Simple And The Best takes you on a journey back to Engineering in the 1960’s/70’s/80’s
And now it’s your turn to look back on your Memories.
If you are a younger Engineer wondering what things were like – all those years ago – Ask one of the older guys to explain.
You Know That You’re An Old Engineer …..
An Old Engineer will remember the early Cell Phone – It was big and bulky but it was mobile
- When you can remember marveling at the very first fax machine you ever saw and now the young guys tell you that the fax is dead – nobody uses that old technology these days
- When you can remember seeing your first mobile phone. It was the size of a large toolbox and weighed as much. Plus it had a very limited battery life and range
- When you can remember taking grainy Polaroid pictures which could barely be understood and boasting of the technology. Whilst paying exorbitant prices for the film
- When you can remember the teletext machines being “state of the art” for instant communication & you were under strict instruction to use the minimum words in your messages
- When you can remember a hacksaw being the common method used to cut steel (and not an angle grinder) – and as a junior Engineer you practiced and practiced (until your arm felt as though it would drop off ) attempting to get that straight cut. Without breaking the blade
- When you can remember using a cold chisel to cut a chamfer on steel and the pain of a misdirected hammer blow, – How many bruises and broken bones did this task produce ?
- When you can remember (as a young Engineer) being sent for a “Long Wait”
- When you can remember (as a young Engineer) being sent to get a “Glass Hammer”
- When you can remember watching a skilled tradesman bed a bearing with a scraper
- When you can remember that your clutch pencil was your most prized possession – together with a full range of leads and colors
Not Only Old Engineers:
When there is a need to take a deep breath and take a break
- Go to List Of Pages – Engineering Nostalgia for more pages of memories
- Regardless of your current status – always ask the question – Is there a Better Way and
visit the 3R web page for an overview of the 3R Philosophy Review – Refresh – Reset - Whenever possible – always follow the KISS Principle
- Challenge yourself and your colleagues with an Engineering Quiz