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utopianvibes
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i study herbs....no really i do
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nadroj
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Engineer (ing student). If you want to know if your an engineer or how to deal with one, PM me and I'll email you a test.
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goingtohellquick
Jan 25, 2003, 9:17 AM
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im a student, so no
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hoppinbig
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I work in Midget Porn
Ooops I mean "Little-person Adult Films" gotta be PC!
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ponyryan
Jan 27, 2003, 10:01 PM
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Student in Psychology/Sociology. Used to be computer science, until I realized how badly it sucked.
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col_sanderz
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Well, i guess im out. Im a pro turd burglar...hahah just kidding. Im a college sophomore working toward an Environmental Science major and GIS minor.
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hugepedro
Jan 27, 2003, 10:18 PM
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Management consultant . . . in the IT services industry.
I used to be a ones and zeros geek a long time ago, but now about the most technical thing I ever do is turn on the PC (note I didn't even say "boot").
I think money has something to do with it. Climbing is expensive, especially if you travel to do it. Most people who climb have decent paying jobs. A lot of those decent paying jobs can be found in technical fields.
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gakin
Jan 27, 2003, 10:18 PM
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Wow, I guess that I am in the minority here...I am a med student, and my wife who is also a climber is a doctor, as are most of my climbing partners...go figure.
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climbingfoo
Jan 27, 2003, 11:01 PM
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Electrical engineer doing computer engineering work: component design for core processors for upcomming PDA's and cellphones
There are whole bunch of graduate math geeks that climb at University of Texas at Austin, plus a few engineers, physics, and computer science climbers
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shortfatoldguy
Jan 27, 2003, 11:01 PM
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Academic: literature and humanities. (Go, Camhead. Nail the diss. Humanists don't rule. But they should.)
But *all* my partners are geeks. Hence, they all have way more money than I do. But, then, none of them have kids. Double whammy, yikes...
Btw, PTPP, I'm a "schoolteacher," and I'm a very fun guy. Everyone tells me so. And I take instruction very well. So bite me.
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bigdrop
Jan 27, 2003, 11:28 PM
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I have been following this thread as it grows and I have become very curious about something.
It seem apparent (to me anyway) that the title of Engineer is used very loosely in the USA (I’m making reference to posted titles like “Computer Network Engineer”
). In Canada the title of Engineer is legally reserved for Licensed Professional Engineers only. Is there no similar reservation in the USA? Not doing so, in my and many other opinions, belittles this profession.
For your reading:
http://www.peo.on.ca/enforcement/enforc1.html
Curious,
~jc
P.S. I don’t want to hijack this thread. But please if you have an opinion or information, just add it to the end of your post. Cheers.
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Jan 27, 2003, 11:36 PM
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I am a partner in a big 5 consulting firm.
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robscate
Jan 27, 2003, 11:44 PM
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Well, lets face engineers know everything about everything, so why not climbing.
ps. Heard a story of a lady applying for a seceratary job at an engineering firm. She had the stones to list herself as a domestic engineer. The guys doing the application selection, one with 2 bachelors degrees and a masters and one with a phd promptly threw it in the trash.
Garbage collectors are not waste management engineers, they're garbage men.
maintenance men (the guys who change light builbs) are not building engineers they're maintenance men.
I Haven't been going to school for years to earn the title engineer only to share it with a garbage picker!!
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phugganut
Jan 28, 2003, 12:25 AM
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In my experience, there is definately a proliferation of engineers/computer gurus in the climbing community. For the record, I'm a group therapist. However, many of the people that I have climbed and/or canyoneered with are engineers, and there have been several times where I'm the only non-engineer in my group. It's not a problem, and they are nice people and good partners, it's just something I've noticed.
Also, to robscate: Your snobbery is showing. I'm sure that there are many garbage men who wouldn't want to be lumped together with your snooty a$$. I had a friend who drove a garbage truck for a living. He is a good man and good father, too. He makes more money than I do, and I had to go to college (major $$$) to make less $ than him. He also makes more than an engineer friend of mine. He sure is looking smarter than me right now...
Personally, I could care less what my partner does for a living, or what their job title is, just as long as they keep their focus while belaying me!!!
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drector
Jan 28, 2003, 1:16 AM
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Software Engineer. I qualify as being "in computers."
Dave
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missedyno
Jan 28, 2003, 2:24 AM
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I used to think this was true until my recent trip to el potrero, mexico.
for once in my life, 90% of climbers i met were guides, and people with outdoor or climbing related jobs!
in fact i only met one other "techie" and he turned out to be a botanist. oh well.
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bluereptile
Jan 28, 2003, 2:28 AM
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I'm an Engineer too. . You're theory seems to be 90% accurate
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rockpossum
Jan 28, 2003, 3:13 AM
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robscate:
Nice post, showing that engineers flair for social interaction.
Mike
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tristero
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psychologist
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vertical_planar
Jan 28, 2003, 8:43 AM
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mMchanical engineer, studing for an MSc
Actually i started climbing 4 years ago after attending the university's annual climbing school :-)
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paulv7
Jan 28, 2003, 12:16 PM
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I'm a Network Admin and my brother is an Engineer =)and both climb
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dstein
Jan 28, 2003, 12:36 PM
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I de-vein shrimp for a sea food distributer.
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qacwac
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Well I'm a Outdoor Rec major. So I might be one of those seasonal bums you envy. However, My first year in school was spent as a compeuter engineer major and the next as a computer science major.
Come to think of it the best climber at my school is about to graduate with a computer science degree.
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roughster
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Biochemist/Lab Supervisor/Compliance and Technical Reviewer
I'm the guy that causes people in the lab to start acting busy when I walk in the door
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mustclimb69
Jan 28, 2003, 2:41 PM
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I am a climber who works in a climbing shop!!!
Do what you love..and love what you do!!
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