07-15-2010, 03:13 PM
rz wrote:
Not much chance of that with two engineers as parents...
Mechanic friend of mine used to make lots of money fixing cars for engineers who did their own work. Same for other friends in the trades. As for myself, I worked 20 years doing computer support in an Engineering College. A few of the faculty were competent to follow assembly instructions correctly, most were not. So, I would not use just having two engineer parents as being much of a good point...
P.S. I have also known engineers good outside their expertise and able to repair and build many things properly. An example is my father. He learned carpentry from my grandfather and electronics/electrical workfrom the Army. He was also a source of many tales of repairs, etc. gone wrong among his engineer colleagues attempting DIY.