speaking of Africa - I always thought it odd that the African continent
has natural resources that rival N America yet they squander any
opportunity by killing each other in border disputes, civil war,
religious disputes, etc. I can't understand why anyone would be proud
to call themselves
On Jan 8, 2013 6:44 AM, Larry T l02tur...@comcast.net wrote:
yet they squander any opportunity by killing each other in border
disputes, civil war, religious disputes, etc. I can't understand
Sounds a lot like Germany before Bismarck. My ancestors left Germany 100
years prior. Glad the place
Sent too soon..
On Jan 8, 2013 7:48 AM, bb...@crone.us wrote:
On Jan 8, 2013 6:44 AM, Larry T l02tur...@comcast.net wrote:
yet they squander any opportunity by killing each other in border
disputes, civil war, religious disputes, etc. I can't understand
Sounds a lot like Germany before
I can top that:
New Guinea
When I traveled that part of the world we were absolutely banned from going to
or transiting through New Guinea.
The Aussie I traveled with in those parts was adamant that as an Anglo the
risks inherent in going there far outweighed any potential gain.
A lot like
I hear that you might have been the guest of honor at a big feast in
that place.
-R
On 1/8/13 10:14 AM, Dan Penoff wrote:
I can top that:
New Guinea
When I traveled that part of the world we were absolutely banned from going to
or transiting through New Guinea.
The Aussie I traveled with
No doubt. Maybe our resident Aussie can elaborate on the wonderful aspects of
that neighbouring country...
Dan
On Jan 8, 2013, at 10:28 AM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net
wrote:
I hear that you might have been the guest of honor at a big feast in that
place.
-R
On
When he applies from the local address, tell him to setup a local
(NY/NJ) Google Voice number. voice.google.com If he has a smartphone,
the calls and texts will be routed to his cell. Also, calling out gives
you the option to call with/without the G.voice number.
Luther KB5QHUForest
Excellent suggestion, Luther!
Thanks!
Dan
Sent from my iPad
On Jan 8, 2013, at 1:53 PM, Benz Hogs benz-n-h...@gulseth.net wrote:
When he applies from the local address, tell him to setup a local (NY/NJ)
Google Voice number. voice.google.com If he has a smartphone, the calls and
texts
On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 4:44 AM, Larry T l02tur...@comcast.net wrote:
speaking of Africa - I always thought it odd that the African continent
has natural resources that rival N America yet they squander any
opportunity by killing each other in border disputes, civil war, religious
disputes,
Tim wrote:
He was a good sport about it, but privately it frustrated him that so many
otherwise-educated Americans had
Curious - do we have any African-American readers at OkieBenz?
Or, do we have any woman readers here?
Any euro readers?
South American readers?
mao - not a chinaman, although
On Tue, 8 Jan 2013 20:46:01 -0600 Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com
wrote:
Curious - do we have any African-American readers at OkieBenz?
Or, do we have any woman readers here?
Any euro readers?
South American readers?
mao - not a chinaman, although my dad spoke fluent mandarin...
We used
I know of at least one African American participant but there may be
others, as there are several noms de plumes in use.
On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 9:46 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote:
Tim wrote:
He was a good sport about it, but privately it frustrated him that so many
Tim wrote:
He was a good sport about it, but privately it frustrated
him that so many otherwise-educated Americans had
Mountain Man wrote:
Curious - do we have any African-American readers at OkieBenz?
Or, do we have any woman readers here?
Any euro readers?
South American readers?
We all came from Africa !!!
--R (sent from my miniPad)
On Jan 8, 2013, at 10:33 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote:
I know of at least one African American participant but there may be
others, as there are several noms de plumes in use.
On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 9:46 PM, Mountain
managers are just high school
graduates.
-Curt
Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2013 20:35:40 -0800
From: clay monroe redgh...@comcast.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Civil Engineer Looking for Work - OT
Message-ID: ae65324d-120f-43b5-a7ab-c3d31e401...@comcast.net
I hear that the Chinese are puttin major effort into building
infrastructure and good will in Africe - they see it as the next source of
cheap labor, when their standard of living rises to an acceptable level.
On Sat, Jan 5, 2013 at 11:06 PM, clay monroe redgh...@comcast.net wrote:
They need
Take a job in India, gain experience and stay the hell out of Africa.. no
matter what.
Been there on several projects myself. DO NOT recommend anyone go there.
Rich in resources.. and absolutely the most stupid people and governments
on the face of the earth.. not to mention the raw exposure to
On Sat, 05 Jan 2013 15:53:57 -0500 Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote:
Thought I would toss this out to the list for what it's worth:
A bunch, as it turns out.
I have a good friend whose son has his B.A. in civil engineering from
the University of South Florida and a Masters in the same from
On Jan 5, 2013, at 4:32 PM, Craig wrote:
I have a good friend whose son has his B.A. in civil engineering from
the University of South Florida and a Masters in the same from
Embry-Riddle. Both degrees had a focus in transportation. He also
holds a Florida EIT license (engineering intern).
On Jan 5, 2013, at 2:54 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote:
I have a good friend whose son has his B.A. in civil engineering from the
University of South Florida and a Masters in the same from Embry-Riddle.
Both degrees had a focus in transportation. He also holds a Florida EIT
license
I sort of thought the same thing, but it's all water under the bridge for him
at this point.,
For that matter, I didn't realize the Embry-Riddle had a civil engineering
degree program - I thought it was all aeronautical stuff.
Dan
On Jan 5, 2013, at 5:48 PM, Rick Knoble wrote:
Civil
I'm surprised, too, by CE at Embry-Riddle. Obviously, they musta branched
out.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2013 5:54 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Civil Engineer Looking for Work
Wouldn't it have made more sense to get a job before the grad degree? With
no job experience he is competing against those that may have decades of
experience. Its often easier to get a job if you already live where you
expect to work or would like to get a job, unless the prospective employer
North Dakota and west from there, lots of jobs due to the energy boom.
--
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20
Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote:
On Sat, 05 Jan 2013 15:53:57 -0500 Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote:
Thought I would toss this out to the list for what
On Jan 5, 2013, at 5:11 PM, Brian Toscano brian.tosc...@gmail.com wrote:
Wouldn't it have made more sense to get a job before the grad degree?
Kicking the can, I presume. As long as you are attending school, the student
loans payments are deferred. In the sixties and early seventies people
The schools also push a masters degree in engineering - telling the
students that they will have a leg up when they hit the job market -
On Sat, Jan 5, 2013 at 5:30 PM, Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com wrote:
On Jan 5, 2013, at 5:11 PM, Brian Toscano brian.tosc...@gmail.com
wrote:
On Jan 5, 2013, at 6:39 PM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
The schools also push a masters degree in engineering - telling the
students that they will have a leg up when they hit the job market -
The schools are run by accountants, I guess. Higher education is big business.
It is the only
The schools are pushing students to stay in school so they have jobs. The
grad students usually don't pay tuition or take out loans - they they are
assistants, do the research for the profs to write up and get credit for,
etc. None of my kids paid a cent for the their masters degrees (three of
Dan,
Have him check out The Shaw Group..
A quick check on their web site shows some Civil Engineer jobs. There's
even one in Boca Raton, Fla.
http://www.shawgrp.com/careers
Russ
On 1/5/2013 14:53, Dan Penoff wrote:
Thought I would toss this out to the list for what it's worth:
I have a good
On Jan 5, 2013, at 7:00 PM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
I think your advise is good - will he take it?
Yep. Oldest kid thinks dad is old and dumb. Youngest kid thinks dad might still
have a functioning brain cell or three.
Rick
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Rick wrote:
Civil engineering seems to be a dying field at present.
For sure. I stopped looking when I was laid off.
What firm did your girlfriend work at?
Chicago news yesterday said Clayco (claycorp.com) is moving from St.
Louis to Chicago and will be doubling their staff and looking for
On Jan 5, 2013, at 7:32 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote:
For sure. I stopped looking when I was laid off.
What firm did your girlfriend work at?
AECOM.
Rick
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FWIW, I have an online friend of several years in India. He advises me
there is a shortage of engineers in India and they are now hiring.
Such a posting would be, perhaps, a major magnitude move for a young man,
however, a job is a job in today s market.
Perhaps worthy of a look on his part.
I
North Dakota maybe. Not much spare change for civil engineering projects in
the Northwest. Washington will process the dang things to death, deplete any
funding for actually building it, and then say they never really wanted it
anyway.
Western Montana was rebuilding the bridges on I-90 from
They need all the civil engineers they can get to pull India out of the third
world and into the first and a half.
Take the job there, get some projects under his belt and move to Africa to
spiff that place up. By then he will be senior engineer stock and can return
to Amerika to rebuild
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