Rep Retirement Lodge #158: Lodge Member's Habits

[goldy_331]

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Good Morning Lodge.

The morans at the Roseville tourney are at it again. They put us in the wrong bracket {sigh}. Now they have to redo the brackets. One for a 7 team tourney, the other for a 5 team. Shouldn't be that hard, a team that was to get a bye loses it, another team that had a game will get a bye. I'm sure it's way too complicated for these bozos though.

 

[Lady wore Black]

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Good Morning, Lodge!

 

[Scarlet]

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Good morning Lodge. Happy Thursday. Or friday - for me! I'm taking tomorrow off so I can head up to UVM for BU's game. I was planning to go out for my weekly post Thursday martini and stay out a little later than normal as I can sleep in, but sadly, a co-worker's mother passed away earlier in the week. The wake is tonight and the service is tomorrow morning. I think I'm going to go early to the church to pay my respects. It's down on the south shore so I'm going to have to get up early as I will hit traffic.

It's mighty chilly here in 617-ville today. And kinda cloudy. I did not bring the right coat with me.

 

[The Rube]

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I got 3 tickets, one for each of us. If you know anyone else that would want to go, they just have to go to TK's website (www.countrybarmn.com), click on the link to live music, and on the day for Johnny Holm there is a link to purchase tickets. It is pretty easy. I only got for the 3 of us, because I wasn't sure if anyone else would want to go.

Nice. This will help me deal with my bro's inlaws the next day.

Friday today for me too. Pretty happy about that.

 

[St. Clown]

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Hey, you, what do you think about doing a bar night on the Wednesday before turkey day? Johnny Holm? Also, I'll have alcohols from my travels to share.

The Wednesday before Thanksgiving is the busiest bar night of the year. I only learned that last year when one of the morning shows was talking about it the following Monday. That made a lot of sense as my hockey team had a game that night last year, and when the game was over we all hit up the bars around the Super Rink but couldn't get into any of them.

 

[bigblue_dl]

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The Wednesday before Thanksgiving is the busiest bar night of the year. I only learned that last year when one of the morning shows was talking about it the following Monday. That made a lot of sense as my hockey team had a game that night last year, and when the game was over we all hit up the bars around the Super Rink but couldn't get into any of them.

That is why we are pre-buying tickets to it.
Busiest bar night of the year + Johnny Holm = Cluster**** (unless you already have a ticket when you walk up to the bar)

 

[aparch]

Or just remember the fact that in real life you can have the book open in front of you while you're trying to figure out the answer.

Yep! I do this currently, and it didn't take an engineering degree to make it happen.

From everything I've heard and seen, the toughest part of an engineering degree is just getting it. The real world is completely different.

 

[St. Clown]

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That is why we are pre-buying tickets to it.
Busiest bar night of the year + Johnny Holm = Cluster**** (unless you already have a ticket when you walk up to the bar)

I thought that Johnny Holm was the reason for the tickets alone. I've never seen him, but I'm told he's generally a pretty good draw for a smaller/regional guy.

 

[DaveStPaul]

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Whas happanin, HotLodge?

 

[Scarlet]

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Whas happanin, HotLodge?

This place so confusing.

 

[mookie1995]

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S'upp y'all
Trying to finalize my post thanksgiving HHI golf.

Saturday is at Chechessee creek and spring island. Sunday CCC before leaving. Waiting for callbacks on thrus day (belfair east and west) and Friday (collection river dye and Nicklaus).

Of course the golf means I miss Jerry York setting the wins record vs BU.... Oh well

 

[Twitch Boy]

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Yep! I do this currently, and it didn't take an engineering degree to make it happen.

From everything I've heard and seen, the toughest part of an engineering degree is just getting it. The real world is completely different.

I'll somewhat concur. Most engineering curriculums these days are structured around the number crunching aspect prepping you for the FE/PE. If you don't end up going that route it's kind of a waste of time. You really need to get into extracurriculars to get the hands-on stuff (arguably my biggest regret of my time at Tech - didn't really feel confident enough in my abilities to try them.)

 

[Scarlet]

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S'upp y'all
Trying to finalize my post thanksgiving HHI golf.

Saturday is at Chechessee creek and spring island. Sunday CCC before leaving. Waiting for callbacks on thrus day (belfair east and west) and Friday (collection river dye and Nicklaus).

Of course the golf means I miss Jerry York setting the wins record vs BU.... Oh well

Some fan you are.

 

[St. Clown]

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Of course the golf means I miss Jerry York setting the wins record vs BU.... Oh well

Is it the Beanpot already?

 

[MavHockey14]

Good morning Lodge.


I needs the moneys. Who actually wants to work?
Good luck with your answer. Perhaps something like, "I enjoy new challenges"



Happy birthday!

In this economy, take what job you can get. If you stick with the engineering degree and work for this guy, that doesn't mean you're stuck there for life. Get a few years experience and you'll have much more opportunity at another job. See if you can intern or co-op somewhere this Summer to find out if engineering is for you. The workplace is different from school.

As for Physics, well, physics and I didn't get along. The electricity, magnetism and optics physics class kicked my ***. I got a 4 out of 20 on a multiple choice exam. Somehow I survived, passed, and have found jobs as an engineer working on electrical and electro-mechanical devices. I was even in charge of optics quality at one job.

If it's the mechanical physics that you're struggling through, and you're looking at getting a mechanical engineering degree...that will be tough.

The question to ask yourself is, "is there something else out there I think I would enjoy more and is a viable career option?"

Looking ahead to the rest of the required coursework for your degree, do the classes sound interesting to you?

I'm currently enrolled as a pre-civil engineering major.

I am decent in calculus, but I struggle when it's mixed with physics. It's not like I haven't tried or anything, either. I have seen a tutor and everything as well.

I guess I'm really confused at what I want to do. I'm confident I can do anything well. I just don't know if I want to do civil engineering the rest of my life anymore.(I've been set on that since about age 15, as we had Project Lead the Way classes in high school.) I really want to interact with people and make a positive difference in whatever I do.

 

[DaveStPaul]

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This place so confusing.

Automobile?!?

 

[bigblue_dl]

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I'll somewhat concur. Most engineering curriculums these days are structured around the number crunching aspect prepping you for the FE/PE. If you don't end up going that route it's kind of a waste of time. You really need to get into extracurriculars to get the hands-on stuff (arguably my biggest regret of my time at Tech - didn't really feel confident enough in my abilities to try them.)

I don't think that is the case with Mechanical Engineering, at least not at Tech. If anything it was specifically not pushed towards numbers crunching and all of the classes were based around problem solving. I think that was good because if you know how to solve a problem, you can apply that skill to any problem, whether it was specifically covered in a class you took, or not. And I think the FE thing is a waste for many mechanicals. There are obviously some that need it, but from what I was told by many companies, including my own, it isn't worth the time. Because of that, the ME curriculum at Tech wasn't really focused too much on FE prep.

 

[bigblue_dl]

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I thought that Johnny Holm was the reason for the tickets alone. I've never seen him, but I'm told he's generally a pretty good draw for a smaller/regional guy.

Johnny Holm usually requires a ticket when he plays at certain venues or bars. He usually only plays at TK's on special nights. For example: St. Patty's Day, Wednesday before Thanksgiving, etc. When he goes to other smaller bars, it is just a standard cover. We've seen him at Maxx in Ham Lake like that.

 

[Twitch Boy]

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I don't think that is the case with Mechanical Engineering, at least not at Tech. If anything it was specifically not pushed towards numbers crunching and all of the classes were based around problem solving. I think that was good because if you know how to solve a problem, you can apply that skill to any problem, whether it was specifically covered in a class you took, or not. And I think the FE thing is a waste for many mechanicals. There are obviously some that need it, but from what I was told by many companies, including my own, it isn't worth the time. Because of that, the ME curriculum at Tech wasn't really focused too much on FE prep.

Civil seemed to be almost entirely focused on the FE. I remember being told that was the big reason why they added Thermo/Fluids to the curriculum, because you'd see it in the morning portion. I took the Civil afternoon portion and almost all of it was specifically covered in my CE classes.

I took the FE because I figured it was basically a free shot, why not take it. Worst case is it would be another feather in my cap in the job hunt. Haven't needed it, probably won't in what I'm doing right now.

 

[goldy_331]

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Here is the deal with FE. It is really only useful as the gateway to the PE. If you are going to only stay in a big manufacturing firm for your whole career, the PE is unnecessary. If you ever want to be a manager in a place like Twitch is, it can be a useful differentiator and might be required. If someone like bb ever wants to leave his company and, say, do consulting as an independent, it will be very useful to him. It opens up a number of avenues that are largely closed without it. It may not be needed, but it can be very useful too. I had no clue about the FE (then called EIT test) or the PE when I graduated, fortunately a classmate told me I should take it, so I did and passed. Had I tried to do it 4 years later before the PE it would have been hard to remember all that school stuff which is what the FE is.

For Mavsy, a CE PE has a lot of opportunities to do what you say you want to do. Not right away, but after you've been working for a while. You can work for a big contractor or developer and be very involved with a lot of people while directing the design or construction of significant projects. You can also work in the design field like me and deal with Owners, contractors, developers, etc.