Thank an Engineer

Chan, over at Weekend Pundit, featured this video.

I must say that, although this clip is quite funny, I live quite well without a wireless handset - we don''t have any at work (and work cell phones are banned from meetings and personal cells have to be turned of at work). I do have a cell phone that sits in the truck and most months has exactly zero minutes use. But, I must say it was nice to have the two times I needed to call 911 and I wasn't at home.

Okay, the wireless handsets at home are really nice, but just so I can hand the phone off to WS when he is outside and someone has called. Me, I don't spend much time on the phone (besides answering, and the handset is always in the cradle). In fact many months my time on those would be zero, if counting the calls that I actually participate in.

Yes, there is a theme in my life - I don't really like phones and am not much of a social person.

That being said - there are so many things in life to thank Engineers for, that to list them all would take years.

Comments

[Cop Car]

Bogie--In your case, you can thank a couple of engineers for producing you! (But, we are the ones who are thankful for having you and your sister!) At one time, at the old house, we had a wireless phone; but, we gave it away. Can't remember why or to whom. As you well know, you came by your "love" of phones and socializing honestly. It must be in the DNA.

[DCE]

Despite being an engineer I must admit to a similar dislike of phones that do far too much. I have a cell phone because my work requires it. It doesn't have access to the 'Net, it barely messages, and it doesn't take pictures or record video. It just makes phone calls. If I want to use a computer, I use one. I don't want to have to use a teeny tiny screen. I want a 20"+ screen, maybe two of them.