> LOL! My dad is a retired civil engineer from the pre-computer days. He
> once showed me this contraption for making calculations... I think he
> called it a "slide rule" or some such nonsense.....
I got a good laugh from an old board draftsman friend a couple of months
ago. He had worked at Boeing several years ago, and did quite a few B-52
mod drawings. The Air Force required periodic change-order updates and none
of the CATIA whiz-kids knew what to do. All of the drawings were ink on
mylar or linen. After several pleading calls, they finally got Ralph and a
few of his old associates out of retirement.
According to Ralph he really didn't want to go back to work but he couldn't
resist the $150/hour rate - or being supervised by kids who didn't know what
the hell all that funny looking drafting equipment they had to round up was
used for.
They had CATIA contractors in the same room making $80 to $100/hour.
RonB