| RE:Great meeting today re/ the new job |
Subject: RE:Great meeting today re/ the new job by Notorious on 2008/1/28 1:51:20 Quote: It's gonna be great! Well I'm not an expert on anything but I do have a knack for putting things together that work. And if I don't know something, I know how to find out. Aside from performance stuff which has always been my hobby, professionally I've worked on just about everything with wheels. I've built hundreds of engines from 4 cylinder cars to 500+ HP HD diesels and most everything in between. I've rebuilt transmissions from 3 to 13 speeds, worked on air systems, hydraulic systems, wired all types of vehicles from scratch, from race cars and street rods to heavy equipment. Not trying to toot my own horn, I'm just saying that my widely varied mechanical background can be an asset when problem solving in any kind of work I do. Ideas, hardware, just how to accomplish a given result can transfer from one field to another in some cases. I'm not saying it makes me some kind of a guru but it sure has come in handy at times. And speaking of teaching, although I had every opportunity, I never went to college. I was (at least) a well above the curve rebellious teen and had little use for school. Let's say it wasn't a great fit for me. I took auto shop in high school. Not because I particularly wanted to be a mechanic but because I wanted to know about cars so I could hot rod and race them. But I've always thought that if I had gone to college, I'd have probably become a teacher in some field that interested me. It kind of runs in my family. My grandmother and mother were both teachers. My daughter's nearly finished with her masters degree and will teach full time once her youngest is in school. So yes, the idea of in the course of doing something I love, being able to teach young and enthusiastic people too, is the icing on the cake. |
