ECN Forum Forums General Topics of the Trade General Discussion Area What's the difference?

One difference between engineer and electrician is that engineers write specifications to describe how the job is to be done. Electricians do not write specs unless it is on the back of an old cigarette packet. They all ignore written specs anyway as all they ever do is state the bleeding obvious.

The electrician corrects what the others guess at.

Engineer tells you where he wants it.

Drafter tell you where it Should go.

Electrican puts it where it'll work and fits.

The engineer specs out the 1" rigid pipe for a hundred telephone lines.
The drafter draws the 2" pipe on the plans.

The electrician sits down with the construction managers and support personell, and modifies the plans to make it all work.

Consider this:
Who among the three is rightfully deserving to be proud of his accomplishments because they are seen, used, and depended upon by so many others?

Mike (mamills)

"Electricians do not write specs unless it is on the back of an old cigarette packet "

How politically incorrect is that statement ? We now use a piece of cardboard from the box the connectors came in !

[This message has been edited by luckyshadow (edited 06-27-2005).]

Reminds me of the old Bob Newhart sketch Abe Lincoln vs. Madison Avenue.

"You made some changes? You typed the speech?! How many times do we have to tell you Abe -- The backs of envelopes. That way it looks like you wrote it on the train."

As Paulusgnome said, electricians state the bleeding obvious, Engineers ignore the the bleeding obvious and drafters don't know the difference. As far as old cigerette packets are concerned, we call that recycling.

"fourscore and seven years ago, the NEC wrought forth such havoc...."