In reply to drainoil:
Can't help much with the CMax- other than how the engine runs when it's on, I have not worked at all on any of our hybrids.
In reply to drainoil:
Can't help much with the CMax- other than how the engine runs when it's on, I have not worked at all on any of our hybrids.
szeis4cookie wrote:mndsm wrote:I know! It's good to hear from you again!DukeOfUndersteer wrote: I just changed jobs in the last month. I work for GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing. Advice? I dunno. Just work hard and you can get anywhere.I was thinking you were dead!
Haha! Thanks fellas. Just got married over the weekend and had a day off yesterday before I head up to Canadaland for the next World Challenge race at Mosport. Leave today!
I work in IT, where I wear many hats. I do Linux sysadmin, VoIP admin, programming, web development, graphics work, and just about any difficult odd job that comes along. Every company has an IT guy they call "the guru." That's me.
And of course I'll offer advice, probably even if you don't ask for it!
I work for Davidson Chevrolet Buick GMC Cadillac in Rome, NY. I know plenty on GM, know people who know even more and have access to all sorts of GM documents and tools. Ask away.
I went back to grad school! My advice: don't.
EFI tech support and some R&D for DIYAutoTune. Giving advice is part of the job. 
Trackmouse wrote:Rufledt wrote: Another appliance tech here. Yes I'll offer advice, though the OP has more experience.Hey man! There are so few of us! What area are you in? I'm in central Oregon.
Southern Wisconsin here, south of Madison. How's business in Oregon? It's crazy busy for us for the most part.
I'm going on 3 years as a Passenger Tire Development Engineer. That means I specify the components, construction, compounds, tread patterns, and more for the tires that I am developing. Then I get to supervise the manufacturing plant that builds the tires, plan and organize the testing, and (most fun of all) supervise and conduct on-vehicle testing at our company's test track. I'm currently in charge of our all-season UHP tire line (the RS3-A) and it's replacement that is launching this summer.
Yes, I'm happy to help. But be warned, the average "what tire?" question is as complicated as a "what car?" thread. It all depends on what vehicle it's going on, what you are using the vehicle for, what are your expectations of the tire, etc., etc...
In reply to ShawneeCreek:
Why can't I have raised white letters anymore?
Wall-e wrote: In reply to ShawneeCreek: Why can't I have raised white letters anymore?
In passenger tires? The white rubber is more expensive than black and adds weight and a little complexity. That white rubber isn't just behind those raised white letters, it goes all the way around the circumference of the sidewall. That way the white can be made to show through regardless of where the tire ends up in the mold.
Adding weight increases rolling resistance, decreases fuel economy, and decreases handling performance. Raised white letters are also out of style for everything but muscle cars.
You can still get raised white letter in a BFGoodrich Radial T/A, Cooper Cobra GT Radial, or similar. Unfortunately the performance won't match a modern UHP or be offered in modern lower profile sizes because it is designed fit classic muscle cars and the performance that their owner's expect of them (which typically isn't much).
Vintage European and British sports car restorations, custom machining and fabrication and vintage race car builds.
I will help as much as I can.
Jay wrote: I went back to grad school! My advice: don't.
Why not?
I'm an assistant prosecutor. As far as advice goes, Jim Carey pretty much covered it in Liar, Liar. You know the line . . .
Jay wrote: I went back to grad school! My advice: don't.
I can attest to that. College with a full time job and family absolutely sucks worse than I could ever imagined. I'm happy to be a grad school drop out even if I only have half of a masters degree.
I work for a company that builds industrial presses. Not like shop presses, but the ones used for stamping out parts in factories. It sounds boring but in reality its pretty cool. Like we build one machine that makes the tops of soda cans. It can pump out 3000 parts a minute. Running wide open that baby really sings. I built them for a few years, then took a job as a parts salesman for them. So if you need help with punch presses Ill do my best.
Custom build automotive and industrial diagnostic equipment for a small engineering company. I am forbidden to share information on the internet that pertains to past and current customer applications. 
Former mechanic and automotive electrical specialist. Happy to help a fellow GRM'er
Scooter wrote:Jay wrote: I went back to grad school! My advice: don't.I can attest to that. College with a full time job and family absolutely sucks worse than I could ever imagined. I'm happy to be a grad school drop out even if I only have half of a masters degree.
Can confirm. Half a Ph.D. here. I'm abandoning ship the same time as a couple of my friends. Nobody seems to care about academic work anymore unless it supports what they want to hear, and even then they don't want to pay anyone enough to do research or teach. I went back to appliance repair, what I did on and off for many years, because there was always a job there that paid if I wanted to work.
RossD wrote: as a 'Professional Engineer'... I can give engineering advise but I have to be careful on what I give because whatever I do personally, can actually be covered under my work's professional insurance, ergo they are responsible for my actions. I also can't solicit to anyone outside of the states I'm registered in, so this is not a solicitation.
Similar situation, except my area of expertise is civil/structural. My entire career has been spent designing and managing designers of transportation structures (mostly bridges). Transportation structures are very different from buildings etc. due to the loading conditions. I have zero experience or knowledge of design/building codes that address residential or commercial construction, so my expertise is probably useless to most here unless you need a bridge along your driveway... 
To wvumtnbkr - I need help herding my group of cats... 
A randomish assortment of jobs, nothing that I think anyone would need help with.
Most of the last decade has been at the same company as SWF1, maybe even MNDSM? Started a temp in nonclinical support as an entry level grunt, proved myself quickly and shortly moved off the phones, making myself a subject matter expert where I helped with testing, job aid creation, implementation of new processes as well as complying with new rules and regulations. Then became a lead/supervisor overseeing a team of 23-30 all of that in the same department. At the beginning of this year started in a new department, some of my knowledge transferred over, but a lot of it is new hat. Especially coding.
I kind of fell into this industry/job, I didn't have any prior experience or training nor did I finish college, so for me I attribute it to work ethic, luck, positive attitude and not burning any bridges aka the reputation I built for myself. So that's what I offer; show up, work hard, learn everything you can, volunteer for things that will allow you to gain experience, don't play politics if you don't want to, but don't piss and moan either. Don't overstay a position, don't expect managers to automatically promote you. Then again, considering the audience here, I highly doubt that needs to be said.
I'm so glad I don't have to babysit adults anymore.
Recently got a vinyl plotter so I've been playing around and learning after hours, made a bunch of stickers for friends and the plan is to stockpile a bunch and rent a table at the next local comic convention and see how it goes.
EvanR wrote:SnowMongoose wrote: Almost 8 years with Costco.Are all those "secret Costco hacks" posts legit?
Mostly no.
The cash card 'trick' is the one I hear most often.
If someone gives you a cash card you can use that to get a day pass and spend whatever is on the card... but no more than that.
That being said, not all warehouses do things by the book, I've heard people claim that "My Costco doesn't even make you show your card when you come in."
There are loopholes though, for example here in WA if you say you're going to the pharmacy we have to let you in, membership or no.
Work these days I do market analysis and business/market exploration. Have done all sorts of things over the years design engineering, process engineering, processes development, new product development... not sure how much of that is helpful to others but I'd help if anyone had questions on anything I've been exposed to before, which is a lot of very unrelated things!
In my "spare" time I am an authorized Megasquirt dealer and installer and happy distributor of DIYAutotune and a few other small product lines. KPTuned.com So any MS/tuning/why is my ? doing ? questions I'd be happy to help with as well.
In reply to SnowMongoose:
I flashed a "Patio Chicken and Ribs" gift card once and cracked up while doing it. Simple things amuse me.
I work in operational training, launch, and expansion for an online grocer. I landed here after an 11-year stint in traditional grocery.
I'm an ER doctor, finished training a few years ago. Lots of folks here working in healthcare in some capacity, more than i ever realized. I'm in Wisconsin and everybody loves Epic, although the places i work have Cerner. I hear that they are a pretty awesome employer with a big impressive campus.
Woody, what you said about being a problem solver resonates with me. The main place i work is a big urban ER and a lot of it ends up being social issues. Homelessness, substance abuse, violence... our case managers do a lot more than I do for a certain subset of our patients.
If anyone has questions about getting into medicine as a doc, PA, NP, fire away. And if I run into you at the track and you have a minor injury, you're set
In reply to turtl631:
We have Cerner at my hospital also. From what I've heard over the years, it seems like the docs like Epic better, while nurses seem to prefer Cerner.
I was an analyst when we converted to Cerner from paper, and it was challenging (The ED docs were the easiest group to work will overall, incidentally) .
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