RE: Ability, Talent and Skills

From: <Conner>
Date: Thu Jan 12 2006 - 15:37:00 EST

I likewise started out a great "many moons ago" doing virtually all of my own (then manual) "drafting". In the USA, I suspect most companies are now referring to those who do this sort of thing on a computer as "drafters", I guess so as to be non-offending to anyone or gender-neutral. While I'm not sure I was very good at drafting, I think my family and most other folks can as a result/benefit correctly also correctly read most of the notes and number digits I now manually print. Having seen hand-written outputs of some others (and even including some doctors to nurses and/or pharmacies etc.), I'm not sure how much of the world functions in this regard, nor how at least most of us are still alive!!

Randy Conner
Research Department - Technical Division American Cast Iron Pipe Company
1501 31st Avenue North, Birmingham, AL 35207 P. O. Box 2727, Birmingham, AL 35202
ph 205-325-7946
fax 205-325-8095

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Paul,

   I was a draughtsman on the board long before I was allowed to be an engineer. Even though I had my qualifications I had to learn why things were designed and layed out the way they were.

   The draughtsman is as essential to the engineer as a nurse to a doctor, solicitor to a barrister and a beat cop to a detective. They all function as a team with different skills. Each respects each other. Each leads when it is appropriate.

   I am amazed and appalled that you find that draughting skills have been lost to this point. It certainly isnt my experience downunder. Perhaps its time for you shift to another hemisphere where your skills would be appreciated.

   Geoff

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