What occupation do engineers marry?

[RIP - VTEnviro]

Interesting time to bring this topic back up given things I've heard today.

 

[mudpuppy]

What things have you heard today, VTE?

Can't believe this thread has been kicking around for 2+ years. Since way back when I started this thing I have dated the following:

1. Speech Therapist (master's in speech therapy)

2. Graphic Designer (bachelor's in Fine Art)

3. Social Worker (master's in social work)

4. Librarian (bachelor's in EE, master's in information/library services)

Obviously things haven't worked out with any of them. It's sounds like I should start targeting the medical profession. . .

 

[Exception Collection]

My wife works from home as a transcriptionist. She's officially trained as a medical transcriptionist, but also does a lot of legal and general transcription. She's also a trained (AS) Network Administrator, though her training was out-of-date by the time she got a job in the field, and more out-of-date now.

 

[RIP - VTEnviro]

What things have you heard today, VTE?

Think I might be blazing a different trail. Or A Goner probably.

 

[willsee]

Wife has a degree in marketing/advertising

But she has worked numerous jobs in our short time of marriage. She is starting another new job next year

She has another new job since this post. Marketing/Recruiting at her alma mater and she will be going back to school to get her MBA (for free). Working for a University definitely has its perks (as in she works 5 days in December), health insurance is cheap, free schooling (highly encouraged you have a Master degree) for her and her spouse (I might get my MBA when she's done).

 

[Jukka Brothers]

CPA

 

[R2KBA]

My spouse is a police officer.

 

[csb]

I think that's a first on here. I've never heard of a police officer/engineer mix, but it seems to follow the other trends. Our patrolmen like to make fun of the engineers, because we're an unfeeling, logical group, while they really like to think about people.

 

[wow]

wife is an HOA manager

 

[R2KBA]

It works out very well for us. We are both very disciplined with finances, a police officer is used to dealing with "childish" behavior (good for the kids and sometimes the spouse), and our house is more well-armed than some police departments.

I think that's a first on here. I've never heard of a police officer/engineer mix, but it seems to follow the other trends. Our patrolmen like to make fun of the engineers, because we're an unfeeling, logical group, while they really like to think about people.

 

[YMZ PE]

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Can they legally fire her based on those grounds?

Yeah, I can't see how they could. Unless it posed a conflict of interest because the DOT was taking their clients to her other place of business.

I'm married to another civil engineer. We argue about hydrology while on road trips.

 

[NCcarguy]

I'm married to another civil engineer. We argue about hydrology while on road trips.

Is that code for something more fun? I'm not married any longer, but the latest GF is a teacher. We seem to at least be able to have intelligent conversation, which is more than I can say for ex.

 

[RIP - VTEnviro]

My wife is an engineer, but 180 degrees opposite of me. I'm a civil consultant, she's a biomedical academic. It's good in a lot of ways because we have the same mentality, but bad in certain ways because we have the same mentality.

 

[YMZ PE]

I'm married to another civil engineer. We argue about hydrology while on road trips.

Is that code for something more fun?

I guess you could replace "argue about hydrology" with something sexual. But that would be inaccurate.

 

[RIP - VTEnviro]

'Argue about hydrology' sounds like a great code word for 'give me a *************.'

 

[Jukka Brothers]

'Argue about hydrology' sounds like a great code word for 'give me a *************.'

lol

 

[YMZ PE]

'Argue about hydrology' sounds like a great code word for 'give me a *************.'

Ha! But I'm a geo, so we usually skip the kinky stuff and keep to the standard penetration test.

 

[RIP - VTEnviro]

And just when I thought I wasn't gonna like you...that's awesome.

More importantly, do you keep a detailed blow count?

 

[pbrme]

Civil?.... shesh.

Mechanical:

Balanced equation?

pressure test

required head

net positive suction head

load test

impact load requirement

impulse momentum

Stroke x Diameter(Pi/4) = Volume

Horsepower(US) = 750 Watts (UK) <---better than expected, conservative? compared to others?

Centistokes <-- Who's counting?

Conservation of momentum (beer goggles, whiskey dic|<, get me a beer please)

^Elastic/Inelastic collision

stress = force/area (smaller A, bigger S?) soderberg criterion kicks in, de-rates performance by a factor of 75% based on realized dynamic forces.

Safety factor? (Double bagger/wrapped?)

Psych chart- evaluate, solve, move on

 

[YMZ PE]

I do, but the first six inches don't count.