Re: What do Engineers drive?

[dan_masi@MENTORG.COM (Dan Masi)]

On Jun 6,  8:22pm, John Karasaki wrote:

> BTW, in MOST states and territories of the USA, you have to have
> passed the PE exam before you can legally say that you are an
> "Engineer" or that you do "Engineering Work."  Unfortunately,
> although it is against the law in most states to say you're an
> engineer unless you're a PE

Sigh.  I won't respond after this, and I'm sorry to be wasting
bandwidth.  But this is really silly.

> The simple truth is, that unless you're a PE, you're NOT an
> engineer

This is a simple falsehood. Trouble is, "engineering" covers many
disciplines.  My company calls me an engineer. I call myself an
engineer. My school calls me an engineer... in addition to an
MS, I have two degrees that have that title written in really
neat-looking letters, a Bachelor of Engineering and a
Master of Engineering.  In my fields of study and work, a PE
is pretty meaningless, and I'd bet that less that 0.1% of my
colleagues have them.

So that paddy wagon had better be pretty darned big.

> Try calling yourself a lawyer or doctor without passing the bar or
> residency and see how fast you'll be in jail!

Dan Masi: Engineer, Lawyer, Doctor, Executive Chef, Male Prostitute
'96 A4Q