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Oh, and watch your ass in Spokane, I think @Spook50 lives there.
(These two things may or may not be related)
(These two things may or may not be related)
A journey with my boys- The Elf Barn as I call it.
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Finally, scoop this up and throw it on your bighead truck for the ride home: 1968 Avion C11 - Washington, Yakima - https://www.airstreamclassifieds.com/1968-avion-c11-washington-372474
I don't go for those back door shenanigans.
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We hedged our bets toward Spokane and sipped the scenario along the Columbia River Gorge. One of my favorite roads to cruise. Stopped at the Bonneville Dam for a practical lesson on electromagnetism to reinforce Liam’s schooling. The power generated feeds Idaho, Montana, Northern California and Washington. The stats are Godly from mere men.
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Liam understood what his new work environment would be like as a mechanical engineer. They had a desk ready for him. There is no shortage of #2 pencils in pine country.
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We also got our heads around fish ladders. Apparently they love climbing. Liam got a glimpse of them swimming counter current in the fish ladder through viewing windows below.
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Where is the slide rule????
This is rad, I have never been to Bonneville. Did the Hoover tour while living in Vegas a decade ago. Honestly, I wish I would have pursued a career in power generation being from the PNW. I went the construction route, and specialize in tunnels & installation of large steel pipe in tunnels. It has been rewarding, but required lots of travel and isn't nearly as cool as dams and associated facilities. I have a classmate/roomate from university that lives in Spokane and works for Seattle City Light doing some kind of dam/facility inspections all over the state. He started in Seattle and escaped during the Covid exodus while WFH was in full swing.
@SipLife take your early years right out of university and say yes to the most challenging and difficult tasks presented to you. Seek them out. I look back on the things accomplished as a naïve 25-30 year old EIT in the tunnel construction industry with amazement and pride. Good luck with your schooling and truck search!
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Reading this thread and seeing how you have helped your sons become strong, smart, independent men inspires me for how I want to raise my new son.
You're a great dad.
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CD is a great dude in general, truly an outstanding individual.
Plus he has pretty eyes…
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Its been a good run. Not always rosy. Mutual learning summarizes it best.
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I tell my kids (21 &19) that I’m not writing a book, it’s my first time figuring this all out too, just trying to get through it!
You're in my backyard! There's another dozen dams nearby you can visit as well.
As another ME, I completely agree with the advice above, take the challenges early on, they'll pay back in your later years more than you can imagine now.
As another ME, I completely agree with the advice above, take the challenges early on, they'll pay back in your later years more than you can imagine now.
I wonder if Mud has a higher percentage of Mechanical Engineers than the general population.