It's National Engineer's Week

I received the following message from the home office and I have to admit that I wasn't aware of N.E.W. so I figured I would let you guys know what is being said about us poor ole' engineers...


Engineers use their imagination and analytical skills to invent, design, and build things that matter. They are team players with independent minds who turn ideas into reality. By dreaming up creative and practical solutions, engineers are changing the world all the time.

Engineering has been called the “invisible” or “stealth” profession. Everything around us and that we use every day has been engineered in some way yet we may not see the engineers behind the scenes or know much about engineering.

The engineering field is as varied as engineers themselves. Engineers can design and build superstructures or delicate medical instruments. Engineers are exploring for energy and for new worlds in space. They are designing the environmental controls for an art museum or directing global sales of today’s hottest cars and computers. Who knows where the next great challenges will be?


Just remember, when people tend to contemplate whether a glass is half full or half empty, an engineer will seriously consider whether the issue might be that the glass is simply too big to begin with...

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