Renovators delight.

.....Engineer things!

civil engineer
n.
An engineer trained in the design and construction of public works, such as bridges or dams, and other large facilities.

Some people have a different interpretation of the word design.

Some people are unaware of what design encompasses.

Ooops..Ive poked the baby in the eye again.
OK, your a civil engineer, yes you design bridges, dams and roads. Agreed, and I compliment you on your profession.
I was referring to structural engineers in a domestic residential situation, what I was trying to have a little joke about (totally failed) was structural engineers designing houses.
No offence meant.
Pat.

For noting....

Arguing with an engineer is a lot like wrestling in the mud with a pig. After a few hours, you realise that he likes it.

I agree…..that’s not a house, not even close.

It is a joke though, that the heritage society have listed it!

Reminds me of a joke....
Q: When does a person decide to become an civil engineer?
A: When he realizes he doesn't have the charisma to be an undertaker.
Regards,
Pat

You Might be an Engineer If...

... the only jokes you receive are through e-mail.
... you can't write unless the paper has both horizontal and vertical lines.
... at Christmas, it goes without saying that you'll be the one to find the burnt-out bulb in the string.
... Dilbert is your hero.
... people groan at the party when you pick out the music.
... the thought that a CD could refer to music never enters your mind.
... when you go into a computer store, you eavesdrop on the salesperson talking with customers, you butt in to correct him, and spend the next twenty minutes answering the customers' questions while the salesperson stands silently by, nodding his head.
... you are at an air show and know how fast the skydivers are falling.
... you can name at least 6 Star Trek episodes.
... you can quote the scenes from any Monty Python movie.
... you can type 70 words per minute but you can't read your own handwriting.
... you comment to your wife that her straight hair is nice and parallel.
... you do Darth Vader or Battlestar Galactica impersonations by talking into a spinning fan.
... you have "Dilbert" comics displayed anywhere in your work area.
... you have ever debated who was a better captain: Kirk or Picard.
... you have ever owned a calculator with no equals key
... you have introduced your kids by the wrong name.
... you have used coat hangers and duct tape for something other than hanging coats and taping ducts.
... you know how to take the cover off your computer and what size screwdriver to use.
... you know what "http://" stands for.
... you own official "Star Trek" anything.
... you own one or more white short-sleeve dress shirts.
... you rearrange the dishwasher to maximize the packing factor.
... you remember half a dozen passwords and your ten-digit Compuserve address, but you have to call your niece "kiddo."
... you rooted for HAL.
... you see a good design and still have to change it.
... you think Sales and Marketing are Satan's children.
... you think that when people around you yawn it's because they didn't get enough sleep.
... you thought the real heroes of "Apollo 13" were the mission controllers.
... you window shop at **** Smith Electronics
... your four basic food groups are 1) Caffeine 2) Fat 3) Sugar and 4) Chocolate.
... your checkbook always balances.
... your favorite actor is R2D2.
... your favorite character on Gilligan's Island was "The Professor."
... your favorite James Bond character is "Q," the guy who makes the gadgets.
... your Internet bill is higher than your long distance charges.
... your three year old son asks why the sky is blue and you try to explain atmospheric absorption theory.
... your wife hasn't the foggiest idea what you do at work.
... your wife thinks your taste in ties is bizarre.
... you consider yourself well dressed if your socks match.
... you wear a moustache or beard for "efficiency."
... you have a non-technical vocabulary of 800 words.
... you know the second law of thermodynamics but not your shirt size.
... you make 4 sets of drawings (with seven revisions) before making a bird bath.
... politically correct people call you "organizationally challenged."

I score 30/45.....

The fact that this is off a website called "Inflection Point"...and I get the joke...is sad...

I'm trying to figure out which ones don't apply.....

and with that, we all suddenly know a little bit more about TDL

... you make 4 sets of drawings (with seven revisions) before making a bird bath.

We know that one's true....... from memory I think there were "concept drawings", "working drawings" and "construction drawings" for the cubby house.

...you left out the A, B, C revisions on the various drawings... ...you should se the looks i get when tell SWMBO that I can't do something on the weekend because it was "out of scope"!

Who is SWMBO??? Is that some weird engineer speak?

She Who Must Be Obeyed

Thanks Lisa.

Weird engineer speak, marriage.... both things are completely foreign to me!

and whats wrong with drawing multiple plans for birdbaths and cubbys

Heheh me too!

Uh...if it's any comfort, Mike, my husband ISN'T an engineer, and he scores about the same....mind you, I'm not sure what he actually IS ("your wife hasn't the foggiest idea what you do at work"). He mumbles something about classified information, has meetings with government people, and goes away on business a lot. Hmm, maybe he's a spy?

Anyway, back to the topic: preserving important historical sites is important, but emotion seems to override good sense sometimes. There's a big difference between restoring a building and constructing a replica....

I've had a good chuckle about SWMBO. Thanks for that

I believe it is beyond repair, restoration whatever. I am all for restoration of important historical buildings, houses etc., but seriously is anything in that pile of matchsticks able to be used??