Are you mechanically minded?

Originally Posted by GTA Jim

HSTDriver- whats a HST? Googled it came out with high speed train?

Yep

Originally Posted by HSTDriver

Yep

Cool! What type, where abouts?

Yup.

Mechanically very, electrictrickery allways passed me by though.

Know how, have done most of it. can't be bothered any more. Same with DiY and decorating, can't be bothered, I like watching and saying things like " You shouldn't be doing it like that " etc.

Still like to get my soldering iron, oscilloscope and DMM out and play with electronics though.

I sure am! Because im doing Mechanical Engineering

Originally Posted by GTA Jim

Cool! What type, where abouts?

I drive the original HST's (the intercity 125's, as people know them) for First Great Western, out of Paddington, down to the West Country and into South Wales

Originally Posted by HSTDriver

I drive the original HST's (the intercity 125's, as people know them) for First Great Western, out of Paddington, down to the West Country and into South Wales

Just googled them and found a piccy of you , not a simple as green for go and red for stop though?

A little - usually have a good idea of what to do but sometimes apprehensive. Had a few cars not worth the cost of paying someone to fix so you need to have a go and you do learn from it. Will also go with the "if it can't be fixed with a hammer, it can't be fixed" school.

Nice 'Old Steamer' pic there.: Someone's crossed over topics though?

I dont know everything there is to know about cars in any way shape of form but i did my degree in engineering and i usually pick things up fairly quickly so I would have to say yes

No no no way never...i've only to look at a spanner and me knuckles bleed....

Originally Posted by WoodenFlugel

I'm a mechaincal engineer, so I answered "sort of"

Oh hell im also a mechanical engineer, and i answered yes.
I havnt give myself a job have i

I have a BTEC National diploma in engineering, but even before I actually studied engineering I was messing around with cars motorbikes etc, since when I was a kid, and I seemed to have a natural gift for it. Others I have known have become good mechanically but they have had to work harder to learn it.

I also work with people who have degree's in engineering, but they wouldn't know which way to turn a spanner. I like to refer to them as Academics. (Or theorisers)

I am sure a lot of people would know the type.

Originally Posted by symonh2000

I also work with people who have degree's in engineering, but they wouldn't know which way to turn a spanner. I like to refer to them as Academics. (Or theorisers)

I am sure a lot of people would know the type.

I'd put myself in that category..

yes, ex motor engineer, buses, cars, bikes, trucks, boats, even static engines, if it goes suck squeeze bang blow, I'm in

Minds are all biochemical.