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Post by Zaphod on Mar 27, 2014 20:50:07 GMT -5
I started a hello thread in general chat, but I thought I'd share a little more here and see what comes of it. I'm Cory, I'm a single 35yr old straight man from Alberta Canada. About 11.5 years ago I acquired a spinal cord injury in a workplace accident. I fell from the bucket of a tractor while strapping down a load on a truck (I was a driver). My injury is t6/7 and I'm what laypeople call "from the waist down"... I live alone and totally independently, well OK I pay someone to come in and do the floors occasionally but, I take care of anything that counts myself. In the years since my injury I returned to school and, starting at 10th grade level (I was a highschool drop-out originally), I got degree in engineering from one of our fine Canadian universities. In the year and a half since finishing my degree I've been spending my time as I wish, I managed to get a-hold of a travesty of a motorhome and I've done some travelling I've also gotten a chance to get WAY deep into some hobbies I've had since I was still in my teens. I'm deciding now if I want to join the working world, or some volunteering for a cause I believe in, or maybe search for some new interests... OK this is probably getting more personal than it needs to be lol. I've been single for a couple years now after a 5 year relationship, and I feel like it's time to put some effort into connecting with someone again... between that and a long-standing curiosity about devs, I wound up here. I'm happy to talk to anyone who's interested to know more about me, share something about their dev-ness, or just wants to shoot the shit.   |
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Post by lavly on Mar 27, 2014 21:30:14 GMT -5
Wow what a cool intro ... Thanks for sharing .
So you went back to school just to see what it would be like ? And can I ask what type of engenering you do ? Or want to get into ?
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Post by Emma on Mar 27, 2014 21:44:12 GMT -5
Yup great intro. Welcome. I'm glad to see you are already participating on the board.
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Post by Zaphod on Mar 27, 2014 22:36:20 GMT -5
Wow what a cool intro ... Thanks for sharing . So you went back to school just to see what it would be like ? And can I ask what type of engenering you do ? Or want to get into ? Thanks ladies. When I was injured, like many men, a lot of my identity was wrapped up in my work... I think that's what drove me toward school, getting myself back to work doing something... I dunno, "respectable"? My degree is in Mining Eng., at the time I chose it it seemed really appealing because there are a ton of opportunities all over the world and what better way for a crip to see the world than a year or two at a time in different positions/places. But in the time it took me to get educated a bunch of nieces and nephews arrived, my parents aged, and I think I formed a healthier identity... taking off for years at a time seems less appealing now. |
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Post by janebluelightning on Mar 28, 2014 8:58:11 GMT -5
Another Alberta boy?
We are taking over.
I also went back to school just to see what it was like.
Actually more of a personal goal to get my welding ticket. Never as a career.
I have several cousins who are also mining enginers. Syncrude with oil of course, and two of them in coal as well. It runs deep in that family. All 4 siblings are mining engineers.
No shortage of that kind of work in Alberta. Actually no shortage of any work here right at the moment.
Anyway, welcome to PD. Hang on, hang out and keep loose.
JBL
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Post by Pisti on Mar 28, 2014 16:46:29 GMT -5
Re-hello Zaphod! Where's the second head?  Mining-engineer sounds interesting - actually it sounds quite exotic to me. I don't know anyone with that degree around here. |
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Post by Zaphod on Mar 28, 2014 16:47:27 GMT -5
Another Alberta boy? We are taking over. I also went back to school just to see what it was like. Actually more of a personal goal to get my welding ticket. Never as a career. I have several cousins who are also mining enginers. Syncrude with oil of course, and two of them in coal as well. It runs deep in that family. All 4 siblings are mining engineers. No shortage of that kind of work in Alberta. Actually no shortage of any work here right at the moment. Anyway, welcome to PD. Hang on, hang out and keep loose. JBL Thanks JBL, More than once I've wished I knew how to weld. Yes, there's lots of work around... just not sure what I want to do about that. |
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Post by Ath on Mar 28, 2014 16:52:12 GMT -5
Work is overrated |
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Post by Zaphod on Mar 28, 2014 18:14:14 GMT -5
Re-hello Zaphod! Where's the second head? Mining-engineer sounds interesting - actually it sounds quite exotic to me. I don't know anyone with that degree around here. Photoshopped out :-P Lots of people have never heard of it, most of programs are pretty small compared to other disciplines. At the university I attended civil engineering classes typically had 200-400 students, my mining classes usually had 30-40. I'd highly recommend it to anyone pursuing an eng degree who's ok with work in remote locations, the pay is second only to the petroleum guys but our industry isn't going to run out of stuff to pull out of the ground any time soon and it's far less subject to boom/bust cycles... as long as people keep wanting things, mining will go on. Work is overrated Most of the time I can't help but see the logic in your perspective Ath... then I think about the money... then I think about the fact that I'd wind up with little time to enjoy more extra money... and so it goes. |
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Post by blueskye101 on Mar 29, 2014 1:11:20 GMT -5
Is that another of our growing bathroom pics with well hung towels in background? LOL
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Post by Zaphod on Mar 29, 2014 13:32:09 GMT -5
Well hung towels?
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Post by Peony on Mar 31, 2014 7:17:54 GMT -5
Lots of people have never heard of it, most of programs are pretty small compared to other disciplines. At the university I attended civil engineering classes typically had 200-400 students, my mining classes usually had 30-40. I'd highly recommend it to anyone pursuing an eng degree who's ok with work in remote locations, the pay is second only to the petroleum guys but our industry isn't going to run out of stuff to pull out of the ground any time soon and it's far less subject to boom/bust cycles... as long as people keep wanting things, mining will go on. Petroleum for the win, y'all I'd love to work in Canada one day, those frosty temperatures and no nonsense attitudes! Professional dream! Seriously, though, welcome to the board. Looks like you've had a bit of a trial by fire, but hope you'll stay and get something out of it. |
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Post by Dee Dee on Mar 31, 2014 20:26:07 GMT -5
Welcome Zaphod! So, which sort of mining is common in Canada? What do you "extract" so to speak? Also, when you said "mining", I was immediately picturing a wheeled person with hard-hat and everything going down into the mine  - how were you to handle it, if you were working in mining and actually had to get into the mine? Do you have a "mining wheelchair"? |
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Post by Zaphod on Mar 31, 2014 20:26:22 GMT -5
Thanks Peony! I will, and me too!
Still curious about the significance of my hand towels.
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Post by Dee Dee on Mar 31, 2014 20:27:31 GMT -5
Look in the "Sova pics"- thread. We women like well-hung towels  |
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- how were you to handle it, if you were working in mining and actually had to get into the mine? Do you have a "mining wheelchair"?