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Posted by DIMwit on October 22, 2006, 8:39 am
> stu@aaronj.com writes:
>> I asked a question to alt.engineering and I received some answers that
>> focused on the question and gave useful information.
>>
>>
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.crafts.metalworking/browse_frm/thread/a99a194415c87964
>>
>> I asked the same question to alt.hvac and not only did they basically
>> ignore the question, they focused on me, demonstrated their
>> considerable knowledge of cussing, character assasination, and bragging
>> about their earnings.
>
> Shocking. ;-)
>
>> This is very amusing to say the least.
>>
>> I wonder if this is typical of the differences between engineers and
>> HVAC technicians?
>
> Heya Stu,
>
> It is a fascinating little world here.
>
> Not sure if it's an engineer vs technician thing so much as "newsgroup
> frequented by educated reasonable human beings" vs "news group with a
> few choice dipshits seting the tone who never made it past adolescence
> and Beevis and Butthead social skills."
>
> The caveat of course is that, I haven't met any folks with the
> wherewithal to get any technical 4 year degree who get too far into
> the program behaving like 12 year old boys overcompensating for
> inferiority complexes. I do hold out hope that this ng isn't a useful
> represntation of the hvac technician field though. The problem here
> is that mostly the tenor is set by a few folks who seem to be poster
> boys for birth control.
>
> I am glad to hear you got your question answered, and not at all
> surprised to hear your experience of alt.hvac.
>
> There is hope though-- recently saw someone ask an off topic water
> heater question actually got some reasonable advice!
>
> Best Regards,
> --
> Todd H.
> http://www.toddh.net/
So Todd,
Have YOU been reading Stu's posts here? Do you think he is a reasonable guy
asking reasonable questions?
If not, maybe you should. It was insane for a while.
Bob
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