Duncan (KU0DM) - finally of legal age!

[N8YX]

Happy birthday! :cheers:

This means you're now old enough to buy the whole crew a round or three!

(And you thought student loans would be a bitch to pay off... :snicker: :lol: :rofl: )

[PA5COR]

Happy birthday Duncan, enjoy the new perks ( in moderation) ;)

[NQ6U]

Happy birthday, Duncan! Now get off my lawn, kid, and go have a cold one—on the Vatican's tab, of course.

[KG4CGC]

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[suddenseer]

When I was a younger ham operator, I discovered sex with other people, partying, and discussions about existentialism. Listening to old guys talking about roller inductors, LIDS on 75 meters, and kids on the front lawn became boring.

[K7SGJ]

Happy Birthday, Duncan. Go have a doughnut. 21,eh? Well, I hope you get laid. Perhaps an 18 yo blonde nymphomaniac with huge hooters? Actually, we took up an Island collection to get one for you, but by the time Bob and Carl got done "checking" her out, she had the mind of a four year old, and the body of a 90 year old. So sorry om. The good news is, now she fits into the shipping box. Who Gnu?

[n0km]

Happy Birthday !!

[W2NAP]

happy bday yo

[ad4mg]

Happy Birthday, big guy... hope life is treating you well!

[kc4umo]

Happy Birthday Duncan

[kb2crk]

Happy late birthday Duncan

[KG4CGC]

Does anyone know him on FB?

[WØTKX]

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[KG4NEL]

Someone younger than me on here?

Man, I need to get on 75 meters now. :mrgreen:

[n6hcm]

he's almost certainly doing midterms now (unless he goes somewhere weird where they have quarters instead of semesters...)

[KU0DM]

I haven't forgotten ye all! Thanks for the wishes, it was a good day, and got to watch my Royals win it all later that week. Got a year in a half left here...er well a year and a half until grad school, nowadays in structural engineering, the B.S. is the new G.E.D., I'm sure it's a scam...

I've dropped off Facebook, there's enough stupid in real life as it is, I'll try to lurk around a bit more.

73

[XE1/N5AL]

In my day the M.S. was optional and some people argued that the difference in starting salaries between the two degrees didn't make up for the loss of a couple of year's earnings that the M.S. graduate faced. Like you said, things are different now.

For what it's worth: apart from your core engineering studies, try to take some courses in presentation skills, leadership/project management and some basic accounting/finance. My experience is that as an engineer moves up in the company ranks, he will find himself making more presentations (both within the company and to customers), leading projects, managing others and interfacing more with the business-oriented side of the company. Unfortunately, a lot of good engineers kind of suck at presenting and leading others. Also, you can't communicate as effectively with the company bean counters if you don't speak a little bit of their business language.

[KC2UGV]

Happy very belated birthday Duncan...