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Started off doing a four year electrical apprentice at the local Hospital.
Moved on to autoclaves, and then into EBME.
Spent eight years three months.

Went travelling for six months and got a job as EBME technician (MTO-3). I have been there for last Four year nine month and counting.

32years old. 6’ 5” or 198cm tall.

I have only got an ONC. I am not worried about VRCT at all.

A.M

Ah well, here goes my anonymity I've been 19 years old for the last 25 years

5 years type testing vents for British Standards
4 years biomed in Cardiff
10 years biomed in sunny eastern climates [1]
6 years biomed back here in wonderful Blighty

City & Guilds 222 part3 & endorsements (best course ever)
ONC & HNC <- learned more in my City & Guilds

Hair now above collar (as opposed to belt!!!)
Not the drunken bum I once was, but prepared to give it a go when the opportunity presents itself

[1] some of this with John working for some very very vip's in some extreme and bizarre circumstances.
Where can you find a 4066 in the Sahara?... and why are those guys shooting at us

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Huw:
[QB] Ah well, here goes my anonymity I've been 19 years old for the last 25 years

Hair now above collar (as opposed to belt!!!)
Not the drunken bum I once was, but prepared to give it a go when the opportunity presents itself

What happened to the bum fluff,Huw? Has it been licked off by the cat or is it still in place?

I am still waiting for the drunken bum event to take place, come on its only been 17 years since the last one in Aberdare! It will cost you £4.80 to cross the border.

First job as junior tech in UHW, Cardiff.A young whipper snapper then (19)
18 months in Cardiff (Had to put up with Huw until we sent him off to eastern climates)

Then went to East Glamorgan Hosp.
16 Years with same Trust but different venue due to old EGH being demolished for houses and new one built to replace it. That was a pain, had to travel six miles to work instead of 1 mile.
OND,HNC,EITB,MG ZR,and more manufacturers training courses than you could shake a stick at!

10 years as surgical instrument maker then of to take up a fulltime career in motor racing. Finished this in 1990 and worked for Eastern Electricty untill 2001. Now in E.B.M.E. Nick name has stuck but the blonde locks have long gone.

Woo Hoo! Youngest by a mile!!! Only 26.....you lads got the hang of these fancy pc things???

40 yrs old/young??
9 yrs RAF (Eng Tech Avionics.No inter service rivalry please. We don't want the civvies getting any ideas.
7 yrs various medical companies inc Draeger in UK
5 yrs Hospitals, presently in Radiotherapy
Not that far from Radar to Radiotherapy if you think about it. Magnetrons, Kystrons, Waveguides.
Brings back memories.

Stew,
When the power goes down us oldies will get out our sliderules and log tables and will be able to work.
Come the end of the world, those able will live on.
Robert
PS thanks to the new boy for typing this for me on to the magic screen.

Born 1945
Early 60s Radio/TV apprenticeship
66 - 72 Electronic Instrument Tec. UKAEA Dounreay
72 - 05 MPT/MTO NHS Greater Glasgow
Member of SALT (for those who can still remember) FIIE
Age 59.5
Retire August 2005

Bill

Age = 55
Biomed manager for 20 years.
Started in computers - I.C.L. for 9 years
Scientific instruments (mass spectrometers and electron microscopes) for 3 years
Then the NHS.
H.N.D. in Electronics and Electrical Engineering.
(I don't count the four months I spent in Dixons before getting a proper job !)
Time to retirement = 4 years, 10 months and 18 days.