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Subject:RE: Being an Expert From:bryan -dot- westbrook -at- amd -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 14 Aug 2002 12:46:47 -0500
I'm neither a mechanic nor an electrician, but I spent 2.5 years writing automotive manuals, particularly the electrical system troubleshooting. I know how to do a lot of things under the hood of those trucks, but I have never performed the actual tasks. We had a team of mechanics on hand to do that for us.
-----Original Message-----
From: Sean Brierley [mailto:sbri -at- haestad -dot- com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 10:38 AM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: RE: Being an Expert (was:I'm taking my marbles and going
home...)
Without being a Ford engineer or ASE mechanic, I replaced the
carburetor, camshaft, timing chain, and intake manifold in my T-bird.
And, I could write about it, too.
Without being an electrical engineer or electrician, I have wired
circuits in a house. And, I could write about it too.
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