Tuurrrd Busters

[DrYazz]

Your number 2 business
Is our number 1 business
You make um
We break um
Who u gonna call
TUURRRD BUSTERS
[e-mail]
01444 250008
Sewage engineer consultant
Always in the st
Only the depth varies.

Above seen on a red Mercedes van, M-reg.
10/10, IMHO, for original marketing.

[T89 Callan]

'Sewage Engineer Consultant'

He means drain unblocker, another insult to real engineers.

Tongue in cheek maybe but there ar far to many people referring to themsleves as Engineers who just aren't.

[SirTainly]

T89 Callan said:

'Sewage Engineer Consultant'

He means drain unblocker, another insult to real engineers.

Tongue in cheek maybe but there ar far to many people referring to themsleves as Engineers who just aren't.

and to be fair, he's not really a consultant either..

[Project7]

T89 Callan said:

'Sewage Engineer Consultant'

He means drain unblocker, another insult to real engineers.

Tongue in cheek maybe but there ar far to many people referring to themsleves as Engineers who just aren't.

That is true, and annoys me greatly. My work is full of people who claim to be engineers, one of them will then (seriously) brag about not being able to open their car bonnet.

[ZesPak]

Project7 said:

T89 Callan said:

'Sewage Engineer Consultant'

He means drain unblocker, another insult to real engineers.

Tongue in cheek maybe but there ar far to many people referring to themsleves as Engineers who just aren't.

That is true, and annoys me greatly. My work is full of people who claim to be engineers, one of them will then (seriously) brag about not being able to open their car bonnet.

Oh, all the "software engineers" I know .

Let's not get me started on the "computer doctor" and "bicycle doctor" behind the corner! Those fking lying basterds!!

We had a mattress king a few blocks away from here! What a downright insult to all monarchs in the world!

[SirTainly]

I've said this before - Software Engineers do follow engineering principles

Design
Implement
Install
Maintain
Decomission

So they are engineers in all but a bit of paper.

The fact that they have a piece of paper saying Scientist proves the paper naming is bks since they don't undertake research and experimentation on a daily basis either.

Truth is the modern world needs new ways to describe what people do, Artist/Engineer/Scientist just don't cut it now.

[Starfighter]

SirTainly said:

Truth is the modern world needs new ways to describe what people do, Artist/Engineer/Scientist just don't cut it now.

Sorry, I have to disagree with that statement. Artist, Engineer and Scientiest do cut it.

The problem as I see is that other descriptions such as Craftsman, Technician etc. are being diluted with some apparent plan to make the people look / sound more impressive to the consumer. If my car breaks down I want a Mechanic or Technician working on it not an Engineer.

A few years back I saw a couple of asian guys with a building company. The van had "You've had the cowboys, now get have the Indians" written on it!

PS - The use of proper nouns is deliberate.

[crofty1984]

Starfighter said:

PS - The use of proper nouns is deliberate.

Yeah, but now get have?

[gamefreaks]

ZesPak said:

Oh, all the "software engineers" I know .

No, this is called 'snobbery'.

Software engineering is a relatively new discipline compared to 'traditional' engineering. A lot of software engineers are self-taught. My grandfathers generation invented software engineering (in fact, one of them was a programmer for the US govt), I guess my generation is the first that is exposed to computers from a young age.

Have a little think about all the engineering problems that have been superseded and solved by software engineering.

Here's one close to our hearts: Carbs vs Injection.

While we (rightly so) have sentimental attachment to carbs, the ECU does the job better in just about every conceivable way.

Now why shouldn't the guy (or gal) who writes the software not call them self an engineer?

In fact, if we took away all the software, not a lot would work. Cars, mobile phones, your dishwasher, your house alarm, your digital wristwatch, I could go on.

Edited by gamefreaks on Monday 14th September 17:33

[hunt_the_fox]

Salute the fella, I share the OP's amusement at the advert. I also think that a few people need to chill out a bit about the whole engineer thing, it really does not matter.

[Project7]

Software Engineers are Engineers - the problem solving, and logical thought aspect of it is very similar.

Editted to point out that I am not a software engineer.

Edited by Project7 on Monday 14th September 18:20

Edited by Project7 on Monday 14th September 18:25

[HRG.]

ZesPak said:

Project7 said:

T89 Callan said:

'Sewage Engineer Consultant'

He means drain unblocker, another insult to real engineers.

Tongue in cheek maybe but there ar far to many people referring to themsleves as Engineers who just aren't.

That is true, and annoys me greatly. My work is full of people who claim to be engineers, one of them will then (seriously) brag about not being able to open their car bonnet.

Oh, all the "software engineers" I know .

Let's not get me started on the "computer doctor" and "bicycle doctor" behind the corner! Those fking lying basterds!!

We had a mattress king a few blocks away from here! What a downright insult to all monarchs in the world!

And what about all those poofs... They're not really Queens, are they.

[Steve748]

What about 'Vision Technicians' then?

[timbob]

ZesPak said:

Project7 said:

T89 Callan said:

'Sewage Engineer Consultant'

He means drain unblocker, another insult to real engineers.

Tongue in cheek maybe but there ar far to many people referring to themsleves as Engineers who just aren't.

That is true, and annoys me greatly. My work is full of people who claim to be engineers, one of them will then (seriously) brag about not being able to open their car bonnet.

Oh, all the "software engineers" I know .

Let's not get me started on the "computer doctor" and "bicycle doctor" behind the corner! Those fking lying basterds!!

We had a mattress king a few blocks away from here! What a downright insult to all monarchs in the world!

There's a Sofa King in Northampton. With the slogan "Our Sofas are Sofa King cheap" above the shop window.

Genuis!

[Matt172]

timbob said:

ZesPak said:

Project7 said:

T89 Callan said:

'Sewage Engineer Consultant'

He means drain unblocker, another insult to real engineers.

Tongue in cheek maybe but there ar far to many people referring to themsleves as Engineers who just aren't.

That is true, and annoys me greatly. My work is full of people who claim to be engineers, one of them will then (seriously) brag about not being able to open their car bonnet.

Oh, all the "software engineers" I know .

Let's not get me started on the "computer doctor" and "bicycle doctor" behind the corner! Those fking lying basterds!!

We had a mattress king a few blocks away from here! What a downright insult to all monarchs in the world!

There's a Sofa King in Northampton. With the slogan "Our Sofas are Sofa King cheap" above the shop window.

Genuis!

next to the super sausage I occasionally see the 'poo lorry' around northampton too

[ZesPak]

Matt172 said:

timbob said:

ZesPak said:

Project7 said:

T89 Callan said:

'Sewage Engineer Consultant'

He means drain unblocker, another insult to real engineers.

Tongue in cheek maybe but there ar far to many people referring to themsleves as Engineers who just aren't.

That is true, and annoys me greatly. My work is full of people who claim to be engineers, one of them will then (seriously) brag about not being able to open their car bonnet.

Oh, all the "software engineers" I know .

Let's not get me started on the "computer doctor" and "bicycle doctor" behind the corner! Those fking lying basterds!!

We had a mattress king a few blocks away from here! What a downright insult to all monarchs in the world!

There's a Sofa King in Northampton. With the slogan "Our Sofas are Sofa King cheap" above the shop window.

Genuis!

next to the super sausage I occasionally see the 'poo lorry' around northampton too

Sofa-king gonna remember that for forums.

This "engineering"-snobbery is sofa king stupid

[911motorsport]

DrYazz said:

Your number 2 business
Is our number 1 business
You make um
We break um
Who u gonna call
TUURRRD BUSTERS
[e-mail]
01444 250008
Sewage engineer consultant
Always in the st
Only the depth varies.

Above seen on a red Mercedes van, M-reg.
10/10, IMHO, for original marketing.

I reckon if he really was an enginneer he'd be able to spell sewerage correctly

[ZesPak]

911motorsport said:

DrYazz said:

Your number 2 business
Is our number 1 business
You make um
We break um
Who u gonna call
TUURRRD BUSTERS
[e-mail]
01444 250008
Sewage engineer consultant
Always in the st
Only the depth varies.

Above seen on a red Mercedes van, M-reg.
10/10, IMHO, for original marketing.

I reckon if he really was an enginneer he'd be able to spell sewerage correctly

The irony, the irony

It's too much!

[Simpo Two]

Somewhere on PH you'll find the original photo - a few months back IIRC.