Nick Trollope Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Actually, I don't want to be an electrician (my only transferable skill).What I really want to be is a computer programmer. Many moons ago, I programmed in Clipper, Quick C, C+ and QB, but then some stupid b*****d invented Windoze so I gave up.I've even got a degree in the subject (from the days when they called it "computer science" when we wrote programs on punch cards and got the results on paper tape, or was it vice-versa).What would the panel recommend?My SILtb is a lumberjack. Calls hisself a "tree surgeon", but I can't help thinking of Michael Palin (Edit: OK, so it was Eric Idle Edit 2: Or was it?)...In return for some good leads, I will reveal the source of an excellent demi-sec champagne (note the small "c"), for 1€09 a bottle.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 HERE you go..................................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassis Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 You could do worse. An admirable ambition.How to be a lumberjack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassis Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Well, there you go. Great minds think alike. And fools never differ. So here's another version.More lumberjacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Well what about a Sore Doctor, that's got to be fun, depends on what's sore I suppose! Seriously though being a saw doctor you could doctor your SIL saws, joint venture! My BIL is one in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 You are obviously a lot older than you look in your picture.There may be a museum somewhere that needs your skills. On the other hand, you could try a third-world country, or a French bank [;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre ZFP Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 Nick, Will's suggestion is not so far of the mark! Some French banks (Soc Gen is one I believe) still use Big Iron as is Euroclear in Bruxelles. They are still in love with their IBM mainframes (and why not? no viruses, no crashes etc) so if your Cobol or PL/1 and JCL is up to it there could be an opening for you.PM me if you want a name of an agent in this area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Katie Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 I want to be a train driver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 And I want to be a zoo keeper.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 [quote user="Panda"]And I want to be a zoo keeper....[/quote]You'll get plenty of good practise on here then. Apply to be a Mod..................grunt grunt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 [quote user="Benjamin"][quote user="Panda"]And I want to be a zoo keeper....[/quote]You'll get plenty of good practise on here then. Apply to be a Mod..................grunt grunt.[/quote]Good idea, both jobs do include a fair amount of sifting through the brown stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polremy Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 That demi-sec c******** doesnt happen to be PolRemy does it? If so, you have been overcharged. I can get it for around 79cents (leClerc) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 You can get vinegar for about the same price and about the same taste but less fizz! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Trollope Posted August 7, 2008 Author Share Posted August 7, 2008 [quote user="Polremy"]That demi-sec c******** doesnt happen to be PolRemy does it? If so, you have been overcharged. I can get it for around 79cents (leClerc)[/quote]Hell no! Not enough useful information forthcoming to allow me to share this particular gem.So, getting back to my OP, I have been playing with Visual Studio.NET (2008 V cheap from Amazon). Comes on 2 DVDs - the first commercial software I wrote (in Clipper Summer '87) had to run on a single 360K floppy...Were was I? Oh yes; C# is very different to Quick C and VB bears no resemblance to QB. So I try Python - I can't trust a language that doesn't have a compiler - everyone can see just how inefficient my coding is.I bought a new computer. Acer. Dual wotsits. 3Gb memory (see above!). Very nice. Vista. In French. French keyboard. Man, am I buggered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Trollope Posted August 7, 2008 Author Share Posted August 7, 2008 [quote user="Just Katie"]I want to be a train driver.[/quote]I have a friend in the village who is a train driver. His wife is a trucker (and she looks the part...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 [quote user="Nick Trollope"][quote user="Just Katie"]I want to be a train driver.[/quote]I have a friend in the village who is a train driver. His wife is a trucker (and she looks the part...)[/quote]Why's that, is she always munching on a yorkie bar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Plombier Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 NickDo you want an apprentice programmerI am fed up with being a plumberLe Plombier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bannon Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 ..... a woman's right to Choo Choos? Groan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polremy Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 If you want the Jimmy's you will have to marry a plumber - or an electrician. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Trollope Posted August 12, 2008 Author Share Posted August 12, 2008 [quote user="Polremy"]If you want the Jimmy's you will have to marry a plumber - or an electrician.[/quote]Hah!Tina is (has to be) happy with Gemo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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