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To: t2 who wrote (466)	4/22/2001 4:18:31 AM
From: maceng2	Respond to of 1735

NewVision, BTW--I suppose this is not the kind of post that gets me back on the Clown Free Thread. <g> Well, I don't know about that. I think everyone is interested in real solutions to problems. Building new power stations usually takes decades..from design to commissioning. Any recession would probably be over by then -g-. It would probably be easier to learn how to conserve power. Like turning off the monitor on PC's when they are not in use. Determining the reasons for peak power demand (the main cause of new power station requirement) and reducing that effect would be an easier short term project. Another point. Are there any civil engineers these days? I don't know about the USA in in the UK the civil engineering business is about the most downtrodden one there is. A potential student would do much better going for electronics or business studies or learn how become a senior banker. That's the only biz that pays these days. Even the best jobs only pay a pittance over here. I would say a civil engineer can not earn enough money to even pay the bills. New bridges, roads, sewers, power stations, railways, are all sooooo out of fashion. There are much better uses for tax payers money... LOL! How are those road bridges in Massachusetts these days? got wigwams? pearly.