I almost posted this one as well. I used to wear a lab coat just for a very light jacket, and people would approach me at random asking "what about this rash?" "Is this a wart or a boil?" "My tooth is killing me". I started giving equally random answers..."Put peanut butter all over it." "It's an alien digging its way out." "It's not your tooth, it's the secret radio transmitter inside." I had to quit when I realized people could FIND me later if I ever wanted to go the same mall/store/whatever. *sigh* It was fun.
I'm a 50+ general technology geek that got my start as an Aviation Electronics technician in the Navy (2/72 - 2/77). I was stationed in the Philippines for two years (2/73-2/75), and then was assigned as ships company on the USS Enterprise (CVAN-65, when I was aboard, the "A" standing for "Attack" and "N" for Nuclear - not politically correct terms, now).
Since getting out, I've been pretty much all over the country, doing all KINDS of stuff, including working as an Engineering Technician (supporting design engineers by building and troubleshooting/fixing prototype equipment). I still muck around with hardware (computers and general electronics) and software.
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I almost posted this one as well. I used to wear a lab coat just for a very light jacket, and people would approach me at random asking "what about this rash?" "Is this a wart or a boil?" "My tooth is killing me".
I started giving equally random answers..."Put peanut butter all over it." "It's an alien digging its way out." "It's not your tooth, it's the secret radio transmitter inside."
I had to quit when I realized people could FIND me later if I ever wanted to go the same mall/store/whatever.
*sigh* It was fun.
I actually worked I.T. in a hospital for a while, and they wouldn't LET "civilians" wear lab coats.
With my sense of humor, it's probably just as well...
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