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Now for some more fun. Let's talk about architects too. Architects and engineers are my favorite people.

Change orders $$$$$

We are installing a slew of fire pumps at the PA bus terminal in NYC. The authority's engineers called us and the supplier to help design the system because they were unfamiliar with this brand/type of pump. Never mind all the controls left off of the contract drawings. How about a mental health/psych ward in Brooklyn that the architect forgot to make suicide proof? 1M in change orders, thanks. Plus a delay claim due to poor design that led to cost overruns which stretched out the schedule by 18 months, a 1M claim.

The point is that many engineers look down at those who are not an engineer. It's a matter of being realistic, some are some are not. I don't take to people who think or at least act as they are better than anyone else, engineers or otherwise.

Thanks Tim. I hope to see you at the track soon.

ShakinJoe,
Mindless, no, I am just voicing an opinion based on my experiences. Your commenting on my statement seems that I hit a nerve. Sorry if I offended you. Running a large construction firm that holds many contracts with the City of New York as well as Amtrak, Metro North, building hospitals, water treatment and schools for 37 years I don't think is done by someone who is mindless.

Cheers