The Off Topic Topic

[Savonarola]

Quiz for the US residents (although non-US residents could just pick a metro area to be from):  Are you in the middle class.

(This being the United States, "Middle Class" is based solely on money.  The British concept of class being related to how comical one's accent is is foreign to us.)

Anyhow, yes, I am in the middle class for Melbourne Florida.

[Habbaku]

Solidly middle-class for the Atlanta-Sandy Springs area.

[Iormlund]

Sav, how much would a senior auto Manufacturing or Mechatronics Engineer make in, for example, central Alabama?

[The Larch]

Mechatronics sounds awesome, like out of some sci-fi movie or anime.

[Savonarola]

Sav, how much would a senior auto Manufacturing or Mechatronics Engineer make in, for example, central Alabama?

Glassdoor has that sort of information. Here's senior engineer in the automotive industry in Birmingham Alabama.

[Josquius]

I've just learned a French taco place is opening not too far away. I do quite miss them as trashy as they are. Same chain as is common in Switzerland too...
And... Oddly.... The same prices if not more expensive than Switzerland

[Iormlund]

Sav, how much would a senior auto Manufacturing or Mechatronics Engineer make in, for example, central Alabama?

Glassdoor has that sort of information. Here's senior engineer in the automotive industry in Birmingham Alabama.

Thanks.

We have a plant in the area, and according to those numbers I would fall quite comfortably on high income tier doing my job over there. Then again, I'm sitting at the 90 percentile here as well, so I guess it's no surprise.

[Iormlund]

Mechatronics sounds awesome, like out of some sci-fi movie or anime.

It does sound awesome. And it's great fun if you're a nerd. Basically playing with robots and shit. Doesn't pay as well as what I do now, though.

I made more as a starting junior Manufacturing Engineer than my most senior Mechatronics Engineer colleague did when I was in that role (before my German adventure).

[mongers]

February 13th - Will be World Radio Day , so get ready for a lot of fun tomorrow:

https://en.unesco.org/commemorations/worldradioday

[Syt]

Went to bed timely yesterday. Woke up early-ish, but was awake and couldn't go back to sleep. Gut feeling said it's 5 something, so not unusual; I normally wake up between 5:30 and 6. I tucked in a bit more to maybe catch some extra sleep (it's Saturday, after all!) but couldn't.

Checked the time.

3:19 a.m.

Motherfucker.

So now it's 6:44 a.m. and a lunch time nap is probably required today.

How's your Saturday morning?

[Maladict]

Went to bed timely yesterday. Woke up early-ish, but was awake and couldn't go back to sleep. Gut feeling said it's 5 something, so not unusual; I normally wake up between 5:30 and 6. I tucked in a bit more to maybe catch some extra sleep (it's Saturday, after all!) but couldn't.

Checked the time.

3:19 a.m.

Motherfucker.

So now it's 6:44 a.m. and a lunch time nap is probably required today.

How's your Saturday morning?

Dragged myself out of bed at 10 because I have social obligations.   

[grumbler]

How's your Saturday morning?

Leapt out of bed at the crack of noon.

[Maladict]

How's your Saturday morning?

Leapt out of bed at the crack of noon.

Good man. I plan on doing that tomorrow, or maybe I'll sleep in.

[Syt]

I don't think I've ever slept till 10 am, unless I was sick, or went to bed at 5 or 6 am (and even then probably not).

[Syt]

3:19 a.m.

Woke up again today at THE EXACT SAME TIME. 

Fortunately I managed to turn over for some extra Zs this time.


Also, I knew Kelsey Grammer is a conservative, but Mar-a-Lago? Come on, man.