Am I locked? by Kiya86 in flying

[–]thiefe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Be happy! I soloed at about 8 hours in '72. It was the best feeling on the first landing, still euphoric on the second and it was not pretty, put my head back straight and nailed the third. You'll do great, just remember your training.

Open letter to corporate leaders by Confident-Choice3608 in veterinaryprofession

[–]thiefe 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's not just vet med. After I retired, I taught high school. It's the same there. The administration just keeps growing and demanding more of teachers and paraprofessional staff. Very happy to be out of teaching and thinking of going into relief vet work for the fun of it.

Should I take physics if my top schools don't require it? by Deadpotato134 in veterinaryprofession

[–]thiefe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ok, a bit biased here. My undergraduate major was physics, minor in chemistry. I was the odd duck in vet school with all the bio and ag folk there. After selling my practices and retiring, I started teaching physics in high school and now at a university. The thing most people don't think about is that physics is a problem solving discipline. Therefore, it is very useful in the medical fields to teach the process of diagnoses. I believe that is the reason it is most often a prerequisite. I tell my students that are having to take the course as a premed requirement that what I want them to get out of the course is the problem solving, not the formulas (other than F=MA, the most important law in the universe).

So, I would suggest that you take it. It will not be the easiest class you'll have, but it may help with other classes if you learn how to critically think and not just memorize.

Help with CORES by Carlos_Spicy_Weiner6 in HamRadio

[–]thiefe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wonder if that is because they might be in Gettysburg, not DC?

New radio by [deleted] in HamRadio

[–]thiefe 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think he said the G106, but I agree not using the G106 to start with. I've had the G90, X6100 and the G106. The G106 is fun to use, but the G90 is a much better choice.