[camp guy]

These two posts demonstrate a point I have made over the years, not necessarily on this site, but in general. The point being, the difference between those of us who are civilians and those of us who are technicians is that the technicians aren't necessarily smarter then others, but they do know what questions to ask and in what order to ask them.

This holds true for all technicians, be they electronics technicians, plumbing technicians, carpenter technicians, automotive technicians, and any other type of technician there is.

As a civilian I am apt to charge full steam ahead into a project only to find out that I am not properly prepared to complete the job, either because of training or because of material needed.

A technician makes a living living by the code "Measure twice, cut once".