Technet is still doing better than most of the stocks I owned two years ago.... Mike McMaster RF Product Engineer Merix Corporation 503-992-4263 > ---------- > From: Victor Hernandez[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Reply To: TechNet E-Mail Forum.;[log in to unmask] > Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 9:59 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [TN] Dwindling members, No Technical Content > > TechNetters, > > I too had to job search after 27 years. Look overseas for employment > now a days. > > Victor, > > -----Original Message----- > From: Randy Bock Sr. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 11:57 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [TN] Dwindling members, No Technical Content > > > I had to job search two years ago. (after 12 years) > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ted Edwards" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 11:58 AM > Subject: Re: [TN] Dwindling members, No Technical Content > > > > If you went to EXPO and saw how much smaller the exhibit area was, or > > get the fabrication shop auction publications, or have friends calling > > you looking for work, you would know that at least the fabrication > > portion of the industry has been declining for several years. If you > > look at the > 90's > > on the TechNet and the legends of the TechNet like Dave Hoover (aka I > think > > "groovy") you do not see posts from them much anymore. Many had their > > company disappear and perhaps that is also why the list the list may > > be shorter. I think my observation is most of the current TechNet > > relates to assembly now, when it started it had a lot of fabrication > > content as well > as > > assembly. It would be interesting to know how many of the TechNet had > > to seek new jobs in the last 5 years, I know I am one of them. > > > > Just my thoughts; > > Ted Edwards > > Dynaco Corp. > > > > Wrom: OYIYZUNNYCGPKYLEJGDGVCJVTLBXFGGMEPYOQKEDOTWFAOB > > To: <[log in to unmask]> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 7:51 AM > > Subject: [TN] Dwindling members > > > > > > > Did anyone notice that the membership on this forum is down to 780 > > members? > > > It used to be almost 1700 if my recollection serves me right. Did > > > the > last > > > network purge by Keach find that many non-participants? Is the > > > business > > that > > > bad everywhere? > > > > > > Just an observation. Sorry about the NTC tone of this post. Please > > > do > not > > > generate dialog about how this forum is supposed be for technical > purposes > > > only. > > > > > > Bill Kasprzak > > > Moog Inc. 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