>Alan B. Pearce wrote:
>
>> I do remember at one stage working in a government laboratory, where one
>> of the guys who had his PhD quite openly admitted that he relied on some
>> of the non-degreed technicians to keep him out of trouble, which they
>> could do because of their practical experience, which he didn't have.
>
>Don't we all do this every now and then (I mean relying on somebody to help
>us out of trouble, degree or not)? :)

Err, yes, but he was happy to acknowledge that his degree qualifications
hadn't taught him everything he needed to know.

This guy was quite a practical guy, he was involved with one of the local
steam train preservation societies, so he was practical as well. Just
prepared to acknowledge that university training didn't provide everything
he needed.

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