What is something you asked for this holiday season that reflects your engineering nerdness?

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Train set

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“Once upon a time there was an engineer! Choo Choo Charlie was his name we here. He had an engine and he sure had fun! He used Good and Plenty candy to make his train run! Charlie says ‘love my good and plenty’. Charlie says ‘really rings the bell’. Charlie says ‘love my good and plenty. Don’t know any other candy I love so well’ “

Sorry- couldn’t help myself. Yes I am old and I do have a train also. Please do yourself a favor- go to YouTube and search “Good and Plenty Choo Choo Charlie” commercial. Great stuff from my boomer childhood!

I am an engineer. A damn good one. I am not, however, a nerd. I got a stand up paddle board and I will use it and defend the stereotype that I should be in my basement playing with a drone

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No offense taken! Just adding some levity! Illl go play with my new Transformer action figure now!

I always like a new planner and nice office supplies. It makes me excited every year.

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https://retro51.com/collections/tornado-collection?srsltid=AfmBOooKUnNP63X-biXO9Ge6QOF_Cj2_TCrFYbRTVGkhYUW_rhwJWThO

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Remain dogged with my desire to get better as a structural Engineer through my current Masters program and hopefully get a job in Europe especially France by 2025

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A new set of torque wrenches. 🔧

Yeah Baby!!!

Mechanical keyboard

DJI drone.. partially because I want to be able to photograph the beautiful nature I live at.. but partially because I want to some 3d scanning using photogrammetry.

Not exactly super nerdy, but I got a special piano/synth/midi keyboard that allows for vibrato and pitch bend for musical composition. I'm pretty excited for that!

A working scale model V8 engine build kit.

Oh my

I got office supplies and I totally nerded out about them. Nothing wrong with being a little nerdy.

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