Asked to do a TV Commercail

**RockyR** · 23rd October 04, 03:34 AM

Originally Posted by Rigged

A wireless network for educational institutions?

You are so close.. the last part is almost exactly right on the the first is not close. I don't have time to give another clue right now, I am getting ready to go work with an advance team for the Presidents visit so I will check back later today to see if you got it...

**RockyR** · 23rd October 04, 02:49 PM

No more clues. because Rigged got close enough.

The Commercial is for an Adult Technical School. You know, Fish swim in Schools.. I am a Techie... A Seine Net is for catching Schools of fish. Jesus maks us fishers of men

Rigged did pretty well with the clues.

The commercial is to feature me presenting Industrial Control Technical Training to students, which I actually do for this facility on a part time basis. I was wearing my kilt when they asked me to do it. So Now what say ye? I see there are 4 no votes. any change of mind Yeh or nay? Should I go kilted or do you all think it inappropriate?

**Freedomlover** · 23rd October 04, 03:50 PM

You don't lack for guts, and that would be the only reason I can see not to.

**arrogcow** · 24th October 04, 11:04 AM

I think you should do the commercial. I also think you need to tell them that Cincinnati's kilted cameraman (me) is the only one who can shoot you properly.

**Jerry** · 24th October 04, 05:24 PM

The commercial is to feature me presenting Industrial Control Technical Training to students, which I actually do for this facility on a part time basis. I was wearing my kilt when they asked me to do it. So Now what say ye? I see there are 4 no votes. any change of mind Yeh or nay? Should I go kilted or do you all think it inappropriate?

JohnAllen, is an Industrial Control Technician the same thing as an Instrument Technician? That was my job for over 25 years in a chemical plant. I worked on controllers, transmitters, control valves and analyzers, in a career that went from fully pneumatic systems to distributive controls. Our control system, when I retired was the Fisher Rosemount Provox. Just curious, because most people have no idea what I'm talking about when I say I am an Instrument Tech. Some even want to know if I can fix a guitar or other musical instrument.

**RockyR** · 25th October 04, 05:37 AM

Originally Posted by arrogcow

I think you should do the commercial. I also think you need to tell them that Cincinnati's kilted cameraman (me) is the only one who can shoot you properly.

Hey Welcome Adam! Tell me, was this thread what finallly got you out of the shadows? Anyhow Great to have you! I get down your way quite a bit. I like The Queen City a lot. Hope I bump into you down there... I will put a word in for you about the shoot..

Originally Posted by JerMc

JohnAllen, is an Industrial Control Technician the same thing as an Instrument Technician? That was my job for over 25 years in a chemical plant. I worked on controllers, transmitters, control valves and analyzers, in a career that went from fully pneumatic systems to distributive controls. Our control system, when I retired was the Fisher Rosemount Provox. Just curious, because most people have no idea what I'm talking about when I say I am an Instrument Tech. Some even want to know if I can fix a guitar or other musical instrument.

Hi J,
There are some similarities in that I do a bit of what you did. I am quite familiar with the operations of some chemical plants. I have done work for a few.

Primarily the work I do is engineering control systems and troubleshooting them. Mostly design and program machine controls and automation. Instrumentation like you refer to is a very small mostly non existant part of my work now with the exception of the different types of valves which control the flow of chemicals of various types. I did a job for BP Chemical a while back. I program Industrial Programmable Controllers, known as "PLCs" as well as design control circuits to automate machinery and plant manufacturing systems. I would have practically no work if it were not for those "Big Evil Companies"

they hire mostly small business integrators like me to do a lot of their work and they pay big bucks for it.

The school that I am teaching for on a part time basis is for that type of work. Mostly specialized training for in plant maintenace people to teach them how to troubleshoot their systems. I start them with basic electrical theory and take them all the way through motor control and and PLC's for complete automated systems.

BTW a little off topic, What I have seen, contrary to the belief of many, is that automation has not caused a reduction in work force, but has mostly moved workers from mundane tasks to more technical jobs. I am sure people can cite instances where plants have laid off workers because of automation, but those workers in many cases are re-employed in more technical fields and sometimes back in the plant they previously worked in as technicians now.

Thanks for your Vote!

**arrogcow** · 25th October 04, 06:01 AM

I have actually only been to this site only a couple of times in the past (when someone on the Yahoo UK group sends a link to something specific). Yesterday I actually poked around for the first time.

I do have a question. How did you convince the school to let you wear kilts in the first place? I occasionally teach for Southern Ohio College (after 11:00 to day Brown Mackie College) and have been asked not to wear kilts to class (I have gone to meetings, and dropped off stuff).
Adam

**RockyR** · 25th October 04, 06:24 AM

Originally Posted by arrogcow

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I do have a question. How did you convince the school to let you wear kilts in the first place? I occasionally teach for Southern Ohio College (after 11:00 to day Brown Mackie College) and have been asked not to wear kilts to class (I have gone to meetings, and dropped off stuff).
Adam

They want a teacher ...

Actually I just got kilted at the end of the the last class I taught and have not had the oportunity to teach kilted yet. and I don't know if I will be able to. But I probably can if I want to since this is specialized training. They do want instructors pretty bad with my qualifications so If I want to wear it, and with the climate in these schools what they are they will only object if the customer does or if they think it will cause them to loose business. I am meeting with them at one of their customer sites tomorrow and I may bring it up while I am there.... will see.

The Commercial is a whole different thing in that they wanted me to do that and it was an impromtu off the cuff comment when he saw me kilted, he wanted me to do it pretty bad so he threw the Kilt into his request to entice me, he knows I really am not to big on doing it.

**Rigged** · 2nd November 04, 10:57 AM

Adam,

I occasionally teach for Southern Ohio College (after 11:00 to day Brown Mackie College) and have been asked not to wear kilts to class (I have gone to meetings, and dropped off stuff).
Adam

Interesting.

I teach First Aid and CPR for the American Red Cross. I've been teaching kilted for years with no complaints and I'm not just standing in front of a class lecturing. I'm crawling and rolling around on the floor with the students teaching skills.

I've taught men, women, teenagers, a strip club owner, owners of an inner-city gym (thems was some big bruthus), lifeguards, nurses, retired people, all kinds of folks. No problems -- ever.

In fact, I've been told by many students that I'm the best FA/CPR instructor they've ever had.

I can understand that they might think a man in a kilt would be a distraction. But my experience is that it's just not so.

When I was in high school we had a gorgeous female Spanish teacher (from Spain) who wore tight mini-skirts. Now THAT was a distraction. It was over 30 years ago and I can remember everything about her, even the smell of her perfume. I don't remember learning any Spanish in her class though.

Do they have restrictions on what female teachers can wear at your college?

**RockyR** · 6th November 04, 05:36 PM

Well the Results are in and the overwhelming majority are Brave Hearts

I did it Kilted.. Almost sort of..

Well actually I did indeed wear my kilt but when I set up the commercial I saw that the best shot for what they wanted would never show my kilt anyway. (RATS)

The shots done were close up of two students and myself as I gave them some simulated instruction.

Oh well the commercial was not about the kilt and I wanted to give them what they needed so it was not so much them keeping my kilt out of the spot as it was my realization that it just would not fit in for what they wanted so I never suggested a shot with it in it.

At least the local TV station crew and the school has been exposed to it in a positive way, so thats a good thing anyway.