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Sun Aug 15 19:40:03 PDT 2021

 No not at all.  Very interesting.
I got my inspiration by watching the TV repairmen. I grew up spending summers on the farm and contemplated farming for a living. Worked on a lot of Farm Equipment. 
I was repairing TV's in middle school, Repairing AC units in High school. The AC and electronic work was supported by a Uncle who worked on the Apollo Program at NASA.  He taught me Refrigeration and supported my electronics interest. He learned his skills in the submarine service in WWII.
I built all my test equipment by building Heath Kit projects. Built my first Color TV and a cabinet for it in Middle School wood shop.Then computers showed up and I was hooked. I designed the computer center for the third company I worked for and supported 100 person Engineering Department.  Plus doing product designs along with everyone else. 
Dad taught me to work on Engines and  During Collage I worked in the largest printing plant in the SW.  They printed all the phone books for the SW United states.  One summer I helped print Play Boy Magazine. My dad was a printer by trade and I worked for him.
Out of collage I worked at the printing plant plus a job designing packaging machines for Frito Lay and many other food packaging companies.
Then got into Optical Sorting Machines.  Sorting peanuts, coffee beans, Tomato's, diamonds and much more.  
Then switched to Seismic Exploration equipment for the Oil Patch.  Designed data acquisition equipment.   Designed Seismic Vibrator trucks Air Guns for Marine exploration etc  I even designed down hole tools for logging Oil Wells. 
Used all the skills and learned from many sources.  My degree was Electronic Technician.  My work was Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Software Engineering.  All learned as I went. I took an alternate route just like you. Would not had it any other way.
Of course I had some help. I had access to PHD's with special knowledge and learned new skills as I went along. I can run a Milling Machine, Engine Lath ect.
My only disappointment Is I never learned to weld. In Middle school I drove my Boy Scout leader Nuts looking over his shoulder and helping him with his Hobby.  Building Hot Rods.  He was a welder but I could not convince him to teach me how to weld. He passed before I was old enough I guess. 
Never Stop learning or asking questions. I love to hear other persons stories and yours Is impressive so far. 
I did not get married until late in life.  40 years old. I had to slow down after that. Could not work twelve hours a day and weekends to boot. 
    On Sunday, August 15, 2021, 07:25:20 PM CDT, Bo Hinch <bohinch at gmail.com> wrote:  

 I hope it doesn`t disappoint you .

On Sun, Aug 15, 2021 at 7:18 PM ustonThomas Mehrkam <tmehrkam at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

 Hey BO got your book today.  Made it to page 54 already.  Interesting read so far.
    On Saturday, August 14, 2021, 08:40:56 AM CDT, Phil Auten <pga2 at basicisp.net> wrote:  

Cool, Bo! I'll check it out.

Phil in TX

 On 8/13/2021 5:48 PM, Bo Hinch wrote:

As things are slow at this time , and since I am friends with several of you on FaceBook , I wanted to let all of you know about an event that has recently happened to me . I have always been interested in antique tractors and of all things , Airplanes . I am Secretary , Treasurer of the La 2 cyl club and have been for the last 13 years . I have been a member of the LakeAreaRadioControlSoicity ( LARKS ) and a charter member since 1968 . There is also a Model AirPark named after me ( Bo Hinch Model Air Park ) in Sulphur , La .  So , in November of last year , my middle daughter asked me to do a favor for her , which was to write a short story about my life . As I was  middle aged when she was born , she never knew any of her grandparents as they were all deceased and she thought it would make for interesting future reading for all of my children and grandchildren .So I began my story ( outlined like a book ) and began the long , slow painful hunt & peck system on the computer . After about seven months of writing ( along with photos ) , I turned it over for her to read and make suggestions as to what needed to be changed . Her comment was , Dad , I don't want to change a thing and as a matter of fact , I am going to have Amazon publish it , 199 pages . Well , last week I received my copy and it was / is , amazing to be able to read about MY DREAMS AS A SMALL CHILD published by Amazon . .https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09BGM1LWW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_image_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1&asin=B09BGM1LWW&revisionId=&format=4&depth=1 So , if any of you would like to see what kind of a monster I was growing up and trying to keep the old tractors running with very few parts , and at the same time watching the airplanes flying over the field where we were always working , then you have to buy the book . Search for Bo Hinch on amazon and it will come up.  
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