OK.. time to actually write something

Well I figured seeing all I usually do is post a video or something, the reason for that is I have tweaked my iPhone to be able to send videos (not able to from factory) and then post to the blog... it is fun to play but I end up having to edit it on my pc anyways.. that was until i downloaded Blogger for my iPhone which directly hooks into my blog dashboard and allows editing on the fly.. although on my pc will always be easier.

Ally, I will give a list of programs you NEED to add to your iPhone.. of course without the jailbreak, as basically if you aren't familiar around the phone and pc operations you will be lost... ha ha

So welding school is almost done for the 1st term/third/ trimester or whatever they call it... we have a little over 1 week left and I am done with all my grading... ie: we have to have at least 3 acceptable welds in each welding genre and styles... example.

OAW aka Oxygen Acetylene Welding (torch)
SMAW aka Shielded Metal Arc Welding (stick)
GMAW aka MiG welding... Gas Metal Arc Welding..
TiG (we didnt do this term so nothing on this one) aka Tungsten Inert Gas Welding, the main welding style that I signed up to learn...

In each of the forms of welding, we had to pass, Butt joint, T-joint, Lap Joint and corners.  In MiG we also had to complete each of these in vertical, both up and down welding. (some examples)

T-Joint horizontal - Stick

Corners Horizontal - Stick

T-joint Horizontal triple pass stick

MiG weld Corners Up Vertical

George - Welding Teacher

It's funny, there were a few guys in the first few days who talked so much %$*# about how good they were and how much they knew, and most of them are always the last  to finish or get passed their sign off.  There is one kid who at Orientation was kinda ostracized from the welding table and sat somewhere else... I went and sat with him, heck I figured I was spending the next 9mths in a class with him I may as well get to know him.  Turns out the kids was home-schooled, and had never touched a welder before.. when I asked him why he chose welding.. His response was "I figured I wanted to do something that didnt mean using my brains...!"  Part of me felt insulted, another part of me laughed... little did he know what really is involve with welding other then melting metal.

I for sure thought this kid would drop out... but to this day he has continued to excel.. actually at times he does some pretty amazing welds..  The first few days in class were rough, as the teacher and most the class people tend to drop a lot of words that would make a sailor blush... and when they found out he was a christian it almost became open season on him, but he hasnt reacted to anyone so they respect him... I applaud him for being more open then I am about his faith... I guess I just try to walk mine out and let it show (my excuse - not sure if I am doing it well).

So being that he has shown some true character I gave him a set of Welpers.. (welding pliers) as the things he had just arent up to the job, and another guy gave him an electric helmet but it gave him headaches so he gave it back.  All in all he is a good kid.  Also we have at least 3 guys that have done time on various charges... ha ha.. I get on well with them all.. fun guys... just made bad choices.  We had 1 girl in our class but she left for some reason to do with personal life... bummer cause she was kicking a lot of the guys asses and the teacher let us know about that too... ha ha

What else, well I decided to paint the rims on my car.  It is the simplest and cheapest mod that makes such a huge difference.  I was looking to sell my Forester, but after watching Karen come up the driveway in it, I just can't do it.. so the van will go when we have the right timing... ha ha ha.  I want to get either an earlier model Montero (Pajero) or a Landcruiser (which is my preferred choice).  All I need is some new suspension in mine, a turbo update and some tuning.. ha ha ah...

 

Well I am fried now.. ha ha ah too much thinking and typing...

See Ya