I love being a welder, but at times it can really be a very bad thing. You see, I really enjoy taking something that is worn out or broken and putting my skill and knowhow to work. In the end my fished products are like new or better than new in most cases. When Im done my job gets put to the test. And with some of our guys running the equipment its a stress test for sure! The bad side of being a welder is I have hours and hours to set with my hood down and just weld. Ive done so much of it over the past years that it is almost as natural to me as walking or driving or any of the million things we do in a day without needing to think about what our hands are doing. Its just me and my thoughts alone in my own little world. The noise of the welder running in the background with nothing to bother me all day. Its a good thing in a way cause I can work things out in my head and figure out problems with the equipment that have had me puzzled. But on the other hand sometimes my thoughts go to dark places only I know of... normally its no big deal by the time the day is done Ive had enough time to bring my thoughts back to a lighter place and all is well. But then there are days like today when I get started welding on something late in the day and I do not have enough time to work out my internal problems that lay hidden in the shadows of my thoughts. This is a very bad thing cause if I dont think them though and put them back in the shadows they now are on my mind and run the risk of finding there way to the surface. These are the troubles of being a troubled welder!
Posted on: Mon, 28 Jul 2014 23:30:09 +0000
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