Thread: MAAAAANN!! bummin

Y'know its funny, you mention welding pipe. I was certified in all positions, 4G, with unlimited thickness, at the Turkey Point nuclear unit. Also certified 4G in the county, and on various jobs where the paper wasn't enough, they wanted to see the work and certified you on that job. Stick, 60 and 70 series, and inner-shield were what they were using back then. I learned to weld in ironworker's apprentice school and it was one of the hardest things I ever did. Talk about frustrating.

The funny thing was that once I did learn to weld it became easy. I never forgot how difficult learning had been but sometimes I couldn't figure out why it had been so hard. Smooth as silk and put a vertical with 6010 in that looked like a roll of dimes. Run 7018 and the slag peel up behind the rod as I ran the bead. Honing has been like that. I have had many a frustrating session when I was learning but now it is pretty much like welding a column splice. Keep at it and you'll be as proficient with honing as you are in running that pipe.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Y'know its funny, you mention welding pipe. I was certified in all positions, 4G, with unlimited thickness, at the Turkey Point nuclear unit. Also certified 4G in the county, and on various jobs where the paper wasn't enough, they wanted to see the work and certified you on that job. Stick, 60 and 70 series, and inner-shield were what they were using back then. I learned to weld in ironworker's apprentice school and it was one of the hardest things I ever did. Talk about frustrating.

The funny thing was that once I did learn to weld it became easy. I never forgot how difficult learning had been but sometimes I couldn't figure out why it had been so hard. Smooth as silk and put a vertical with 6010 in that looked like a roll of dimes. Run 7018 and the slag peel up behind the rod as I ran the bead. Honing has been like that. I have had many a frustrating session when I was learning but now it is pretty much like welding a column splice. Keep at it and you'll be as proficient with honing as you are in running that pipe.

With the reference to welding, I hope this doesn't indicate that carpenters will have insurmountable problems learning how to hone a razor. If so, I have a fair number of new paving blocks for my future patio.

Originally Posted by Bruce

With the reference to welding, I hope this doesn't indicate that carpenters will have insurmountable problems learning how to hone a razor. If so, I have a fair number of new paving blocks for my future patio.

A friend of mine used to say an ironworker ain't nothin' but a carpenter with his brains knocked out.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

A friend of mine used to say an ironworker ain't nothin' but a carpenter with his brains knocked out.

With that being said..... You know what ya say to a guy with an IQ of 10????.......... Nice weld!!.... oh how many times have I heard that joke

Oh ya I forgot I had another question.. so my face is BBS my arms are shaved bald half my chest hair is gone....... where do I go from there to test my razor??... as I asked that my eyes slowly looked down at my legs EEEKK!!

Originally Posted by coldcut

Oh ya I forgot I had another question.. so my face is BBS my arms are shaved bald half my chest hair is gone....... where do I go from there to test my razor??... as I asked that my eyes slowly looked down at my legs EEEKK!!

Been there too many times to count. On the plus side, I've found out that leg hair grows quicker that arm hair.

Originally Posted by Theseus

Been there too many times to count. On the plus side, I've found out that leg hair grows quicker that arm hair.

good to know!! my chest looks ridiculous... you ever watched 40 Year Old virgin? the waxing scene comes to mind

Originally Posted by coldcut

half my chest hair is gone.......

Hey, at least you have chest hair. All I have is a treasure trail below the navel, at let me tell you, no straight razor is headed that direction

Originally Posted by LinacMan

Hey, at least you have chest hair. All I have is a treasure trail below the navel, at let me tell you, no straight razor is headed that direction

I do not blame you one bit!!!!!!!..... oh and I had chest hair.HA!!

Originally Posted by coldcut

Oh ya I forgot I had another question.. so my face is BBS my arms are shaved bald half my chest hair is gone....... where do I go from there to test my razor??... as I asked that my eyes slowly looked down at my legs EEEKK!!

That reminds me of a story about a buddy of mine a few years back.
He was, in his own eyes, a ladies man at the time. Going out every weekend hitting on girls constantly.
Alas, without much success.
To prepare the guy for when he actually would get lucky, we told him about modern men and what was required in this day and age.
You know, about shaving the chest and more.

Well, he went home and after a couple of hours he showed up again happy as could be.
He said he was ready now, and decided to show us what he had done.
The poor lad had actually shaved everything all the way down to his knees!!
After 15 minutes of hysterical laughter we finally asked him what the humpfh he had done, he just said: I didn't know where to stop!