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Testing Today

I’m going to be doing the angry welding thing again today in the hopes that it helps me pass my TIG vertical plate certification today. It’ll be cooling on the instructors desk by noon Pacific time. I’ve spend 10 hours … Continue reading

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Sunday Funnies

Only one good one this week. But it is so good that it makes up for the lacking from the other artists. But, in case that isn’t enough for you, here is a picture of an old racist supporting mandatory … Continue reading

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More Results

Victory is mine! Boom! Apparently, it pays to weld angry. That is what a successful Direct Overhead weld bend test looks like when you’re done. As the root bend coupon was being pushed through, my instructor was looking at it … Continue reading

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The Results Are In

When we last left my certification test plate, it was sitting on my instructor’s desk, awaiting its destruction. It was going to be cut into 5 pieces: The two ends with the strongbacks on them were to be cut off … Continue reading

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Test One: Complete

Yay! My most substantive post in days (maybe weeks)! Before we get started, let me put a couple items out for the general information of the non-welders out there, which will likely be most of y’all: First, I have to … Continue reading

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Testing. Testing.

Today is Day 1 of my GTAW 3G (TIG Heavy Plate Vertical) Certification Test. I should be able to remember to get pics of the proceedings for tomorrow. I won’t know the results until mid-day Monday though, because the plate … Continue reading

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Sunday Funnies

Got two this week. Still, I added some filler A four panel of truth And Ricky Gervais giving Piers Morgan some truth

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Sunday Funnies

Nothing again this week. So today we have a couple of new women’s magazines followed by a couple of the reasons modern feminism is so popular on college campuses. All are clickable so you can read them.

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Live Free or Die, Episode 1: “Pack Rats Are Good!”

National Geographic TV’s primitive-living reality show “Live Free or Die” featuring my son-in-law Gabriel (with an unexpected but delightful cameo appearance by my daughter Luna) “dropped” this week, and so far it looks great! The first episode, which aired this … Continue reading

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If you haven’t see it yet

You have now. I found this while cruising the intarwebz yesterday As the text at the bottom notes, this was a collaboration of sorts between the LawDogFiles and HSGCA. All credit should go to those two. And it should be … Continue reading

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