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Category Archives: Kewel!
On a rainy Sunday afternoon
I set out with the torch and a fresh pair of oxy-fuel bottles to finish my bollard cutting duties. Task complete! And as you can see, I even had enough gas left to get my plate cut. Since we don’t … Continue reading
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Heavy Metal
Behold! 800lbs of scrap I-beam that found its way from my work’s scrap bin to my cutting table! 30 inches of 24×12, 49 inches 20×6, and 51 inches of 24×6. I’ve got a parking problem I need fixed, and ain’t … Continue reading
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LOOK AT IT
The She-Guardian. Clicky for the ecstaticness. Yeah, we were gonna visit London again anyway (there’s not much more fun in life than inadvertently spooking a hulking, suspiciously kidnappy* unlicensed “black-cab” driver into squeaking “Are you a cop? I am so … Continue reading
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The King of the Weiners
Last weekend, The Wife appraoched me with a picture of three Dachshunds asking how cute I thought they were. I said they’d look a lot cuter if we didn’t already have four dogs. She scrunched her face up and said … Continue reading
I have a 1% error rate
Tuesday afternoon at around 1300 I was told that there were 15 columns (with 16-20 welds on each column) that needed to be complete by 1400 on Wednesday so that the contractor’s welding inspector could do his inspection before they … Continue reading
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More Goings On
Have a looksee at something I was working on last week. So, a fellow employee is doing some work for his church in the shop during his off-hours. He buys the materials through work (getting their price and not yours … Continue reading
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Goings On
It’s been a while since I have posted an update on the happenings at work and in the Fab Shop. So why not today? At work, I’ve put the finishing touches on a number of Flying Buttresses. This was one … Continue reading
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Sorry folks
I got nuthin’. Long day at work and then my hand therapist worked me over so hard I can barely type. Have music instead. Really starts going hot at the 11:30 mark.
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I hadn’t thought of that
Randall Parker at Future Pundit has a very good point. So good, in fact, that I’m going to have to agree with him. We need to think about every move in the direction of Mars with one priority above all … Continue reading
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Surviving
My first full week at the new job is done and I would say that I’m doing well. They aren’t really giving me much feedback other than to give me more things to weld up, and to train me on … Continue reading
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