Welding @ MindSay

I've had a lot of time to think lately, what with being unemployed and all. And lately I'm kind wondering if this welding career is really right for me. Ok, so it's not much of a career yet and I've only had one welding job with only limited success so giving up this early might not be considered wise.
But the thing is my brother just graduated for college and it's made me realize two things.
The first thing is that fact that I have seemingly over night gotten old and have wasted so much of my life and am really behind the 8 ball because of the countless mistakes I've made. The second is that I am the only one of my siblings (excluding the youngest, Maria, who has Down's Syndrome) who won't have a college degree. Sure, as a welder I won't really need one unless I teach it professionally (and I'm not sure o I'll even need one for that).
I don't know what I'm really trying to say. I guess my point is that I've been thinking about my life alot and feel like I have missed out.

Mark

Finally, after a Rotating Jig that bowed through the guts, three booms that threatened to pull the factory down with their weight and a platform that nearly fell over I have finally had a victory.

 

The booms that nearly pulled the factory down were recycled, cut down and re-attached to different hanging locations so that the project actually works, after a few minor modifications. It's taken a while, but my record is finally improving.

Ok this entry maybe a little long and go into all sorts of directions (I'm a little ADD today) so keep with me please.

First off, happy (early) St. Pactrick's Day. The one day of the year where everyone's Irish (but I actually am). I don't think I'm gonna be doing any celebrating though becasue I have stuff to do, you know, laundry and groceries and all that. Maybe I'll just have a beer  or two in honor of  all the good 'o' Irishmen.

At work,  I'm still at the station they demoted me to. I'm practicing my welding whenever I can so that I can get my old job back. I was making about five bucks more welding then I am now. But the plant is slowing down for a little while and one of the other plants in town (the company has like six) is being layed off.

Ok some of you may be wondering "what happened with me and Chelsea?". Well, the next day we texted a little and here's what was said:

Me: So I guess the cat's out of the bag now isn't it? That's what I get for finding smart women attracting

Chel: haha yea I guess so.

Me: I didn't expect anything to happen I just was sick of holding it in

Chel: well I hope now u at least have some closure to that and can find someone super duper awesome

Me:  ha ha yeah . I hope I just didn't make things too akward.

Chel: Ok no offense but I have known for like forever so things are totally that same for me probably even better since its out in the open now.

me: well good but I'm @ work and my breaks almost over

chel: k ttyl

Ok, so it's done and nothing happened and nothing (I think) changed. I'm not heartbroken or anything because I knew nothing could happen. If it had, awesome, but it is what it is.

Oh, I might be going to my folks for dinner tonight. And tomorrow I'm going to mass to see my cousins little girl, Rita, sing in a children's choir. For some reason my cousin's two kids, Rita age 9 and Thomas age 3, have decided to look up to me. Come on, I am so not a good role model. I mean I curse like a sailor, I'm a self-proclaimed ass hole, I drink and smoke. Come on, not role model material. Oh well, I guess it's kind of cool that they look up to me.

 

Mark

 

Right now I'm a little derpessed and very worried about my job.

Last night my supervisor, Sarg, came and talked to me and explained that my welds aren;t good enough and that because I;ve screwed up a few parts that he;s getting pressured to "let me go" but offed me the choice to be moved to the door assembly line instead. Of course I took the assembly job.

So, I'm not making as much and not working as many hours and I'm not welding. The hours are better so that sort of a positive. I mean working ten hours a night (ten and a half if you count the lunch break we aren't payed for) for a month straight was killing me. But I really love welding and and disappointed that I won't be doing that for a while.

At least I still have my job.

I kind of saw this coming though. A week or so ago I was kicked off the team I was working on and put anywhere they needed me. And then thursday night I did two parts screwed up the measurements on them both and spent the rest of the night taking them apart and fixing them (which is really hard to do when it's four three feet long welds you have to grind out).

But, I'm not giving up. I'm going to practice when ever I can and become the Superstar I know I can be one day. And If it's not welding here then I'll find some other place

I've got a bit of good news. I've got a job interview on Wednesday.
Welding Stainless Steel, Full Time, at 12 buck an hour. Oh yeah I'm excited!I have to take a welding test on Monday  and if I pass it they'll put me to work.

I'm kind of amazed at How quickly I got the call. It was literally  a few hours after I e-mailed my resume in that I got the call.

I'm so excited. This is my chance to get my foot in the door and get the experience I need to really start my career. Oh yeah, and I won't be as broke as I am right now.
I still plan to continue my education because this will be just a job if I master everything there is to welding I will have a great career as a Superstar Welder. I'm really hoping this place (which I think is with a company called Demmer Corp.) will allow me to continue my course work.

Mark