Shop Time w/T.W. Friends

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My windshield has been cracked for 3 years now. It cracked and terminated in a nice oval surrounding the Defrost vent. Not in line of sight, so no issues so far. Got a dozen rock chips too...

My rear windshield is pock marked because I didn't think about the consequences of grinding next to glass when I did my 62 swap and ground off all the stock suspension mounts.....

 

I made a ladder rack for a friend’s plumbing truck when I was younger and didn’t think about welding over the windshield. It was like 40 grit sandpaper when you turned the wipers on. He said something to me once, I said sorry. He never said anything else.

 

just one of those things you don't think about till after you do it at least once.

 

That’s how we learn

 

My point exactly

 

Hot welding rod & a brand new pair of shoes. It’s like a Magnet. Don’t ask me how I know.

 

Or a torch and new pants, like a moth to a flame. Don’t ask me how I know

 

I do this every time I get a new company paid for set of shoes.... I always forget to put the old ones on when I go weld....

 

PL Premium, silicone, anythin gooey, even permanent marker at times.

 

I always forget to cover up when welding too so I either get a nice tan or arc burn. Last time I welded on the truck I was welding overhead while laying on the ground and hot slag melted right through my old army shirt and may have melted a chunk of flesh in a couple spots.... Eh scars build character, right?

 

Got these done before leaving the shop.

 

Thank you…. I’ve worked hard to maintain all of this for 72 years. Not just anyone could pull it off.

 

Even more so when they are brand new boots($150.00) with Nylon Uppers never gave it a thought.

Being Gortex I think I just tossed them out so Long ago I can not recall

I was forever in some sort of slop !

 

That will teach you to make sure to give me more attention !!

 

The bad part is when the Hot jobs change hour to hour get started on one get pulled off

 

I bought a

$173 1025r TETON Sports Deer Hunter -35 Degree Sleeping Bags. Warm and Comfortable Camping Sleeping Bag, TETON Tough Canvas Shell for Camping, Hunting, and Cold Weather

1025r a few months ago. I got one with a backhoe, loader, mower, Loaded tires and a few extra lights, it was way more expensive than I’d have thought, but pulled the trigger with 0% financing. That setup was around 31k.

 

I dunno?

We were 18 and decided to travel to Colorado to go skiing. No cell phones back then and a 70 hp Ford Escort.

36 years later I still think of it often with delight.

Hopefully you don't have to deal with a massive car repair be cause he broke down, but if the trip happens like it's supposed to, he will have life long memories.

 

Super cool friend of mine donated a couple of new ones for the cabinet.

 

An angle grinder and your "good" trousers... or so I've heard.