Well, I did my first 10 1/2 hour day at welding .052 flux cord, building rail cars for the railroad yesterday, and I got a good light burn on my left side. My eyes are slightly burned but ok, but I know this thicker welding wire is a killer to eye health. The only people who seem to thrive at this place are convicts, so I'm not too impressed with 118 degree F work this summer being a career starter. This is the place where my best friend from welding school quit after about a month of heat last summer and died in his sleep three weeks later. He was five months younger than me. I've had insomnia since I started this job, so in total my body is telling me that this job (career) doesn't seem to be for me.
Two years of welding school for nothing more than a piece of paper to hang on the wall and a dead end life experience. I guess I'll see about going back over-the-road in a truck.
Oh, I guess it's not that bad. I am 24 hours from my first bachelor's degree, and law school or a master's in social economy is that much closer. Who knows where it will all wind up?
