When I attended High School in the early 70's I was given an option to attend the vocational school in our county system, or take French, so I elected for the vocational route. My first choice was not welding but cosmetology, as a young man 16 years old I was not thinking of the future just of today and did not realize I would one day be bald. Wizer heads prevailed and my father had a friend who was a welder, and I grew up on a farm with a man across the field who had a welding machine so I made the choice to follow the trade. That choice made my entire future, and gave me a most excellent life with a wife who also was a tradesman. Today though as a welding ...