I watched my Then Came Bronson DVD the other day. Surly gave me a hand getting a new driver on the laptop to power the portable player. I had a couple of other options to play it, but I wanted to get the player set-up. Anyway, I watched it. Not great cinema by any means, but it came out in 1969 and being 19 years old at the time, I wanted to take off and see the country on my motorcycle. I didn't have a Sportster and some SOB stole my Sprint in April of that year, so I never made that trip. However, I now have an Ironhead Sportster not too different than Bronson's. I doubt I'll ever take a trip other than maybe an over-nighter, but I've seen a good part of this country from the saddle of my bicycle, so I'll just have to be happy with that.
I listened to the following podcast the other day. Once again, talking about the skilled trades gap but also throwing out some suggestions to improve the situation. It's an hour long, but interesting for those in manufacturing, construction or education.
Arc Junkies - Weld Wednesdays w/ AWS The Skilled Trades Gap Isn't a Myth — It's a Warning
Also, I came across a post on Facebook from Ellison's Machine Shop. The date of the post was November 17th, which Facebook decided to let me see on December 28th - just one of the reasons Facebook and I aren't friends anymore. Regardless, his post was not the usual how-to, but rather, he addressed the issue of a lack of automotive machine shops and other problems for those of us who prefer internal combustion engines. I now understand why all the automotive machine shops have disappeared at least. If you can find his post, it's well worth listening to.
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