Wednesday, March 5, 2025

State of the Union

 I watched the State of the Union address last night. I don't normally sit through them, but I figured in light of what's been going on, it should be interesting. And it was. Say what you will about President Trump, the man can work a room. 

I liked that he addressed the need for building ships for the Navy. I've read quite a bit about that situation and commented on it a couple of times here. It's good that there will be action forthcoming and it will put a lot of craftspeople to work. It'll be interesting to see if they can find enough qualified people in the various trades to get the job accomplished, however. They just might have to start paying the welders a better wage.

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No word yet on the delivery date for the quick-change. I'm not in any hurry, just want to know when the delivery is scheduled so I can plan to be here. 

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A photo of pipe weld a former student of mine sent me recently. I'm not sure when he graduated but it was probably something like 25 years ago. Always nice to hear from him. Teachers and coaches often wonder how much impact we've had on our students. In his case, there it is. One fine looking multi-pass MIG weld. Makes me proud.

3 comments:

Andrew Studer said...

We love you Mr Mengel!! You were the best and made a difference in SO MANY of our lives in SO MANY different ways. Thank you so much again. I graduated in 1998. I already passed a weld exam and had a welding job lined up at one of our local companies Chief Industries before graduation. Heading to work now but I'll def be back here soon. Love you bud.

ShopTeacherBob said...

Keep up the good work, buddy. Good welders are hard to find these days.

Andrew Studer said...

I sure will bud. Times now surely aren't what they used to be.