[TheForge] switching torches

[Terry L. Ridder]

hello;

since 26 nov 1996 i have had 5 left arm, elbow, or shoulder surgeries.
it is extremely difficult to get into the tools with one arm taped to
your body for 4 to 6 weeks if it is locked up. if i make it till 1 jans
2003 this will be the first year since 1996 that i have not had any
surgeries. ( decided to take the year off ;-) )

concerning torches, victor is in chapter 11, harris is owned by
lincoln electric, national torch tip is really smith equipment which
is owned by illinois tool works. illinois tool words also owns miller
welding.

in my trip out today and talking with the two salesmen at bocgases
and welding supply they are not to happy with what they carry. they
definitely do not like harbor freight being up the road, selling victor,
harris, and some knockoff of victor.

On Thu, 5 Dec 2002, Jeff Harding wrote:

jeff> 
jeff> Ray:
jeff> 
jeff>    I wasn't going to suggest how someone should handle their own kids,
jeff> BUT...that is what I did when this started happening to me.  I just
jeff> locked it all  up and let my son use it when ever he wanted, but I had
jeff> to unlock it and he knew I would be checking on things when he was
jeff> done... end of problem.  Oh.. I should say that when he got his first
jeff> real job, that first Christmas he bought me everything that had ever
jeff> come up missing and more.. he's a good man. He's headed for Kuwait, he
jeff> could get out of it as an "only son", but he's not a coward.  I'm
jeff> proud of that and curse myself for instilling that in him, I don't
jeff> want to lose him.
jeff> 
jeff>    Jeff   ><>
jeff> 

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Terry L. Ridder ><>