"Backlash" wrote in message
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No matter what you all may think about American Chopper, Monster Garage,
etc. I think these programs have ignited a spark of metalworking
creativity
in the American public not seen since the Industrial Revolution. I now
have
a couple of friend's teenage sons hanging around my shop trying to
experience and learn ANYTHING they can about bikes and any other
machinery.
This is especially gratifying to me, as I was taken under the wing of an
older mentor at the age of 16, and have always wanted to be able to pay it
forward. He died 2 years ago, so now it's my turn. Along with my 2 sons,
these other 2 young men will be part of my legacy, such as it is. Four
present and future members of the metalworking fellowship we all here hold
so dear.

RJ

I've got to agree about the level of public interest being up from the last
few years. As I installed the new CD player in my daughters truck this
afternoon, she commented that welding was "the" cool thing at the High
school this year amoungst the young men. A few years ago everyone was being
heavily directed into computer related classes. They have eased up a lot on
that front.
I also get a lot more folks visiting with me when I'm fueling my welding
rig, asking about my machine, what we do, ect. Probably twice as many as a
couple of years ago.

Deck-a-Halls,

JTMcC.

"SteveB" wrote in message
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"Tom Del Rosso" wrote in message
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In news:dtxGb.39049$BQ5.467@fed1read03,
SteveB typed:

It's entertainment, not a how-to show.

Get it?

No?

sigh .................

That some people find it entertaining? Yeah, I get that. To me it's
a
soap opera filled with acrimony.


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Well, there's always Jerry Springer, Oprah, and rasslin'.

Steve