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On Wed, 8 May 2013 19:41:23 -0700 (PDT),
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Put a caption on that pic: How to Go Blind in less than a Year!
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Put a caption on that pic: How to Go Blind in less than a Year!
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AKshully... you might be off-base on that.
There are lots of "welding glasses" available for use by 'suits' and
other onlookers who are far enough away from the hot-zone to avoid
spatter.

They're available all the way to shade 14, so that might just be a pair
of those. The cardboard is perfectly adequate to prevent welders' tan.

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On Thu, 09 May 2013 10:30:17 -0500, "Lloyd E. Sponenburgh"
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Put a caption on that pic: How to Go Blind in less than a Year!
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AKshully... you might be off-base on that.
There are lots of "welding glasses" available for use by 'suits' and
other onlookers who are far enough away from the hot-zone to avoid
spatter.


Hmm, does that guy (with the cardboard) look like he could afford
yuppie welding sunglasses?


They're available all the way to shade 14, so that might just be a pair
of those. The cardboard is perfectly adequate to prevent welders' tan.


Yes, while it may be perfectly possible (here, anyway), how -probable-
is it, Lloyd?

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Yes, while it may be perfectly possible (here, anyway), how -probable-
is it, Lloyd?


I did say, "might"...

I'll say this, though... if that guy ever worked on a large construction
site, he'd be a lot more likely to cop a couple of pair of those
'onlooker' glasses than he would a real helmet. They're pretty common
around structural steel projects. (the bosses don't want to muss their
hair by putting on a helmet).

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On Fri, 10 May 2013 05:56:45 -0500, "Lloyd E. Sponenburgh"
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Yes, while it may be perfectly possible (here, anyway), how -probable-
is it, Lloyd?


I did say, "might"...

I'll say this, though... if that guy ever worked on a large construction
site, he'd be a lot more likely to cop a couple of pair of those
'onlooker' glasses than he would a real helmet. They're pretty common
around structural steel projects. (the bosses don't want to muss their
hair by putting on a helmet).


Compare the dress of the guy in the cardboard helmet and the suited
bosses at a large construction company. See any similarities at all?
Me neither. I guess gay bosses would use one of these:
http://tinyurl.com/cowqbz4

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On Fri, 10 May 2013 05:56:45 -0500, "Lloyd E. Sponenburgh"
lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote:

Larry Jaques fired this volley in
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Yes, while it may be perfectly possible (here, anyway), how -probable-
is it, Lloyd?


I did say, "might"...

I'll say this, though... if that guy ever worked on a large construction
site, he'd be a lot more likely to cop a couple of pair of those
'onlooker' glasses than he would a real helmet. They're pretty common
around structural steel projects. (the bosses don't want to muss their
hair by putting on a helmet).

LLoyd


Nearly all modern sunglasses are UV blockers. So the UV wont burn
his eyeballs. The glare might **** up the rods and cones..but it wont
be UV burns. The cardboard saves the rest of the face.


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