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Worst burn of my life welding HP Ammonia line. Fire crew told us before we started they had a 1/2 mile protocol. Translated we were on our own. I bear that scar to this day. My arm stuck to the pipe! The piece of equipment I was positioned on to be able to reach the weld solution rolled under my feet! Smelled like money!True story......
When I was fitting/welding high pressure ammonia pipe, we had a "Labor Day" tie-in at the Armour hotdog works in Martin City, KS. We were connecting newly installed equipment into the existing main trunk lines coming out of the compressor room.
There was a thunderstorm in progress and the rain was coming down pretty good, lightning strikes down to the ground and thunder all around.
These welds had to be made...or 500 people wouldn't be going to work on Tuesday.
So they hired a local guy...to stand on the roof next to me and hold an umbrella over my head while I made those welds. He was complaining about being on a roof in the middle of a lightning/thunderstorm holding an umbrella.....I told him I wasn't any happier about the situation than he was, because I was holding a welding cable with about 100 amps going thru it, so just hold the damn umbrella still and I'll be done as soon as I can....because I don't want to be here either...
My leather welding gloves were soaked, I was soaked, and even with nitrile gloves and plastic bread sacks inside my welding gloves, I still got little tickles every time I had to switch out welding rods.....
When we were done, we packed up our stuff, got the hell off that roof....and I clocked out, went back to my motel room and got into some dry threads.....
Never did see that part-time guy ever again
Fun times......
High pressure ammonia is one of them things you just don't play with.......cuz it can kill ya if ya ain't careful!!!!!
I've had pneumonia but neverAmmonia, pneumonia, what's the difference???
old monia.
The Hodgkins facility is about 10 minutes from me... I told you I got it...
(It would be faster if I picked it up there and drove it to you...
Looks like I may finally get my 12”
abdywgn
dismantler
betcha I'm closer
Oh come on now!!!!!!!
Welding in the rain is fun!!!!!
It only "tickles" a little bit......
Yeah when you feel it in your taint...
How’s the snow @Frodee
True story......
When I was fitting/welding high pressure ammonia pipe, we had a "Labor Day" tie-in at the Armour hotdog works in Martin City, KS. We were connecting newly installed equipment into the existing main trunk lines coming out of the compressor room.
There was a thunderstorm in progress and the rain was coming down pretty good, lightning strikes down to the ground and thunder all around.
These welds had to be made...or 500 people wouldn't be going to work on Tuesday.
So they hired a local guy...to stand on the roof next to me and hold an umbrella over my head while I made those welds. He was complaining about being on a roof in the middle of a lightning/thunderstorm holding an umbrella.....I told him I wasn't any happier about the situation than he was, because I was holding a welding cable with about 100 amps going thru it, so just hold the damn umbrella still and I'll be done as soon as I can....because I don't want to be here either...
My leather welding gloves were soaked, I was soaked, and even with nitrile gloves and plastic bread sacks inside my welding gloves, I still got little tickles every time I had to switch out welding rods.....
When we were done, we packed up our stuff, got the hell off that roof....and I clocked out, went back to my motel room and got into some dry threads.....
Never did see that part-time guy ever again
Fun times......
I used to carry a wood clothes pin... To keep from peeing in my pants...
Ironic it was a "wood" pin...
There's at least 6 Amazon warehouses within a half hour of me... They still take a long time to deliver...
But I don't order from them often enough to justify prime... I'm not going to get into that Bezos trap...
Kinky...
Don’t judge. Everyone has them.
Is that a challenge???
It's 7 miles from my house... All 45 - 55 speed limit... Down Rt-83, then turn on 104th/Willow Springs road... 6 stop lights... All in my favor...
Cold and wet...
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