“I would say I take everything in pride that includes welding , teaching, and wearing a awesome hood , I teach 3 things - stay in your booth it's your best friend - learn to love welding your going to be doing it for a long time - and find peace in your hood - we can't control everting that's going on around us but we can controll what goes on through the hood some people can't wait to pull there hood down because it maybe the only peace they have had that day - so weld on and may you love welding like i have for the last 49 years”