[AT] TIG welding--a little OT

[Ronald L. Cook]

For some reason, this happens quite often with welders in particular.

Ron Cook
Salix, IA

>I went to a farm sale years ago on a Corporate owned farm in extreme 
>eastern NC in Hyde Co.  It was a black dirt farm of about 20,000 acres and 
>was run by employees.  There were no on site owners.   The auctioneer was 
>selling a diesel welding machine mounted on a trailer.  It was so covered 
>with black dirt dust that you couldn't make out any of the numbers or any 
>writting on the machine.  You know the every nook and cranny in it was 
>full of dust.  A couple of guys got in a bidding war over it and it kept 
>going up and up. They finally sold it off.   The guy standing in front of 
>me turned around and said.  "Haha,  I bought a brand new one just like it 
>last month for $200 less money."
>
>Moral of the story.  Folks will do strange things when they THINK they are 
>getting a bargain.
>
>Charlie