LOL Arc withdrawal.... it sucks, nothing else comes close.
Matches, lighters, charcoal, lighting fluid, alcohol... propane... cologne (ever tried the "blowtorch" effect with a can of "Ax" or "Tag"??? :D)
nothing else burns the same way or with the same intensity as a good 6010 or 7018... or GMAW.... or GTAW... or a cutting torch... or a plasma cutter...
There is no fire like welding fire, and once someone has played with "THE" fire... nothing else will ever be the same...
Theres nuttin wrong with missing the spatter bites! thats how you know the puddle cares and loves you. ;)
-Clif