Hello all;
I am not the most talkative in the group. I would rather sit back in the crowd and listen to and learn all the knowledge and expertise you could impart. I have about twenty years of this mess under my hat though a lot slips out, unaware, until I am asked by some high-er up why this goes there or why do we preheat this material to such a precise temp before continuing? Maybe not as much gets out because I usually have the number stored somewhere for just this sort of emergency. I have gotten to read more here lately due to a few health problems that have had me down. The first was a crushed spinal nerve. I worked with it for about eight years. I was finally able to find a job where I enjoyed working and the people were good to be around so I decided to have it fixed. They were to remove the crushed disc and fuse the joint at C5-C6. Took about an hour on the table with the doc saying "You should be feeling a lot better real soon". That was on July 25th of last year. The pain only got worse so he decided that he would go through the back of my neck where he found bone spurs and space restrictions that weren't found before.He made an inch and a half vertical incision and had to cut through four inches of muscle to get to my spine. Well, today is my first day home with it and am told I will have to give it at least two months to see how this one is gonna turn out.I am hopeful to return to the industry that I; and dare say, you love too. It is not usual for me to be on here at 1:45 am but can't sleep with the pain. Not meant a a sob story. Just writing a few things down. I really do enjoy reading all your posts. I do owe some of y'all some type of royalty or residuals from using what I have learned. Maybe if I ever ran across one or two of you, I could supply a drink of choice or a venison back strap sandwich. I do sincerely hope all is well with each and everyone of you.

Have a good day;
Matt