![](/mwf/attachments//avatars/13260-9338.jpg)
I'm 28 years old was a Union pipe fitter for awhile, worked aerospace welding for a bit, welded in other countries, and now graduated college and turned welding engineer. I've only been doing this for a few months now and I miss pipefitting real bad. I miss being 200ft off the ground in a scaffold blowing in the wind helping ya put that nice weave in there.lol I liked being outside working in all types of environments like steel mills, refineries, chemical plants, replacing flood control valves 40 ft underground with beavers swimming around underneath you, and just getting to see how stuff works. I also miss the respect I had amongst my brothers and miss having people come to me to qualify a procedures for a big job or coming to you because they knew you had what it took to get the job done right the 1st time. I don't know how long I would last doing that kind of work because I have put my body through the ringer racing dirtbikes so I decided to give this a shot thinking I might make it to retirement. I'm going to keep paying my dues and keep my card because when this gets to stressful or I don't enjoy it anymore it's back to the field I go out in the sun soaking up the rays and sometimes nice scenery.