Stan,
I know your name, though, often it is easy to forget the names of those who do not use it regularly in their handle or sign off with it in their posts.
Again, there was nothing inferred by me as negative about the set up, the teaching, etc. I first said it looked like the shop was going to be small because your pic showed so much stuff in it. That was not to even suggest it was a junk yard or small, just small for everything you had and you had mentioned teaching and inspecting from it. It was only a comment and observation based upon bad conjecture on my part. But not negative. And I only asked the size of the new shop for personal interest. When we shut down the shop facility we moved everything to a SMALL shop on my home property. You talk about small, crowded, and something to laugh at. Now you would get a kick out of that. I wanted to know what you were building because we have talked about putting up another building here at home and I was wondering what you had decided on compared to what you already had.
Nothing else stated in my posts was intended to be negative either and I was frankly a little hurt that you took it that way regardless of any past history. I have learned things about you as well especially in the past year. We have different niches, but one similar interest...welding and helping others in their development of skills and knowledge in that profession. We are both old enough to be passing on our learned knowledge before it vanishes and has to be learned by hard knocks instead of gentle teaching.
I have not gone back to review that particular thread, I let it lie. I do know I have learned a lot recently about that program and think it is very worthwhile for those in that particular venue, such as yourself. I don't remember what I said or what my thoughts were at the time but would ask you to forgive me if I said something out of place and took a position that was not appropriate. I have a feeling, as here, it was more of a miscommunication but I honestly don't remember. I have felt that anything that helps us further ourselves is a good thing. Well, no need to go on until I take a moment to look it up. I would hope that any disagreement was rather it was better than the CWI. Regardless of anything said then, they both have their place in the inspections trade. Same with the LA City Deputy Inspector Exam I just took. In some ways worthless, but required by them and definitely different than my AWS/CWI, my ICC Welding and Bolting, or my ASNT VT Level II. They all have their place. And taking the actual tests always ends up better than doing any available reciprocity. They are enough different that you need to go the whole procedure in my opinion. Same with the CPWI. One needs to learn their whole procedure to apply it where it is needed. That does not lower any of them. It is one of those things that you can't really compare one to the other. There is a reason they exist and have their own niche.
Then I went on anyway. I'll end for now. As to this particular issue, even though I think it was a total misunderstanding of my intentions, I still ask your forgiveness for having led you to believe I was being critical in any way. It was not my intention. You asked, I do forgive you. I enjoyed the pics, both sets (here and on John's thread).
Have a Great Day, Brent
PS,
I usually call most of the guys by their handle unless they use their name a lot signing off. Many don't even have it listed when they signed up so you can't find it when trying to get more personal. And we do have a lot of members on this forum. Hard to remember everyone. It is not a negative intention. But, thank you for introducing yourself. Even though I had seen others use your name, I feel more free to use it since you introduced yourself with it.
Hope to meet face to face sometime. As I do JT and so many others here. Just because we have differences doesn't mean we can't enjoy some small talk and exchange ideas. We all have many things in common, one of the worst is our passion about the area of welding we are surrounded with. It makes us defensive when it shouldn't.
Have a Great Day Stan, Brent
