I dont doubt it. Lets change the conditions. Wind gusting 20-30 MPH on a right-of-way steady 15 mph. You have a hard tie-in in you are in a 6 foot deep bell hole. The fire watch keeps kicking dirt in on top of you. If you mess up this weld the contractor will have to cut out three joints of pipe to start over. The company man keeps telling you the line has been down 24 hours and it has to get up NOW! Or it has been raining the last three days and the bell hole has 8 inches of water in it. I will bet on the roundydowner beating you. You can pick the condition where you have some SCH 160 8 inch 1-1/4 cr against a XH RFWN flange. And I will bet on you every day. Spark idiots need to burn into their heads, a good welder is a good welder. A craftsman is a craftsman. Anyone can pick the conditions where they can shine. We all know our own test  booth queens. Be proud of your work, but never look down on another craftsman. WHile you can show him up by what you do, he can make you look like a fool doing what he does.
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