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My dad was a journeyman ironworker (welder)--union member. Did construction in WW2--In those days, sons of fathers who worked in
trade construction were expected to follow their fathers in that trade--The unions provided apprenticeship training for young men
desiring to be a member of that craft--The ironworker-apprentice, learned welding-cable splicing--rope and knot tying, and being familiar with all the
"tools" of the trade. I had my Ironworker apprentice card--1949--15 years old. (I'm 86 now). My first paycheck was $98.50! --- 3 bucks had already been taken out for union dues--That doesn't sound like much, but you could buy a new Ford 2-door for 1600-1700 bucks!. Mom would come home with
a big bag of groceries for $20--
My welding skills have come in handy during the past 40 years that I've owned and worked on "British Cars"--
After a couple of summers as an "apprentice ironworker"--I decided that I didn't really want to follow my dad in that line of work.
I studied hard in school,, became a Navy Pilot--(got shot at in Viet Nam)--then an Airline Pilot--(Pan American)--now retired, and spend
my time and money restoring old British cars--( past cars--4 Nash Metros--2 Morris Minors--Austin A35--MG Midget)-
My wife loves my "old car" hobby--she says she always knows where I am--in the garage--underneath the hood of my current
1958 Nash Metropolitan--or laying underneath it (maybe taken a nap!)--
trade construction were expected to follow their fathers in that trade--The unions provided apprenticeship training for young men
desiring to be a member of that craft--The ironworker-apprentice, learned welding-cable splicing--rope and knot tying, and being familiar with all the
"tools" of the trade. I had my Ironworker apprentice card--1949--15 years old. (I'm 86 now). My first paycheck was $98.50! --- 3 bucks had already been taken out for union dues--That doesn't sound like much, but you could buy a new Ford 2-door for 1600-1700 bucks!. Mom would come home with
a big bag of groceries for $20--
My welding skills have come in handy during the past 40 years that I've owned and worked on "British Cars"--
After a couple of summers as an "apprentice ironworker"--I decided that I didn't really want to follow my dad in that line of work.
I studied hard in school,, became a Navy Pilot--(got shot at in Viet Nam)--then an Airline Pilot--(Pan American)--now retired, and spend
my time and money restoring old British cars--( past cars--4 Nash Metros--2 Morris Minors--Austin A35--MG Midget)-
My wife loves my "old car" hobby--she says she always knows where I am--in the garage--underneath the hood of my current
1958 Nash Metropolitan--or laying underneath it (maybe taken a nap!)--