Dwight and Eddie,
I don�t know what this welding story has to do with ponds. But it�s my story and I�m sticking to it.
I worked on a pipeline welding crew in Kansas the summer of 1941, and graduated from high school in 1942. I didn�t need to go to college because I already knew everything I needed to know...
After high school I worked on the �big inch� pipeline that provided oil from the East Texas oil fields to the east coast to fuel the ships of war.
I learned to weld...somewhat...
The Army Air Corp formed a unit called the �Air Corp Engineers� and I volunteered.
Because of my experience as a welder, I came out of basic training classified as T-corporal.
I went into the service as an 18 year old know-it-all and came out dumber that a rock...
I went to college - the GI Bill paid me $90 a month � more money than I had ever seen...
By the way, I picked up a torch a couple of years ago and laid the prettiest bead you ever saw...
