Re: Friday Night Vittles? 7/11/2025

On 2025-07-11, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
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It's stinking hot and humid here today and I am not having fond memories
of that summer job.  The money was really good, but the work was wicked
hot.

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Yes, you are! Deep down, you're proud as hell of that job. Our worst
memories of working are the ones that persist and mellow into pride
over time.
I smelted tungsten carbide. I poured TNT and other stuff into bombs,
ammunition and mines for the Vietnam war effort.
I don't regret a minute of it. I'm proud that I did it.