Off to Wisconsin

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#11  
We're here in Appleton. The other finalists are great. Worth the trip just to meet them.

They've got a full evening planned for us. I just hope I can hold up, old man that I am......
 
   / Off to Wisconsin #12  
Good luck up there, just don't mention the Bears and you'll be fine :)
 
   / Off to Wisconsin #13  
Harv, once you get tools in your hands it will all come together. Don't sweat it. :thumbsup:
Oh, it might also be wise not to mention that Brett Farve plays for Minnesota now.;)
 
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#15  
The tour of Lambeau Field was awesome. It was pointed out more than once that Minnesota isn't a real state by the tour guide. I mentioned son-in-law worked for the Cowboys and he brought up some silly game played back when I was nineteen years old on a Sunday in 1967, ouch.

Miller has done a great job on this. It's the first year for it to be done with the challenge so we're all feeling our away around. But so far, so good.

I am the oldest finalist, by a long long way, half of them are half my age and twice as talented and capable. I can't say enough good things about them.

The one thing besides being a little more off center than the general public that we all seem to have in common is surplus character. I haven't had so much fun in years with a group that I met on the internet, present company excepted of course.

Tomorrow is do the deed day. I'm ahead already so win or lose I win.
 
   / Off to Wisconsin #16  
Good luck Harv. We're proud of you already. Show those other guys a thing or two while you're at it! :thumbsup:
 
   / Off to Wisconsin #17  
Congratulations and good luck!

Hope you don't mind I am attaching a link to the contest page. Your bucket looks good! To me there is a lot of beauty in anything functional.

Welding Showdown Finalist - Miller
I'll look for the streaming video.

Lambeau field and the hall of fame are pretty cool. My sister Cheryl lives about a mile from there. I heard Bart Starr just donated his championship rings to the hall.

Hope you enjoy the local food and drink. The only thing I can sort of recommend in Appleton if you want to go out with the guys - one of my high school buddies, Jess Miller, started a chain of sports bars with a location near you.
The Bar - Locations - Appleton - Lynndale

Have fun!
 
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#18  
Yesterday was a long one. It started at 3:30 AM Texas time and ended after ten Wisconsin time.

There's a Starbucks in the hotel. I was there at 5:30, alive and awake and ready. After I finish this tall bold I will be even awaker and more readier.

Over supper last night they told us our project will be a table, furniture kind of table. Hmmm, this could be interesting. We get an Arcfit welding station with mig and tig machines. We also have access to a plasma. And we get angle grinders with cutting wheels for the cuts we don't want to make with the plasma.

I have three hours to complete the project.

This could be fun.
 
   / Off to Wisconsin #19  
The other finalists are great. Worth the trip just to meet them.

For those of you who don't know Harvey personally, it's safe bet that they think the same of him. With his personality, he'd have made friends with them no matter what they were like.
 
   / Off to Wisconsin #20  
good luck...you're a winner, no matter the outcome... great trip and seeing fun things...I'm pulling for 'ya:thumbsup:
 

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