Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda?

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I'm not one to sit and marinate on regrets - what I should've done, could've done, and would've done - maybe because there are just too many! LOLBut I'm just a tad curious about y'all! In particular, anyone over the age of 35.Knowing what you know now, what would you have done differently (if anything) with your welding interest/education/skill/career path?
Reply:Played Pro Hockey when I was much younger....Built MY OWN race car instead of putting everybody else's stuff together......zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:Regret ever regretting, if that makes any sense .  I have a buddy that went to school for mechanics and culinary arts but ended up being a drug dealer. I will be asking him the very same question you ask here the next time I see him.
Reply:I really don't have any regrets about my actual career path. The private sector palliative care industry has its pros and cons like anything else. I do however, have regrets about not taking the time to acquire more practical skills sooner.... such as welding which.... I thoroughly enjoy. There's a definite learning curve that I'm struggling with. It would have been so much easier dealing with the learning curve had I been younger when work-arounds for declining vision/hearing/strength/etc., wouldn't have been necessary.MM 211Smith Tru Lite O/A set, Thanks Bob!Lincoln AC-225--But you must not change one thing, one pebble, one grain of sand, until you know what good and evil will follow on that act. The world is in balance, in Equilibrium- Ursula K. Le Guin
Reply:Gone to college a single man, probably would have had a lot more fun.
Reply:At 58 years of age and a welding career nearly 35 years now,(31 as an owner) I don't regret any of it.  I love getting up and going to work ,still make a few mistakes...so what...still learning and still loving it!
Reply:I don't regret anything. Would I do it different if I did it again? I would be surprised to hear someone say they would not. I think I  want to change other people more than myself. Sent from my SCH-I545 using TapatalkCRIME SCENES, COURT DATES, FUNERALS, RIDING THROUGH THE CITY WITH A BITCH THAT IS JUST BEAUTIFUL IT'S JUST BUSINESS AS USUAL.
Reply:I love what I do but to do it over I'd be flying jets off an aircraft carrier!
Reply:We should all live life with no regrets, living life with regrets is like carrying around a constant burden.  I am under 35, is there things we would all do differently? Absolutely.. Regret not doing them? Nah hindsight is 20/20Last edited by That Guy There; 08-22-2014 at 06:11 PM.
Reply:I keep saying that I would have managed my money better, but I if I had any more money than I have I would be worried sick about losing it! So when I need some money, I run my add on craiglist and get some calls and go make some money welding!Some people buy a boat for retirement. I bought:Trailblazer 302 EFISmith/Harris oxy/acetHobart 500i plasma cutterEmglo 4 gal air compressor1985 GMC Sierra/service bedHTP RSG 250 50 ft Spool GunArgon,co2, etcStill buying!
Reply:Originally Posted by stonewall96I keep saying that I would have managed my money better, but I if I had any more money than I have I would be worried sick about losing it! So when I need some money, I run my add on craiglist and get some calls and go make some money welding!
Reply:Originally Posted by NinjaRay I have a buddy that went to school for mechanics and culinary arts but ended up being a drug dealer. I will be asking him the very same question you ask here the next time I see him.
Reply:I would have taken the time to say thank you to the teachers I had, both in school and in life. Too many of them are gone now......To ride, shoot straight, and speak the truth. This was the ancient law of youth. Old times are past, old days are done, but the law runs true oh little son.Winpower 180 DCSA-200 redfaceXMT-304
Reply:Originally Posted by That Guy ThereWorried sick about losing it if we hinge our well being on the amount in our bank account. Money comes and goes enjoy it when it's there as you said. Work hard to get more when needed
Reply:Originally Posted by PrettyGlamWeldI'm not one to sit and marinate on regrets - what I should've done, could've done, and would've done - maybe because there are just too many! LOLBut I'm just a tad curious about y'all! In particular, anyone over the age of 35.Knowing what you know now, what would you have done differently (if anything) with your welding interest/education/skill/career path?
Reply:Spent more time with family.
Reply:There's a lot of things I think I might have done differently.   But who knows where I would be now, maybe better or maybe worse.   I can't change what I've done in the past, so learn from your mistakes and try not to make them in the future.
Reply:Originally Posted by zapsterPlayed Pro Hockey when I was much younger....Built MY OWN race car instead of putting everybody else's stuff together......zap!
Reply:I am the sum of my experience , and since I am pleased with who I am there isn't  anything I would  change.  Good times , and Hard times  come and if we let them  also go .  Each leaves a mark that makes you who you are today .
Reply:On afterthought I do think I have a regret. I wish I would have somehow been introduced to machining when I was in grade school. I don't care if I ever worked it as a trade or made any money off it whatsoever but I believe it has been the most influential and advancing paradigm to me regardless of what I actually chose to do in life. It really changes the way you look at everything.
Reply:And dont ya know, when you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.
Reply:I would have gone to a 4 year college and gotten a degree instead of trade school that did nothing for me. I would have taken more business classes and been bette with money instead of building race cars.Wish I would have stayed married too.Oh and I would have never ever gone to devry.Torchmate 2x2 CNC with Flashcut CNC controlsHypertherm Powermax45 Esab ET220i Razorweld 195 MigRazorweld 200ac/dc TigTormach 770, Tormach xstechRazorweld, Vipercut/Vipermig, SSC Foot Pedal Dealer
Reply:Originally Posted by EquilibriumI really don't have any regrets about my actual career path. The private sector palliative care industry has its pros and cons like anything else. I do however, have regrets about not taking the time to acquire more practical skills sooner.... such as welding which.... I thoroughly enjoy. There's a definite learning curve that I'm struggling with. It would have been so much easier dealing with the learning curve had I been younger when work-arounds for declining vision/hearing/strength/etc., wouldn't have been necessary.