Ok, this story was told to me, so its second hand .But still worth the read
sometimes We just dont realize the power we weld
As a student in paint school we pestered our instructor to tell us some interesting story till the bell rang one Friday afternoon He was a 35 year vetran of the trade and he must have some good ones
He reluctlantly says Ok but dont repeat this cause I dont want anybody thinking I'm condoning what happened but it was kinda funny
So he asks me James He says You're from Denver right you Might know this place or if you go there You'll recgnize it when You do go there .way out east Colfax there's a bar its on the edge of town east of Chambers before Airport blvd It's called the Rose ?or Red Rose ? something like that .It is right across from a trailer park in a motel like the back half of the building is a motel .
So anywhay My buddie we'll call Him Frank He and I go to this Bar everyday after work .Have a coupla beers and shoot the breeze .Mainly because My buddie is a drunk but also because if frank gets too drunk He can walk across the street to where He lives at the trailer park .And leave His truck someplace He can walk back to in the morning to go to work .
So we have this particularly bad week Frank had made some white wash stain for some exterior sealer stain and the owner let us work with it all week and at the end decided it was too thin or frank had made it too thin and she wanted us to do it again for free just to make shure she got her monies worth .
Frank hadn't said anything at the time but You could tell he was upset about it .
We are sitting at the bar and Frank says to the bartender :"Hey do You have something a little stronger "?Not expensive cause I just worked all week for free and I gotta Make up for it next week so im too poor to pay full price .
Well the bartender says for You i got some shine the way it works is I put it in Your beer and it gets you really drunk for half the price .Frank thinks this is good so says right on .Lets say about three beers later Frank isn't doing any better and starts making too much noise about the stain and so the bartender cuts off the both of them .no More booze for You Two She says .Now Frank wanting to Make his point goes out to his truck grabs half a five of white wash stain runs into the bar and because the bartender cut him off says This is the stain and throse it all over the bar the bartender My instructor and the floor the tables the whole place wreaks of lindseed oil and mineral spirits milky white everywhere .Frank all of a sudden realizing what He did
Runs to His truck hops in drives to his home packs His things and rents another place on the other side of town till He can get paid from the job and He can get outa town .