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I'm glad you're doing better, burns sure suck, I've never had anything bigger than a silver dollar, but even something that small the healing process sucks.

I have a nice welding jacket my uncle bought me, still with tags on my hook at the wash sink, because I wanted to keep it nice. stupid! you'd think I'd know better. From now on though I'll wear it.

I'm curious about the fabric, it looks like standard flannel, and not new (the fuzzies on new flannel can be dangerous too) but I wonder if it is a blend and/or stain/water repellant? I have a theory about those things is the reason I ask.

I say for a shop, cotton, plain cotton, or maybe hemp. but never anything synthetic and nothing treated. I once was using a grinding to cut a piece out of the back of a computer cabinet (I was on way to work, had forgotten to do the night before) and was wearing my slacks. standard khaki type, semi-casual/dress, stain repellant and wrinkle free. Wasn't wearing a shop apron as was a fast deal and I thought I'd be out the door. I feel heat on my crotch, figure it's from some of the sparks coming my way. I look down, the crotch of my pants was on fire!!!!!!! I quickly tapped it out with my hand, my underwear underneath were black and my nuts were uncomfortable all day even though they were only red. very close call. Since then I've always worn jeans or my cotton dickies.

Now I'll wear the welding jacket too.

Red

Originally Posted by Dago Red

I'm glad you're doing better, burns sure suck, I've never had anything bigger than a silver dollar, but even something that small the healing process sucks.

I have a nice welding jacket my uncle bought me, still with tags on my hook at the wash sink, because I wanted to keep it nice. stupid! you'd think I'd know better. From now on though I'll wear it.

I'm curious about the fabric, it looks like standard flannel, and not new (the fuzzies on new flannel can be dangerous too) but I wonder if it is a blend and/or stain/water repellant? I have a theory about those things is the reason I ask.

I say for a shop, cotton, plain cotton, or maybe hemp. but never anything synthetic and nothing treated. I once was using a grinding to cut a piece out of the back of a computer cabinet (I was on way to work, had forgotten to do the night before) and was wearing my slacks. standard khaki type, semi-casual/dress, stain repellant and wrinkle free. Wasn't wearing a shop apron as was a fast deal and I thought I'd be out the door. I feel heat on my crotch, figure it's from some of the sparks coming my way. I look down, the crotch of my pants was on fire!!!!!!! I quickly tapped it out with my hand, my underwear underneath were black and my nuts were uncomfortable all day even though they were only red. very close call. Since then I've always worn jeans or my cotton dickies.

Now I'll wear the welding jacket too.

Red

Red.......Holy Crow!!!!!!!!!.

While not even in the same league with Pat, I had a little incident over the weekend.
I was welding up the new exhaust on Jeff's camaro welding a seam over the rear end. What I thought was a spark fell on my stomach. I figured no big deal, I'm wearing a jacket, it won't be a problem. Turns out it was bigger than I thought. It landed on the zipper of my jacket. It wasn't a problem for a few seconds but then all of a sudden OUCH. The "big spark" had melted through the zipper, but not before heating up and melting loose 6-8 zipper teeth. So now I have several hot objects everywhere inside my jacket because I'm squirming around doing damage control. Now I have a shirt (and stomach) that looks like it was shot by a little shotgun @ close range.
Just about ready to settle back down on the creeper to continue welding and got zapped again in the back by a few persistent pieces that were still hot enough to make a second mark.
Again, nothing like Pat went through, but his ordeal was the first thing I thought of as I began to smolder.
The old jacket was no big deal, it was about shot anyway. The shirt on the other hand was brand new.

Glad to hear you're back to normal, Pat, whatever normal is. As we get older, I think, God gives us these little barometers so we can keep dry or warm, or whatever; when we're young, it never seems to affect us, but as we age, we find it is much nicer to keep dry and warm - not too warm, though - , hence the reminders.