All At Once

Ups and downs are part of the balance of life, so it is no surprise that as soon as we start to slow down we get all kinds of contracts. Never can we complain about that though, the more work the better. Yesterday the guys brought in a big steel rolling gate from a parking lot in Pacific Beach that needs some tender loving welds. Some of you might have seen my Facebook comment that no one should try and beat automated steel gates with their car, it never ends up well. Accept for us because we get the pleasure of fixing them! This is the third occurrence that I have run into, pun intended, this type of repair. People tend to be in a hurry most of the time in San Diego so it comes as no surprise that they cannot wait for a minute till the gate opens back up. Maybe they think these big steel gates have motion sensors on them and they will stop, but they quickly find out that is not the case, and their cars pay the price. Ouch. So Sean was attaching some new brackets while Juan ground down and smoothed out the bent sections. Juan was working on modifying a thick aluminum radiator in order to make it fit under the hood of a classic show car after he finished up a couple steel gates. All was sent to the out for paint yesterday so they will be nice and clean when they come back. Juan was also repairing a cracked one inch square restaurant cart that came in a couple days prior. All in all it seems that our range of services keeps growing and that is what we need to keep the guys in the shop as busy as possible. Till next time, remember to wear safety goggles to save those pupils.

Welders are Helpful People

Everyone can use a talented welder for one thing or another. It is particularly convenient to have a welding business in the same building as another business. For instance, we share the building with Garage Door Enterprises Inc. and the owner of the business is developing a new fleet of service vehicles so he is having our guys weld some steel racks to hold the garage doors inside of a van. That is what Sean was working on today when I stepped back into the shop. Jose was grinding away on something in the back and since he is the type of guy who does a lot and says a little, I am not sure on exactly what he was working on. Juan was catching up on the finishing touches of a large two piece gate and two small handrails. He has been sick with a horrible flu for the past three days so he is happy to be back at work. The color has came back to his face and he is moving much better. It is hard to realize how much we depend on people until they are out for a couple of days. Yesterday I did not realize that Sean and Jose were out on a portable welding assignment so I invited a client in to get a small weld done. Luckily Emro was in the office so he went back into the shop and welded the piece himself. That is a dedicated owner. Just another way that Morena Welding Inc. goes above and beyond to make sure our clients are completely satisfied. Talk to you next time.