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Recently on the 12th and 13th of November the east coast or more specifically the outer banks of North Carolina and Virginia were hit by a perfect storm combining the remains of Hurricane Ida and a low pressure system coming out of the north east. This storm system labeled a perfect storm and something that hadn't been seen since hurricane Isabell or the ash Wednesday storm from the 60's produced hurricane force winds of 75mph and caused millions of dollars in damage from Cape Hatteras all the way up to Hampton Roads with some of the most notable damage taking place in Currituk island and Norfolk

Welding in general is not easy but when it comes to what is difficult I find that vertical is the hardest so far when using 60XX series rods to do the bead work. Simply put these rods are junk in that the quality of the weld looks like crap and the slag is a major pain in the ass to get off the weldmont. Now I know that I am only speaking as someone who is learning how to weld for the first time and so far I have struggled with a few things that have lead to my difficulties such as getting the right angle, travel speed, heat, and arc length but vertical as any welder can tell you is a real pain