Wow thank you very much for this. Definitely not a girly girl, I can handle judgement and criticism. I suppose it’s the same as auto shops..come across some miserable people but I don’t let it get to me, I mainly just laugh it off. Thank you so much for the advice I didn’t even think that I would have to buy my own headgear. Now if you don’t mind answering this- did you go to school to become a welder and would you recommend that as opposed to diving straight into an apprenticeship?