What experiences in life helped you grow the most?
Ironwork is rigging heavy loads and erecting steel structures. I was in the trade for ten years and went through formal Apprenticeship training with classes for three years.
Working on towers, high-rise buildings and bridges was an experience that I enjoyed. The men were a breed apart from any others. There were virtually no women in the trade while I was an Apprentice and Journeyman in the San Francisco Bay Area.
I even got to work on the Golden Gate Bridge. Most of the hands I knew have passed on or retired now.
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