I've always had a little bit of a fear of lead. I know what it can do to a person, even in small amounts, and I don't want that to happen to me. Imagine the icky feeling I get when I realize that the solder that I have been working with for the last couple of days contains a significant amount of lead.
I know it's mostly an irrational fear--as long as I don't ingest it I'm fine--but I still feel myself needing to wash my hands every time I touch it with my bare skin.
Lead is just one of those things that give me the heebie-jeebies. "No amount of lead in the bloodstream is acceptable," I remember one medical YouTuber (a real doctor) saying. Eugh.
Lead plays havoc with your body in so many ways, from destroying your neurons to killing your liver. It's scary. I don't know why.
But hey, I have to do my job, and working with lead solder isn't very dangerous if you do it right.
On another note, I took a picture of the biggest burn blister I have acquired so far, and decided not to post it for reasons of public mental health. Trust me, it's a scary image.
This job has occupational hazards! Heh. Whatever. If I do seriously hurt myself I can just sue for compensation. Hah. Oh how the world works.
Reaching the level of perfection that my instructors want from my work is difficult, but rewarding, and I know I will eventually get the hang of doing things perfectly the first time. It's just going to take a little while.
I'm counting down the days to the weekend!
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