No problem. I had this grandfather, who insisted that college is the place I want to be. He never graduated grade school, but taught himself how to read. Now, every since a small lad, I wanted to be a marine, and after that a power man or something simular. He insistedcollege iswhat I want. But what I found, was every dog has its flea. I sit in an labortory or travel all the time, and don't do any physical work. I have to compensate by going to a gym. I have diabetes pretty bad, and if I don't work out, I start feelin bad and it keeps it under control. I feel if I had a very physical job like when I worked around the mines, my diabetes would be taken care of. If my Grandfather was alive today, I would tell him, an whitecollar job is not all its cracked up to be either. I get so mad every year when I try to hunt. I have 6 weeks of vacation, I cannot even use.

I have been on a few moose hunts, and hog hunts. I have to save up for them. And most of the time when out there, I do see people that go on these things every year. I am amazed.

TJCraig, I feel for ya man. I got a electrical engineer friend who keeps wanting me to do work with him for motorola doing prison surveleance engineering. He has to go out to the various prison all the time to inspect and survey the job. I just can't imagine how I would feel if I worked in a prison every day. I would have a foul outlook on life. Much respect to ya.

TJ, we all make choices in our life. And I know friends that are electricians and plumbers that hunt and hunt every freakin season up the pike. I am jealous. But I made my choice to work crazy hours, and make money I can't use(wife does). Its like a double edge sword.