I've hauled stuff that turns solid when below 275 degrees.. Stuff that boils when it hits oxygen, cryogenic controlled crap, countless poisens,flamables,explosives and acids... Basically if it can go into a tank, any kind of tank, I have pulled it.

As for the walking away part: easier said than done, I've tried. I can make money doing other things but I'm totally miserable doing it.

I'm a shift Lieutenant for the Oak Ridge Police Department. Thirty-six years on the job.

As for truck drivers, they're a hard working bunch of folks in a job that would absolutely drive me crazy. Thank God for them. And, like cops, they all take a lot of criticism for what a small number of bad ones do. In thirty-six years on the job I've never written a truck driver a ticket. The few (and I do mean few) times I've had to stop one, a warning was quite sufficient.

I'm a Teamster! Kind of odd how that happened for my job title. I work for state Gooberment in IL. Storekeeper. What I really do is order all the license plates for the state. I stock warehouses and facilities. Deal with factories. Solve untold numbers of problems.

Senior Facility Manager/Account Manager for a very large integrated management services company in their facility services LOB. Right now I am managing an account for a county government where we primarily manage the county detention facility. I must say after managing facilities in the private sector for several years, managing a detention facility has been an interesting ride.

Wow -- what a great post, and what a diverse bunch we have here! Me? I live in Gunnison, Colorado but work in a fly fishing shop up in Crested Butte (30 miles away) during the winter, and am a fishing guide in the summer. I also work part-time at the local newspaper here in Gunnison as a photographer/freelance writer. In about 2 months, my good friend and I are opening a full service fly shop here in Gunnison. We've got a silent partner putting up the cash, and we're going to run it. I am stoked! It's only about four blocks from my house, so now I can ride my bike to work. We are also going to offer guided trips, so I will get to guide through the summer.

It's so freakin' cool, I can barely believe it.

I'm an officiant/celebrant at funeral services and a "kept man" as long as my wife continues to work.

Facility Operator...though more specifically I drive a zamboni at a sports/rec complex.

Mud logger, or basicly a on site geologist on oil and gas rigs.

Retired from the USAF (1993) and FAA (2008). Have a consulting business and do contract teaching at the FAA Center in OKC. Rest of the time I'm traveling between OKC and Raleigh. Play Grampa as much as possible and keep up with our spread-out family. Life could be worse FTRPLT

Wire Electrical Discharge Machine (WEDM) operator/programmer. A fancy name for a CNC operator where I use small diameter brass wire to cut 4 axis shapes into steel for building mold /tool parts. Been in the mold making industry for 40 years now, where did the time go??? lol

Very interesting to see the diverse community we have here. It just goes to show that pipesmokers come from all walks of life and that we're all great folks.