Hi Mary -

I'm sure that folks can decide if they want to post or not.

Digging ditches - I resemble that remark. Drilling wells is dirty work and at hazardous waste sites, often smelly too. My ditches went straight down and I wore a hard hat. Made me feel like I'd earned the beer at the end of the day. Also made me very good at estimating for new projects - a soft-handed desk-jockey wouldn't have a clue about what it takes to make a hole in karst topography. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

My nickname on the drill rig was "Tex." Great story - ask me at the bar some time.