It makes me a little sad to hear steveancientapprentice is leaving the trade after having such a string of negative experiences. To be sure, I have met my share of ***** in this trade, and not every day has been peach pie, sunshine & smiles, or filled with rainbows and unicorns, but I still enjoy the work overall and find it interesting. Too bad you had such bad handlers during your time in the trade. Alongside the jerks and types who never seem to have their act together, there are also a lot of truly nice people, who are good human beings out there doing this work as well. Sorry you didn't fall in with a better group of people.
[This message has been edited by electure (edited 11-13-2006).]