When I was young all the men in my family were in construction. My Grandfather even owed a small company,so Thats what I thought I wanted to do. I started working on job sites the summer before my 13th birthday,and continued to do so for the next 4 yrs. I also went to a vocational highschool for masonary because at the time that sparked my interest the most,and I loved watching my uncle take a pile of bricks and at the end of the day end up with an amazing fireplace or bbq pit. After highschool I became a mason for about 2yrs,but by then I had been in 3 car accidents and my back & shoulder were getting more and more torn up from the heavy lifting. After I decided there was no way I could lay block for the next 35+yrs I decided to take a law enforcement test. Got hired by the prison system and 12 yrs later still doing it.