I always wanted to be a writer or an artist for a living -- I have a degree in English -- but I quickly discovered I hated working at a desk all day. I've been in manufacturing ten years now, first at a can factory, and now building wind turbines which I really like. I am one of the quality inspectors and also the safety coordinator for our department.
The funny thing about me ending up in a wind turbine plant is that I was using the handle "Whirlwynd" years before I was hired!