...hard work and massive neurolgical damage, which they knew about. Still, having heard about all the guys who blew themselves up with blasting powder while digging the Lachine Canal, or got the "bends" while working on the Victoria bridge...

...I'm kinda glad I spent my life staring into a light bulb and scribbling with a pencil.

These days, of course, you can get a surprisingly high salary driving a truck... ...in Iraq.