Hello everyone and Happy Thanksgiving. My name is Ben and I have been pressure washing part time for 5 years now. I have been a Deputy Sheriff for almost 17 years and spent the last 15 years as a Narcotics Agent. I have not worked since January 13th 2010 due to a knee injury while chasing a guy during a drug raid! I stepped in a hole and broke my tibia and basically tore everything in my knee up! After surgery on January 15th I was told by my Doctor that there was nothing they could do to fix it and that a total knee replacement was the only thing I could do! I faught this for this last 10 months in hopes of being able to return to law enforcement, a job that I truly love and enjoy. I was told that having a total knee replacement would force me to retire. Was told that as far as the Drs report and workers comp report, it would state that i could never run, jump, or crawl again with a knee replacement. My Doctor went out of her way trying things such as shots and numerous types of knee braces in hopes of me being able to return to work. Nothing worked and I had to have the knee replacement surgery, this was done on November 22nd and luckily I was able to get out on the 24th, just in time for Thanksgiving with the family. I have learned so much from ya'll on this site and the grime scene in regards to pressure washing and for that I am thankful and hope I can return the favor some day! My retirement date is January 1st 2011. The good news is that I will be Pressure Washing full time after that. I truly enjoy pressure washing and hope it will all work out, the other good thing is that I have all of the equipment I need to do this and even have a part time employee who has continued to work for me during this time. Im sorry for such a long post but I am on a lot of pain medicin and seem to be ramblng on and on. I plan on going full time PWing in Feb or March depending on the rehab and the knee. Im sure I will be asking more questions now! Thanks for such a great informational board and God Bless all of you! HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!!!!!!!