Ha, I'd been doing work like that for a year and I did it for 2 years after that. The only reason I stopped is because I moved out of the country, and I've got a guaranteed job offer to go straight into a construction job as soon as my papers go through.
That's purely work, that's not including the things I've done as favors to people. Helping to build a dock was the most fun, but a weekend of drink and power tools is hard to beat.
I think I need a DNA test, I think I've got some hillbilly in me.