Mugiwara04

Write that book!

Even if you never end up wanting to show it to anyone, just write it.

When the doctors took me into surgery to stabilize my spine, I remember telling my parents, "I'd give you a thumbs up if I could!"

Man you have one persistent positive attitude!

/eyebrow

Attitude is important here. Your friends might be self-defeating. OP seems like a cool guy.

How heavy are cameras? Have they changed a lot over your time being a camera operator (I guess that will depend on how long you've done it).

Is it bad for your back or shoulders, or hard on them, at least?

How many kinds of cameras can you operate? I don't know very much about it, but I do know there are somewhat specialized things like steadi-cams, do you use different ones? Do you have a favourite?