I have a friend who worked as a programmer until a bad case of burnout coincided with a layoff. He's been driving for a delivery service for at least 10 years now.
He runs a website, "Common Sense Canadian" <a href="http://thecanadian.org" rel="nofollow">http://thecanadian.org</a> He's also apparently a member of the Vancouver LUG (Linux users group) and the PHP Developer Network on LinkedIn. Here's his blog: <a href="http://broughton.ca/" rel="nofollow">http://broughton.ca/</a>