This book chronicles the author's time as a Deputy Sheriff in the rural South during the 1980's, in a place where everyone was kin, or nearly so, and police action often meant a good talking-to rather than a trip to jail. This was a time when moonshiners still made corn liquor, and before the dramatic increase in violent crime, a time when common sense and a sense of humor were the most important attributes a lawman could have. Lt. James McConnell, the author's first mentor in law enforcement, passed down many lessons, the first of which was "Just because you can lock a man up doesn't mean you should." The Lt. demonstrated this and many other life lessons as he dealt with people who were not evil, just wrong. Buddy Wilkes began service as a Deputy Sheriff in Fairfield County, SC in 1981, just after graduation from The Citadel with a degree in English. He enjoyed a long career in which he served as a street cop, investigator, and administrator. He retired as a Captain with the SC Law Enforcement Division in 2014. The Way I Remember It...The Sheriff's Office is a light, amusing collection of stories of a time gone by, but well remembered.