trolling

Like a troll, I was under the deck steps yesterday, in the mud. 'Cause I dig it, baby - creating flow... Its going to take me weeks at this rate, to dig out the foundation so I can waterproof it. Oh well, what else have I got to do?
The PA electric guy got canned. He's going on vacation instead. Sailing and whatnot. However, times are getting tough around here as the building industry seems to be skidding to a stop, so we have an electrician who finds himself with a week off who will be hanging around our place, making a few bucks doing the rough electrical. I think our plumbing is going to happen that way, too. It is unsettling what is happening around here - it seems so sudden that people are finding themselves with time off that they didn't ask for. Even Rob's shop is slow right now. I guess a lot of the people we know, and of course the people we are dealing with right now, are in the building trades. Or in a business that is related. A nearby boat builder just closed, laying off 240 people. So on one hand, we have to watch our personal finances very carefully, but on the other hand, we have these funds which we are using to hire people right when they need it.
Personally, I'm digging a ditch...