Being A Job Seeker.....

At the age of 52 I find myself a statistic.  Never wanted to be a statistic, but here I am.  The man on the six o'clock news says I'm not the only one, but it sure feels like I am, they say unemployment is at 8.2%, highest it's been in a long time.  The thing that gets me is the hope factor, there just doesn't seem to be any hope right now.  Neither of the people running for President seem to be saying anything that will give us "statistics" any hope. And we need hope! Change didn't seem to work so I say we take a mulligan, and go back to plan "A" at least I had a job then!

Unpaid Vacations!

Being the age I am you would think I would get use to the construction worker way of life, but alas it seems I have not!  I have worked in construction since I was 17 years old and it has always been feast or famine.  Election years are sometimes better for my kind but not this year, the country may be to far gone to recover, the Government is throwing the money in the wrong direction.  Instead of pouring the money into infrastructure they sent it somewhere else. Oh well no since in crying about it I'll just be sure and VOTE!