BTW, it's not only the trades that are hurting, the municipal sector is poised to take a further beat down here. Furlough days are in effect is a lot of towns, lay-offs, shared services, etc. The education sector is on the stove too; cuts in some towns affected 10 year people.
very much so HotOne, I'm in the process of trying to nail down a few bids for the town here in fact. Used to be municipalities were an easy touch