The ripples from the Japan tsunami are far reaching

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I can only hope things pick up for ya Big-Block. I was outa work too for a while. Even when I found work it wasnt full time, but right now it is. I'm glad things will be ok for ya. I saw too many people count on overtime during the boom and when it all came crashing down and the recession hit, a lot of people were hurt. I've learned to only spend what you have.

Exactly right man. Too many people take their overtime earnings into account when they budget their lives. When the overtime stops their lives grind to a halt as well. Luckily for me I was only using my OT earnings for RC. LOL


Today I was speaking to my boss. He actually painted a bigger picture for me today. We have many local companies that make parts for us and even they are in the same trouble as us. In my factory we have around 4000 employees. Between our suppliers there could be as many as five times that people that are in the same boat as us. Thats close to 25000 people that their jobs hang in the balance. Scary thought considering that job market isn't doing all that well at the moment. I had a bit of a look around today and there isn't much.