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To: reformedliberal
As a senior with property who is still working, I need occasional casual labor. I cannot find it. I live in an area w/low unemployment and anyone with transportation and skills can either find a job or get benefits. We are managing by ourselves, but cannot wait to sell out and downsize to a property needing less work.

Ha! I live in an area with high unemployment and I STILL have a hard time finding an occasional laborer for things I can't do myself. I was an urbanite most of my life and will never get used to certain aspects of the boonies. I have a very big, very old house and some things I simply can't do alone, but 9 out of 10 contractors in the yellow pages don't even answer their phones, and those who do are looking for bigger jobs than I've got here. Replace a gutter, fix the porch steps, cut and remove a dead tree, etc. They usually won't do it and if they do they do a bad job. They usually don't finish it either. You can't even find teens to shovel snow and mow lawn. They all know they can make easier income by signing up at county assistance.

A friend has had a vintage T-Bird for sale all summer. eBay and Craigslist were a bust. I think she was asking $5k, newly painted and detailed and in good repair with new tires.

What vintage is the T-bird? Can you freepmail me a link? 5k for an old 'bird sounds interesting. I once had a number of antique cars, sold them all and only miss one of them. All they did was attract predators. Although where I live now, old cars are almost as common as old boys. :)

43 posted on 10/13/2013 8:49:18 AM PDT by HomeAtLast (The original Tea Party entailed a willingness to do without some tea.)
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To: HomeAtLast
I wish I lived near you. I'm pretty damned handy, have a good work ethic and skills taught to me by my Pop and I'm not afraid of getting my hands dirty. And I have plenty of well used tools. Plumbing, electrical, carpentry, electronics, automotive. I fix $h!t. Period.
And barter is perfectly acceptable. But travel isn't really an option.
62 posted on 10/17/2013 11:57:11 AM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (So Obama "inherited" a mess? Firemen "inherit" messes too. Ever see one put gasoline on it?)
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