No, actually I did not know that — I remember hearing something like that though. Thank you for the information, and the reminder.
What I was referring to though is the fact that there are so few people choosing this profession precisely because of the problems experienced by my husband and his peers. Many kids have no interest in any sort of ‘blue collar’ job — even highly skilled crafts that used to be respected professions. The industry (and our country) is going to suffer mightily if this doesn’t change...
It’ll be ok.