Received couple of calls during the Christmas holidays from a guy who has all sorts of crews he can put together. I have often used one of their handmen for small jobs. They are all Black guys, great workers and do an excellent job. Only alternative I’ve found for the Mexicans in our area which I refuse to use, regardless of the cost differential. He said they are desperate for work. Lord knows there is plenty of work around and being done but too many people put cheap $ ahead of quality and U.S. citzens. Have lots of things that need doing but not the money to have them done. Hopefully they’ll still be available when I have some extra money.
Both myself and one of my co-workers get an indignant response sometimes when we tell people we don’t let green cards-and certainly not illegals-work for/with us, ever. Since we are both of Hispanic ancestry, maybe they think we all are supposed to think alike-which I find insulting.
Our compadre and contractor we worked for died suddenly after he had apparently beaten cancer-from a bad reaction to chemotherapy-in mid-summer, too-my 3 coworkers and I have said we don’t see any extra money in our future-I really hope we are wrong-but it would take a huge economic comeback to bring that about-one big enough to give the snowbirds income enough to come here and stay for the winters again, filling up the dude ranches, RV parks, cabins, etc, putting money for the services we provide in the pockets of the owners of those businesses so they can hire us-we can only hope...