I didn't want it to go sideways , Bruce , I'm not saying you're out of it . The only idea I wanted to pass along , was that he won't do you any favors the way things are , very likely he wouldn't be doing a lot of the euro stuff without your expertise , and you get the short end of the stick . If my pay had dropped to 20 hrs , without any sign of improving , I'd be out of there asap . You're a family man , like myself , and that would have had me making some serious effort to move on , which it sounds like to me you're doing here . I know you've described the local economics there , and it doesn't look good . Is there any chance you could relocate to Maine , or someplace better nearby ,or is that a long shot ? Is there any other branch of the trade you can get into without too much adjustment ? Hang in there , Bruce , maybe somebody on here can or will come up with a sensible answer . Take care .

Roger Rutledge
Technician/Shop Foreman
Riverside Landscape Contractors Inc
Brantford, Ontario, Canada