October 2009, glad to see you go. The month was not at all usual. It started off with layoff rumors at work, the first weekend a tragic accident happened to my young neighbor that will stay with me forever. Work continues to be frustrating with the low volume of projects and high number of contractors chasing the few projects. To put nearly countless hours and thought into how to build a job, find all the suppliers and vendors, explain the project to the sometimes hundreds of bidders and then panick to think you may have missed something all for not when the final numbers are read at the bid openings you wear you down to a frazzle. Spent, used up, drained, only to have to do it all over again with even more pressure to get even more numbers from the subcontractors, vendors and suppliers trying to get low, only to do it all over again. Then there’s the weather that wasn’t typical for Oklahoma in October, cooler, wetter than normal. Depressing nearly every day.

November promises to be better as it is one of my favorite months and work should have a few more projects to hopefully have a better chance at some decent projects. We all hope for everyone to be employed as it doesn’t do the country any good to keep having people, families lose their jobs. The prices are low now and items are plentiful but given time, perhaps a short time, things will spike in price as supplies dwindle and fewer companies are left.  Let’s all pray November is better.

The Afghan war has also got to get better as October was the worst since the start of the war 8 years ago. President Obama may finally getting it and will stop standing on the hose and let the troops flow into the country and stomp out the enemy where they live. Again November has got to be better. Join me in praying it will.

Let the Ok one know your thoughts.

 

Later