My grandfather was born in 1919, died in 2001. Learned to drill water wells and years ago if you lived in the country in Florida you had to have a well drilled to have water. So he did very well for himself and family. Now there are suburbs and developments everywhere with their own water systems. And a lot more well drillers. So competitive that he stopped drilling by his 70's and just did repair work. Times change, availability of good jobs like factory jobs go overseas, and remaining jobs are rendered obsolete by automation. The only real saving grace is that the baby boomers are such a large generation that when we finally all get out of the way it'll increase opportunities for younger adults. And we haven't even touched on what to do with the millions of illegals that keep pouring in. I suspect that if finding a job becomes very hard then even Democrats will be for booting illegals out.
I am one of 13.
My father was born in 1910.
Died in 1999.
He was a boxer while at college.
My mother was a grade school Teacher.
The day she announced her marriage, she lost her job.
( those were the rules back then )
My father worked two part time jobs.
In the mornings he was a judge.
In the afternoon he worked as a lawyer.
( he is most famous for a case that he lost )
By the time the youngest arrive , the oldest was graduating college.
As my mother would say when we asked to see a movie was to wait until it was on TV.
I'm still waiting.
