Topix Underground

I don't really watch tv or read the news. But I check a couple of sources very day that are used by general contractors looking for sub-contractors in various trades. That's my whole universe. I don't work for homeowners, I work for other contractors, use their material and bank on the fact that they don't want to spend any more time talking to me than I want to spend talking to them. Normally, there would be several pages to scroll through on any given morning but these days, maybe there'll be one line. It's bleak and it has been for a long time. And that really is like an indication to me of how the economy is really doing. It's acting like most people are living paycheck-to-paycheck and no one knows what to expect.  Building hundreds and hundreds of million dollar houses is somehow falling flat. Go figure. These dagos should be cranking out 150 thousand dollar bungalows that normal human beings could afford. I haven't worked on a house that was less than 800 grand in 10 years. It's ridiculous. And the two-story living rooms and foyers are probably counterproductive as well. The whole business is vulgar.