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We in Jersey were less innovative and steel wool was in every janitors closet. That 7 month strike what year was that? In NJ I remember the strike of the '80's that led to 3%. which led to if you don't like this speed I guarantee you won't like the other one. Then in the 2000's GPS's on the trucks leading to park the truck at a job and take the bus X-mas shopping.

The 7-month strike (1971-2) started out as a typical end-of-contract work stoppage. Then Tricky Dick got involved by freezing prices and wages. We stayed out for seven months because there could legally be no increase. Finally, the feds broke the impasse and allowed us to have a ONE DOLLAR per week raise, so that the Union could save face and claim that they got us a raise in spite of the Crook in the White House.

I managed to survive on unemployment ($90 per week...my rent was $360 a month, so do the math) casual employment doing odd jobs, and on the generosity of friends. The old Italian lady down the block who ran the pizza shop ($0.25 a slice) would make a big pan of baked ziti or lasagna and refuse to take more than a quarter from me for lunch, which was a big plate of the pasta especial del giorno, garlic bread, and a coke. She basically kept me alive through the ordeal.

I've tried to educate my kids and other young folks in the concept of always having more than one skill, because you never know when one job will disappear and you'll need to switch gears quickly to stay alive.

Same thing I tell mine. When you are willing to do a job no one else wants to, you can charge what you want, as long as you are good at it. Try and find a plumber who specializes in brown gold for less than $125 an hour or more.