I was taking a walk on the farm the other day when I ran into a neighbor and a farm hand. We had a small chat about the farm, the snowstorm that devastated England, and eventually got on the topic of the “credit crunch”. Both men said that they have more work now than they ever have had before. I am a definite outsider in this conversation. My neighbor shoes horses and the farm hand is a staple man on the farm. Both of them live their lives close to animals, machines and the earth. I have been seeing less than a quarter of the people I used to. My husband has just been asked to cut his rates to a price he was charging ten years ago. If he says no, will he get work from this person again? Will he be canceled off the only jobs he has lined up for the next few months? Where is the dignity in this situation? Horses always need to have shoes, farm equipment always needs to be fixed. People don't "need" my husband and I. We are disposable income. It makes me wonder how bad it is going to get.
Oh... and is anyone else freaked out about this?
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