When this started I was hoping for a home run. I think we've hit a grand slam. I think we do everything exactly the way we did it even if we had an extra month to work with.
Well, that's a very good question. We know that our pay is below the market rate and the private sector rate.
We see that some parts of the state are more difficult than others.
We go inside with our dogs and see if we can't catch a few of the animals causing the damage, chase them out of the area.
There's a real organic quality to it. It comes right down to the fundamentals of wood and steel. A lot of acoustic guitars, mandolins, banjos, fiddles and steel strings. You're not going to see a lot of drums. You're not going to see huge PA systems.
The lure of a $20-plus wage an hour is certainly going to attract some people.