I think the key to having a half way decent quality of life is to try and get on with someone halfway decent in the first couple of months of this next up swing. By the time the next down turn comes you can ride the wave as a lineholder or a senior reserve and have a little bit more piece of mind not having to worry about a furlough.

It is going to get crazy (in a good way) but in the meantime it sucks. No jobs for guys to build experience and make a decent living. There is always an upswing and then a downswing... dont think it is ever going to stay one way or the other.