Pepper, I'm going to guess that you're up in Lake or Porter County and I know that the economy up there is worse that it is in other parts of our God-forsaken state. My husband was downsized in September and was without work for almost 2 months and had to settle for a factory job that pays about 1/2 what he was making in the IT field. My dad's family is up in the Merrillville area and they tell horror stories about jobs.

Good luck and keep us posted.