Yes. It’s a sign of the times when someone stands in front of Kapa`a Big Save holding a sign that says “Need Work”. Desperate times call for desperate measures and living on Kauai is no exception. When the going gets
Yes. It’s a sign of the times when someone stands in front of Kapa`a Big Save holding a sign that says “Need Work”. Desperate times call for desperate measures and living on Kauai is no exception. When the going gets tough, the tough get creative.
So it was for a newly arrived young man along with his pregnant wife and 2 ½ year-old child. When asked about why he chose to hold up the ‘Need work’ sign he replied, “It worked for me on the mainland.”
Everyday, more and more mainland companies are falling into bankruptcy, restaurant and computer chains stores are closing down and unemployment is on the rise.
In Kapa`a alone we are now witnessing some of our favorite restaurants rolling up their awnings, and island-wide we see signs declaring 50 to 70 percent off.
Like falling dominos, the failure of one business can often lead to the failure of another and treading water no longer remains a term strictly for swimming.
Consider yourself very lucky indeed if, in this year of 2009, you still have your job. That makes your domino a strong swimmer, preventing you from finding a new career in sign-making.
