Well, anyone who didn't survive it wouldn't be here to tell the story, would they? Which I think just shows that the people here are survivors, however dysfunctional we might be otherwise, we are the folks who find a way to deal with it. Losing a job is a devastasting event on many levels when it happens, but it's human nature to look for a way to make lemonade when life hands you the proverbial lemon.

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