News-Times Staff
For a heavy equipment operator, employment can fall to the mercy of the elements, both natural and economic.
Garry Lovett’s job working the trucks that pour concrete, for instance, can wane when the weather is bad. And Jonathan Lawrence’s job transporting metals can dip when the price of metal declines.
“I have to make it,” said the 44-year-old Lovett. “But it’s hard.”
Lovett and Lawrence both have jobs, even though the work can be precarious. For others the rough economy has taken an even more direct.....
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