skullaria wrote:
Having a spouse that works in the industry, we keep hearing it is picking up around Atlanta and that there are high hopes for the spring to bring back some employment.

This is the price bottom, but moves from here aren't likely to happen fast. I think there is this thing where people are so tired - now that we've reached bottom there is this hope that we'll move up from here and there will be activity and jobs, but we could hang around at these levels for years. I wish I had higher hopes...

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