Chapter 2 “Hey, Allen, there’s no jobs posted on the board today, any idea what’s going on?” Allen stuck his head out of the little office and said, “Louis just called, said to sit tight. He wants to talk to us this morning before everyone heads out.” “I’ll pass it on.” Louis owned the company, a total of three vans employing four electricians and two general labor guys who helped run wires and other jobs that didn’t require the electrician’s paperwork. They did private jobs, people building garages or renovating, as well as helping out a few of the local contractors with bigger jobs, like new town houses and hog barns. Sometimes they even got jobs delegated to them by the state electrical board. “We can’t get anyone down there today; can you look at the problem?” They’d all heard that

