Well rain comes in the winter doesn't it? At least around this part of the world it does. Outside it's grey with constant rain, it's ironical that not long ago the local farmers were complaining of a drought, inability to provide feed for animals and having to have a big cull to get the numbers of stock down. This resulted in a busy year for the meat processors but now the reverse is true as farmers try to build up stock levels to pre-drought numbers, and the processors are having to cut back on staff. 174 lay offs in a small service town is a lot out of the workforce and a lot of money out of circulation. I suppose we are luckier than some countries as our particular skill is in growing food of one sort or another and everybody, world wide, has to eat.