Husband works at the big yellow digger factory in Staffordshire, lots of jobs lost in assembly because the banks will not lend dosh for diggers and they dont come cheap. Rumour had it that the digger factory owner was prepared to lend the money himself. Order books are full, but we take nothing for granted - he used to work at MG Rover in Londbridge.

We're doing fine where I work, but is very specialised very necessary product - with hardly any competition to speak of.

We know - and appreciate - how lucky we are, we've both been made redundant in the past.