I tend to agree but things could actually be improving with tecj spending. I got a call today from a heavy industrial manufacturing company that wants to do a small fiber optic wiring project that will run about $10K. It looks at first glance that is a must do kind of work that they can't put off. I will let you know if it passes capital project approval status quickly as if there is money in the pot that can be spent.
PS That McCellen summation index is reaching for the sky.