On Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:05:48 -0500, "Pete C."
wrote:

In this area there are official day labor centers, so I've never seen
anyone hanging around the HD or Lowe's either.

Day labor centers around here, usually involves ex-cons, part of
their work release program. The centers pay insurance, etc. Just give
the worker a "pink slip" that he returns to the office.

At one new construction I was working I told my buddy -"that guy was
on the stucco company last week". Turns out the guy was a labor
pick-up from an HD lot.