My company just made me use almost three frigging weeks of vacation because of the bone heads in the drivers seat. Every time I turned on the news I heard about gov. employees effected by the shutdown and the hardships. I have yet to read anything about how the contractors will NOT be reimbursed for lost wages and vacation time used. Maybe the next time govi's will get the to feel the sting of a shutdown rather than getting reimbursed on tax payers dollars. Just venting!