complacency

'During the past few years,' wrote Brian Van Bower to open his Aqua Culture column in March 2001, 'I've come to the stark realization that there are too few quality craftspeople in most geographical areas of our country.  And it's not just the watershaping trades:  The same holds true for most areas of the greater construction industry as well.'   'The hard reality is that, for many people in the trades, it's easier to do three ordinary jobs in a week than it is to do one challenging project over a month.  I'm starting to think that