Gig confirmed . . .

. . . and, naturally, something better comes along. Overtime vs. none, of course. Not confirmed, though should be tomorrow. Both start Thursday, which raises the ever-present dilemma -- bail on the first-offered, less-attractive project, or no? And how? Family emergency? Obviously, you can't tell the truth. Equally obviously, you have to wait until the second one is confirmed to take any action at all except to follow through on the first one. Other people do not live like this, at least not on a week-to-week basis.