even the name sounds idyllic, but in this pretty illinois town, 59-year-old bill melky is wondering whenind another job. >> i've been unemployed for over a year. >> reporter: just down the road, in crystal lake, 49-year-old ed tonkin knows how that feels. >> the company that i was working for was closing its doors. >> reporter: both men were construction supervisors when they became statistics of the great recession. now they're taking different paths to get back to work. sounds like you were faced with a pretty scary situation. >> it was pretty obvious right away that i wasn't going to be able to keep doing what i had been doing. >> reporter: you have 40 years of practical experience. >> exactly. >> reporter: you think there should be a market for that. >> there should be but i haven't found it yet. >> reporter: in wonder lake, bill melky's solution was to start an internet business. an avid equestrian, he's selling the steel riding bits used in the horse's mouth. >> it's still not generating a significant income at this point in time. >> reporter: his house is now in foreclosure. he ju