Puckered....

Danzig · Post by **Danzig** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 10:29 pm

Anyone else out there feeling this economical down turn...

oscar89 · Post by **oscar89** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 10:50 pm

At least the price of fuel is down.

Danzig · Post by **Danzig** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 10:52 pm

cause nobody is buying it..

oscar89 · Post by **oscar89** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 10:57 pm

Afraid that the economy has been so massaged over the past 8 years trying to avoid a recession that now we're getting hit that much harder.

webman · Post by **webman** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 10:58 pm

Apparently we are in Canada. Price just jumped 3 cents a liter. A quick conversion makes it at $3.37 a US gallon

oscar89 · Post by **oscar89** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 10:59 pm

webman wrote:Apparently we are in Canada. Price just jumped 3 cents a liter. A quick conversion makes it at $3.37 a US gallon

How high has it been in Canada?

S_Kyle · Post by **S_Kyle** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 11:03 pm

1.45 per litter. or 5.48 per us gallon CDN funds. 190 dollars to fill my truck when the light just came on.

JDT · Post by **JDT** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 11:12 pm

Paul I know that things are bad and may get worse. Cash is not flowing much at all. Credit is dried up.
Prices are wild for groceries. Milk price is half what is was 6 months ago but still $4 a gallon at the store.
Main street business are in trouble. Gas is going up again.
Button down the hatches and ride out the storm. What choice do we have?

buck43 · Post by **buck43** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:06 am

Work real slow down hear in Md. we have a family water well and pump biz. no new work since Christmas just getting by doing pump work. No houses selling lots we did 3 years ago still setting. I wish they would give use the money insted of the friggin banks. Shannon

Danzig · Post by **Danzig** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:07 am

Just had another lay off here....hours have been changed to 32 hours a week...

johndear300 · Post by **johndear300** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:36 am

Things are getting harder up here in ontario too! Sold 14 loads of large squares of hay but last 3 loads no payment because of money problems.I got problems already but now Ihave more!Keep positive and you will weather the storm. this site is good !!just gives you something else to think about .

JDFanPa · Post by **JDFanPa** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 2:54 am

Times are tough in the auto repair businese also. The dealership is doing everything to bring people in but its slow. Working flat rate just plain sucks. I worked 6 days last week and made a whole 31.2 hours. yippy

b00stinGTP · Post by **b00stinGTP** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 3:59 am

I feel ya Paul. I have worked for supervalu in the grocery business for almost five years now part time while going to school. I recently transferred to a new store in Madison, but a recent store closing has lead higher seniority transfers to come the the store I am at and take all the hours. I was able to get Sunday hours before because it is time and a half, but now I am only able to get every other sunday really taking a toll on my income. Being I am paying my way through school with student loans, and paying for my apartment out of pocket, money has been tight for me, which is why I just recently sold my 80 LF. Hopefully it gets better soon!

Cabindweller · Post by **Cabindweller** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 9:42 am

http://www.nedland.com/home/ This Is were I work, 12 years served.. of a Life sentence.

We cut back to 32 hours three weeks ago, Half the plant on full lay off.. about 25 people. The boss always brags that there will always be Garbage so there will always be garbage cans. That might be true but we have never been this slow. Looks like the whole place will have to shut down soon if orders don't start coming in. The last off the ones who got layed off said they were told it would be for a couple of months.

I got a woodworking shop here at my home and if I get laid off I got stuff I can do out there. I make Turkey calls as a Hobby.

Jerry

Post by **Matt** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 9:54 am

Things are always slow in Jan/Feb/March for us, so we normally cut back anyway. When April/May comes around, we'll see how things really are in the concert business.