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No, I left no messages after our meeting at Starbucks.
Yard Sales
Never saw so many just driving through town. It is a warm, sunny Saturday here in Seattle, at the tail end of summer. Also, saw a sign for a garage sale.
television news
There was a story that one industry is prospering-specialty cupcakes.
The idea is that these are a luxury/self-indulgence that is affordable in today's economy.
Example of a business launched during the Great Depression.
I was expecting to see an ad for Allstate.Originally Posted by TimWalker
I want people to know that peace is possible even in this stupid day and age. Prem Rawat, June 8, 2008
Another example of a business launched during the Great Depression.
Allstate
Allstate was founded during the Depression. I remember their ads a year ago, during the worst of the Great Recession. "You're in great hands."
I want people to know that peace is possible even in this stupid day and age. Prem Rawat, June 8, 2008
The Buckaroo Tavern has gone out of business. The sign shown by the link is, unforetunately, gone already.
So the Buckaroo Tavern lasted the length of one saeculum-founded in a 4T, disappearing early in the next.
The city of Cullman, Alabama goes wet by a vote difference of around 150 votes. Many people think of a "dry county" as one that does not allow liquer sales, but Cullman is totally dry. This started durring prohibition and lasted one whole saeculum. Technically, Cullman still is dry until the ABC Board establishes licensing and legal requirment and the city rezones and starts new zones.
This signifies another break of the Old South rules of Cullman.
First, Cullman was a famous "sun down town" and one of the last to "offically" stop the act. Racism is still alive today and the Rebel Flag is flown much with the intent of racism, not an intent of Southern pride.
Second, Cullman was one of the last to stop Sunday closure laws or which is known as Blue Laws. The businesses where allowed to open from 1 pm to 5 pm on Sunday and had to stay closed until Monday morning (not 12 am, but more like 6am or something). This started in the 80s. But, a couple of years ago, voters passed a 9 am to 9pm for Sunday.
The third great breaking is the recent vote of wet.
Other things than need done: City of Cullman and Cullman County's struggle with one another. The city gets an equal portion of tax money from county's tax rate, but only has to give a very small portion of its tax rate to the county. Also, just about all businesses are in the city. Also, there still is a very strong "who you know" mentality in Cullman. MUCH higher than in other places rual or not. Anderson Boats was the first to go bankrupt from privilaged sales and service to "power families", but people just started going elsewhere to buy boats and have them serviced timely. Even the temp agencies in town are ONLY concerned with "who you know". There interview (from what I heard because I would NEVER work in Cullman or establish perminate residence anywhere than a major metro area such as Birmingham) that the interview is not ANYTHING about skills, education, or work history, but STRICKLY on your family ties.
Television news
Report that in the Seattle area, Metro is eliminating some bus routes to make ends meet.
Time magazine, Nov. 8, 2010.
"Cash Crunch
"Saved by the Sell. Cash-strapped schools are pushing ad space on lockers, buses, even permission slips. Is this bad for kids?"
Article states that schools are accepting advertising to make ends meet. Photos show State Farm ad on side of school bus, ads for school supplies on lockers.
Thought Poodle might get a kick out of this:
So many medals he can ‘Bear’ly remember
"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." —Albert Einstein
"The road to perdition has ever been accompanied by lip service to an ideal." —Albert Einstein
"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.” —Albert Einstein
I am selling a guitar on Ebay. Shippin to someone in the US is less than $20, to some one in Spain is $67, but to Brazil is $365. The buy it now price is $300, but it cost $365 to sell to Brazil? What the hell is going on down there?
FYI: USPS will not ship it there and FexEx wants almost $800. ALL of these are with the cheapest options.
Initially, the questions I ask when reviewing any saeculur event: What did the decision makers know about the cyclical time, when did they know it, and how did they act on that knowledge? Then I can ask the question, "what was their purpose?" I take extra special notice when reviewing events before Generations was released by Strauss-Howe.
Lately, while driving around Seattle, it seems like there are more and more pot holes.
Anything going into Brazil faces huge tariffs and bureaucratic delays. They (ie the government, not necessarily the people) do not want anything from outside. It is mercantilism in its coarsest form.
James50
The whole modern world has divided itself into Conservatives and Progressives. The business of Progressives is to go on making mistakes. The business of the Conservatives is to prevent the mistakes from being corrected. - G.K. Chesterton
Same here in PA--difference is it's always been that way.
~Chas'88
"There have always been people who say: "The war will be over someday." I say there's no guarantee the war will ever be over. Naturally a brief intermission is conceivable. Maybe the war needs a breather, a war can even break its neck, so to speak. But the kings and emperors, not to mention the pope, will always come to its help in adversity. ON the whole, I'd say this war has very little to worry about, it'll live to a ripe old age."
Nice one. Thanks. Apologies for the delayed response.
Becoming a Great Power.
And if we want to at least remain first among equals... we might take a lesson from the Brazilians.
BMW can make all the cars they sell here in South Carolina
"Better hurry. There's a storm coming. His storm!!!" :-O -Abigail Freemantle, "The Stand" by Stephen King
Intriguing... no one's on. I feel like Adina.
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"There have always been people who say: "The war will be over someday." I say there's no guarantee the war will ever be over. Naturally a brief intermission is conceivable. Maybe the war needs a breather, a war can even break its neck, so to speak. But the kings and emperors, not to mention the pope, will always come to its help in adversity. ON the whole, I'd say this war has very little to worry about, it'll live to a ripe old age."
I am dumbfounded how businesses have a "local candidates only" hiring policy. These mainly go for employment agencies since the businesses usually (I did say "usually") do not have that protectionism. What idiot would move to a location without a job? Places like Atlanta have a laws about renting that socialize the renting process to list income requirments that must be met before renting. Even if you have the money to stay alive for a few months, you could not get a place to live. Its a Catch 22 at its worse.
Initially, the questions I ask when reviewing any saeculur event: What did the decision makers know about the cyclical time, when did they know it, and how did they act on that knowledge? Then I can ask the question, "what was their purpose?" I take extra special notice when reviewing events before Generations was released by Strauss-Howe.
Imagine that you live somewhere where there are no jobs, you've been out of work for 99 weeks, you've expired your unemployment, and nobody is hiring where you live. You know someone in a part of the country where people are hiring, so you crash at their place while you look for a job.
That's why out of towners come to town without a job.
I want people to know that peace is possible even in this stupid day and age. Prem Rawat, June 8, 2008
I do not have to imagine. That is about what I am except without the place to crash except there is only one person that I can crash at near the old airport in Atlanta and I have thought of it. Thing is, Atlanta is having issues too. I am going to use his address if I run into something that I can compete for in Atlanta.
Initially, the questions I ask when reviewing any saeculur event: What did the decision makers know about the cyclical time, when did they know it, and how did they act on that knowledge? Then I can ask the question, "what was their purpose?" I take extra special notice when reviewing events before Generations was released by Strauss-Howe.
That's funny. I was going to suggest you try Atlanta when I read your post yesterday. What industry are you trying to work in?
Born in 1981 and INFJ Gen Yer
I was out of town.
