On 6/18/2022 7:05 PM, Technobarbarian wrote:
>
>     Woe is us. Americans are "cutting back". We may have "cut back",
> but we certainly have not stopped any of this. One of the nice things
> about living economy class is that it's all about the same to me. If
> there are fewer people in the campgrounds that would be good news for
> me. I really don't expect to see that.
>
> "Americans are starting to pull back on travel and restaurants
> In a worrisome sign for the economy, U.S. consumers are beginning to
> rethink their spending on services"
>
> "More Americans are beginning to hold off on booking flights, getting
> haircuts, building backyard pools and replacing old leaky roofs — in
> some of the new signs that the consumer engine of U.S. economic growth
> could be losing steam.
>
> Over the past several weeks, households had already cut back on
> big-ticket purchases because of soaring prices, but in a worrisome
> twist, data suggests consumers are also beginning to tap the brakes on
> dining out, vacation plans and even routine services like manicures,
> hair cuts and home-cleaning appointments. Business owners around the
> country say rising prices, dwindling savings and concerns of a souring
> economy are taking a toll on household spending decisions.
>
> At Olentangy Maids in Columbus, Ohio, more customers are putting off or
> canceling home-cleaning appointments. Some regulars are trying to
> negotiate lower prices, while others have stopped tipping altogether,
> co-owner Keith Troyer said."
> [snip]
>
> https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/06/18/consumer-spending-slowing-economy/
>
>
>       I don't know how anyone gets by without maid services. Do maids
> have cleaning services for their homes? One of my former girlfriends had
> a maid service. We frequently had to clean up the place before the maid
> came in. I bought a nice clipper and stopped paying for haircuts earlier
> this year. I can get a haircut anytime I want--for free! Heck, there's
> even some left to cut.
>
>     It looks like Amazon isn't the only one having problems competing
> for workers. It *must* be HARD times when the middle class is having
> trouble finding "good help". Maybe we should allow more people from
> south of the border to come in and just put iron tracking collars on them?
>
> TB

Easy for you with your wife supporting you.

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- People are so judgmental... I can tell just by looking at them.

On Saturday, June 18, 2022 at 5:42:26 PM UTC-7, George.Anthony wrote:
> On 6/18/2022 7:05 PM, Technobarbarian wrote:
> >
> > Woe is us. Americans are "cutting back". We may have "cut back",
> > but we certainly have not stopped any of this. One of the nice things
> > about living economy class is that it's all about the same to me. If
> > there are fewer people in the campgrounds that would be good news for
> > me. I really don't expect to see that.
> >
> > "Americans are starting to pull back on travel and restaurants
> > In a worrisome sign for the economy, U.S. consumers are beginning to
> > rethink their spending on services"
> >
> > "More Americans are beginning to hold off on booking flights, getting
> > haircuts, building backyard pools and replacing old leaky roofs — in
> > some of the new signs that the consumer engine of U.S. economic growth
> > could be losing steam.
> >
> > Over the past several weeks, households had already cut back on
> > big-ticket purchases because of soaring prices, but in a worrisome
> > twist, data suggests consumers are also beginning to tap the brakes on
> > dining out, vacation plans and even routine services like manicures,
> > hair cuts and home-cleaning appointments. Business owners around the
> > country say rising prices, dwindling savings and concerns of a souring
> > economy are taking a toll on household spending decisions.
> >
> > At Olentangy Maids in Columbus, Ohio, more customers are putting off or
> > canceling home-cleaning appointments. Some regulars are trying to
> > negotiate lower prices, while others have stopped tipping altogether,
> > co-owner Keith Troyer said."
> > [snip]
> >
> > https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/06/18/consumer-spending-slowing-economy/
> >
> >
> > I don't know how anyone gets by without maid services. Do maids
> > have cleaning services for their homes? One of my former girlfriends had
> > a maid service. We frequently had to clean up the place before the maid
> > came in. I bought a nice clipper and stopped paying for haircuts earlier
> > this year. I can get a haircut anytime I want--for free! Heck, there's
> > even some left to cut.
> >
> > It looks like Amazon isn't the only one having problems competing
> > for workers. It *must* be HARD times when the middle class is having
> > trouble finding "good help". Maybe we should allow more people from
> > south of the border to come in and just put iron tracking collars on them?
> >
> > TB
> Easy for you with your wife supporting you.
>
>Fido is so judgmental... I can’t tell just by looking at myself
>
Fido it beats tooling around the ghetto in your Clampett mobile of Hilly Billy fame and pretending it was your Prevost
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