Groomlakearea51 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 You know it's tough times when you open your front door at 5:00 AM to go to work and this is what you see.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest " " Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I'm seeing less folks out on the street this year asking for hand outs than in prior years. I think there's been some formalization of support infrastructures. In NYC, we actually have folks checking covey holes and hidding spots for folks who are home less and arrange for them to be taken to shelters. You can't walk a hundred feet with out seeing a coat collection point, toys for tot's, etc. There's a group that walks the sub way lines offering food to those that are in need and actually hand out quite a bit of grub. Goodwill and salvation army move quite a bit of goods this time of the year, especailly clothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 awww, poor widdle kitty[] I feel like that somedays. Like today- had my year-end with stock broker and came home to gas bill that is out of sight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Like a cat would willingly work for anything... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted December 12, 2008 Moderators Share Posted December 12, 2008 I like that pic, there are many different one's online, I also like the one with the gun pointed at the cat and it has it's paws up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilMays Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Michael, Not a good time to have a "year end" with a stock broker...most likely ended with a "tear end". In Danville, where I work, the economy ususally doesn't follow the national economy in that it never booms like the rest of the country, so, it never falls like the rest of the country. This is the first time I can recall our local economy being squashed. Donations are waaaay down. We gave a 16 ' truck load (literally) to Goodwill when we moved, they commented they really needed donations this year. The biggest reasons I didn't partisipate in this board for a long time this year was I tried my shot at day trading. While I did REALLY well most of the time, the few months that had tremendous corrections and legs down killed me. Before the October/November market quality tankage, I had my trading account even, and my IRA was eaten alive. Now it's all eaten alive! The good news....plenty to write off for years to come. I wish congress would up the amount one can write off annually in stock market loses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilMays Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Oh yea, I menat to add....BROTHER CAN YOU SPARE A DIME" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAKO Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 CAT,,, The other white meat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilMays Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Maron! Too funny. You mispelled CAT though. kAt...the other white meat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Adams Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 HA! That's something you won't see at a Chinese restaurant. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyboy Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Just got even tougher. I hope no one on here works for any of the Top 3 [:'(] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill H. Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 When our local Library is talking about closing branches down...............Whew! http://www.tribstar.com/local/local_story_347000228.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groomlakearea51 Posted December 12, 2008 Author Share Posted December 12, 2008 Like a cat would willingly work for anything... You just gotta' get their attention!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coytee Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 The biggest reasons I didn't partisipate in this board for a long time this year was I tried my shot at day trading. While I did REALLY well most of the time, the few months that had tremendous corrections and legs down killed me. Before the October/November market quality tankage, I had my trading account even, and my IRA was eaten alive. Now it's all eaten alive! Unless you (not you Phil, but referring broadly to someone who is 'day trading') are sitting in front of your screen during the day (in other words, do not have a regular day job) then I'd suggest trying day trading is a bad idea. I know it's not quite in vogue like it was a handful of years ago when everyone was doing it... virtually ever single person that came our way and was either a day trader or was going to be.... has gone by the wayside. Fortunately, we turned most of them away except for one who insisted we allow him to do it... I think he lasted maybe 6 months. This was prior to the tech bubble bursting. Not saying that it can't be done and some don't do it successfully... I just think most don't have a real idea of what it takes and are somewhat romanced by the notion of it. As for The good news....plenty to write off for years to come. I wish congress would up the amount one can write off annually in stock market loses. What sucks there is you can't take any of your IRA losses so in that context, IRA losses are pissed away. I guess that double sucks. [8o|] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt1stcav Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Times are indeed tough! Due to lack of sales, my employer's biggest distributor cut off our weekly orders until further notice, thus only a fraction of our products are going to customers (thanks to the lousy economy and sky-high prices). My hours have been cut from 40 to 20 a week, and good local jobs are scarce. I haven't been able to put anything away in my IRA account for over a year now...you can say I'm a bit worried about my future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IB Slammin Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Times are indeed tough! Due to lack of sales, my employer's biggest distributor cut off our weekly orders until further notice, thus only a fraction of our products are going to customers (thanks to the lousy economy and sky-high prices). My hours have been cut from 40 to 20 a week, and good local jobs are scarce. I haven't been able to put anything away in my IRA account for over a year now...you can say I'm a bit worried about my future. Just wait until you start hitting your IRA only to pay monthly bills and then pay IRS for that money. Jim, don't worry about the long term future, worry about the short term present. Our greed be hanged. Much more than that to me. Great job![:@] Mission accomplished on 9/11[8o|] Just MHO. tc EDIT: I forgot to mention that I belong to the construction community. No matter how up-scale my nitch might be, I have let go over 30 people in the field so far. Some of these guys have been here for over ten years. Some are PE's. Breaks my heart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWL Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 This is the first time since I've been out of high school (20 years) that new home construction is virtually at a stand-still. Had a good run, though.......Balls out 12 months out of the year for almost two decades. I haven't worked in 3 weeks because THERE IS NO WORK TO GET. [:@] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 relax, listen to some tunes, take a pill... [*-)] (thanks to Jack Nicholson for that last one) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobie1dog Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Bank of America to lay off 35K people. Honda abandoning Formula One to save 500 million per year. The list goes on and on.[:'(] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAKO Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 How much do you think it costs to keep this FORUM open???? better by more Klipsch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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