General Discussion

In my local neck of the woods, seems to verify the economy continues to chug along. Most shopping places I go to seem pretty populated. Restaurants are relatively full. Christmas markets are busy. About the only comment I got otherwise was from the person cutting my hair last week. She said things were slower than normal. People coming in less frequently, stretching their hair cuts a week or so.

Whether the chickens eventually come home to roost is anyone's guess at this point. Personally, I thought there'd be some type of economic contraction by now. Maybe other places are different or maybe folks are just hanging on with their credit cards, who knows. Trying to guess where this economy is going is a fools errand. I don't even try anymore. Now excuse me while I go outside to shovel some snow.