It was still very busy last night. But the pizza is always good. :-)
Chuck Norcutt
Wiliam Wagenaar wrote:
> Hi Chuck,
>
> Good to hear people still dine out. Sorry to hear there is a crowd ou
> there though ;-)
>
> Wiliam
>
>> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>> Van: Chuck Norcutt [mailto:chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> Verzonden: zaterdag 4 april 2009 0:56
>> Aan: Olympus Camera Discussion
>> Onderwerp: Re: [OM] Trip to the US?
>>
>>
>> Well, the mid-priced furniture stores were rather empty. But
>> I didn't
>> say anything about Nicks, our favorite Friday night pizza place. We
>> usually go a little bit after 7 pm so that we have no wait
>> or, at most,
>> only a very brief wait. Last Friday it was jammed at 7 pm.
>> I've never
>> seen that many people there before. We even had to take an
>> undesirable
>> little table back in a corner. I'd say maybe those folks were moving
>> down from the higher end restaurants around here... but, it
>> can't be...
>> we don't have any. :-)
>>
>> I guess pizza is comfort food.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> Moose wrote:
>>> My own experience around my area is that things are pretty
>> normal in a
>>> day to day way. Cars and people are out keeping the streets
>> busy, people
>>> are eating out, buying things, etc. Yes, unemployment is up, from a
>>> normal 5-6% to 10-11%, but most people still have work to
>> do, lives to
>>> live. And indeed, business is slower, more so in some segments than
>>> others. Chuck's report was on furniture stores. That's pretty
>>> discretionary spending. I was in Costco about 10 days ago,
>> mid day, mid
>>> week, the parking lot was normally busy, as was the store,
>> and it seemed
>>> pretty much business as usual. Low priced basics and
>> consumables are
>>> still moving.
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