tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post4666151324677443041..comments2023-12-23T02:16:43.463-08:00Comments on "Rational Preparedness" : The Blog: My Nonscientific Way of Tracking the EconomyJaneofVirginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-90230461632411753972014-02-27T16:57:51.456-08:002014-02-27T16:57:51.456-08:00That's an excellent point. I remember those d...That's an excellent point. I remember those days. I don't think the Craigslist job postings can replace that method of assessing the economy.JaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-41310504974408892472014-02-27T16:14:34.195-08:002014-02-27T16:14:34.195-08:00The classified adds, how many trade positions were...The classified adds, how many trade positions were posted, used to be an excellent method. I am not sure what will replace that one.russell1200https://www.blogger.com/profile/16258915475311426433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-84693450923500591062014-02-23T12:13:50.843-08:002014-02-23T12:13:50.843-08:00Great minds...etc. My post is about the very sam...Great minds...etc. My post is about the very same "signs" never before experienced other than during the great depression.lotta joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12742978845913126675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-21257405437392574502014-02-23T08:31:48.408-08:002014-02-23T08:31:48.408-08:00You may have noticed others I have yet to see, or ...You may have noticed others I have yet to see, or there may be some that are more valid where you are, than where I am. Thanks for posting, Gorges.JaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-12737711569662797292014-02-23T08:31:09.812-08:002014-02-23T08:31:09.812-08:00Thank you for posting. Yes, I think that there ar...Thank you for posting. Yes, I think that there are many more subtle signs of economic slides and of improvements when they occur. Just because they are less scientific does not mean they do not have value !JaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-34066413081977796462014-02-23T07:55:06.899-08:002014-02-23T07:55:06.899-08:00I don't pay much attention to eBay and Craigsl...I don't pay much attention to eBay and Craigslist, but the other indicators certainly sound familiar in my area, as well.Gorges Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777621500611603786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-14519450366333079452014-02-23T06:34:11.897-08:002014-02-23T06:34:11.897-08:00I notice a few things in good and bad times. One i...I notice a few things in good and bad times. One indicator is when I am in a checkout area of a place like walmart (I seldom go there now as the low price signs are a lie) anyway before 2008 I could find coins laying around, people wouldn't even bother to pick them up. Now I hardly ever find a coin, they used to be laying on the walks, parking lots, everywhere. The coins really are worthless unless, like me you drill a hole in them and use them for washers(they are cheaper than buying an imported Chinese washers). Yes using coins as washers is finally cheaper than buying a washer! That is the second indicator.<br />My third item is that when in the grocery store, the cheapest items are often sold out, more people are buying the lowest price food that they can find, well at least the ones that aren't buying with food stamps. There are other little indicators but if you watch the local TV news you won't see them as it is almost like watching some state news agency behind the old iron curtain, nothing but happy advances caused by government actions.Sunnybrook Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135224259672444423noreply@blogger.com