The Recession is Over

[colonelbuckrobely]

President Onumbnuts has saved the day! I am just curious what you are all seeing in your area. We live a half mile from the old Ossipee convenience store and gas station and also the Northwoods Inn. The Northwoods used to serve fabulous prime rib. Both have been closed for a year or so and the for sale signs are still up. In Crosslake Abra Landscaping and garden center opened a True Value hardware store in conjunction with their landscape operations five years ago. I just noticed that the hardware portion is now up for sale. There are numerous empty buildings in Crosslake, some in Nisswa and also Pequot Lakes. We are hearing of more small businesses closing.

Again, I am just curious what you are seeing and hearing on the local level.

[hasset]

What I notice the most is the increase in crime. The home break-ins and bank robberies are just fierce in all the towns in Iowa. Domestic violence is up too. The usual drug problems keep the police busy too. So many of the drug people are coming here from Chicago. It never used to be like this. The crime doesn't seem to be related to job losses as around here not many jobs are gone. Drugs sure have not made our country very good. I told my kids a long time ago that if they got into drugs, they were not only runining themselves but also supporting the enemy in Afghanistan. Fortunately, they listened to me.