And that wasn't needed at all.

I'm feeling very Simon Cowell today. You'll benefit in the the long run.

You mean I'll makes millions?!

Haha. Merry Christmas fella.

It will be a very Merry Christmas next year for me.

I spat my coffee out reading that also

I thought Turi was from the States.

Fair enough!

California is in bad financial shape. I see it in the schools, home sales (we are one of the worse states in depreciation in value.) It's in such bad that it is possible that those who are suppose to get tax refunds this year may get an I.O.U. instead. I always get a tax refund and this ticks me off. Now if there were a time I owed and couldn't pay my taxes, would they accept an IOU? Unbelieveable

Gee, I'm sure glad we got rid of Gray Davis and put Arnie in. He fixed everything.


TIS




California Economy

Because I'm self-employed, I usually end up paying, or at least breaking even. I haven't gotten a refund in years, but I sure as hell wouldn't be happy about an IOU. I certainly doubt that the government would have taken one from me!

Btw, anyone else have Time Warner Cable? My bill went up over $6.00. I knew it was going to go up but damn!!!! I guess I should check other companies.


TIS

Just about all cable providers have raised their prices. Unless you have a promo rate you should see about a 4-7% rise in rates. For the most part they are passing along their increased costs.

BTW - Obama is trying to delay the transition to digital broadcasting scheduled to take effect on February 17th. Even after all the advance warning, many people are still not prepared for it.

I feel sorry for my parents. They are older and get confused easily. They did have a "regular" tv (not cable tv) with a remote. Actually none of my family in Michigan has cable tv. My brother tells me that they are having problems trying to figure out the new box. I am guessing it's like a cable box(I've had cable for years so this doesn't affect me).Anyway, they called someone for help, but it was to take a couple days before he could get to them.


TIS

My MIL can't get cable where she lives, so she has satellite on two TVs. She keeps a small TV in the kitchen to watch the news while she cooks dinner and now she has to get the stupid box for it. It's ridiculous.

And out of the chaos of the economic crisis, I arise - one of my towns richest w****rs!

I just read that Macy's is closing 11 stores in 9 states, and estimate that mean the loss of 960 jobs.

Macy's is one of the worst chains. We have two within 10 minutes of my house. Their merchandise is always a mess. Sometimes you have to actually leap across items piling up on the floor. You can't find a register that actually has a person behind it, and forget about getting any assistance in the fitting rooms.

And then they wonder why some stores are "underperforming".

I don't understand why the Government is doing this. I have to get one of those boxes for my Son's tv cuz we don't have the satellite on his tv.

The box is not a bad thing. I have it in my office. You get 2 to 4 times as many channels, and they come in crystal clear. You just need a halfway decent UHF antenna.

I havent even seen this box, but hear it's like a cable box. I've had cable for so many years now I can imagine what it was like to not have it. None of my family have cable and it is new to thm. I'm sure most people will end up liking it (especially like you say, you get more channels) in the end.

Remember rabbit ears? Does anyone use those anymore? What a pain in the butt adjusting it so you'd get a clear picture. Talk about the dark ages.

TIS

I used those up to a few years ago...

Oh yea? Well, I guess ot quite the dark ages then. I guess it depends on where you live. If I were to say rabbit ears to my daughters, I'm almost positive they wouldn't have a clue what I was talking about.

TIS

Nissan,the local car plant in our region,a massive employer and recent manafacturing powerhouse has announced 1200 job losses this week as the worldwide car industry continues to go down the toilet!

I know a lot of people who work at Nissan and now have to worry about their jobs!

Sad,worrying times

Unemployment is at 7.2%. I predicted that it would hit 9% this year. Now I think it will exceed even that. One thing to keep in mind about the unemployment rate is that it only reflects those who are looking for a job. Many people get discouraged and drop out of the hunt. They are not counted.

Apparently the porn industry is seeking a $5 Billion government bailout because of slower sales. Are you kidding me???!! Is this not getting a bit out of hand (so to speak) ??

Aah, but they are the Hustler people. The Vivid and Zero Tolerance ones are doing just fine.

Land of Leather have gone in the UK now!

Awwww.

Why the sarcasm Lompac?

Thats people losing their jobs again,people with families to look after and mortgages to pay....

Why did you bother to come back Lompac?

I read in a newspaper that 30,000 people have lost there jobs already in the UK in 2009..

I said awww not ahhh.

No sarcasm there at all.

Me had shares in that company.

Of course you did..