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More inflation

I went to the laundromat this morning and found that prices went up a lot. Standard washers went from $2.75 to $3.75 per load, dryers went from $1.25 to $1.50 per load. Worst of all the oversize washer I need to wash my comforters went from $4.50 to $7.00. The city of Indy raised waterContinue reading “More inflation”

Silicon Valley Bank goes under

Silicon Valley Bank was taken over by the FDIC this week. This is no small town bank. A Silicon Valley was a top 20 bank by any measurement. Worse, a lot of startup companies were required to use this bank for all of their business as a condition of getting venture capital funding. With aContinue reading “Silicon Valley Bank goes under”

Can’t even give the stuff away.

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Hard times are coming

We hear about layoffs at tech companies and large banks but it doesn’t matter much around here because tech companies never had known presence here and Bank of America left almost a decade ago. When Walmart announces sales are expected to fall, people around here start paying attention. Consumers are tapped out and are strugglingContinue reading “Hard times are coming”

Getting old

I got another reminder I am getting old when my Social Insecurity statement came in the mail yesterday. I used to get them annually until I moved to Kansas. I tried to get them online, but was told I couldn’t. I found out that they will mail statements starting the year you turn sixty. WhenContinue reading “Getting old”

Walmart raising wages again

You know it’s hard to find help when Walmart is raising their entire payscale for the second time in two years. The bottom of the scale has gone from 11 dollars an hour to 14 dollars as of March something. The last raise cost us our profit sharing. I wonder what we are going toContinue reading “Walmart raising wages again”

Sears: The Coffeyville Urinal of Retail.

It is little wonder Sears is slowly going out of business. They can’t figure out what you want if you sat up and begged them. The snowblower story I posted yesterday turns out to be worse than I thought. I went to the Sears Hometown Store in Indy today. I got a new push mowerContinue reading “Sears: The Coffeyville Urinal of Retail.”

( Sears) Hometown Blues

I thought I could snag a lawnmower at the local Sears Hometown store’s going out of business sale. The sign said open at 8:30. I got there a little after that and the store was closed. I though I saw a couple of lawnmowers in the window, but I couldn’t tell because they were behindContinue reading “( Sears) Hometown Blues”

Emailing it in

Spent most of the day in bed. Still have to go to work tonight.

Hard to get help, small business edition.

I had to get gas earlier this week. When I went in to pay, I noticed a help wanted sign on the door. I remembered seeing the same sign up just before Thanksgiving because it was just after I went to get gas after work one day and the store was closed. It turned outContinue reading “Hard to get help, small business edition.”