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  • 2012
    So Fucking What
    • Jul 2006
    • 17189
    #1

    they keep telling me "we are in DEEP Recession, worst since Depression" ...

    Deep Recession just like when it was a depression?

    What's the difference between.
    *Deep Recession
    *Depression
    *A Large Hole

    Are you trying to tell us something Major Tom ?
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    • baddog
      So Fucking Banned
      • Apr 2001
      • 107089
      #2
      How come I can't get a seat right away at any restaurants?

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        • DaddyHalbucks
          A freakin' legend!
          • Feb 2004
          • 18975
          #3
          It's because our business model of exporting jobs, forcing banks to make loans to people who cannot afford them, and paying people to do nothing finally caught up with us. It is unsustainable.
          Boner Money

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            • BradM
              Confirmed User
              • Dec 2003
              • 3397
              #4
              Originally posted by baddog
              How come I can't get a seat right away at any restaurants?
              I went to BJs in Cerritos last night and there was a 45 minute wait for a table. It was packed.

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                • Fletch XXX
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                  • Jan 2002
                  • 60840
                  #5
                  Originally posted by DaddyHalbucks
                  forcing banks to make loans to people who cannot afford them
                  yeah ya know, those big bad guys FORCING banks to do things they don't want to do, big meanies!

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                    • 2012
                      So Fucking What
                      • Jul 2006
                      • 17189
                      #6
                      there I go watching the news again

                      It just seems like they're gearing us up again for more bad news. Remember "We may be in a recession" for the longest time.

                      no more news for me
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                        • baddog
                          So Fucking Banned
                          • Apr 2001
                          • 107089
                          #7
                          Originally posted by BradM
                          I went to BJs in Cerritos last night and there was a 45 minute wait for a table. It was packed.
                          The next Applebee's? Never heard of it.

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                            • 2012
                              So Fucking What
                              • Jul 2006
                              • 17189
                              #8
                              Originally posted by BradM
                              I went to BJs in Cerritos last night and there was a 45 minute wait for a table. It was packed.
                              That's a bar also . I can understand that, especially right now

                              The next Applebee's? Never heard of it.
                              its new they just opened one around here about 2 years ago(new)
                              Last edited by 2012; 12-19-2008, 08:13 AM. Reason: do'h
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                                • Tom_PM
                                  Porn Meister
                                  • Feb 2005
                                  • 16443
                                  #9
                                  It's just newswhore drama I'm afraid to say.

                                  They are looking at "markets" and "sectors" and such. Not exactly bread and soup line drama, but they tell it like it is.
                                  43-922-863 Shut up and play your guitar.

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                                    • Quagmire
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Jul 2005
                                      • 6490
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by baddog
                                      How come I can't get a seat right away at any restaurants?
                                      If the media keeps telling people something then maybe it will come true. They just love playing that stupid little fear game. What happened to Swine Flu? SARS? Bird Flu?

                                      The media needs to focus on news, not editorial and opinion.

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                                        • Barefootsies
                                          Choice is an Illusion
                                          • Feb 2005
                                          • 42635
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by Quagmire
                                          The media needs to focus on news, not editorial and opinion.
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                                          Enough Said.

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                                            • tranza
                                              ICQ: 197-556-237
                                              • Jun 2003
                                              • 57559
                                              #12
                                              I'm just a newbie.

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                                                • Drake
                                                  Hello world!
                                                  • Mar 2003
                                                  • 12508
                                                  #13
                                                  Yeah, the drama is getting tiring. What's worse, their incessant chirping about how bad things are is actually affecting buyer behavior from month to month. 2008 has been a crazy year, these last few months in particular.

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                                                    • iMind
                                                      Confirmed User
                                                      • Nov 2007
                                                      • 937
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by baddog
                                                      How come I can't get a seat right away at any restaurants?
                                                      Well, when I can't afford groceries .. I often go out for dinner.
                                                      Strange as it sounds

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                                                        • Tom_PM
                                                          Porn Meister
                                                          • Feb 2005
                                                          • 16443
                                                          #15
                                                          Originally posted by Mike33
                                                          Yeah, the drama is getting tiring. What's worse, their incessant chirping about how bad things are is actually affecting buyer behavior from month to month. 2008 has been a crazy year, these last few months in particular.
                                                          Ya know thats what pisses me off too.

                                                          I saw (and complained about) news reports a week before thanksgiving saying that predictions showed it was going to be DOWN and black friday was going to be so bad.

                                                          And yet you BARELY saw reports that black friday sales were UP over last year, and people on average spent $25 MORE than last year on black friday.

                                                          BTW slightly off topic but this is exactly why I was so pissed that CNN etc. began their "Should Hillary Quit?" campaign on March 15th. And she won nearly everything else afterwards.. but the "question" never ended.. draw own conclusions.
                                                          43-922-863 Shut up and play your guitar.

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                                                            • andy83
                                                              Confirmed User
                                                              • Jun 2005
                                                              • 1605
                                                              #16
                                                              Originally posted by iMind
                                                              Well, when I can't afford groceries .. I often go out for dinner.
                                                              Strange as it sounds
                                                              don't worry, i do that all the time
                                                              more because i don't cook and too lazy to buy/replenish groceries

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                                                                • KillerK
                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                  • May 2008
                                                                  • 3406
                                                                  #17
                                                                  Lots of friends of mine are not getting Christmas bonuses this year nor raises next year. But they get to keep their job, so that's a plus I guess.

                                                                  Lots and lots of layoffs, wait till Mid January and I bet we see a shitstorm of layoffs. She look at the auto people, they closed early and longer this year. We are hurting, you may not be cause you make $5 an hour posting on gfy all day.

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                                                                    • baddog
                                                                      So Fucking Banned
                                                                      • Apr 2001
                                                                      • 107089
                                                                      #18
                                                                      Originally posted by iMind
                                                                      Well, when I can't afford groceries .. I often go out for dinner.
                                                                      Strange as it sounds
                                                                      I am not talking about $5 Subway sandwiches.

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                                                                        • crockett
                                                                          in a van by the river
                                                                          • May 2003
                                                                          • 76818
                                                                          #19
                                                                          Originally posted by baddog
                                                                          How come I can't get a seat right away at any restaurants?
                                                                          because they look at the beard and think you are homeless..












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                                                                            • Z
                                                                              Vidi Vici Veni
                                                                              • Nov 2002
                                                                              • 6308
                                                                              #20
                                                                              The bottom is a long way off and nothing will ever be the same.

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                                                                                • brandonstills
                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                  • Dec 2007
                                                                                  • 1964
                                                                                  #21
                                                                                  And yet traffic keeps getting worse and worse.

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                                                                                    • BlackCrayon
                                                                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                      • Jun 2003
                                                                                      • 19634
                                                                                      #22
                                                                                      they just want to keep people paralized with fear glued to the tv. I'm sure they noticed their ratings spike when all of the economic news hit. Gotta keep that ball rolling.
                                                                                      you don't know you're wearing a leash if you sit by the peg all day..

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                                                                                        • mmcfadden
                                                                                          So Fucking Banned
                                                                                          • Oct 2008
                                                                                          • 5099
                                                                                          #23
                                                                                          i think the recession to bypass the depression is now in the big 3... chrysler, ford, gm. With a bailout and they fail an entire city will be unemployed (and more)... that I think we would call worse then the great depression.

                                                                                          BTW... u posted songs when i needed help and just wanted to let u know it's still kicking for another year... host/registrars still have me by the balls but it's still makin the money.

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                                                                                            • tony299
                                                                                              lurker
                                                                                              • Aug 2002
                                                                                              • 57021
                                                                                              #24
                                                                                              I went to my favorite steak house and the manager told me. Lunches are way up but dinners are way down. I think the media scares the shit out of people so they cut back in fear and it starts the cycle.

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                                                                                                • kane
                                                                                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                                  • Aug 2001
                                                                                                  • 20684
                                                                                                  #25
                                                                                                  I have had a theory for a while now that I will find out the truth about in the next month or so. I feel that the media hates Bush so much they are purposely hammering away on how bad the economy is just to make him look bad and drive down his approval ratings. I'm not Bush supporter. I think the republicans are heavily to blame for much of the problems we are seeing now. I'm not say this wouldn't have happened with the democrats in power, but it was the republicans in power and when the team does bad it is the coach that takes the blame.

                                                                                                  Bush has been very standoffish with the press and he has had a pretty rough relationship with them. They don't like him and I think they like to see him in trouble. Black Friday sales were up, but all they could talk about is that people were only buying cheaper on sale stuff that had a lower profit margins. Other good indicators are starting to come forward, but they mention those briefly then go back to doom and gloom. The media is loving the misery and they are loving dumping it right in Bush's lap.

                                                                                                  I think once Bush is gone and Obama takes office the talk will change. My theory is that they will still talk about the bad stuff, but the slant will dramatically change to a very Obama friendly version where they spend most of their time talking about what he is doing to fix the problems that Bush left us with and how things are moving forward.

                                                                                                  I guess in about a month we will see if I am correct.

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                                                                                                    • pocketkangaroo
                                                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                                                      • Jan 2005
                                                                                                      • 8452
                                                                                                      #26
                                                                                                      Originally posted by DaddyHalbucks
                                                                                                      It's because our business model of exporting jobs, forcing banks to make loans to people who cannot afford them, and paying people to do nothing finally caught up with us. It is unsustainable.
                                                                                                      Who forced banks to make loans and how did that put us in a recession?

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                                                                                                        • pocketkangaroo
                                                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                                                          • Jan 2005
                                                                                                          • 8452
                                                                                                          #27
                                                                                                          Originally posted by fartfly
                                                                                                          Deep Recession just like when it was a depression?

                                                                                                          What's the difference between.
                                                                                                          *Deep Recession
                                                                                                          *Depression
                                                                                                          *A Large Hole

                                                                                                          Are you trying to tell us something Major Tom ?
                                                                                                          There aren't really good definitions for each. Everyone has their own way. A recession I believe it two negative growth quarters. A depression is when you have a recession for a long time.

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                                                                                                            • mmcfadden
                                                                                                              So Fucking Banned
                                                                                                              • Oct 2008
                                                                                                              • 5099
                                                                                                              #28
                                                                                                              Nope... no way my brother...

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                                                                                                                • mmcfadden
                                                                                                                  So Fucking Banned
                                                                                                                  • Oct 2008
                                                                                                                  • 5099
                                                                                                                  #29
                                                                                                                  Originally posted by mmcfadden
                                                                                                                  Nope... no way my brother...
                                                                                                                  resoponse to Kanes theory... bullshit I say...

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                                                                                                                    • 2012
                                                                                                                      So Fucking What
                                                                                                                      • Jul 2006
                                                                                                                      • 17189
                                                                                                                      #30
                                                                                                                      Originally posted by mmcfadden
                                                                                                                      resoponse to Kanes theory... bullshit I say...
                                                                                                                      more eggnog for youuuuuuuuu
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                                                                                                                        • 2012
                                                                                                                          So Fucking What
                                                                                                                          • Jul 2006
                                                                                                                          • 17189
                                                                                                                          #31
                                                                                                                          We'll see I guess. Happy New Year
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                                                                                                                            • baddog
                                                                                                                              So Fucking Banned
                                                                                                                              • Apr 2001
                                                                                                                              • 107089
                                                                                                                              #32
                                                                                                                              Originally posted by pocketkangaroo
                                                                                                                              Who forced banks to make loans and how did that put us in a recession?
                                                                                                                              The Democrats.

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                                                                                                                                • bronco67
                                                                                                                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                                                                  • Dec 2006
                                                                                                                                  • 29032
                                                                                                                                  #33
                                                                                                                                  Then why am I busier than ever?

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                                                                                                                                    • Spunky
                                                                                                                                      I need a beer
                                                                                                                                      • Jun 2002
                                                                                                                                      • 133986
                                                                                                                                      #34
                                                                                                                                      Originally posted by baddog
                                                                                                                                      How come I can't get a seat right away at any restaurants?
                                                                                                                                      Slip them a few bucks.they think older people don't tip

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                                                                                                                                        • Redrob
                                                                                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                          • Oct 2004
                                                                                                                                          • 4791
                                                                                                                                          #35
                                                                                                                                          Selling a house right now really sucks. I bought a new house and put my old one on the market last June. The house was totally redone with paint, carpet, solarization, kitchen, etc. Then I cut the price 20% and still no takers.

                                                                                                                                          Sucks....cause banks won't loan money even if you have good credit record.

                                                                                                                                          My banker says the folks that finance the loans are just sitting on their assets for now cause they think the economy is going to get worse....

                                                                                                                                          Then they will just buy up your assets on the cheap and make a killing.

                                                                                                                                          The sharks are circling.....

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                                                                                                                                            • mmcfadden
                                                                                                                                              So Fucking Banned
                                                                                                                                              • Oct 2008
                                                                                                                                              • 5099
                                                                                                                                              #36
                                                                                                                                              Originally posted by fartfly
                                                                                                                                              more eggnog for youuuuuuuuu
                                                                                                                                              cheers my man

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                                                                                                                                                • spacedog
                                                                                                                                                  Yes that IS me. Bitch.
                                                                                                                                                  • Nov 2001
                                                                                                                                                  • 14149
                                                                                                                                                  #37
                                                                                                                                                  we're not even close to a depression as far as I see..

                                                                                                                                                  any time I'm out I see people working, driving, eating, spending, buying..

                                                                                                                                                  We aren't anywhere close to the conditions of the 1930s other than banks closing and people being out of jobs... BUT.. we have more people now than we did then..


                                                                                                                                                  6M jobless during the 30s with only 80M citizens isn't the same as 6M jobless today with 300M citizens.. (just numbers as an example.,. those aren't the real statistics.. just saying.. it's something on that idea.)

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                                                                                                                                                    • JD
                                                                                                                                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                                                                                      • Sep 2003
                                                                                                                                                      • 22651
                                                                                                                                                      #38
                                                                                                                                                      Originally posted by BradM
                                                                                                                                                      I went to BJs in Cerritos last night and there was a 45 minute wait for a table. It was packed.
                                                                                                                                                      they just put one in my area... the food worth a damn?

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                                                                                                                                                        • d-null
                                                                                                                                                          . . .
                                                                                                                                                          • Apr 2007
                                                                                                                                                          • 13724
                                                                                                                                                          #39
                                                                                                                                                          give it a couple of years and just wait for the doomsday talk we will be hearing as we verge on the year 2012

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                                                                                                                                                            • baddog
                                                                                                                                                              So Fucking Banned
                                                                                                                                                              • Apr 2001
                                                                                                                                                              • 107089
                                                                                                                                                              #40
                                                                                                                                                              Originally posted by Redrob
                                                                                                                                                              Selling a house right now really sucks. I bought a new house and put my old one on the market last June. The house was totally redone with paint, carpet, solarization, kitchen, etc. Then I cut the price 20% and still no takers.

                                                                                                                                                              Sucks....cause banks won't loan money even if you have good credit record.

                                                                                                                                                              My banker says the folks that finance the loans are just sitting on their assets for now cause they think the economy is going to get worse....

                                                                                                                                                              Then they will just buy up your assets on the cheap and make a killing.

                                                                                                                                                              The sharks are circling.....
                                                                                                                                                              That's why I am just going to knock mine down and put up something new here. Hopefully start next year.

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