Posted by Homesteaderwb on December 08, 2008 at 17:03:33 from (32.179.22.169):
In Reply to: OT The Economy posted by Benji Smith on December 07, 2008 at 12:42:27:
I've had a small (one man) company for years, installing & repairing high-end pool and spa equipment on a couple of very wealthy island enclaves. And when I write 'wealthy', I mean that very thing. These are among the places the president comes to fund-raise. The sultan of Brunei has a house there. My last customer just built a tour bus for Tom Cruise, and three months ago I repaired a swim spa for one of Joe Montana's houses. (I think. I sometimes mix up the celebs.)
Last month was my worst billing month ever. By far. For the first time I've had some of these people tell me to hold off doing repair work, leaving some of their equipment actually sit to corrode. Previously these folk wouldn't let their equipment be down for 6 days. Now I've got several who have let their stuff sit non-working for 6 weeks. I've never seen this from these people.
Fortunately for me, I've been trying to move to a sort of rural semi-retirement for a while. I won't starve, and I shouldn't loose any of my possessions. But it sure don't look good for small business folk. Nobody's bailing us out.
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