[geeks] [rescue] E250 temperatures

[Lionel Peterson]

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>From: "Dr. Robert Pasken" <rpasken at eas.slu.edu>
>Date: 2008/04/14 Mon AM 09:51:29 CDT
>To: The Rescue List <rescue at sunhelp.org>
>Subject: Re: [rescue] E250 temperatures

>Patrick Giagnocavo wrote:
>> Lionel Peterson wrote:
>>
>>> Yep, saw a bunch of them at Starbucks this past weekend... The tip
>>> cup had very little in it, though the lines were just as long as
>>> always...
>>
>>
>> I am amazed that for all the supposed "recession" we are in, that the 
>> mall parking lot is always so full, even on say, Wednesday at 1:30PM.
>>
>> Either Lancaster, PA is some special case, or things are not quite as 
>> bad as al-Reuters would have us believe.
>>
>> --Patrick
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>There were two new Starbucks in my "neighborhood", both were open only 
>few months before closing due to a lack of business. The malls around 
>here are empty even on a Saturday afternoon and the mall closest to home 
>is closing due to a lack of business. Although my own neighborhood is 
>stable due to the fact that most of the residents are older with nearly 
>grown children, there are a number of others close by that have more 
>than 50% homes empty due to foreclosure. It is not uncommon to see 
>personal possessions stacked on the curb. Things are pretty grim around 
>here. My brother tells pretty much the same story for upstate New York

Upstate NY has sucked for *years* (on the macro level, there are pockets of great prosperity as well speckled about).

BTW - where is "here"

Lionel