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["Lynn Wigglesworth" <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>]

Wow; there's a "Merry Christmas", huh? If times get really bad, I can see 
families coming together to live. Having someone in the family with a fairly 
self-sufficient homestead could come in handy.

So far, there's no threats  to any of my family (my sister is ready to quit 
her job in disgust and go live in the woods of Maine, so she might welcome 
getting laid off).

Lynn Wigglesworth
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lisa K.V. Perry" <lisakvperry AT gmail.com>
To: <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 10:14 AM
Subject: [Homestead] Economy & family


> My sister in NE GA called met 8:00 this morning with bad news. Her husband
> is losing his job as Gen Mgr of Up the Creek restaurant, in fact, the 
> owner
> is closing all the UtC restaurants in that area effective 12/15. He'd been
> with the company for almost 7 years. They are nervously awaiting word to 
> see
> if he will be assigned an Applebee's store (a sister chain) effective 
> 12/15
> or shortly thereafter, or if it will take a month or longer to find a
> position for him (a lapse in paychecks) or if he'll be out of a job
> completely. The store employees do not yet know the store is closing. My
> brother-in-law gets to give his employees pink slips and that alone makes
> him feel like sh*t.
>
> My sister told me not to tell anyone in our family, she doesn't want them 
> to
> worry until they know what will happen. My husband and I talked about it 
> but
> it wasn't enough. I wanted to tell you guys.
>
> They found out two days ago. They've pulled their kids out of karate (2
> boys, one girl - both boys take lessons) and they are going through this
> while my brother-in-law's mom and sister are visiting. At least they all 
> get
> along.
>
> Sooner or later I knew this economy would cause problems for my family one
> way or another as it will to nearly everyone's. I'm looking for the silver
> lining. They'll pull together and appreciate what they have and let go of
> the rest, I guess.
>
> 2009 and 2010 are going to be memorable years.
>
> Lisa
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