Reply #23: I was out and about this weekend...went to Costco & Lowes [View All]

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My first impression would be "recession? What recession?"

Twenty minute wait in line to buy gas for $4.10, couldn't find a parking space within fifty yards of the front door. Costco was packed, Lowes was packed. There is an Ikea in that same center--I didn't go in, but there was a long line waiting to get to the loading area. Every place I went this past weekend I had to wait in line to spend money...even yesterday afternoon at my neighborhood vacuum cleaner parts store. I also went to my local Indian casino...packed.

If I had to make the judgment based on direct observation, I would say the economy is roaring ahead.