Trying to be a good american........

[phatdaddy]

i guess it's not quite as bad now here, we never had any real manufactoring jobs, mostly service & tourism. we have a very large military presence locally and a lot of jobs connected with that. as far as buying american, we all try, but price is the largest factor. i try to support locally owned merchants and commercial supply houses. not always the best price, but like destroyer said, they know my name. as far as the future, i can't see it getting any better. my wife is in education(30 yrs) and will be retiring soon & my daughter graduated last year with a bs in history(to teach). jobs so scarce, she went back to get masters, graduates in dec and will probably be subbing until something breaks.

i'd still rather be poor in the south,(warmer)