Monday, November 10, 2008

EOTWAWKI

Another installment of occasional updates on how we are doing out there


  • Employers cut 240,000 jobs from their payrolls in October, the 10th straight month of cuts

  • the number of job losses in 2008 so far is 1.2 million.

  • The unemployment rate surged to 6.5%.

  • Walmart announced it's laying off all of their greeters who give out the yellow smiley faces

  • Gasoline prices fell another 2.6 cents to a national average of $2.314 a gallon

  • Britney Spears joined Madonna on stage during her "Sticky and Sweet" tour

  • GM is almost out of cash after posting a $4.2 Billion loss for the quarter - looking for help from the Feds

As usual one of these is false



answer - the Walmart one is false - thankfully since that's my retirement plan
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4 comments:

  1. Roger MillerNovember 10, 2008 at 8:43 AM

    I apologize for my ignorance here, but what does EOTWAWKI stand for, or mean?

    Wal-Mart equals good living, no doubt! :)

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  2. RobNovember 10, 2008 at 9:14 AM

    End Of The World As We Know It.

    My wife just asked me the same question.

    Nothing like handing out smiley face stickers for min wage ;)

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  3. Roger MillerNovember 10, 2008 at 6:10 PM

    Thanks!

    It's either Wal-Mart or rely on the kids... interesting situation there. Maybe I should ask Jenni if she wants to go for seven.

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  4. momto5minniesNovember 11, 2008 at 12:17 AM

    Thanks for clearing that up. I had a hunch that the Walmart one was false. That's what they are known for ... when that ends, so does the world as we know it ;)

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