I'm on vacation starting Friday and was wondering. What are people doing for summer vacation breaks this year? There's been a lot in the press about "stay-cations" due to the economic downturn. Are you going away or staying close to home? We plan a few days trips but nothing elaborate. We're starting to see a lot of "discount" deals on Mexico trips advertised. Gee, I wonder why??
In unrelated news, I saw a piece on the local news about a woman who got an allergic reaction from a pair of flip-flops @ Wal-Mart for $5.00. OK, now she wasn't threatening to sue (obviously not an American) but the Wal-Mart rep said they pulled that brand of "shoe". Now, to me, if you pay $5.00 for your footwear, what kind of quality are you really expecting?? I know people who loves the Dollar Stores. Anything we ever bought at one of those places fell apart the first time we used it. Why don't they rename these places "Buy our Cheap Crap" stores? I will say you can get cheap deals on last minute birthday cards, in case you forget.
June-July is the dead time for the NFL. The last mini camps are wrapping up and come mid July, the rush to sign all those overpaid first round picks will start. There is talk of a rookie pay scale in the NFL (like that of the NBA) in which players need to prove that they can do it at the next level before making the big bucks. Sounds like a plan to me, especially with the volume of "busts" that each draft inevitably contains. Bigger concern is the looming uncapped year & possible strike.
Hope everyone has a great Canada Day holiday next week. Is it really unpatriotic if I consider a US day trip on July 1?
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