Reply #7: Gas prices jumped over 20 cents a gallon yesterday

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

My husband and I are moving closer to town to save money. We've seen more house repos here during the last year, and new vehicle sales are flat. Seems to me that the thrift stores and salvage groceries are doing more business, too. When I drove by the local Wal-Mart yesterday, there were hardly any cars there. There are now three empty storefronts on the courthouse square (one was a freeper bookstore, which I'm glad is gone).

But tomorrow will be more telling. The annual Harvest Festival happens on the square. They are setting up booths right now. I doubt if I'll be able to attend (getting the new apartment cleaned so we can move in), but I'll try to find out what everyone was talking about there on Monday. One thing about working in a small town is that everyone knows everything about what is going on.