Lest you think the US economy is headed for recession, consider this holiday story.
A friend of mine, and her daughter, drove 120 miles, on a 2 1/2 hour round trip, to not shop at an outlet mall in NY state.
Spending over $20 for gasoline, they arrived at the mall just after sunrise, and sat in traffic for half an hour. The approach to the toll booths for exiting the highway were jammed. As was the service road to the nearby mall. And the mall parking lot itself.
Realizing that shopping would be a nightmare among so many others, they turned around and retraced their route back to shop at a mall only minutes from their home.
Neither the price of gasoline, nor time, dissuaded them from their pursuit of huge discounts.
No, only the roads choked with thousands of other like-minded shoppers could do that.
Doesn't sound like a recession economy or holiday season to me.
Happy Thanksgiving weekend!
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