Another sign the economy is not doing well

[Love Bug]

I went to an antique show/flea market yesterday. This is a big one that comes to my area 3 times a year and I usually go at least once a year. Well, the first thing I noticed was how sparse the crowd was compared to other years. I did ask one of the vendors how the crowd was on Saturday, expecting that it would be larger because collectors like to go to shows the minute they open to be the first to get the "good stuff." His response was "Not good. About like today."

I think between tight budgets and high gas prices, people just don't have enough discretionary income to support their hobbies like they used to. This is sad, because some of these vendors depend on shows for their livelihood or to supplement retirement income.

[Double T]

1. The antique business has been in a slump for a while, except......

for the very high end items. As usual, only the very wealthy continue to live their lives unabated while the rest of us wonder if we will have a job next week. It also appears that INFLATION is out of control but I believe 'someone' is playing with the numbers to make it look different then it really is. It costs a lot of money to do an antique show with booth rent,lodging,transportation and expenses; when you don't sell anything you end up in a hole that becomes difficult to dig out of.