# Recession touched you ? **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [October 24, 2009, 2:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recession-touched-you/247811 "2009-10-24T02:26:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jammer](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jammer/32/6349_2.png) [@Jammer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jammer)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2009, 2:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recession-touched-you/247811/1 "2009-10-24T02:26:57Z")
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**Author:** ![kramerbuccs24](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kramerbuccs24/32/6397_2.png) [@kramerbuccs24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kramerbuccs24)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2009, 7:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recession-touched-you/247811/2 "2009-10-24T07:37:46Z")
ive been touched by a lot of things in a lot of places, its hard to keep track at this point. i think i was touched by someone with a receding hairline at one point if that counts? ---
**Author:** ![Anthony](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anthony/32/6541_2.png) [@Anthony](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anthony)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2009, 8:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recession-touched-you/247811/3 "2009-10-24T08:33:42Z")
I was up in Glens Falls yesterday and many many stores in he center of town there were all closed. The recession did hurt alot of what I am doing but I also decide to do other endeavors to at least keep the money rolling, nothing like I had before BUT I like to keep busy…I guess I can owe that part of me to my Grampy and the lesson he taught, Nowadays with all the slack ass people and half ass workers my work seems to always shine through. So F U Recession and thank you to all the lazy ass people who make my work look AWESOME !!! ---
**Author:** ![Gendy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gendy/32/6456_2.png) [@Gendy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gendy)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2009, 11:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recession-touched-you/247811/4 "2009-10-24T11:49:23Z")
Yea everybody says “it must be easy getting a house for real cheap right now cause of the economy” and its like no actually house prices are down like less than 10%. none of that crazy forclosure and short sale madness going on around here… ---
**Author:** ![Hooked\_on\_240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Hooked\_on\_240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hooked_on_240)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2009, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recession-touched-you/247811/5 "2009-10-24T12:29:05Z")
> [@How much do you have in your "street car?"](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-much-do-you-have-in-your-street-car/24117/108): > > ive been touched by a lot of things in a lot of places, its hard to keep track at this point. i think i was touched by someone with a receding hairline at one point if that counts? lol. +rep if i could ---
**Author:** ![Tricia](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tricia/32/6426_2.png) [@Tricia](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tricia)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2009, 12:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recession-touched-you/247811/6 "2009-10-24T12:30:38Z")
My whole thing with the recession thing is, Im not affected at all, cause Ive been in a recession my whole life lol, nothing has changed haha Im used to it:lol ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2009, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recession-touched-you/247811/7 "2009-10-24T12:31:53Z")
I’ve witnessed the closing of our Menands plant at Albany International Corp and the impact it had on the factory workers (production layoffs). I was given more money afterword. ---
**Author:** ![Mark355](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mark355/32/6528_2.png) [@Mark355](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mark355)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2009, 12:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recession-touched-you/247811/8 "2009-10-24T12:53:27Z")
I’ve been hit. Hard. Learned not to take some things in particular for granted anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Shawn96VR-4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Shawn96VR-4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shawn96VR-4)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2009, 7:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recession-touched-you/247811/9 "2009-10-24T19:41:48Z")
I’ve done extremely well. Except for my 401K taking a hit, I have really cut back on a lot of spending. It’s a reality check for us. ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2009, 8:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recession-touched-you/247811/10 "2009-10-24T20:03:11Z")
Other than slightly higher gas? Nope. Hasn’t affected me one bit. ---
**Author:** ![Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mk4_30r_ban/32/6347_2.png) [@Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mk4_30R_Ban)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2009, 12:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recession-touched-you/247811/11 "2009-10-25T00:43:27Z")
my job is pretty recession proof. no matter what people need to eat food, and i hear bread products are a hot commodity. ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2009, 6:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recession-touched-you/247811/12 "2009-10-25T06:10:14Z")
> [@How much do you have in your "street car?"](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-much-do-you-have-in-your-street-car/24117/108): > > ive been touched by a lot of things in a lot of places, its hard to keep track at this point. i think i was touched by someone with a receding hairline at one point if that counts? Uncle bad touch? ---
**Author:** ![ReDevil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redevil/32/6385_2.png) [@ReDevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ReDevil)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2009, 7:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recession-touched-you/247811/13 "2009-10-25T07:53:12Z")
I have to say yes the recession has touched me. I am on disability, and everything keeps getting more expensive. On top of that, or amazing Pres. wont increase the cost of living for at least another year. ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2009, 9:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recession-touched-you/247811/14 "2009-10-25T09:26:10Z")
> [@\*OFFICIAL\* 06-07 Toronto Maple Leafs Season Thread](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-06-07-toronto-maple-leafs-season-thread/18511/252): > > I’ve done extremely well. Except for my 401K taking a hit, I have really cut back on a lot of spending. It’s a reality check for us. Actually…my 401k did take a hit. However, Vanguard is doing the most aggressive plan for me (since I’m only 22). My target fund is 2040 I believe. Before the crisis, I had $4k in my 401k. I lost all of it and actually went negative. Now, probably around the beginning of the summer, I started to make money again and am back up to $10.5k. ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2009, 9:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recession-touched-you/247811/15 "2009-10-25T09:50:05Z")
> [@On another topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/22904/108): > > my job is pretty recession proof. no matter what people need to eat food, and i hear bread products are a hot commodity. I could live off of bread and land o’ lakes spreadable butter if I really had to. ---
**Author:** ![Wayne64SS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wayne64ss/32/6365_2.png) [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2009, 9:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recession-touched-you/247811/16 "2009-10-25T09:54:31Z")
I am too much of a badass for this recession nonsense. ---
**Author:** ![swaiknow](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/swaiknow/32/6359_2.png) [@swaiknow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/swaiknow)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2009, 9:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recession-touched-you/247811/17 "2009-10-25T09:55:42Z")
> [@On another topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/22904/108): > > my job is pretty recession proof. no matter what people need to eat food, and i hear bread products are a hot commodity. i am kinda in the same boat. because of the recession, we have been doing awesome business. We buy and sell used cell phones, so with people needing money they are selling to us like crazy. Then we refurbish and sell them at a cheaper price than buying a phone outright from a provider (AT&T or Verizon, etc.) So business has acctually been awesome lately! ---
**Author:** ![big\_red](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/big_red/32/6328_2.png) [@big\_red](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/big_red)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2009, 10:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recession-touched-you/247811/18 "2009-10-25T10:07:14Z")
yea i got layed off last fall when the stock market crashed. ---
**Author:** ![kramerbuccs24](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kramerbuccs24/32/6397_2.png) [@kramerbuccs24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kramerbuccs24)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2009, 11:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recession-touched-you/247811/19 "2009-10-25T11:19:24Z")
> [@MARDI GRAS!!!!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mardi-gras/24826/39): > > Uncle bad touch? well i’m glad that was funny But srsly everyones hours at the private golf course I work at got cut in half and my detailing business stayed exactly the same, which I consider a bad thing because I’ve doubled profits every year I’ve been in business until last year. '10 at the golf course is looking better, hopefully spit-shining will improve too :number1 ---
**Author:** ![99FRC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/99frc/32/6335_2.png) [@99FRC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/99FRC)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2009, 7:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recession-touched-you/247811/20 "2009-10-26T07:57:55Z")
My business actually does better in a recession… [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recession-touched-you/247811.md?page=2)