Well, it's a chilly willy 16 (F) outside and the temps are only expected to climb up into the mid 20s (F). We have the same forecast tomorrow. However, after this mini polar vortex slides east towards Europe, our temps are supposed to bounce back into the mid to upper 40s (F). That will be nice.
Much more was accomplished yesterday than I had been expecting. 2 long loads of laundry, you'll notice I'm back to long loads is an effort to cut down on my water bill. The big tank was vacuumed. Oh, and I worked, selling an $8000 flooring installation to a very nice, but very odd woman. She's involved in local theater. A long time ago I was involved in local theater, and so we had several old acquaintances in common. It would have been nice to have conversation with her, but other customers showed up.
That irascible Howie chewed off the back of my left slipper. This is the first time he's actually damaged something, so he got a swat that he ignored. Now I have a good right slipper, and the left one is more of a slipper flop, if you know what I mean.
Not surprising, about 25% of Americans have stopped shopping at their favorite store because of politics. Can you hear me laughing? This is because many retailers wanted to support the Orange Anus because... well, he's going to give them a whopping big tax cut, and so they dumped their DEI policies. You would have thought that at least one executive in these retailers would have pointed out that this might hurt sales. Or maybe they thought that the tax break would compensate for their loss in revenue. However, when such a large number of your customers stop buying from you, you're going to have problems. I'm sure many of these retailers are now focusing on Damage Control, and how this bad decision is going to hurt their stockholders.
Yesterday was a day of protests against Orangie and Elonia. Hundreds of thousands of people, all over the country, gathered and quietly held up signs. So far, these protests are peaceful. However, I agree with James Carville in that as more and more people are screwed over by this administration, these protests are going to get louder and angrier. As he said, they are "going to turn into an out of control freight train," and the damage they do to this administration will be great.
There's a saying that if you want to be successful, you need to read the room. This has always been a problem for conservatives, they want to be authoritarian without understanding they need to have a majority of the people behind them. Orangie doesn't. His approval rating continues to slide. And Elonia? The hatred for him is growing hour by hour.
Oh, you guys are getting it balmy.
ReplyDeleteIt's -2F here today. A high of 10F if we're lucky. The wind chill is deadly. I think it'll get to 15F tomorrow.
Et Tu, Howie??? Doggies and shoes are a chewy combo.
I heard about the protests. I agree with you: when more people get hurt by the stupid policies and cuts Cheeto is implementing and unemployment skyrockets and the economy tanks, it's gonna get interested.
And I stopped shopping at Target the minute they caved to Mango Mussolini. Just wait until Pride comes along and many of those retailers realize there IS a public there for many of those items they don't sell anymore....
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I don't really shop much and am, in fact, trying to shop even less. Save the pennies whenever and where ever you can.
DeleteI think it'll be funny to see how many of these stores and companies survive this. The way I see it it's time to clean house.
ReplyDeleteI think most of the the larger retailers will weather it out, though not without considerable damage. It might actually be beneficial to some of the smaller, Mom & Pop places.
DeleteIf a store or business doesn't believe in DIVERSITY and EQUITY and INCLUSION, then I don't believe in giving them my dollars. Plain and simple.
ReplyDeleteAnd when they decide to switch back as the tide changes--and the tide always changes--I will remember.
That's another thing the Republicans never think about, the turning of the tide.
DeleteYup. I've gone one step further and I'm only buying from local businesses whenever possible. EAT the rich!
ReplyDeleteSame here. I've weened myself off of the convenience of online retailers.
DeleteAll spending is discretionary. As the chaos increases, I think more and more people will cut back on all purchases that can be deferred. In their haste to curry favor with the orange turd, these companies are forgetting the first principle of business 1. Don't piss off the customer and the corollary 1. It is easier to make the extra effort to please the customer that you have than to get a new customer.
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Discretionary is a big part of the FO phase for the Cultists. As the unemployment rate continues to climb, people will prioritize necessities. It's not a good time to be a small business owner that specializes in conveniences, like gyms.
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