Signs of the times, as seen in the St. Petersburg Times.
On December 18, the St Petersburg Times ran an article about three recent job openings at the City Dump. The openings attracted over 130 applicants. Some of the applicants apparently were on their knees begging for the job. The pay? $9.50 an hour. I’ve been to dumps; lots of flies, birds, noise and all kinds of unpleasant smells. Can you imagine? Working outside, at the dump, it must be brutal in the Florida summer heat. I heard they supply gloves.
Also, on December 20 the Times‘ Hernando Section (Hernando County is about 30 miles north of Tampa) had an article on the Hernando Builders Association postponing their annual March Parade of Homes show because of the area’s “large inventory of unsold and foreclosed homes”. Only a couple years ago thousands attended. However, in March of 2008 attendance was “disappointing”. Since the outlook for March 2009 is “dismal” the show was postponed. No new date has been set.
On December 18, the St Petersburg Times ran an article about three recent job openings at the City Dump. The openings attracted over 130 applicants. Some of the applicants apparently were on their knees begging for the job. The pay? $9.50 an hour. I’ve been to dumps; lots of flies, birds, noise and all kinds of unpleasant smells. Can you imagine? Working outside, at the dump, it must be brutal in the Florida summer heat. I heard they supply gloves.
Also, on December 20 the Times‘ Hernando Section (Hernando County is about 30 miles north of Tampa) had an article on the Hernando Builders Association postponing their annual March Parade of Homes show because of the area’s “large inventory of unsold and foreclosed homes”. Only a couple years ago thousands attended. However, in March of 2008 attendance was “disappointing”. Since the outlook for March 2009 is “dismal” the show was postponed. No new date has been set.
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