Back on the roller coaster

The good news is that we picked up Wheelie's brand spanking new wheelchair this morning. The frame is bright blue, very spiffy. Bruce tweaked the measurements, made the seat two inches narrower and made the back support lean back a little.
He says it doesn't feel any different. good grief...*lol*
It looks good though, the tires are new and clean and the spokes are nice and silvery and shiny.
Bruce is the guy who runs the wheelchair store. He is a young man in his late 30s, who is paralyzed from the waist down and in a wheelchair himself. No slouch this guy, and a great sense of humor. And lots of patience. We were so lucky to have found him.

We voted this morning (run-off for the state senate) Early voting is really a godsend for folks like us who can't stand in long lines.

We then watched Boo for a few hours while Bugs did her ordering.

She called early this morning. PH will be without a job by the end of the week. The restaurant he is working at (a upscale pizza joint) will close it's doors on Saturday.

WOW.

Talk about a smack in the face!
Evidently his boss had a long meeting with his accountants this morning and apparently things were SO bad that they had to close the business immediately.

Here we go, the economic shit hitting the little man.

This fellow opened this restaurant last year, in a brand new little shopping strip. Ever since the strip was finished they've had two or three tenants, right now it's only the pizza place and a hair dresser. I give them about a few more months.
The rent for this place is a whopping $5000 a month!
Not only does PH's boss lose his investment, but his staff lose their jobs, and the landlord loses his livelihood as well.

I am waiting for the ax to fall on Bug's restaurant as well. They are pulling out all the stops to keep ahead of themselves. But I don't see things getting better.
The latest news is that they will be opening on Sundays for brunch. Bugs already told her boss she can't work on Sundays. (we'll see how long THAT works)
But seriously, they are struggling. Not only because of the economy, but this restaurant is in a strip mall that not many people are aware of it's existence.
It's strictly a word-of-mouth thing. The other restaurant they own has been established as a well known local eatery and has been pretty successful over the years.

It's time to hold our breaths again folks.

PH is upset, he lives at home so he can help pay his Mom's mortgage. See? Another way to trickle down. If he doesn't find another job immediately, she will suffer as well.

I told them both, they need to get out of this god forsaken town.

It's been raining all day, but I did manage to take Boo out in the stroller for a swing around the neighborhood. She loves to collect leaves now.

I have a meeting tonight with some of the fellows here. I am the only girl on the Board, what do they call it? The people who approve changes to homes? part of the Home Owner Association.

Might as well enjoy it, I hardly ever get to talk with other adults these days. :>)

SGMKJ!