tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post4185041317314255798..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: A Personal View of the EconomyDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-59101099112227630572009-12-20T06:39:14.591-08:002009-12-20T06:39:14.591-08:00Scott
Darren and I have been friends for over 20 ...Scott<br /><br />Darren and I have been friends for over 20 years...if he wants a yellow thong, that's knowing him too much...thanks but I don't want to know him that well! :)MikeATnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-17647274970994691122009-12-19T21:30:02.061-08:002009-12-19T21:30:02.061-08:00My wife gets gifts for all of the kids teachers an...My wife gets gifts for all of the kids teachers and it's all good.<br /><br />I just don't remember my mom giving any of my teachers gifts while I was growing up. <br />I wonder if it is a more recent phenomenon. <br />It was along time ago when I was in grade school.gbradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03786652600757982286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-55643834138242128212009-12-19T18:43:02.673-08:002009-12-19T18:43:02.673-08:00The town I teach in is getting hit hard. Populati...The town I teach in is getting hit hard. Population is under less than 5,000. Local mill did a shutdown, then a closing. About 400 people lost their jobs. The company announced that a shutdown mill will reopen in a town 100 miles away. They said they will rehired about 100 people, but they would still have to move. Yes, there is thought they are trying to break the union. Though also there is good economic sense, the closed mill is 25 years old and to be reopened one is newer.Mrs. Widgethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574837619339009800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-38047029083579914372009-12-19T15:17:56.530-08:002009-12-19T15:17:56.530-08:00did you get the yellow thong you've been hopin...did you get the yellow thong you've been hoping for?Scott McCallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-66223354221082210502009-12-19T11:45:28.420-08:002009-12-19T11:45:28.420-08:00The crooks in my neighborhood have even stopped sa...The crooks in my neighborhood have even stopped saying “Give me your money please!” so I know it’s getting bad!MikeATnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-4266895147868446372009-12-18T23:10:37.922-08:002009-12-18T23:10:37.922-08:00I got more homemade snackies than I've ever go...I got more homemade snackies than I've ever gotten before. We won't be without treats at the RightOnTheLeftCoast house during the entire break!Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-32134478414740307532009-12-18T23:03:05.154-08:002009-12-18T23:03:05.154-08:00My gifts this year were ALL homemade... baked good...My gifts this year were ALL homemade... baked goods. Husband appreciates 'em too :)<br /><br />Sadly, due to the economy, I had some 'anti-gifts' too. I lost 9(!) students this week due to families moving out of the area. Some of my best kids are not going to be around in January - this makes me sad! I just hope and pray they and their families land on their feet and do well in their new areas!Elaine C.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-44237801123743222472009-12-18T19:39:28.685-08:002009-12-18T19:39:28.685-08:00Gifts? What gifts?Gifts? What gifts?Rhymes With Righthhttp://rhymeswithright.mu.nunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-7845221191175186942009-12-18T19:03:42.982-08:002009-12-18T19:03:42.982-08:00So many of my kids are on the lower end of the eco...So many of my kids are on the lower end of the economic scale, even in good times, that if we get anything outside of a candle or a bottle of bubble bath, it's amazing. I get lots of candy canes and cards. I think I like the cards the best. I've kept every single one I've ever received.Mrs. Bluebirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10283080212189118357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-47288724585038232322009-12-18T17:36:05.859-08:002009-12-18T17:36:05.859-08:00I see similar issues. Worse, I see kids acting out...I see similar issues. Worse, I see kids acting out as the result of their parents economic meltdowns. We've had kids who lived in a very nice suburb whose parents have gone bankrupt. Sadly, many of the parents still doing well don't seem to understand that not everyone is in that situation. I am concerned that we will see a spate of early graduation due to kids needing to work and bring income into the family. And this is in a state that is suffering less than others. I can only imagine what places like Chicago and Detroit are going through.Ellen Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02845981491726296767noreply@blogger.com