Comments on: The Heartland http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/11/20/the-heartland/ The unbearable lightness of Lex. Enjoy! Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:03:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Zane http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/11/20/the-heartland/comment-page-1/#comment-462759 Zane Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:41:06 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=12534#comment-462759 Dang, I missed that play button the first time around, thought it didn't look too bad. DOH! Some one-off observations: Lousiana is actually holding up better than any state in the south. Way to go, VX! Atlanta just disappeared. Heck, a lot of cities just disappeared, obviously not generating much of anything before the SHTF. In the blackness of New England, there's all that orange and red in New Hampshire--the state with no income tax and the lowest dollar-to-student ratio and one of the highest classroom sizes in all the states. Dang, I missed that play button the first time around, thought it didn’t look too bad. DOH! Some one-off observations:

Lousiana is actually holding up better than any state in the south. Way to go, VX!

Atlanta just disappeared. Heck, a lot of cities just disappeared, obviously not generating much of anything before the SHTF.

In the blackness of New England, there’s all that orange and red in New Hampshire–the state with no income tax and the lowest dollar-to-student ratio and one of the highest classroom sizes in all the states.

]]> By: Steeljaw Scribe http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/11/20/the-heartland/comment-page-1/#comment-462686 Steeljaw Scribe Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:04:51 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=12534#comment-462686 Here in our little corner of Occupied Territory (aka NoVA), we lept from 2 to 9% and are back to 5% over the period. At the same time, for a while in 2008 we went from the 2nd fastest growing county in the US to leading the nation in foreclosures and short sales for 6 month period. Now I think we rank 4th or 5th -- in foreclosures that is... - SJS Here in our little corner of Occupied Territory (aka NoVA), we lept from 2 to 9% and are back to 5% over the period. At the same time, for a while in 2008 we went from the 2nd fastest growing county in the US to leading the nation in foreclosures and short sales for 6 month period. Now I think we rank 4th or 5th — in foreclosures that is…

- SJS

]]> By: Spencer http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/11/20/the-heartland/comment-page-1/#comment-462562 Spencer Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:02:11 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=12534#comment-462562 The say the best ideas start on the coasts and work there way inland. Well, this Denverite, feels the I got the better of this unemployment plague idea. :) The say the best ideas start on the coasts and work there way inland. Well, this Denverite, feels the I got the better of this unemployment plague idea. :)

]]> By: Glenn Cassel AMH1(AW) USN Retired http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/11/20/the-heartland/comment-page-1/#comment-462557 Glenn Cassel AMH1(AW) USN Retired Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:47:43 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=12534#comment-462557 Oh yeah, somewhere around 12,000 to 13,000 aircraft workers in the Wichita Metro are out of work. Fast food joints are laying people off. It was in the Eagle the other day. Oh yeah, somewhere around 12,000 to 13,000 aircraft workers in the Wichita Metro are out of work. Fast food joints are laying people off. It was in the Eagle the other day.

]]> By: Glenn Cassel AMH1(AW) USN Retired http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/11/20/the-heartland/comment-page-1/#comment-462556 Glenn Cassel AMH1(AW) USN Retired Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:45:52 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=12534#comment-462556 I left the Wichita-Sedgwick County Metro area for the Mojave Desert and Edwards AFB. I have civil service position as a Crew Chief on F-16s in the 912 AMXS. I started the ninth of this month. I was previously at Hawker Beechcraft in Wichita. I got laid off the 26th of February. Yeah. Caveat. In early September, I had a mass found on the left kidney. The resulting fun and games turned a 14 September start into the 9 November start. Post surgery pathology said cancer.But I have a job now! I left the Wichita-Sedgwick County Metro area for the Mojave Desert and Edwards AFB. I have civil service position as a Crew Chief on F-16s in the 912 AMXS. I started the ninth of this month. I was previously at Hawker Beechcraft in Wichita. I got laid off the 26th of February. Yeah. Caveat. In early September, I had a mass found on the left kidney. The resulting fun and games turned a 14 September start into the 9 November start. Post surgery pathology said cancer.But I have a job now!

]]> By: John http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/11/20/the-heartland/comment-page-1/#comment-462551 John Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:19:36 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=12534#comment-462551 A real eye opener. Scares the stuffing out of anyone paying attention. A real eye opener. Scares the stuffing out of anyone paying attention.

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