OT: How Would You Rate 2002

[sachmo]

2002 was the best year of my life. My daughter was born in May, and every day has been a pleasure since then.

[Stone Mill]

Congrats, sachmo, that's nice news.

There is some refreshing wisdom in here. I'm with these guys. It has to do with perspective.
If you were born 100 years ago, you would be in awe at having indoor plumbing.

Sorry it sounds like you are down, Atrocities. Try to appreciate the things that make you happy, despite the terrible crap out there. We all control what we can. Best not to get too down about things we can't affect.

[rdouglass]

Its been a great year. I'm still lookin' down at the grass instead of up at the roots....

Seriously, to all those that have prevailed thru hardship, it's God's way of building character. I've had a little 'character building' myself....

[Arkcon]

I dunno, I was so hyped for the Millenium. I went to Times Square, and I've never even considered doing that before or since (I usually go to sleep early on New Years Eve -- new year bah humbug )

People were all shocked and relieved nothing bad happened. Took a few years, but it happened anyway, didn't it.

Hey, I'm not trying to bring people down. But really, happiness really only happens close to home. So, take care everybody this upcoming holiday season. Find a little joy wherever you can.

[Atrocities]

Yes indeed, congrats to all of you who are having a great year. I think it might be regional as far as how your year is going. Here in the PNW, we've been hit hard with a lot of job cuts, state funded program cuts, and other bad things. This area was heavy into the Semi Conductor market, and in the Last two years, that market has collaps nearly completely.

Time will hopefully improve things. That is unless you Subscribe to Albert Bartletts theories. (Those just freak me out.)

Seriously, I wish you all continued happyness.

[Ragnarok]

My area was hit hard with job cuts as well. In the town I live in there is a plant the builds small motors and so forth. But they are slowly getting rid of everyone and moving the operation to mexico where they can find help for dirt cheap prices. (They had 70% hispanic here anyways, but they had to pay them US wages) but that hurt that too much so they decided, hey lets ruin these peoples lives and get cheap help. It was 450 jobs lost. Also alot of other places are laying off. One of the biggest Semi trailer companys in this region also shut down completly. Company was called Monon Trailer Corp. Then in the town 30 miles south of me one of the biggest automotive manufactures also is laying people off. Subaru/Isuzu automotive is laying off alot of employees. It will be a huge lose because of the amount of workers they had there. I can't remember if they just laying off or shutting down all together. But also another semi trailer company, one of the biggest in the midwest (I think it's midwest) is laying people off. Wabash National Trailer Corp. My brother didn't have a job and he applied there, got hired and was making close to 13 bucks an hour on 2nd shift, (he is 19 BTW), and they were laying people off like crazy but they kept him because he was good at what he did. But then he went and quit the job because he didn't like it. So now he is sitting at home (not my home) doing nothing and making no money not paying his bills, etc.. But I got on him about how the economy is right now and that he should have kept that job. But he said he was 'tired of working' why he quit. So job cuts effeted my area as well. But I didn't have a job at anywhere like that so it didn't hurt me any. I work at home so it's all the better. (Web-designing rocks)

[tesco samoa]

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