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Carmi, from Written Inc. blog has posted our theme for this week as
Somewhat worse for wear
"The world is a tough, often dangerous place. It'll knock you and your precious things this way and that, turning you and them from pristine to worn in a never-ending process of erosion, destruction and decay. No sense lamenting it, mind you, as this is the way the world is supposed to work." - Carmi Levy
- and so with that thought in mind, (and in the time of a lunch hour) I drove not far from me
and while I
reflected on
the raging storm which attacked places along the eastern coast, and the falling of the HMS Bounty, my attention was drawn to
Our economy
was once a bubble
"Then it burst"
and here we are.
SOMEWHAT WORSE FOR WEAR
The business world's a scene of changes-
Some good?
More- not so good.
A bleak shadow has fallen upon what once were lively scenes-
before so many business owners finally surrendered
This long time old friend.....
"The world is a tough, often dangerous place. It'll knock you and your precious things this way and that, turning you and them from pristine to worn in a never-ending process of erosion, destruction and decay. No sense lamenting it, mind you, as this is the way the world is supposed to work." - Carmi Levy
- and so with that thought in mind, (and in the time of a lunch hour) I drove not far from me
and while I
reflected on
the raging storm which attacked places along the eastern coast, and the falling of the HMS Bounty, my attention was drawn to
Our economy
was once a bubble
"Then it burst"
and here we are.
SOMEWHAT WORSE FOR WEAR
The business world's a scene of changes-
Some good?
More- not so good.
A bleak shadow has fallen upon what once were lively scenes-
before so many business owners finally surrendered
This long time old friend.....
What once was a place for eating and meeting- no longer is.
In the burbs- our quaint little neck of the woods- about 25 miles from Minneapolis- this restaurant was always a thriving success-
Although it changed hands through the years- it was still always running and serving.
Here sits our long time weathered neighborhood hardware store, which jumped across the street (during the bubble) and rebuilt- bigger and better - but normally an empty place of business would never sit idle without someone snapping it up.
Ford Motor Company - had the right idea- they cut back, regrouped and combined their forces, but to the loss of some once thriving buildings.
Only Ford had the better idea, in our failed economy.
Suddenly there was a large number of folks without jobs
so they opened their own little Ma and Pa places of business.
For awhile it was like wild fires- people and ideas, taking up in fallen places - striving for something in the market.
But those failed as well.
"The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything." - Edward John Phelps 1-24-1899
Speech
What once held brand new and shiny vehicles- now a sea of weeds.
"Follow your own bent no matter what people say." Karl Marx
and every other successful business.
Funny thing is - just across the corner from this abandoned business location
sits one long time family-neighborhood (started in a corn field) Chevy dealership
that now also is Dodge, Ram and Kia dealerships as well.
Besides the endless supply of other used cars.
Want a Mini-Cooper?
and they are thriving- and rebuilding, by adding on more to their already gigantic dealership!
"We Win!"
I seem to remember some where along my days on earth-
it isn't always about the winning........ right?
Recognize this big box fast food stop - CLOSED- Out of Business!
"There are two worlds; the world that we can measure with line and rule,
and the world that we feel with our hearts." Leigh Hunt
For more Somewhat worse for wear posts
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and in this moment of reflection- I know you must have a photo of your own you wish to bring to TP!
Let me come visit you too!
