Being Aaron Michael

I know, I know I say this over and over, but I am really going to start this up again.  You’re asking, “well what’s different this time Aaron?”  I will tell you this…I have no idea!  Maybe I feel like funny things to write about are coming to me more and more.  Maybe it’s that I need hobby.  Who knows the reason but enjoy!

No matter how many people i talk to each day, there seems to be a common theme or subject that arises…the economy.  It seems like most people are affected (or effected, I always forget which).  So it got me to thinking, is this the closest our generation will get to seeing the “Great Depression”?  And then I figured, if it is then I should start remembering certain things so I can relay to my grandchildren how bad we had in the “Minor Recession Pre-Election 08″.  Then I realized something absolutely hysterical…the things that we think are tough make us look like sissy’s compared to the 20’s.  Though I missed the “Great Depression” by a mere 80 plus years, I feel like I was there due to the movies Cinderella Man and any Batman movie. 

THEN - People had to wait in lines for the possibilty of getting milk.
NOW - People go to Old Navy and stuff as many clothes into a bag for 20% off.

THEN - Farmers noticed the price of crops drop approx. 50%.
NOW - More and more people are shopping at Aldi’s.

THEN - Guys had to go to worksites just in case they needed an extra laborer.
NOW - Tim Horton’s always has 4 or 5 extra employees working and none of them know what’s going on.

THEN - People were handed rationing coupons so they were guaranteed food for their family.
NOW - Every store has their own club card/punch card/keychain card that try to sell you on.

THEN - FDR introduced “The New Deal” to help relieve the Great Depression.
NOW - On Black Friday, people fight each other over things like DVD Players and Flat Screen TV’s.

Well, hopefully that’s as close as the similarities get!