Christmas shopping

[woodland]

A lot of this seems puzzling.
Record household debt before Covid , job market not the greatest before either
The Covid hits , and within month the house market takes off , sea doos and RV’s sold out .
Now house market still on “fire” yet 25% ready for bankruptcy? Hmmmm
I must live a sheltered live cause none of what’s going on makes sense at all .

My friend build stairs for a significant portion of new houses in Edmonton and he’s as busy as ever the last few months. Talking to the banker the other day and first time home purchase numbers are as high as ever too. Cheap rates are doing it apparently.

[farmaholic]

With all the negative covid shit on the news every minute of our lives.
Maybe people think we are all going to die anyway. Buy and enjoy.

We know that isn't going to happen, but I'm getting tired of it already.

Always thinking about my parents and the risk it poses to them, makes me take some extra precautions.

[Maver]

I plan to do my Christmas shopping locally, masked and sanitized of course. We have lost 5 local businesses in town since the start of covid and I'm sure there are many more on the verge of closure. I was in a well established local clothing store Thursday and couldn't believe my eyes. The store which is usually packed with endless options, was half empty and the owner was the only person working there. And for the 20 minutes I was there, I was the only customer . F going to the city to stand next to hundreds of strangers to save 10%. And yes the post office is the busiest place in town. We have done alot of online shopping in the past but I think we better shop local or local won't be an option in the future.