Has there been a silver lining during this Great Recession?

[Ardent Listener]

Perhaps a little off-topic, but do you feel there has been a "silver lining" to this current "Great Recession"? If so, how do you feel this recession has changed us for the better? Or do you feel that unlike the "Great Depression" no real moral lesson has been learned by the general public?

[Rodebaugh]

Good question.

Change in the general public? Probably not much. I do think that people are less likely to seek health care related services, auto purchases, home purchases, ect…..large ticket stuff. However I do believe that people are more ravenous than ever when it comes to purchasing smaller ticket items such as ipads and fad electronics.

Personally….I dump more of my disposable income into PM and Numismatics than ever before. I still buy expensive foods at the grocery store…ie. oysters, steak, Phillips crab, (ramen noodles for the wife …no kidding she loves them!). I have cut back on buying fancy beer….but I think that’s because I am further from the PA border. I haven’t been on a vacation in close to two years now and I think the Caribbean misses me. Paid down some debt and haven’t taken on any new debt for a while….aka car loans.

I will say that following “the crash” I did notice a decrease in patients at the office that slowly rebounded to the current state. Also patients were opting for less expensive treatment for a while. Bright side of this trend was fewer root canals make for more ramen noodles for the wife. And we all know the formula for that equation. Happy wife = Happy life.

[Thogey]

Good question.

Change in the general public? Probably not much. I do think that people are less likely to seek health care related services, auto purchases, home purchases, ect…..large ticket stuff. However I do believe that people are more ravenous than ever when it comes to purchasing smaller ticket items such as ipads and fad electronics.

Personally….I dump more of my disposable income into PM and Numismatics than ever before. I still buy expensive foods at the grocery store…ie. oysters, steak, Phillips crab, (ramen noodles for the wife …no kidding she loves them!). I have cut back on buying fancy beer….but I think that’s because I am further from the PA border. I haven’t been on a vacation in close to two years now and I think the Caribbean misses me. Paid down some debt and haven’t taken on any new debt for a while….aka car loans.

I will say that following “the crash” I did notice a decrease in patients at the office that slowly rebounded to the current state. Also patients were opting for less expensive treatment for a while. Bright side of this trend was fewer root canals make for more ramen noodles for the wife. And we all know the formula for that equation. Happy wife = Happy life.

Just curious what do you consider expensive beer?

Is that seperate from everyday drinkin beer? For instance I bought a 12 of Newcastle today. That's my defination of expensive beer.

Everyday beer is Coors bud etc.

The recession has not reduced me to PBR or Keystone yet

[Rodebaugh]

Just curious what do you consider expensive beer?

Is that seperate from everyday drinkin beer? For instance I bought a 12 of Newcastle today. That's my defination of expensive beer.

Everyday beer is Coors bud etc.

The recession has not reduced me to PBR or Keystone yet

http://www.dogfish.com/brews-spirits/th ... te-ipa.htm

Purchased a full case of the stuff back before times were tough. (not cheap at about $6 bucks a bottle but man was it good! and did I ever make it last). Their 90min IPA is still in my top ten beers....and holds the #1 spot of all IPAs I have tasted.

My go-toos are Bud heavy, Yuengling, Guinness, PBR, High life, and a little Sam A from time to time.

I was in a "I must try every beer kick" for 8 years in college.

Will still get a cool new sixer from time to time.......believe it or not I have a cap collection that I started in high school.

[Thogey]

Well being my eight years of college was the Air Force Academy and a MMIII LCC (Missile Control Center)

I didn't get a chance to collect fancy beer caps. So I've been playing catch-up ever since

You see Sam-A is my treat beer. I went to that as general table beer and got FAT!

PBR reminds me of North Dakota and will never be able to drink it without tomato juice.

Guiness Draught is actually a very lite beer, calorie wise but not wallet wise.....

Oops hijacked another thread. sorry

[Thogey]

Checked out Dogfish!

That's not beer That's booze!

[Devil Soundwave]

For instance I bought a 12 of Newcastle today. That's my defination of expensive beer.

Newcastle Brown Ale? Oh man this kills me!

I went to LA for business last year and was amazed to see a huge Newcastle Brown Ale advert up the side of a tall building!

Over here, it is considered a commoners drink. I liek it though, don't get me wrong!

Very curious how certain booze brands are percieved differently worldwide - in Italy (where my fiancee is from) you can buy "Tennants Export" in a lot of places as a top class beer, which is in my view a really, really filthy Scottish lager drunk by tramps and alcoholics (or at least it was when I grew up in Scotland).

Over here, my favourite beers are, ironically, American; stuff like Sam Adams and Brooklyn. The "expensive" imported continental stuff you guy go for are pretty much run of the mill here.

Geography I guess.

[stateofmind]

Checked out Dogfish!

That's not beer That's booze!

Lol, 18% ABV!

[AGCoinHunter]

For instance I bought a 12 of Newcastle today. That's my defination of expensive beer.

Newcastle Brown Ale? Oh man this kills me!

I went to LA for business last year and was amazed to see a huge Newcastle Brown Ale advert up the side of a tall building!

Over here, it is considered a commoners drink. I liek it though, don't get me wrong!

Very curious how certain booze brands are percieved differently worldwide - in Italy (where my fiancee is from) you can buy "Tennants Export" in a lot of places as a top class beer, which is in my view a really, really filthy Scottish lager drunk by tramps and alcoholics (or at least it was when I grew up in Scotland).

Over here, my favourite beers are, ironically, American; stuff like Sam Adams and Brooklyn. The "expensive" imported continental stuff you guy go for are pretty much run of the mill here.

Geography I guess.

Yea that amazed me while in Ireland and England. People actually paid more for Bud Light. I was in heaven drinking up all the local brews, didnt want to see a Bud light anywhere near me.