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To: Ilaine who wrote (82048)3/18/2001 12:25:12 PM
From: XBrit  Read Replies (1) of 436258
 
Data points from my world:

1) A for-sale sign went up on a townhouse on my street... and actually stayed there for 2 weeks now. The box is fully stocked with sales flyers. Longest time on the market, for this particular street, in about a year. This is prime heart-of-Silicon-Valley territory.

2) The guy I use for clothes alterations has promised 5 days and been late, every time I used him for 18 months. This month, twice, he promised 48 hours and delivered.

3) Next-door neighbor thinks she's going to be laid off next week. She works in HR for a small semi equip component company. NVLS just cancelled all parts orders and the company is tottering.

4) Another neighbor works for IWOV. Stock options went from worth $250k to underwater in 4 months. He isn't even vested yet. He told me yesterday he's selling his house and moving to LA.

5) Fragments overheard: in Fry's electronics, a sales clerk applicant "I got laid off at Apple last week"... in the supermarket, "you know Alice was laid off, don't you? She's happy though, great severance."

All in all, I think the downturn is starting to seep through the cracks here in the Valley of Heart's Delight.
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