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To: russet who wrote (3565)	6/25/2002 10:19:24 PM
From: bill	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 11633

Thanks. That helps fill in some of the details. I'm probably overly cautious but I've just seen so many retailers that looked solid go under. I was in Sears in Wpg. recently and was appalled. When they bought Eatons, I gave them two years before Eatons went broke again and wondered if it might not drag Sears down with it. I wasn't far off the mark. By talking to a very frustrated clerk recently, I discovered that they were cutting staff so severely that the store was all self-serve, the clothes, etc. were jammed in like in a warehouse, hours were being cut. Even though it was the prime season for weddings, they'd cut staff in the wedding supplies area. Sounds pretty desperate to me. The one IPO in food I might be interested in if it came to market is Dairy Queen. Line ups every night. Lots of young people, families. Obviously a popular spot. Customers look happy.

To: russet who wrote (3565)	6/26/2002 12:53:12 AM
From: Cogito Ergo Sum	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 11633

Hey russet, When I was young and we lived inner city A&W ruled... We'd go for a drive, park in the A&W lot. The waitress would bring out the food on a window tray loaded with Papa Mama and Teenburgers..onion rings and fries and of course mass quantities of root beer... We moved to the burbs....Harvey's came a long and hurt them and then MacDonalds put the final nail in even before Wendy's arrived... Now when I think of A&W I think of that old movie The Last Picture Show ... regards Kastel