Wish we could send you some of the water that’s flooding Manitoba and Quebec these days. Likely another write-off for a lot of farmers this year.

Good thing I wasn’t drinking anything while reading about your economy, or I’d be having to clean my screen! *L*

Joking aside, I’m feeling very greatful right now. Here in Canada, we never got hit as hard as you folks down south, and we’re already into recovery from what downturn we’ve had. For all our media complains, we’ve had good government handling, for the most part (we never should have had a stimulus package, but they were forced into it, then got blasted for the debt by the same people who forced the debt. ). Our government is still spending more than it should, but we’re doing very well, all things considered.

Seeing what’s happening on your side of the border is very worrying, and I just don’t see any sign of it getting better. So many are suffering for it (and not just the ladies who can’t afford batteries anymore! *L*). Of course, with our economies so closely intertwined, what happens to you affects us. It’s sad to see this happening to such a great country.

For many years, I’d seen people moving from Canada to the US for better economic opportunities. This was especially true in my husband’s like of work (he’s in the IT industry). Even before the meltdown, I was seeing that trend reverse. My husband frequently had recruiters trying to lure him to the US, but we stayed mostly for family reasons. A lot of people he worked with took the jobs, only to come back within a couple of years. Now I’m hearing more and more people actually avoiding the US completely, not just for jobs and business, but even for visiting and shopping. :-/ Considering how strong our dollar is right now, that’s quite the shocker.