"Bob Axtell" wrote: > While the media is having a lot of fun pushing "lost jobs and bad > times", I see no genuine evidence of a depression anyplace. When I > read the news, I keep thinking it is talking about another country > somewhere else. You must be very lucky then. I wouldn't call the situation a "depression" (and I certainly hope that the current recession does not become a depression), but things are definitely worse economically than they were two years ago. Vitaliy -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist