Sixcat,
Yeah, as I admitted, I might be looking it is as a "glass half-empty", but...
As for the mall lot being full, you think that might have something to do with the Christmas season starting? I work part-time in retail, by the way having to get a second part-time job because the full-time job that I have held for over twenty five years, no longer can sustain todays standard of living that it used to.
I know first-hand of many others like me. I'm not whining, I do what I have to do by my own free choice. But to say that times aren't tough and getting tougher, well aparently we aren't seeing the same world.
Politics had nothing to do with my comment, so please don't label me democrat or otherwise. Frankly, I live in a state where we are in debt to the tune of over $800 million dollars, and that under democratic governorship for the last 16 years. So I think neither party has a good control over the economy right now.
Sorry, didn't mean to start a political argument...well, I still feel like I didn't...I was just reporting on what I saw this year. And by the way, I thought I said the season had been "at par or better", didn't I?
Further, if the economy is OK and the future is looking good, why are the Show owners being so reluctant to reinvest in new equipment?
I've never been "with it", just been an interested observer of carnivals for more than 50 years.
Johnny's United Shows..."A Family Tradition" and "All for Fun, Fun for All".
The carnival of my youth, which had roots that originated in my hometown.