Return from the U.S., Part II

[Lotsokids]

Hey y'all,
I'm back in Hungary again after another 2-week trip to Mississippi. What a great time! We were shopping like crazy getting certain hardware and stuff I can't get here in Hungary. The media keeps telling us how bad the economy is, but I sat in seriously bad traffic near a mall/shopping center. EVERYONE was shopping! I always had to park at the end of the parking lot at Wal-Mart because of all the shoppers. We left Red Lobster because of the extreme wait time from all the patrons eating there. We went somewhere else that *only* had a 45 minute wait. No doubt people are having a hard time with jobs and certain investments, but I saw a lot of people spending a lot of money, driving some pretty nice vehicles.

Speaking of vehicles, I [my company] got a free upgrade from National Car Rental and rented a 2010 Dodge Challenger! It was only a V6, but MAN, that was FUN. When I returned and turned onto the first Hungarian road, I had to wait for a horse-drawn cart. We Americans are really blessed. Be thankful.



Now I need to go out and blow the spiders out of the FJ's exhaust.  
BTW, this time change is kicking my butt......

[Mark Olson]

Everybody is doing their part to stimulate the economy , a nation of consumers.