tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post8565423096881399928..comments2023-10-31T06:44:26.393-07:00Comments on Billings Blog: Hard timesDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00372790238744903272noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-90011361220943344512008-04-14T21:51:00.000-07:002008-04-14T21:51:00.000-07:00dave--I also like to think that "we Montanan's" ha...dave--I also like to think that "we Montanan's" have a knack for getting thru rough times, but I am worried. I think the difference now as compared to earlier tough times may be that "we Montanan's" are packing a lot of debt--and that can take anyone down. Also a point of interest. I think that Montana was the only state to lose population in the 1920's--The drought "killed" a lot of the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-43063820226969939972008-04-14T12:39:00.000-07:002008-04-14T12:39:00.000-07:00work ethic does have ALOT to do with it...you are ...work ethic does have ALOT to do with it...you are right....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-73394765540255146882008-04-11T12:48:00.000-07:002008-04-11T12:48:00.000-07:00Some businesses are closing all the time and while...Some businesses are closing all the time and while the eocnomy plays a part the weakest are the first to go, which means they either aren't being run as well or aren't serving a big enough market. There are all kinds of jobs going begging -- I just talked to a guy today who was telling me how Burlington Northern is going to Minnesota to recruit, and still having a tough time -- now those aren't Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-2345760543543848072008-04-09T12:58:00.000-07:002008-04-09T12:58:00.000-07:00The job market is holding up but the majority of t...The job market is holding up but the majority of the jobs pay minimum wage.....We need industry in Montana....I am part of the "we" and have been here for 40 years...(or so) I will be okay because I am not trying to raise a family on minimum wage in this economy. And David you are right,<BR/>some will not make it through...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-8197699173453167162008-04-05T23:21:00.000-07:002008-04-05T23:21:00.000-07:00Some stores are closing, but the job market seems ...Some stores are closing, but the job market seems to be holding up. But Billings is usually about 10 years behind the rest of the nation when it comes to downturns. Don't hold your breath until 2010.Chuck Rightmirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06985358507956039363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-28831466659230171122008-04-05T17:10:00.000-07:002008-04-05T17:10:00.000-07:00The Acton Bar was kind enough to serve me and my f...The Acton Bar was kind enough to serve me and my friends in 1968, when we were 18. A trip to Acton was a regular part of the social plan for a weekend. <BR/><BR/>Sorry to see them pass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-65942699474120599842008-04-05T11:32:00.000-07:002008-04-05T11:32:00.000-07:00The rough times here that began in 1984 lasted a g...The rough times here that began in 1984 lasted a good 5 years, maybe longer. I can recall at times over 150 homes reposessed on the market at one time.<BR/><BR/>WHen Billings tanks, it really tanks bad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-38092384557452352462008-04-05T08:32:00.000-07:002008-04-05T08:32:00.000-07:00Dave,Not sure what you mean by "we." Some of us ar...Dave,<BR/>Not sure what you mean by "we." Some of us aren't going to make it.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00372790238744903272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-40237270152122807822008-04-04T20:28:00.000-07:002008-04-04T20:28:00.000-07:00We'll make it through this, we always do.As a matt...We'll make it through this, we always do.<BR/>As a matter of fact, we Montanan's have got quite a knack for getting through rough times better than anyone else in the country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-7498214285357973442008-04-04T13:41:00.000-07:002008-04-04T13:41:00.000-07:00Is it just me or are there a lot of empty store fr...Is it just me or are there a lot of empty store fronts downtown?<BR/><BR/>I was downtown last Saturday morning and there was NO foot traffic anywhere at 10am...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com