Possibly...not every company can afford to go the Target route and just dump inventory at a loss,or little to no margin. Especially ma/pa retailers who could easily go belly up if that trend catches fire.

It's really a perfect storm of $hit that I think most knew was coming that you can't continue to print money and not expect to pay the piper at some point.

I just can't wait to pay $7 a gallon in gas by Labor day..........
- SteveRain

Thank goodness I'm getting rid of a car for about a year. Got a new job that puts me in Switzerland from Sept through about the end of 2023. All public trans for me!

Thank goodness I'm getting rid of a car for about a year. Got a new job that puts me in Switzerland from Sept through about the end of 2023. All public trans for me!
- Chunk

Yeah I do a TON of traveling by car throughout the midwest and we are grounded unless necessary. Way too expensive to drive around and I live in will county. Feel for you all who reside in Cook.

if they could get a electronic car to hold a charge for 400 miles and recharge time similar to downtime refilling gas....I'd be in. Until then, it's just too much of a waste of time waiting an hour for a car to charge.

Never been to Switzerland. Heard good things.

Yeah I do a TON of traveling by car throughout the midwest and we are grounded unless necessary. Way too expensive to drive around and I live in will county. Feel for you all who reside in Cook.

if they could get a electronic car to hold a charge for 400 miles and recharge time similar to downtime refilling gas....I'd be in. Until then, it's just too much of a waste of time waiting an hour for a car to charge.

Never been to Switzerland. Heard good things.
- SteveRain

In So, Cal we are average about $6.75 a gal for 87 oct.

In So, Cal we are average about $6.75 a gal for 87 oct.
- LAHawk

Thank goodness I'm getting rid of a car for about a year. Got a new job that puts me in Switzerland from Sept through about the end of 2023. All public trans for me!
- Chunk

Good for you, sounds like a great opportunity. I’m sure you are already aware of the cost of living there, very high.

Thank goodness I'm getting rid of a car for about a year. Got a new job that puts me in Switzerland from Sept through about the end of 2023. All public trans for me!
- Chunk

Nice, wouldn't be working with that atom smasher thingy?

Actually this is when I'd buy a high performance vehicle, truck or suv

You know I've been through this several times, when the market is good i live a certain life style when it's bad same life style. Feel for all those who are living from check to check.

In So, Cal we are average about $6.75 a gal for 87 oct.
- LAHawk

Yea and many places don't have public transportation. Rural folks really must be getting hammered the most. I feel for them

Yeah I do a TON of traveling by car throughout the midwest and we are grounded unless necessary. Way too expensive to drive around and I live in will county. Feel for you all who reside in Cook.

if they could get a electronic car to hold a charge for 400 miles and recharge time similar to downtime refilling gas....I'd be in. Until then, it's just too much of a waste of time waiting an hour for a car to charge.

Never been to Switzerland. Heard good things.
- SteveRain

The good news is that I'll be about 10 minutes from the ZSC Lions arena. I get to watch the likes of Sven Andrighetto and Yannick Weber in person. Jealous?

Good for you, sounds like a great opportunity. I’m sure you are already aware of the cost of living there, very high.
- Angotti

Indeed I am. Hence why I negotiated expenses into my agreement.

Watching the Hawks will be prohibitive, but I'll figure it out.

From the new Oilers blog:

In addition, the Keith retiring according to the current CBA would mean that the Chicago Blackhawks would owe the Oilers 3.4 million in cap space due to the recapture penalty. For those who remember, the Canucks were in a similar position when Roberto Luongo retired from the Florida Panthers. There is some controversy right now with this ruling (shocking) as Bill Daly has now stated that if Keith was to retire, there would be no recapture penalty, even though no specific rule has changed.

Did I completely miss the Daly statement? Big if true.

From the new Oilers blog:

In addition, the Keith retiring according to the current CBA would mean that the Chicago Blackhawks would owe the Oilers 3.4 million in cap space due to the recapture penalty. For those who remember, the Canucks were in a similar position when Roberto Luongo retired from the Florida Panthers. There is some controversy right now with this ruling (shocking) as Bill Daly has now stated that if Keith was to retire, there would be no recapture penalty, even though no specific rule has changed.

Did I completely miss the Daly statement? Big if true.
- Chunk

LOL, not what Daley said at all. He said there would be no "Cap Credit" to the Oilers (the additional $3.4 million on top of the $5.5 million for Keith's contract). The Hawks would still be subject to re-capture penalty, the Oilers would free $5.5 million in cap space, just no additional "cap credit". This is not the conspiracy you are looking for. Move along Oilers fans...

New blog! Thoughts on what the Blackhawks are seeking in prospects to select in the upcoming NHL Draft and even with free agents to sign this offseason.

https://bit.ly/3tIPouh