The economy is recovering

Lost User

Tesco are stocking steak and kidney puddings again! Seriously, when the slump happened I noticed the diversity in supermarkets dropped drastically and now it is recovering a bit. Any other subtle indicators that you can think of?

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Lost User

Fewer people packing their Aldi purchases into Sainsbury bags.

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I have a new job in the UK, that's a good indicator! :)

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realJSOP

The price of ammo has relaxed a bit.

.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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PIEBALDconsult

Better check what kind of animal they're from. :~

Rajesh R Subramanian

Trollslayer wrote:

Any other subtle indicators that you can think of?

I've moved on to a faster internet connection[^]. Does that count? :-O

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Nemanja Trifunovic

Trollslayer wrote:

Any other subtle indicators that you can think of

New York recruiters are spamming me again like crazy, although I moved from NY almost five years ago.

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Lost User

I don't need it.

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Rajesh R Subramanian

Not the ones coming out of a gun? :)

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Rajesh R Subramanian

John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

The price of ammo has relaxed a bit. .45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly

Hey man! Have you *actually* shot anyone with a gun? You were in the navy, yada, yada. But after that? Or is it like collecting ammo and guns is your hobby?

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Nagy Vilmos

We're back on the Veuve Clicquot after a case of rather non-descript wine from a small Côte des Blancs vineyard.

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Lost User

I'm British, we don't need guns here.

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Lost User

If that's faster, what was your previous speed?

Nagy Vilmos

Trollslayer wrote:

we don't need guns here

Wait a few weeks and you might change your mind when [banished to soapbox]

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Rajesh R Subramanian

Previous was 1 MBPS. I think my current speed would be average in the US and many other countries, but I'm not entirely sure. However, this is an unusually fast connection by the norms of my country.

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Lost User

Ah yes I see, the fastest region has an average speed of 2.2Mbit/s and the fastest ISP gives has 20Mbit/s.. So how much do you pay for this?

realJSOP

Yes you do. You've merely allowed yourselves to be lulled into believing that you don't.

.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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realJSOP

Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:

Hey man! Have you *actually* shot anyone with a gun?

Yes, and it was while I was in the Navy, and no, it wasn't an "enemy combatant".

Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:

Or is it like collecting ammo and guns is your hobby?

I don't "collect" guns or ammo in the sense of being a collector. I purchase guns for specific uses and practice with them regularly. There's no point in owning a gun unless you know how and when to use it. I have enough ammo for each gun I own, and unless I buy a subsequent weapon of the same caliber, I won't be needing any more ammo on hand than I already have. "Collectors" gather weapons of significant jistorical significance, and hide them away thinking they'll become valuable. They generally do not fire these weapons, or even chamber a round in them. For example, my dad has a .30-30 Winchester manufactured in 1956 that has never been fired or even had a round chambered in it. I keep pestering him to give me the rifle but I think he won't because he knows I'll go out and "ruin it's value" by taking it to the range and putting a few hundred rounds through it. My hobby is programming. My hobbies over the years have included collecting diecast cars, building wooden ship models, building plastic model cars, and full-sized Ford performance vehicles of the 60's.

.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001

Roger Wright

Trollslayer wrote:

Any other subtle indicators that you can think of?

I still have a job. :-D Seriously, though, home sales are starting to pick up a little, my minor stock holdings are up a small bit, and retail stores have actual cars parked in their lots these days. Little else has changed, but it has to start somewhere...

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Nemanja Trifunovic

Trollslayer wrote:

I'm British, we don't need guns here.

You're still using English longbows?

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