Winnipesaukee Forum - View Single Post - how badly are area restaurants hurting???

sa meredith · 05-29-2008, 03:06 PM

Hilltopper...
I wasn't going to bother to reply, but after reading your post, I figured "why not?". I could not agree more. I just can't understand people who somehow don't see the complete and utter mess this economy is in.
I recently responded to a post in another thread in which someone actually wrote something to the effect of " the economy is fine. It's just election year "sky is falling" type stuff". I was shocked.
A little news for people who are not out there, grinding away every day....Times are tough. Real world type stuff. Business for me is not slow...it's non-existent!!!! It hit me for real last Thursday, when, for the first time in 4 years, I actually cancelled my Thursday night trip to Meredith.
Had every intention of going, but got home Wednesday night to find a $635 oil bill on the front door (should have stopped the auto delivery, my bad). Figured with all the gas I would use driving north, and then gas for the boat, I just could not swing it. Tough decision, but one that had to be made. More and more money going out, and VERY VERY little coming back in.
MEDIA HYPE!!!!!????? This poster insults every working family reading this board.
As for restaurants being off...wife is a minority owner in a restaurant that opened recently on the lake, and winter busniness was fair at best, but even now, they are way behind what was projected. Not a small time place. They spent huge money. Remember, don't judge a restaurant by what you see on a Friday or Saturday night...they BETTER be busy then. The money must be made on Tues/ Wed/ Thursday nights as well.

05-29-2008, 03:06 PM	#8
sa meredith Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 986 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 32 Thanked 352 Times in 137 Posts	agree Hilltopper... I wasn't going to bother to reply, but after reading your post, I figured "why not?". I could not agree more. I just can't understand people who somehow don't see the complete and utter mess this economy is in. I recently responded to a post in another thread in which someone actually wrote something to the effect of " the economy is fine. It's just election year "sky is falling" type stuff". I was shocked. A little news for people who are not out there, grinding away every day....Times are tough. Real world type stuff. Business for me is not slow...it's non-existent!!!! It hit me for real last Thursday, when, for the first time in 4 years, I actually cancelled my Thursday night trip to Meredith. Had every intention of going, but got home Wednesday night to find a $635 oil bill on the front door (should have stopped the auto delivery, my bad). Figured with all the gas I would use driving north, and then gas for the boat, I just could not swing it. Tough decision, but one that had to be made. More and more money going out, and VERY VERY little coming back in. MEDIA HYPE!!!!!????? This poster insults every working family reading this board. As for restaurants being off...wife is a minority owner in a restaurant that opened recently on the lake, and winter busniness was fair at best, but even now, they are way behind what was projected. Not a small time place. They spent huge money. Remember, don't judge a restaurant by what you see on a Friday or Saturday night...they BETTER be busy then. The money must be made on Tues/ Wed/ Thursday nights as well.