Hard times come to Yuppietown

Everyone came, but mainly to look

Today was "Open House" for the artists of Yuppietown, a small town of about 10,000 souls about 10 miles north of here. It was Sunday, so we slept late, ate a lazy breakfast and then drove up to take a look at the action and see how our daughter-in-law was faring with her jewelry sales. "Wow, there's nowhere to park!" was our first mixed feeling reaction – disappointment at having to walk an extra hundred yards and joy because Diane had so many visitors, and hopefully, buyers in her house. I didn't intend buying anything so I hadn't taken a Payday Loan and my wallet was empty.

Very few sales

Inside, the house was humming with activity and a large throng of people moving slowly from one display to another. Diane was standing in the entrance smiling at her visitors. I asked how it was going and she whispered, "So far they're only looking. Very few sales." A few minutes later a woman bought a pair of earrings and broke the ice. We hung around for a while and then walked across the street to another Open House. Here a photographer was displaying stunning mounted color photographs and on the lawn a woman had 3 tables loaded with her pottery. They both said, "No sales or very few sales and cheap stuff only."

Yuppietown

Yuppietown didn’t spring up overnight. It grew slowly and surely as the new breed of hi-tech men and women who were earning large salaries looked for a place to build their dream homes. They built large houses and planted lush gardens. These smart new generation techies got into all kinds of new industries, including many of the old established hi-tech companies. In the streets outside their cars carry company logos such as Microsoft, Intel, Advanced Materials, Comverse and many other lesser known companies. These men and women are enthusiastic and motivated and their children are high-achievers like their parents. ... click here to read the rest of the article titled "Hard times come to Yuppietown"