It hasn't gotten so hot today which is a good thing given the recent moisture. I can't remember if I dumped the gauge or not after the big storm the other night but one way or the other we have had over 1.5 inches of rain so far this week. The grass is really growing and will have to be mowed with only five or six days of growth.
There is also some stormy weather in the job market in addition the GM layoffs that made the newspaper this morning.
The Charlotte paper reports the following.
Two of North Carolina's most prominent furniture makers announced more than 1,200 layoffs Tuesday, including nearly 650 in Caldwell and Rutherford counties.
Broyhill Furniture Industries will close two plants in Lenoir, about 70 miles northwest of Charlotte, and convert a plant in Rutherfordton to a distribution center, officials said.
Thomasville Furniture Industries said it would lay off about 600 workers in Thomasville and elsewhere in Davidson County.
The job layoffs and plant closings are like thunderstorms rumbling across the country, leaving devastation behind them. There's seems to be little that we can do but come up with new ideas and try to be as creative as possible in creating a new economy without textiles and furniture. The global economy has been just as dangerous and even more unpredictable than a bad storm. With all the tricks used to protect companies, it's no wonder we feel powerless. I heard today that the new restrictive rules on China are saving some businesses in Mongolia.
Well at least my tomato plants that I mentioned in "Spring Tomato Ritual" and "Sock Tomatoes" are thriving in all the heat, humidity, and stormy weather. :)
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