One business that will begin booming..

[kimmerspixelated]

Sleeping Pills-Sominex or whatever OTC type. I don't know about you but I had a hard time sleeping last night. Economic crunching-DEPRESSION COMING SOON???!!!Cheney pulling out his IRAN SABER SWORD...the idea that the Easter Bunny, this year, MUST cut back! And we're actually one of the luckier families!

[MADem]

1. Have some passionflower tea. Very Relaxing, that. nt

[kimmerspixelated]

14. Oh, I agree! I'm totally into natural.

Don't get me wrong! I meant that the general public- the ones that think natural methods/medicine is some kind of snake oil-those are the ones- who will continue to use those OTC sleeping pills", and they'll want more!!!

[DJ13]

2. I thought you were going to say

soup kitchens

:shrug:

[margotb822]

3. Hopefully prosecutors

We'll have to be working overtime to get those bastards behind bars!

And speaking of behind bars: Happy St. Patrick's Day :toast: (I couldn't resist!)

[angrycarpenter]

4. Guns

Gun sales nearly always go up during bad economic times.

[panader0]

5. I am actually thinking of going into the solar and wind power

business. House construction is down, but people will be looking for alternative energy sources.

[napoleon_in_rags]

12. That's a really exciting market, with huge possibilities.

But its about more than the basics. Everybody is thinking about the basics, solar and wind power generation, but the facts seem to show that that solar is about to make huge research breakthoughs in price and efficiency via nanotech, and wind tech has a lot of room for improvement in cost and efficiency. I think the best sectors to be in are in energy efficiency, and transition to electric systems from fossil fuels. In transport little electric cars like these are moving closer to a pricepoint where they will become viable.
http://www.zapworld.com/electric-vehicles/electric-cars/xebra-sedan
and will get people around at 1/15th the cost of gas, just on our current electricity. This will spawn a whole range of services specific to this type of vehicle. Also, there is a lot of super efficient incredible motor technology that exists, but isn't at the right price point due to manufacturing costs. Like these
http://www.greenspeed.us/bionx_motor_bike_kit.htm
Brilliant design in these little magnetic engines, which harness breaking power with 80% efficiency at the same time.

Anyway, sorry to rant but its exciting to me. This market is going to be huge, and there's going to be a lot of money to made, especially in the fringe areas where nobody else is looking right now.

[benEzra]

13. Very promising idea, I think. (n/t)

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

6. There has been one suicide...

And a depressing number of attempted suicides in the Northampton/Lehigh/Monroe counties of PA, over the last week or so. Also, a significant uptick of Heroin overdoses by young people in the adjoining area of NJ. I have a police scanner and have heard them all, as I have a good antenna on a tall building and a well-programmed scanner. Many women amongst those numbers.

The local papers have a policy of not reporting these things, if they take place in the person's home and they are not found outdoors, away from home.

I might add that drunk driving busts are up.

All in all, I would say that the one-fodder-units are now feeling it and certain social fabric threads are starting to fail.

[Horse with no Name]

7. Mortuary business is always booming in times like these,

you are going to die whether you can afford to or not.

[alfredo]

8. Chamomile and honey will stimulate Serotonin helping you to sleep.

Sleepytime by Celestial Seasoning has Chamomile and I believe Valerian root.

[alfredo]

9. Candy always sells.

[Firespirit]

10. Green tea and crackers

My migraine remedy, because there is not a medicine on the market that works on them for me. I have a feeling headaches of all kinds will be on the rise.

(Partaking of the remedy right now. :()

[kestrel91316]

11. Liquor stores will boom -

as we all start finding it necessary to drink ourselves to sleep in this nightmarish world......