tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post7680197365145996758..comments2024-03-29T08:20:57.152-04:00Comments on Granny Sue's News and Reviews: Local NewsGranny Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-7369557522772516152009-02-15T05:56:00.000-05:002009-02-15T05:56:00.000-05:00i hope your community gets through this wellxoxoxo...i hope your community gets through this well<BR/>xoxoxolaoi gaul~williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13461210264595425112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-194890910418718752009-02-13T12:50:00.000-05:002009-02-13T12:50:00.000-05:00My husband was hired there in 1978, but he got hit...My husband was hired there in 1978, but he got hit by their big lay off in I believe it was 1981, but at least it didn't close down then. It almost 6 months exactly after being laid off that he got hired at Carbide <BR/>I wish everyone luck in finding other employment.Janet,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17796999156668844943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-26414467979986736872009-02-13T06:47:00.000-05:002009-02-13T06:47:00.000-05:00In our small county of 7,000 we are feeling it too...In our small county of 7,000 we are feeling it too. Restaurants closing mostly, and now the biggest employer, The Inn is laying off and cutting their employees back 30%, at least the ones that are staying. They own most of Little Washington, so it's frightening, if they close, so will the town itself. Mostly our local folks are lucky enough that we live close to larger cities, so more opportunities if they can do more then construction, which seems to be taking the hardest hit in the whole state. Home foreclosures are up here as well, and that is the worst to see. I guess I'm lucky, even in these hard times, folks seem to need their wine, so far my job looks somewhat secure, though I try not to bank on anything these days. But I can work at a burger joint if all else fails : ), this I know how to do.<BR/>JulieLucky13https://www.blogger.com/profile/09592919065267968015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-23620181097507295402009-02-12T21:07:00.000-05:002009-02-12T21:07:00.000-05:00Thanks for putting the human side on the story of ...Thanks for putting the human side on the story of the plant closing -too often I think that's missing - <BR/>EllouiseELLOUISESTORYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15524893156201808778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-83094372170445083292009-02-12T19:14:00.000-05:002009-02-12T19:14:00.000-05:00No doubt mountain folk are as tenacious as bayou p...No doubt mountain folk are as tenacious as bayou people. I do feel for them, though. Your post brings me hope and encouragement when the TV news brings nothing but gloom and doom. It helps me to know these people still know the ways to survive---many do not, I fear. My 3 acres in the marsh are looking better and better, cher`.<BR/>BWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-82435350091000699492009-02-12T17:05:00.000-05:002009-02-12T17:05:00.000-05:00Me too, Becky. It's difficult to see our friends a...Me too, Becky. It's difficult to see our friends and neighbors losing homes and jobs.Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-89315643970211258892009-02-12T15:15:00.000-05:002009-02-12T15:15:00.000-05:00You are so right on how many lives are affected by...You are so right on how many lives are affected by one business closing. I am praying for these families and for Ravenswood as a whole. You are also right about mountain folks knowing how to survive. My aunt used to say that the mountains felt like the arms of God around us. We survive by leaning on those strong arms and returning to the old ways that sustained our forefathers.Cozy Home Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04027019843319294911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-67899709880024141332009-02-12T12:03:00.000-05:002009-02-12T12:03:00.000-05:00So sad! Everyday more and more companies close the...So sad! Everyday more and more companies close their doors. I am hoping it will eventually come to a close and we will begin to prosper again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-31890247758241771072009-02-12T10:52:00.000-05:002009-02-12T10:52:00.000-05:00Well said, Carol. I wish this had not happened but...Well said, Carol. I wish this had not happened but I did not think we would be immune to what is going on across the country.Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-65146132446718264612009-02-12T10:08:00.000-05:002009-02-12T10:08:00.000-05:00Mountain people will indeed always survive. I am ...Mountain people will indeed always survive. I am from the Ozarks of Arkansas, so I do understand what your community is going through and I feel for them. God gave mountain people the strength and endurance of the mountains themselves.BarbCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01317514875776927996noreply@blogger.com