* Yesterday afternoon, the neighborhood was so thick with holiday shoppers that the lines at the Chase (6 machines) and Citibank (12 machines) ATMs went out the door and onto the sidewalk. Last night, the Chase was empty of cash, and this morning the Citibank was.
* One of the local booze merchants told me the other night that he bought several extra cases of Johnny Walker Red before Christmas. He hasn't sold a single bottle. But the single malt scotches, esp. the $100 and up ones, are flying off the shelves. Ditto bourbon: the Jim Beam and Jack Daniels are gathering dust, but he can't keep the limited edition $200 a bottle stuff in stock.
Good thing the American economy isn't at all bubble-like!
Doug