August 28, 2007 by debbie.

I just have a express some feelings about our local Cape County Transit.  We take care of my 86 year old mother and she has thoroughly enjoyed using the transit to commute to Dr. appts & exercises classes.  She currently lives in Jackson, but needs to get to Cape for most activities.  Throughout the last year there have been major shakeups in management and firing of longtime, qualified personnel.

It seems a real shame that the stable forces of our community, who are getting older, are being raped with the high prices to go to and from Cape to Jackson.  I drive a vehicle and I just don’t think it costs $20 (per person) to drive from Jackson to Cape and back.  I have almost come to the conclusion that perhaps I should quit my job and start shuttling senior citizens around to appts, seems there’s plenty of money in that!

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August 28, 2007 by debbie.

It seems like recently everywhere we turn we hear negative reports about the housing market.  This flames of the fire are fanned constantly by the media!  If it weren’t for BAD news they’d have no news at all.  I heard from a couple reliable sources that over the past couple of weeks a major lender in the housing market was about to close it’s doors, however, the fed stepped in an “saved the day” by pumping in several billion dollars……….NOW if that lender would have shut it’s doors, then “yes” we would have a major crisis…..but they didn’t. 

I do think many lenders have over extended themselves and wrote loans that shouldn’t have been written, we will be seeing those houses in the foreclosure market in the near future…..but back on the positive note.  We live in a fairly stable part of the nation and not that much has really changed around here.  One large change that I have seen is homes seem to stay on the market for a much longer time.  Again because buyers are “running scared” with all the bad press from the media.  Interest rates are still good—providing your credit is good.

My husband has always said my cup is “half full”….maybe I’m just looking on the bright side, but there’s just no sense in everyone pushing the panic button. 

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