It's time for Travel Tuesdays. please feel free to play along - all you need to do is to post one of your travel pics (and who doesn't have a gazillion of those) and then pop on over to Sandi's blog to join her Linky.
This week's post has a back story.
Ok. ALL of my posts has a back story. I shall try to be brief (I see Sandi rolling her ideas already).
Paul works in retail. Retail employees can never take time off over the Christmas holidays. The store he works at has been bought by Target. They will close on October 1st throwing 300+ employees out of work (just one store - close to 250 in chain - that's a lot of unemployed folks). store will be shuttered for 8 months while target guts and renovates it.
We're making lemonade - for the first time ever we may be able to travel for the holidays!!!!!
Do we return to New York?
Moi?
I am more interested in planning your downtime.
I think you need to plan a trip to Alabama... or better yet ~ let's meet at the beach.
A real beach!
Posted by: sandi @the whistlestop cafe | January 10, 2012 at 09:01 PM
Beautiful photos...nothing like Christmas in New York for holiday decorations! Seems so strange to think of all those people out of work because a store is bought by another, couldn't they just employ those people as well? On the other hand, being able to travel during holidays might be nice as well.
Posted by: Kayte | January 11, 2012 at 09:18 AM
I'd go crazy at a beach Sandi - I am the opposite of a beach person.
I think that they'll try and bring back as many as thye can Kayte but they have to gut the store, remodel, expand, etc before it can become a Target. That is a lot of down time for folks.
Posted by: JDeQ | January 12, 2012 at 08:18 PM
You are right, that is a lot of down time for people. Sigh. Hope it all works out that most of them can find employment there.
Posted by: Kayte | January 13, 2012 at 11:21 AM