So the UAW walked off the line at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time this morning.  It sounds like it will be a relatively short strike.  My dad doesn’t have picket duty until 12 – 4 a.m. on Saturday, so he’s got some free time on his hands!  He doesn’t seem to be too worried about things, but I am a little worried for him (and Michigan’s economy!).  GM isn’t doing all that well and my dad isn’t really willing to give up anything, especially wages.  That’s the sort of thing that leads to a stalemate.  I don’t know how to feel about the whole thing…on one hand the company is struggling with competition from foreign automakers on top of struggling with how to pay for pensions for all the retiring baby boomers, so it seems like something’s got to give there.  On the other hand, corporate CEOs (everywhere, not just at GM) are making so much silly money that it is kind of hard to feel bad for them.  Either way, we hope for a swift end to the strike so the 72,000+ workers can get back to being paid!

Not much going on here, we bought a new dining room table that is enormous.  That is all.

“It’s not often that someone else poops on your underwear!” – Sara