I think prices reached the point where it would drop demand sometime back, in July or so,

The grass just didn't take. By mid-July there was more dirt than grass. It reached the point that we needed to get this situation handled.

At some point the cost of gas is going to have an effect, but I don't think we've reached that point yet. Most people who have boats have the disposable income to run them.

This is a ridiculous move by the City Council. The price of gasoline depends on supply and demand, not an edict from City Council. What we need is more gasoline from the refineries, not more hot air from the politicians.

I think that they reached the point where something had to happen to Burlington Coat. (CEO) Monroe Milstein was not active for quite sometime, and I think it was mostly his sons running the company. I think his sons were running out of ideas. They weren't expanding and they felt it would be too much of an effort to make the company shape up and be competitive.

Supply exceeded demand. If everyone offered their houses for sale then prices would drop. There is just no fundamental economic reason behind the recent drops.