Anonymous
Post 10/28/2025 14:50     Subject: Government Shutdown and Finances , observation and effect on DMV area
Anonymous wrote:Tysons mall was packed and busy last night. People buying, people eating, people shopping, Halloween costumes going at $90 a pop. Folks buying Yeti customized products and test driving Rivians. Lots of foot traffic and cars all night long.


There is some groups that is not affected at all by this kind of economy, they are even getting richer..(doctors, lawyers, and everyone who check their portfolio up $87k in a day …. especially here in northern virginia, they (and their kids) are the ones who still hanging around at Tyson Galleria and filling fancy restaurants.

Majority, the rest of us are just not…
Anonymous
Post 10/28/2025 14:36     Subject: Government Shutdown and Finances , observation and effect on DMV area
Restaurants are definitely struggling. If you see they are packed it is rare.
I do side gig food deliveries, in and out alot of food places and I can tell how different it is now than like a year ago… and lately the trend is worse…
Anonymous
Post 10/28/2025 14:22     Subject: Re:Government Shutdown and Finances , observation and effect on DMV area

Anonymous wrote:
I’m not a fed worker, so I’m not directly feeling affected but I’ve noticed it at my local restaurant (non chain restaurant) that they are struggling because people are eating out less and they are now wondering how much longer they can stay open.


Not a fed but I'm always amazed whenever my family goes out to eat that restaurants are so packed and so pricy. We maybe go out to eat 4x per year so for us it's a rare treat but it seems many people do it all the time. Sounds like some much needed belt-tightening is happening.


Definitely seeing restaurants affected. We are retired and eat out about twice a week. We are noting the change. At a well known restaurant our waiter was sitting around (yep) and was really glad to see us (oh, I'm glad you are back!). We saw one restaurant that went out of business in Vienna recently.
Anonymous
Post 10/28/2025 14:04     Subject: Government Shutdown and Finances , observation and effect on DMV area
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Where should Americans be looking for jobs overseas before orange sells everything for his benefit to vodka Pouty and oil shieks ?


Honestly I’m wondering if the economy is going to get so bad that we are going to see outward migration.


I am an essential fed with a very safe job series. I am actively trying to transfer to Europe or Japan.
Anonymous
Post 10/28/2025 14:04     Subject: Government Shutdown and Finances , observation and effect on DMV area
I am not directly affected, DH and I still have our private sector jobs - but I'm learning and will tell my kids not to be dependent on the federal govt.
Anonymous
Post 10/28/2025 13:57     Subject: Re:Government Shutdown and Finances , observation and effect on DMV area
We are both federal contractors. Companies are furloughing and laying people off. We put off hiring a contractor to do some work on our house. I can't imagine it isn't having an impact. America is a disgrace. All of the congress should be fired and replaced with regular people who actually want to govern.
Anonymous
Post 10/28/2025 13:45     Subject: Re:Government Shutdown and Finances , observation and effect on DMV area
We see feds with Tesla’s and Cyber trucks though


Are you aware that some feds are married to people in the private sector, and that is why they have money? For example, federal government lawyers may have a spouse at a firm.
Anonymous
Post 10/28/2025 13:27     Subject: Re:Government Shutdown and Finances , observation and effect on DMV area
Anonymous wrote:I’m not a fed worker, so I’m not directly feeling affected but I’ve noticed it at my local restaurant (non chain restaurant) that they are struggling because people are eating out less and they are now wondering how much longer they can stay open.


Not a fed but I'm always amazed whenever my family goes out to eat that restaurants are so packed and so pricy. We maybe go out to eat 4x per year so for us it's a rare treat but it seems many people do it all the time. Sounds like some much needed belt-tightening is happening.
Anonymous
Post 10/28/2025 10:15     Subject: Re:Government Shutdown and Finances , observation and effect on DMV area
I don’t have anything what you have mentioned not sure what should I cut down.. SNAP is running out this month.. any impact on government shutdown ? Economy aka stock market still going up..
Anonymous
Post 10/26/2025 08:44     Subject: Government Shutdown and Finances , observation and effect on DMV area
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Tysons mall was packed and busy last night. People buying, people eating, people shopping, Halloween costumes going at $90 a pop. Folks buying Yeti customized products and test driving Rivians. Lots of foot traffic and cars all night long.


As a furloughed fed...not sure these are my peers you're seeing. I've never seen a Rivian in our parking lot. Hasn't hit most of the contractors I know so far.
We see feds with Tesla’s and Cyber trucks though
Anonymous
Post 10/26/2025 08:32     Subject: Government Shutdown and Finances , observation and effect on DMV area
Anonymous wrote:I'm baffled why people are putting so much emphasis on families missing Thanksgiving. Eating every day is far more important than one holiday. I'd be far more worried about the other 29 days of November and the 31 days in December. Thanksgiving is not a priority.


I assumed this was related to Thanksgiving travel- flights, hotels, gas/tolls. If it’s the meal itself, I agree.
Anonymous
Post 10/25/2025 20:29     Subject: Government Shutdown and Finances , observation and effect on DMV area
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Where should Americans be looking for jobs overseas before orange sells everything for his benefit to vodka Pouty and oil shieks ?


Honestly I’m wondering if the economy is going to get so bad that we are going to see outward migration.


Emigration?
Anonymous
Post 10/25/2025 20:24     Subject: Government Shutdown and Finances , observation and effect on DMV area
Is he going to let the government open or is he project 25th it with a Supra long shutdown?
Why are we all sitting here like frogs in a pot—especially the PRESS?
Anonymous
Post 10/25/2025 20:07     Subject: Government Shutdown and Finances , observation and effect on DMV area
I took early retirement from the govt, so the shutdown hasn’t affected my budget directly.

My teacher friends tell me that the sub shortages of previous years are over. There’s now a surplus of subs to cover classes.
Anonymous
Post 10/25/2025 19:50     Subject: Government Shutdown and Finances , observation and effect on DMV area
Anonymous wrote:Where should Americans be looking for jobs overseas before orange sells everything for his benefit to vodka Pouty and oil shieks ?


Honestly I’m wondering if the economy is going to get so bad that we are going to see outward migration.