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18. A lot of People are leaving.

Thu Nov 21, 2024, 09:03 AM

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I work in a small music shop in Philadelphia PA.(Musical Instruments,CDs,Vinyl records.)
All this week people have been "donating" CDs & records. There's also been a major upswing in calls from people looking to sell music gear & instruments. This isn't unusual right before Christmas but I've been working here for many years & never fielded this many calls to sell.
They all tell me their moving or trying to move out of the US. A lot of "For Sale" signs popping up on a lot more brownstones & homes in the last week or so. This is ,or was,A desirable cool neighborhood. Its unusual to see what looks like the beginning of a mass exodus. People are leaving. Especially Gays.

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Yes, I will. Mariana Thursday #75

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That was my first though... Think. Again. Thursday #8

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We so very much agree!!! DFW Thursday #14

I'm jealous. I wish we could afford to do that. I wish them both much happiness. Oopsie Daisy Thursday #10

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My wife and Ibought some land in New Brunswick, CA rambler_american Thursday #11

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Some People Have the Means to Move Like That. MineralMan Thursday #21

I think it's a good barometer orangecrush Thursday #30

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