Things were a little slower than usual over the holidays. Tips were smaller. It's taking longer for corporate customers to pay. In some cases, hours were reduced. In a few cases, long-standing gigs were canceled. A few corporate clients went out of business. One I'd been working for since the late 70's went bankrupt. The net effect was about a $3000.00 hit between Christmas and new Year's Eve, and, whereas I generally get about 50% of my checks during January, I still have $7,950.00, or about 65 % of my money "on the books" as of Feb. 1. A recent injury also necessitated the canceling of some of my customary holiday work.

How about you? See any improvement since Christmas?

Russ

[This message has been edited by captain Russ (edited 02-03-2010).]