<!--quoteo(post=379746:date=Aug 18 2009, 06&#58;37 AM:name=eaststandbaggie)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (eaststandbaggie &#064; Aug 18 2009, 06&#58;37 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&amp;pid=379746">&lt;strong&gt;QUOTE BELOW&lt;/strong&gt;</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Reading on the BBC news this morning that Chicago is closing certain public buildings for several days each month to save money. It said that California is in an even worse predicament. Who would have thought a few years ago that the world would get itself into such a financial mess.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--><br /><br /><br />It seems bad all around.  My state has just announced a &#036;384 million budget gap for next year.  The governor will make announcements today on how he wants to deal with it.