Shades of Gray

I got nine lives
Cat's eyes
Usin' every one of them and running in wild
--AC/DC

The past couple of days I drove by or thru a number of suburban Cincy shopping districts (Kenwood, Beechmont, Eastgate, Milford, Rookwood). Traffic was surprisingly thin--even for a bear like me.

Anecdotal to be sure, but these data suggest a low end Black Friday wkend. Casts some doubt on the 'upside surprise' holiday spending scenario when extrapolating forward.