Getting out of the hobby.

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Yes, unfortunately, in hard economic times & with lots of life changes happening to people, reefing becomes an unaffordable luxury for some. Separations, divorces, lost jobs, moving, etc. can take a toll on reefers & their will/ability to stay with the addiction.

It seems to take people who are OCD or just plain stubborn to keep at it through good times & bad.

We did notice that while lots of people were at J&L this Boxing Day sales, the rush was over in the first hour & a half for livestock and most of the buyerrs were in the low hundreds range, rather than in the high hundreds like in past years.

[Bryan]

Originally Posted by SeaHorse_Fanatic

We did notice that while lots of people were at J&L this Boxing Day sales, the rush was over in the first hour & a half for livestock and most of the buyerrs were in the low hundreds range, rather than in the high hundreds like in past years.

But I bet their on-line sales were off the charts. think their server crashed a couple times.

[lastlight]

I think because this hobby is so addicitive...when ppl do get out they've already been desperately trying to keep it going well past the point where they should have gotten out. It's a hobby that drives us to spend even if it means neglecting something else.