What DOES bug me is your constant use of blanket statements to make your point.
And worst of all, many such blanket statements are based on anecdotal evidence!
On another news… today’s LA Times’ Business section had two stories on the cooling housing market. OTOH, my small, community paper (south Ventury Co.) has completely ignored the deflating bubble. Of course, their main source of revenue are all those realtors’ and mortgage brokers’ ads!