Had a nice evening at another private school auction. Small school and while we don't have kids there ourselves, a number of people we know have or had kids there. You would never know there was a recession for the prices people paid for stuff. Oh, granted that it is for a good cause... But over $500 to have a teacher make your kids lunch for a week??? Or over $500 for a coat made from duct tape (and not a new coat either...). Several items sold in the thousands. I'm sure it was a great success.
It also made me realize that my personal network is still pretty damn small. Who are these parents - cars lined the streets as the parking lot was full. SUV's BMW's Mercedes, etc. And these are not generally right wing types. This is an artistic and culturally oriented school. Who are these parents and where do they get their wealth? Doesn't quite seem like the tech sector.
We sat with a judge and a former hospital president turned teacher. Others we know there are professors, vp's at local companies... Still I think our contacts are not representative of the tables spending the bucks. There was serious money there and it is interesting to wonder about who these high-bidding types are.
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