What Credit Crunch?

This was the morning... a nice serene walk by the water of leith.

In the afternoon we took a drive to the shops and were amazed by the number of people out. And a quick bag count showed that they were spending money as well... Not necessarily their own money - but money all the same. So is this the last consumer-kick before rolling over for the depression - or is the media at it manipulating our feeble minds again with all this "worst recession ever" stuff...?