I personally have not been affected by the recession, primarily being employeed by a company that benefits from such thing with companies cutting down on cost. As a result, I havent been laid off and my pay has steadily increased since the start. However, what has hurt me the most I would say is the prices of labor at most general shops. I would say that this has lead me to do things myself or go to an actual point of contact that doesnt have as much inflation in their labor rates due to being a smaller business. Either way, I know a lot of people that just dont "mod" and go out as much as they used to. Other than the 6 grand I spent last year on a blower setup, I really havent done much else.