Another moment of silence...

Not just the south bay. The location of my office is adjacent to an area going through rampant gentrification. When I moved my office to its current location 12 years ago, 50 cents a square foot was going rate for warehouse space, usable as office. Now such spaces are being sheetrocked and carpeted, and going for $5 to $10 per square foot. My landlords are a partnership. One of them is trying to retire. The other just started a new venture that immediately failed. So, since the building is worth ten times what they once paid for it, they're selling. 99% probability that the new owners will clear the building, remodel, and raise the rents to 10 times their current level. And the zoning is such that they could add a second level. I've been losing money for a long time. I would keep going, anyway. But there's just no way that I can rationalize moving AND continuing. Therefore, after 22 years (12 in current location), XenoSoft is closing. No idea how long before the landlords find a buyer; then I'll have 30 days. "Greed"? "Capitalism"? It doesn't matter any more. Should I hate my landlords for it? I don't think so, and it's not worth it. I'm too busy discarding all the stuff that represents that part of my life. -- Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin(a)xenosoft.com