You know you're in a recession when...

...your upstairs neighbor is drunk Friday, Saturday and Sunday and screams at the landlord about the temperature in his apartment and slams his apartment door repeatedly and concludes his tantrum by playing Get Up, Stand Up by Bob Marley at a floor-shaking volume and the police shows up.

When a belligerent drunk with chilly feet thinks he's being oppressed and must stand up for his rights, it's a sure sign of recession. If he winds up making buttons and T-shirts to further his cause, then it means we're in a full blown depression. I'll keep you posted.