If you have been to the mall lately, you already knew the recession is over -- at least in the Lehigh Valley. I went there today to buy a charger for my phone. The Verizon store in the mall is closer than the one farther out, but I wasn't counting on the crowds. There was no parking in the main lots. I finally waited until someone got into his car and vacated a spot. You'd have thought everyone went there to see Obama pass health care reform on the spot. The only time I have seen such crowds is Christmas week. Now if only they employed parking lot attendants, the unemployment problem would be solved.