I'd like to see how many people respond to this post.

Do me a favor - after you've posted how many people you know - please ad up the total and post the total number at the very end of your post.

So this should work like this:

I finish my post with a number "5".

then the next poster's number is a 4.  He then adds them up and puts a 9 at the end of his post.  Next poster knows 1 person who lost their job in past few months - they put a 10 at the end of their post.

so how ever many people you know that lost their job - say "I know X amount of people" etc. - then at the end of the post add up the previous poster's last number and your X and put that at the very end of the post. 

Let's see where this goes.

My brother-in-law lost his job in December - working for a major bank - plus I know 4 other people - some clients and a friend that lost their job in past 6 months.  So my number is 5. 

SO NEXT PERSON WHO POSTS - PLEASE AT THE END OF YOUR POST - PUT THE TOTAL NUMBER (NUMBER OF PEOPLE YOU KNOW WHO LOST JOB + MY NUMBER (5)

ALSO - Please bold and center the last number.  Hope this makes sense and people respond.

5