They are surely slippery ground. -- John W Reames jwrea...@comcast.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile: +14437915905
On Dec 3, 2010, at 10:22, "Peter T. Arnold" <pm7...@comcast.net> wrote: > Got to love oil threads..... > > On 12/3/2010 8:40 AM, Dieselhead wrote: >> What an antiquated philosophy! Look at our gummit. We have a sec of >> treasury (and head of the IRS) who didn't pay taxes. 900 billion of bailout >> money that nobody knows where it went (but you can rest assured it went to >> big donors to bamster) Wall street has created worthless paper and inflated >> its value until the scheme collapsed. And don't neglect the 70 yr old ponzi >> scheme perpetrated on us by the "beloved" FDR called social (in)security. >> >> How can HP be expected to live by such a philosophy when the rest of the >> world operates on the philosophy of rape kill pillage and burn? >> >>> I think this is nicely summed up by first referring to the inside cover of >>> the "HP-41C/CV Owner's Handbook and Programming Guide" (00041-90313 Rev. D, >>> December 1982), wherein it states: "The success and prosperity of our >>> company will be assured only if we offer our customers superior products >>> that fill real needs and provide lasting value, and are supported by a wide >>> variety of useful services, both before and after sale." (Statement of >>> Corporate Objectives, Hewlett-Packard). Compare this to HP today. >>> >>> (BTW, the darned thing STILL WORKS!) >>> >>> -- >>> John W Reames >>> jwrea...@comcast.net >>> Home: +14106646986 >>> Mobile: +14437915905 >>> >>> On Dec 1, 2010, at 6:55, Jim Cathey <j...@windwireless.net> wrote: >>> >>>> Typical of today's business. Build up a solid reputation, sell >>>> your soul to save a few beans, and ride that solid reputation >>>> into the ground while reaping larger profits. Sound familiar? >>>> >>>> -- Jim >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>> >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
