I think MB tex works better than kevlar
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From: "John Ervine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Zeitgeist wr
R A Bennell wrote:
Lifetime but we are supposed to change it out every 2 years, right?
Randy B who just loves advertising slogans
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Looks like Peak "lifetime" meets those specs!
Marshall
It's supposed to be changed when the pH begins to drift up to above
about 8 an
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This reminds me of the logic by which Peru was once touted as a thriving
economy. The average yearly income was around
Lifetime but we are supposed to change it out every 2 years, right?
Randy B who just loves advertising slogans
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Looks like Peak "lifetime" meets those specs!
Marshall
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redghost wrote:
Vertical integration. Henry Ford did that so he could make cheap Model
T cars. soup to nuts all the way from the ore to the car, married
Firestone to get tires
There's an old sawmill in Alberta, Michigan that he built to get timber
for building Model T bodies. He wanted t
stBuy and the like.
-Curt
Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 19:09:03 -0800
From: redghost <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Get that woman on Extreme Home makeover. See what sort of totally
messed up deal she can do then!
On Monday, February 13, 2006, at 09:14 AM, Smith, Todd wrote:
Hello David,
I normally lurk trying to gain enough knowledge to repair my ailing
300CD but I felt that I had to comment on your sta
em selling technology at BestBuy and the like.
-Curt
Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 19:09:03 -0800
From: redghost <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Walmart vs NAPA auto
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Hello David,
I normally lurk trying to gain enough knowledge to repair my ailing 300CD but I
felt that I had to comment on your statement. Unfortunately my wife teaches
and has taught the majority of her career in both Alabama and West Virginia
where we currently live. "Welfare queens" are n
Bruce,
All the hard workers seem to come from south of the Rio Grande around
Seattle. There and National Guard. Lots of remodel homes were left
high last two years when all the labor went to Iraq. Able to replace
it with hard working fellows at $9/hr, but just for grunt work.
I am trying
We can afford a bunch of those G5 Macs running in parallel too. Think
one school in VA had a thousand of them as a super computer. Upgraded
from G4 to G5 and sold the old ones at pennies on the dollar
On Sunday, February 12, 2006, at 07:50 PM, OK Don wrote:
LinTel isn't that powerful - it's
B Dike wrote:
Now for MB content: Are any of the Prestone products acceptable for Benz?
Getting hard to find the Zerex G-05.
I expect that any low-silicate, low-pH, phosphate-free, pre-charged
formula that meets all of these standards (Chrysler MS 9769, MTU
approved, Daimler Chrysler ap
LinTel? Are those Beowulf Clusters?
An ASU professor gave a presentation to our Phoenix Linux Users Group a year
or so ago- one of his hobbies was buying surplus obsolete PCs from the
university at $25 a pop, loading them with Linux and linking them to create
Beowulf Clusters in his basement. I
Blue collar skills seem to be in short supply in Seattle. A local
construction union chief was quoted in the newspaper saying they were having
serious trouble recruiting apprentices ($45K/yr after 1 year). Guys would
show up on the job site and quit before noon, found out they had to dig h
LinTel isn't that powerful - it's just that you (or someone) can
afford a LOT of them
On 2/12/06, redghost <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> LinTel may be powerful, but it is the humongo power of the parallel G5
> super computers that gets my prostate pumping
>
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OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK
'90 30
LinTel may be powerful, but it is the humongo power of the parallel G5
super computers that gets my prostate pumping
On Sunday, February 12, 2006, at 06:42 PM, OK Don wrote:
With all the LinTel super computers out there now, I wouldn't think
that would be a very secure job ---
http://www.top5
We care, we vote, and we will make your children think that they
sprang whole from the spit of a spiteful god five thousand years ago.
BTW, the stars are not really up there far away, that is an optical
delusion induced by the Vatican in response to Galileo
On Sunday, February 12, 2006, at
right
redghost wrote:
Vertical integration. Henry Ford did that so he could make cheap Model
T cars. soup to nuts all the way from the ore to the car, married
Firestone to get tires
--
Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D,
84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81
Vertical integration. Henry Ford did that so he could make cheap Model
T cars. soup to nuts all the way from the ore to the car, married
Firestone to get tires
On Sunday, February 12, 2006, at 08:04 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
I remember when walmart first started selling groceries in the
With all the LinTel super computers out there now, I wouldn't think
that would be a very secure job ---
http://www.top500.org/lists/2005/11/basic
On 2/12/06, redghost <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Maybe you can get a work at home job with Cray. I have a pal working
> there. Not sure how solvent
Maybe you can get a work at home job with Cray. I have a pal working
there. Not sure how solvent they are anymore though
On Saturday, February 11, 2006, at 09:30 PM, Jim Cathey wrote:
But I didn't worry, I had skills, and certifications, and schooling. I
would venture forth and find me work
I guess old Ross Perot was not hiring at EDS.
On Saturday, February 11, 2006, at 09:17 PM, Ed Booher wrote:
On 2/11/06, paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
If taking some personal moral high-road based on things you've seen on
Dateline or 60 Minutes floats your boat, then good for you.
Again - n
ry 12, 2006 4:07 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Walmart vs NAPA auto
Zeitgeist wrote:
Whoa there Tex, the kevlar reference is a common and largely innocuous
online term used when posting something that could possibly be
perceived as a "flame"--which is yet another online term used to
describe a re
Zeitgeist wrote:
Whoa there Tex, the kevlar reference is a common and largely innocuous
online term used when posting something that could possibly be
perceived as a "flame"--which is yet another online term used to
describe a repudiation of another's stated position, but not generally
considered
Whoa there Tex, the kevlar reference is a common and largely innocuous
online term used when posting something that could possibly be
perceived as a "flame"--which is yet another online term used to
describe a repudiation of another's stated position, but not generally
considered to be threatening.
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From: "Zeitgeist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 2:17 PM
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My, aren't we the pleasant one today.
On 2/12/06, pau
Hey...
What did you guys have for breakfast..??
Seems to me that the purpose of this List is to talk about our
Mercedes-Benz autos and how we can HELP one another!
Give it a break. As for me, the above subject just gets the DELETE key!
Now back to your regularly scheduled program..
i haven't made any death-threats.
why don't you direct your affection in his direction?
p.
Zeitgeist wrote:
My, aren't we the pleasant one today.
On 2/12/06, paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
yes, in comparison to the guy that told me to put on a bulletproof
kevlar vest.
nice tunnel-visio
My, aren't we the pleasant one today.
On 2/12/06, paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> yes, in comparison to the guy that told me to put on a bulletproof
> kevlar vest.
>
> nice tunnel-vision, genius.
Casey
Olympia, WA
Biodiesel: "I drive in a persistent vegetative state"
'87 300TD intercooler (211k
yes, in comparison to the guy that told me to put on a bulletproof
kevlar vest.
nice tunnel-vision, genius.
p.
Zeitgeist wrote:
Ah yes, another compassionate conservative, caring and sharing.
Ah yes, another compassionate conservative, caring and sharing.
On 2/12/06, paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Kevlar? What are you gonna do to me, Eddie?
>
> Oh, and by the way.i don't give a rat's ass what you take offense
> to. Sorry your life sucks so badly lately.
Casey
Olympia, WA
Biod
John Berryman wrote:
Thanks Marshall, its all becoming clear to me now. How did they change
the product, or did they?
The M-1 Ext products increased the quantity of group V oil stock in the
IV/V mix. It SHOULD be a better oil.
Marshall
--
Marshall Booth (who doesn't respond to u
Kevlar? What are you gonna do to me, Eddie?
Oh, and by the way.i don't give a rat's ass what you take offense
to. Sorry your life sucks so badly lately.
p.
Ed Booher wrote:
On 2/11/06, paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
If taking some personal moral high-road based on things you've
Johnny B.,
As you know, I Mac, too.. I'm running 10.4.4 on my iBook G4.
And Mac Mail does work very well And for the times I need to
use a pc... It's there then too.
Take care,
Chuck
Phoenix AZ
On Feb 12, 2006, at 10:35 AM, John Berryman wrote:
It may be good but
Yes, but Gmail organizes every thread automatically. It's free and
really is the best tool for viewing and managing listservs--it's all I
use it for these days.
On 2/12/06, John Berryman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I can easily set my computer to auto-delete by subject, content etc.
Cas
"Kaleb C. Striplin" wrote:
> 10 to work at walmart is pretty good.. Thats more than alot of people make.
Unfortunately, associates make less than dept managers.
At Meijers, everybody is unionized, and the cashiers make about $12-14.
I try to shop there for the stuff they are competitive on. (Wa
oh its about over I have a feeling
John Berryman wrote:
On Sunday, February 12, 2006, at 10:44 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
10 to work at walmart is pretty good.. Thats more than alot of people
make.
Luther Gulseth wrote:
Klebbie,
Do us all a favor and kill this thread, pleas
On Sunday, February 12, 2006, at 11:25 AM, Zeitgeist wrote:
You really need Gmail--this thread has (mostly) stayed in one neat
little box, for me to either view, archive or delete, at will. Get
Gmail now and you'll never be bothered by these long rambling OT
diatribes again.
I can e
r my Paint Job Info
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From: "David Brodbeck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2006 6:44 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Walmart vs NAPA auto
--
Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
89 560S
You really need Gmail--this thread has (mostly) stayed in one neat
little box, for me to either view, archive or delete, at will. Get
Gmail now and you'll never be bothered by these long rambling OT
diatribes again.
On 2/12/06, John Berryman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Klebbie,
Do us all
On Sunday, February 12, 2006, at 11:11 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
how much is amsoil anyways?
John Berryman wrote:
Depends on which oil, from $5.20 - $8.75. I think I will stick with
the Euro formula 5w-40 full synthetic @$6.85 retail but as a dealer it
would be roughly 20% less.
If
On Sunday, February 12, 2006, at 10:44 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
10 to work at walmart is pretty good.. Thats more than alot of people
make.
Luther Gulseth wrote:
Klebbie,
Do us all a favor and kill this thread, please.
Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I am
how much is amsoil anyways?
John Berryman wrote:
On Saturday, February 11, 2006, at 02:25 PM, Mitch Haley wrote:
but I still have never seen a 5qt 5w40
Wanna see a quart of Amsoil full synthetic 5w-40?
Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I am
___
http://
yep, I bet 80% of their business is on debit/credit cards.
John Berryman wrote:
On Saturday, February 11, 2006, at 03:06 PM, paul wrote:
been in a Wal-Mart lately, Johnathan B.?
p.
Yes, just the other day. Looking for Mobil 1 tranny fluid and/or 15-50
found 2qts of 15-50, no tranny fl
I remember when walmart first started selling groceries in their stores
(claremore got one of the first supercenters since sam waltons wife is
from here and her family is still here). At that time I think it had a
video store, and like a hair place in there. I said then (early 90's)
that next
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From: "Luther Gulseth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2006 10:40 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Walmart vs NAPA auto
Sure, and a department manager can make a whopping $10/hr.
~
~from what I understand they pay pretty decen
10 to work at walmart is pretty good.. Thats more than alot of people make.
Luther Gulseth wrote:
Sure, and a department manager can make a whopping $10/hr.
~
~from what I understand they pay pretty decent for what sort of job it
~is, and they promote from within. Its a good way for other
This reminds me of the logic by which Peru was once touted as a thriving
economy. The average yearly income was around $20,000 per person, which
sounds damn good for a south american country.
On closer investigation, though, that was an average with considerable skew -
most Peruvians lived in
, 2006 10:17 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Walmart vs NAPA auto
On 2/11/06, paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
If taking some personal moral high-road based on things you've seen on
Dateline or 60 Minutes floats your boat, then good for you.
Again - no one is forcing anybody to work there
;Jim Cathey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 12:30 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Walmart vs NAPA auto
But I didn't worry, I had skills, and certifications, and schooling. I
would venture forth and f
Jim Cathey wrote:
>
> Pity to hear about Iffy Lube being so picky, I was holding
> that prospect in reserve.
They accepted me at first opportunity, and knew I was a certified
master mechanic according to my state license. I ended up turning
them down to go back to college.
It's rough being Overqualified.
When I was in my late 20's i decided to go back to college. I sold
everything farm and all and figured I'd have no trouble getting a min
wage job to cover the bare expensesBZZZT WRONG!
Eveerywhere I went, overqualified, I had made too much money. Nobody
woul
But I didn't worry, I had skills, and certifications, and schooling. I
would venture forth and find me work. A week turned to three, then
seven, then 3 months.
This ASIC engineer has been out of work since May. No sign
of hiring in my field, or in related ones I'm probably still
qualified in.
On 2/11/06, Jim Cathey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Daycare for those small children can eat most of her wages,
>
> A former coworker of mine has three kids, one a new baby, and
> mentioned in passing that day care was $1700/mo. I don't know
> if that was for two, or her projected figure once nu
On 2/11/06, paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> If taking some personal moral high-road based on things you've seen on
> Dateline or 60 Minutes floats your boat, then good for you.
>
> Again - no one is forcing anybody to work there. If you work for
> Wal-Mart and find their employment practices una
On Saturday, February 11, 2006, at 09:15 PM, Marshall Booth wrote:
M-1 15W-50 Ext was about $26 for a 5 qt jug when 5W-40 T&SUV was $21+.
Marshall
--
Thanks Marshall, its all becoming clear to me now. How did they change
the product, or did they?
Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I am
I hate to hear you guys are not going to Walmart, makes my profit slow down
on the stock I hold. I've had a position for many years and love it when we
come up with a better way. Ever notice how far away you have to park?
I have probably been inside and personal with more national companies than
On Saturday, February 11, 2006, at 09:01 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
Remember Marshall is talking about 5w40, the 15w50 now marketed under
the extended useage is more expensive...
-Curt
Maybe that's why I saw a price increase. I saw extended use on the
bottle but wasn't aware that it is
John Berryman wrote:
On Saturday, February 11, 2006, at 06:53 PM, Marshall Booth wrote:
At my Wal-Mart, 5 qt jugs of M-1 5W-40 T&SUV (when they have it) costs
$21 and a few pennies while qt bottles are $5 and change.
Marshall
That has been my experience in the past but, like I said the 5qt
John Berryman wrote:
> Some forward thinking Cos have in house day care and allow nursing
> mothers a few extra breaks so they may nourish their children.
> The parents save on ridiculously overpriced day care,
No kidding. I couldn't believe the $1700 a month quote for one
family with two or thre
On Saturday, February 11, 2006, at 07:14 PM, Jim Cathey wrote:
A former coworker of mine has three kids, one a new baby, and
mentioned in passing that day care was $1700/mo. I don't know
if that was for two, or her projected figure once number three
was in drop-off mode in a few weeks. Steep.
On Saturday, February 11, 2006, at 07:01 PM, paul wrote:
I'm self-employed, and pay for my own health insurance. I can think of
4 or 5 friends that are also self-employed, and pay for their own
health
insurance. There are options. Yes, it's expensive (around $400/month
for the wife and I),
On Saturday, February 11, 2006, at 06:53 PM, Marshall Booth wrote:
At my Wal-Mart, 5 qt jugs of M-1 5W-40 T&SUV (when they have it) costs
$21 and a few pennies while qt bottles are $5 and change.
Marshall
That has been my experience in the past but, like I said the 5qt was
sold at the sam
paul wrote:
>
> I'm self-employed, and pay for my own health insurance.
Fortunately for you, it's a front page deduction from AGI.
Employees have to buy insurance with after tax dollars. I'm
glad it got fixed for you, (was 60% deductible a few years ago)
but I think the employed should have that
David Brodbeck wrote:
>
> You could start as a lower class trailer trash kid, go to work in an
> auto plant, and lift yourself into the middle class. If you were good,
> you could even climb into the white collar ranks and eventually retire
> comfortably with a nice pension, a boat, and a cabin
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From: "David Brodbeck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2006 6:44 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Walmart vs NAPA auto
paul wrote:
David Brodbeck wrote:
No, you&
A'yup, an often overlooked little factoid--think military industrial
complex for a textbook case study in corporate welfare run amok.
On 2/11/06, Tom Scordato <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "One more point - this country's welfare for the rich and large
> corporations dwarfs that going to the poor -
nt: Saturday, February 11, 2006 4:28 PM
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One more point - this country's welfare for the rich and large
corporations dwarfs that going to the poor --
On 2/11/06, OK Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Since I work for one of the welfare agencies, I
Daycare for those small children can eat most of her wages,
A former coworker of mine has three kids, one a new baby, and
mentioned in passing that day care was $1700/mo. I don't know
if that was for two, or her projected figure once number three
was in drop-off mode in a few weeks. Steep.
--
paul wrote:
> I'm self-employed, and pay for my own health insurance. I can think of
> 4 or 5 friends that are also self-employed, and pay for their own health
> insurance. There are options. Yes, it's expensive (around $400/month
> for the wife and I), but readily available to anyone wanting
I'm self-employed, and pay for my own health insurance. I can think of
4 or 5 friends that are also self-employed, and pay for their own health
insurance. There are options. Yes, it's expensive (around $400/month
for the wife and I), but readily available to anyone wanting it.
p.
David Bro
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Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2006 4:03 PM
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Tom Scordato wrote:
Jeff said
"Did you know that the 70% or so of Americans carry a balance on their
credit cards every month? The AVERAGE consumer debt of those carrying a
balan
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Agreedalbeit under much more stringent requirements. I live near
south dallas, and can personally attest (woul
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Agreedalbeit under much more stringent requirements. I live near
south dallas, and can personally attest (would y
David Brodbeck wrote:
No, you're wrong. In our current system, health insurance *is* the
responsibility of employers.
Bull. That's why it's referred to as a "benefit". It's a perk; a plus;
a bonus.
I think it's important to have a safety net for people who are unable to
find work,
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I think this trend has to stop somewhere - I read recently that white
collar
jobs were being sent overseas like all the others.
An economist would say that it will
One more point - this country's welfare for the rich and large
corporations dwarfs that going to the poor --
On 2/11/06, OK Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Since I work for one of the welfare agencies, I could drag out all the
> numbers, but to keep it simple, you can't get welfare just because y
Since I work for one of the welfare agencies, I could drag out all the
numbers, but to keep it simple, you can't get welfare just because you
don't want to work. You have to fake an on-the-job injury to do that,
for any length of time at least. Even then, it's real hard to get the
system doctors to
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From: "Brian Chase" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2006 3:36 PM
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Your'e kidding. Wow. I didn't look at the link yet, but that's shocking to
me - taxpayers p
On Saturday, February 11, 2006, at 02:25 PM, Mitch Haley wrote:
but I still have never seen a 5qt 5w40
Wanna see a quart of Amsoil full synthetic 5w-40?
Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I am
I'm sure you're right. I tend to see things as emerging or new, probably
owning to my tender age.
Brian
From: David Brodbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Mercedes Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re
Tom Scordato wrote:
> Jeff said
>
> "Did you know that the 70% or so of Americans carry a balance on their
> credit cards every month? The AVERAGE consumer debt of those carrying a
> balance is $9,000!! That's insane!"
>
> Jeff and they do not care at all that is insane! Fall of the Romans,
> n
On Saturday, February 11, 2006, at 03:06 PM, paul wrote:
been in a Wal-Mart lately, Johnathan B.?
p.
Yes, just the other day. Looking for Mobil 1 tranny fluid and/or 15-50
found 2qts of 15-50, no tranny fluid.
Folks were whipping out credit cards like they were going out of
style. All
paul wrote:
> The difference is obvious and quite simple to understand - it's
> Wal-Mart's RESPONSIBILITY to keep their lights on - not to provide
> health care for it's employees.
No, you're wrong. In our current system, health insurance *is* the
responsibility of employers.
> If subsidizing
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From: "Jeff Zedic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2006 2:26 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Walmart vs NAPA auto
Guess who's buying most of your new debt??? Hmmm, the very
The difference is obvious and quite simple to understand - it's
Wal-Mart's RESPONSIBILITY to keep their lights on - not to provide
health care for it's employees.
If subsidizing health care costs for their employees (which is a
stretch) bothers you, how could you possibly feel about the welfar
Wal-Mart seems to feel differently -- they've been leaning hard on banks
and credit card processors to lower their processing fees, because it's
a large expense for them. Recently they filed an application to form
their own bank, so they could process their own payments instead of
contracting wit
Brian Chase wrote:
> where one shops seems to say something about them.
> This speaks to the emerging classism that may be replacing racism in
> this country IMHO.
The only part of that statement I'd take issue with is "emerging." It's
*always* been a myth that America is a classless society. Th
paul wrote:
> the type that feels big business should coddle and spoonfeed people,
> rather than maximize earnings...
The point isn't that I think Wal Mart should "coddle and spoonfeed"
people. It's that we're directly subsidizing their high profits with
our tax dollars, by paying a cost (health
most, as in majority. if only a small percentage of their customer base
purchased on credit cards, these preparations would still be completely
logical, i would imagine.
p.
David Brodbeck wrote:
paul wrote:
i doubt that most Wal-Mart shoppers have a credit card.
Wal-Mart seems to
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I think this trend has to stop somewhere - I read recently that white collar
> jobs were being sent overseas like all the others.
An economist would say that it will stop when the wages are equalized --
wages in poorer countries will rise, and wages in richer countries
paul wrote:
> i doubt that most Wal-Mart shoppers have a credit card.
Wal-Mart seems to feel differently -- they've been leaning hard on banks
and credit card processors to lower their processing fees, because it's
a large expense for them. Recently they filed an application to form
their own ban
cretins, er, kids loose in there to tire them out in the
free air conditioning or heat).
Brian
From: David Brodbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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To: Mercedes Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Walmart vs NAPA a
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> I think this trend has to stop somewhere - I read recently that white collar
> jobs were being sent overseas like all the others. Things like financial
> analyst and all kinds of other white collar jobs are being sent overseas.
> Actually, the list of jobs surprised m
"Kaleb C. Striplin" wrote:
>
> As far as I know they offer benefits to full time employees, management
> or not.
And as far as I know, many store managers try very hard to keep the
rank & file from meeting the definition of full time. It's just good
sense to avoid paying something you don't have
doubt (dout)
v. doubt·ed, doubt·ing, doubts
3. To regard as unlikely: I doubt that we'll arrive on time.
been in a Wal-Mart lately, Johnathan B.?
p.
John Berryman wrote:
On Saturday, February 11, 2006, at 02:32 PM, paul wrote:
i doubt that most Wal-Mart shoppers have a credit card.
On Saturday, February 11, 2006, at 02:32 PM, paul wrote:
i doubt that most Wal-Mart shoppers have a credit card.
p.
What are you basing that statement on?
Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I am
i doubt that most Wal-Mart shoppers have a credit card.
p.
Jeff Zedic wrote:
Guess who's buying most of your new debt??? Hmmm, the very scary China!
No respect for the rule of law!
I did think that Tom's term "consumer whores" was very appropriate.
Did you know that the 70% or so of America
Guess who's buying most of your new debt??? Hmmm, the very scary China!
No respect for the rule of law!
I did think that Tom's term "consumer whores" was very appropriate.
Did you know that the 70% or so of Americans carry a balance on their
credit cards every month? The AVERAGE consumer debt
The un-employment figures come from the number of folks looking for
work at the state un-employment offices. If they aren't trying there,
they aren't counted. It's not a very acurate indicator.
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> There *must* be places for those people laid off to get more jobs or our
> economy wouldn;t keep gr
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