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On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 13:43:07 GMT, "Eric Miller"
wrote: It is going to cost them 20 million to replace it and they be forced to do so since they can't maintain it any longer. Bob Reed But for a mere $20 million they were able to save THOUSANDS of dollars! I know a family who shop like that. They will drive 40 miles round trip to save $5 on a $10 item. To top it off they are very well educated people who you would think would know better. Roger Halstead (K8RI EN73 & ARRL Life Member) www.rogerhalstead.com N833R World's oldest Debonair? (S# CD-2) Eric |
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In article , Barnyard BOb --
writes: They will drive 40 miles round trip to save $5 on a $10 item. To top it off they are very well educated people who you would think would know better. Roger Halstead N833R World's oldest Debonair? (S# CD-2) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ That's nothing, Roger. I know of a pilot that likely spends more than $100 to purchase a $5 hamburger flying his old Debonair. How educated does this appear to be? g What the hell is wrong with that? Bob Reed www.kisbuild.r-a-reed-assoc.com (KIS Builders Site) KIS Cruiser in progress...Slow but steady progress.... "Ladies and Gentlemen, take my advice, pull down your pants and Slide on the Ice!" (M.A.S.H. Sidney Freedman) |
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On Sat, 30 Aug 2003 05:00:22 -0500, Barnyard BOb --
wrote: But for a mere $20 million they were able to save THOUSANDS of dollars! I know a family who shop like that. They will drive 40 miles round trip to save $5 on a $10 item. To top it off they are very well educated people who you would think would know better. Roger Halstead N833R World's oldest Debonair? (S# CD-2) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ That's nothing, Roger. I know of a pilot that likely spends more than $100 to purchase a $5 hamburger flying his old Debonair. Welll.. the big difference is one does it for enjoyment (avocation) The other does it to save money. :-)) How educated does this appear to be? g Pretty well up the ladder. They say your the expense of your tastes goes up with education.... the way mine have gone I should have about 4 PHDs....OTOH when I started on the Masters, I found those people and I speak a different language. Their definition of not much math required and mine are quite different....and I at least have a minor in math. I have one in art (photography) too, and I'm one whale of a lot better artist than I am mathematician. Roger Halstead (K8RI EN73 & ARRL Life Member) www.rogerhalstead.com N833R World's oldest Debonair? (S# CD-2) Barnyard BOb - $50 hamburgers our specialty |
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They will drive 40 miles round trip to save $5 on a $10 item. To top it off they are very well educated people who you would think would know better. Roger Halstead N833R World's oldest Debonair? (S# CD-2) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ That's nothing, Roger. I know of a pilot that likely spends more than $100 to purchase a $5 hamburger flying his old Debonair. Welll.. the big difference is one does it for enjoyment (avocation) The other does it to save money. :-)) Roger Halstead ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Roger, I'd have to guess that anyone that is educated that drives 40 miles round trip to save $5 on a $10 item is doing it for as much enjoyment and entertainment as you get from spending $100 flying for a $5 hamburger. Even if you ask these folks WHY and they say... MONEY, they are not telling you the whole unadultered truth. How do I know? Don't axe. g Barnyard BOb -- |
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In article , Barnyard BOb --
writes: Roger, I'd have to guess that anyone that is educated that drives 40 miles round trip to save $5 on a $10 item is doing it for as much enjoyment and entertainment as you get from spending $100 flying for a $5 hamburger. Even if you ask these folks WHY and they say... MONEY, they are not telling you the whole unadultered truth. How do I know? Don't axe. g Barnyard BOb -- I know for certain that is the case with my wife and even more so with my daughter. They live to shop. My daughers first full sentence was "Just charge it". Bob Reed www.kisbuild.r-a-reed-assoc.com (KIS Builders Site) KIS Cruiser in progress...Slow but steady progress.... "Ladies and Gentlemen, take my advice, pull down your pants and Slide on the Ice!" (M.A.S.H. Sidney Freedman) |
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"Eric Miller" wrote in message et...
"Corrie" wrote Topping the layoff list was Dennis Kozlowski, who pocketed $71 million from Tyco International in 2002 before being forced out midyear. Before his indictment on charges he evaded $1 million in sales tax on fine art purchases, Tyco and Kozlowski announced layoffs in 2001 for 11,300. So he made close to $6,300 for each person he laid off? Amazing. Sickening, but amazing. I'd like to say that corporation that take a bottom line approach will get what they deserve. Makes you want to belive in karma, or something like it, eh? ;-) Unfortunately, corporations aren't people, and the people who are hurt are the workers, their families, and the entire economy due to cascade effects. All too true. It used to be that the pay ratio of the lowest paid worker to the highest paid member of the board was 20 to 1. Frankly, I think anything above that is criminal. Even if I were offered the 20+ level, I couldn't rationalize it or accept it with a clear conscience. I guess scruples will keep me from heading a major corporation in the forseeable future. I was about to say, "yer a better man that I am, Gunga Din!" because being human, I can rationalize damn near anything. Then I stopped to wonder - is this another one of those "my house is a blue duck" statements that's safe to make because it's highly unlikely? WGDR Corrie ;-^ |
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"Corrie" wrote in message om... "Eric Miller" wrote in message et... "Corrie" wrote Topping the layoff list was Dennis Kozlowski, who pocketed $71 million from Tyco International in 2002 before being forced out midyear. Before his indictment on charges he evaded $1 million in sales tax on fine art purchases, Tyco and Kozlowski announced layoffs in 2001 for 11,300. So he made close to $6,300 for each person he laid off? Amazing. Sickening, but amazing. I'd like to say that corporation that take a bottom line approach will get what they deserve. Makes you want to belive in karma, or something like it, eh? ;-) Unfortunately, corporations aren't people, and the people who are hurt are the workers, their families, and the entire economy due to cascade effects. All too true. It used to be that the pay ratio of the lowest paid worker to the highest paid member of the board was 20 to 1. Frankly, I think anything above that is criminal. Even if I were offered the 20+ level, I couldn't rationalize it or accept it with a clear conscience. I guess scruples will keep me from heading a major corporation in the forseeable future. I was about to say, "yer a better man that I am, Gunga Din!" because being human, I can rationalize damn near anything. Then I stopped to wonder - is this another one of those "my house is a blue duck" statements that's safe to make because it's highly unlikely? WGDR Corrie ;-^ |
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