tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post1963908225498888680..comments2024-03-28T06:32:24.557-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: Danica Patrick takes it to Vegas in Third Nascar RaceDeuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger147125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-60371739251313815462010-12-11T21:15:54.233-05:002010-12-11T21:15:54.233-05:00Maybe the top paper that I read this month!!
htt...Maybe the top paper that I read this month!!<br /><br /><br />http://insurancetravel.infoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-87501786683851231692010-03-01T09:46:27.998-05:002010-03-01T09:46:27.998-05:00:) I don't think they were ever able to convi...:) I don't think they were ever able to convince anyone that cooking hamburgers was a manufacturing operation, but I do remember the attempt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-25914397867440233752010-03-01T09:44:06.532-05:002010-03-01T09:44:06.532-05:00Doug, we manufacture Caterpillars, John Deeres, 74...Doug, we manufacture Caterpillars, John Deeres, 747's, F16's, Cat Scan Machines, Navistar trucks, Super Computers, and Desalination Sytems. We manufacture "High Value-Added" products. <br /><br />We will have to start manufacturing more of the Walmart type products one of these days. But, we can't do it with 20th Century assembly lines. We'll have to do it with 21st Century methods.<br /><br />As for Health Care: It's just so much more complicated than you want to make it out to be. It's not just a "Social Good" argument; it's, also, a "business" argument. I'm taking "meds" at the present, so I'll try to flesh out the "business" argument another day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-40904247894255082252010-03-01T09:36:05.099-05:002010-03-01T09:36:05.099-05:00I remember early on in the Bush days when it was f...I remember early on in the Bush days when it was found that Big Macs were counted since they ARE largely "manufactured" here.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-83641173098534611702010-03-01T09:13:00.834-05:002010-03-01T09:13:00.834-05:00Craigslist
- Al
Styrofoam Penis!<a href="http://littlemissattila.com/?p=14137" rel="nofollow">Craigslist</a><br /> - Al<br />Styrofoam Penis!Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-34707986404247554752010-03-01T09:06:51.281-05:002010-03-01T09:06:51.281-05:00White House Is Rethinking Nuclear Policy
Aides to...<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/01/us/politics/01nuke.html?hp" rel="nofollow">White House Is Rethinking Nuclear Policy</a><br /><br />Aides to President Obama say he will permanently reduce America’s arsenal by thousands of weapons.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-82011192471271438912010-03-01T09:06:33.624-05:002010-03-01T09:06:33.624-05:00Your healthcare "arguements" mimic the D...Your healthcare "arguements" mimic the Dems.<br />...I'm still crying about the poor lady wearing her dead sister's dentures!<br /><br />A large and growing demographic what with our worse than<br />CastroCare Nightmare.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-54000726061172407442010-03-01T09:04:15.149-05:002010-03-01T09:04:15.149-05:00I read your last link.
"We manufacture more ...I read your last link.<br /><br />"<i>We manufacture more than ever...</i>"<br /><br />Manufacture WHAT?<br />I contend we manufacture far less machines, from power tools, to TVs.<br />...or any number of items stocked by Walmart.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-38637890073548444142010-03-01T08:37:36.274-05:002010-03-01T08:37:36.274-05:00Doug, please; if you don't read the links, don...Doug, please; if you don't read the links, don't argue with them.<br /><br />We manufacture more than ever. We do it with less, and less people. That trend has to accelerate.<br /><br />You keep wanting simple answers that fit into a sound-byte. They don't exist. A lot of different things are involved. One is healthcare. I won't go there right now. As I said, "Training" is huge. You've gotta have access to capital. We have a lot of Capital in the country; access is screwed up right now. Tax policy is really, really important. What Goldman Sachs wants isn't necessarily what we need.<br /><br />Shit, I don't know why I bother. You don't even read links.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-80281928688209911892010-03-01T08:24:36.969-05:002010-03-01T08:24:36.969-05:00Smells like Nirvanna
- Weird Al<a href="http://moelane.com/2010/02/28/smells-like-nirvana/" rel="nofollow">Smells like Nirvanna</a><br /> - Weird AlDoughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-10864794070855952232010-03-01T08:24:25.659-05:002010-03-01T08:24:25.659-05:00You claimed we had not lost a large percentage of ...You claimed we had not lost a large percentage of our once vibrant manufacturing base.<br /><br />...even gave a link, which I, unfortunately did not read, and you, unfortunately, refused to repost.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-79617630517394220282010-03-01T07:39:36.185-05:002010-03-01T07:39:36.185-05:00Doug, an American farmer, for example, might be us...Doug, an American farmer, for example, might be using a 12 row combine to harvest his corn. One man sitting on top of a 12 row John Deere can gather up to 120 Acres/Day. And, he's getting 165 bu/acre.<br /><br />Most corn in China is picked by hand. A man with a bushel basket. And, he's probably getting less than a hundred bu/acre. Guess who exports corn, and who imports corn?<br /><br />We can beat those guys (in fact, we do every day in advanced, high value products,) but we have to operate at a higher level than them. <br /><br />Those guys, and gals working at that grunge-hole can learn how to operate sophisticated equipment; but, we've gotta make the training available. And we better do it soon, because those shitty jobs will be gone in a year, or two. Like the man said; even that goofy thing they're doing with repackaging screws can be done with a $50,000.00 machine.<br /><br />Next year, or the year after, that machine will cost $30,000.00, and the gov. will make him a deal on depreciation, and those folks will be hittin the briks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-58186000732310366022010-03-01T07:18:54.572-05:002010-03-01T07:18:54.572-05:00What are you talking about, Doug? I linked an art...What are you talking about, Doug? I linked an article. It fits in perfectly with what I've been saying. To wit: Our manufacturing sector has to change. <br /><br />If a Chinaman can do what you do, you're screwed. We have to go to more robotics, more computers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-28932867094815033772010-03-01T07:00:27.073-05:002010-03-01T07:00:27.073-05:00Mon Mar 01, 12:34:00 AM EST
Jeezuz, Rufus:
You...Mon Mar 01, 12:34:00 AM EST<br /><br />Jeezuz, Rufus:<br />You're worse than 'Rat.<br />You argued the opposite with me and others re: manufacturing a lot more than once.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-61408474606108812652010-03-01T05:40:04.925-05:002010-03-01T05:40:04.925-05:00Teresita said...
"(except use a semicolon in...Teresita said...<br /><br />"<i>(except use a semicolon instead of a colon)</i>"<br /><br />LT ALWAYS uses a semicolon instead of a colon.<br /><br />Just shows how paranoid he is about letting even the slightest details slip out wrt his homoerotic urges.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-70801761007615064262010-03-01T05:37:13.607-05:002010-03-01T05:37:13.607-05:00That top pic looks like Dan got augmented.
That wo...That top pic looks like Dan got augmented.<br />That would suck.<br />I'd rather suck on the genuine articles, but unlike our dearly departed Bob, I will not inflict you with the details.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-88539358147108771852010-03-01T01:29:14.422-05:002010-03-01T01:29:14.422-05:00"Floating Storage" actually increased in..."Floating Storage" actually increased in Jan (last month for numbers.) Whut does that mean? Who knows?<br /><br /><a href="http://scarcewhales.blogspot.com/2010/01/floating-storage-update.html" rel="nofollow">Scarce Whales - floating storage</a><br /><br />It means there is, at the moment, a solid floor at around $69.00/bbl. What happens if oil slams through that "solid" floor? Yikes. $37.00, again?<br /><br />There's some Big Boys out there flailing around. A mere mortal could get hurt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-21413575204648772672010-03-01T00:36:45.618-05:002010-03-01T00:36:45.618-05:00Bubba, if your job can be done by someone in China...Bubba, if your job can be done by someone in China you are one screwed duck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-12420118768109602432010-03-01T00:34:40.441-05:002010-03-01T00:34:40.441-05:00Blue Collar Workers Hanging on by a Thread
We'...<a href="http://www.detnews.com/article/20100225/METRO08/2250419/Blue-collar-workers-hanging-on-by-thread#ixzz0gtZtXfRV" rel="nofollow">Blue Collar Workers Hanging on by a Thread</a><br /><br />We're not really manufacturers anymore . . . . mostly we just take screws out of boxes that say "made in China," and put'em in boxes that don't say made in China.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-59201606811392396942010-03-01T00:01:52.286-05:002010-03-01T00:01:52.286-05:00Night.Night.trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139410627244875589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-14983101009924922452010-03-01T00:01:18.523-05:002010-03-01T00:01:18.523-05:00Many are the conversations I've had in the Sou...Many are the conversations I've had in the South - which I do love - where I've had to ask some poor fellow or gal to repeat what they said a third time. At that point, you just smile and nod like the alien visitor that you are.<br /><br />Eventually it doesn't sound so much like they're trying to communicate with a mouth full of marbles.<br /><br />And I'll tell you what: The drawl of many a Southern woman could absolutely charm the Pope out of his pants.<br /><br />One of God's gifts to men and Mankind alike, I think, that sweet, soothing drawl.trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139410627244875589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-35024220032688649032010-03-01T00:00:18.313-05:002010-03-01T00:00:18.313-05:00I think it's safe for me to go to bed now. I ...I think it's safe for me to go to bed now. I hope I sleep well. <br /><br />Good night.MeLoDyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04658982778792168451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-6788424165033301722010-02-28T23:57:12.230-05:002010-02-28T23:57:12.230-05:00yes it is and sometimes you have to work at it.yes it is and sometimes you have to work at it.MeLoDyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04658982778792168451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-31863507420447048382010-02-28T23:51:32.185-05:002010-02-28T23:51:32.185-05:00I'm just like...oh well...shit happpens.
Sun ...I'm just like...oh well...shit happpens.<br /><br />Sun Feb 28, 11:44:00 PM EST<br /><br />Yes. Yes it does. And I believe I said something to that effect about two weeks ago. Our blithe motto: Shit Happens.<br /><br />Two weeks ago. <br /><br />Imperviousness is a true art from. My imperviousness at this point is tuckered out.trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139410627244875589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-19109862284966786302010-02-28T23:49:58.138-05:002010-02-28T23:49:58.138-05:00At first, I didn't understand what she was say...At first, I didn't understand what she was saying. I think she kept repeating it over and over just to hear me say it. And then when we left they probably made fun of our accents as we did theirs.MeLoDyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04658982778792168451noreply@blogger.com