I'm hanging on to the mother Deltair *** until it's dry... if then I'll come back to my home in Texas. I can't work at Walmart, just the PA announcements alone would make me go postal !
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I'm hanging on to the mother Deltair *** until it's dry... if then I'll come back to my home in Texas. I can't work at Walmart, just the PA announcements alone would make me go postal !
I'm hanging on to the mother Deltair *** until it's dry... if then I'll come back to my home in Texas. I can't work at Walmart, just the PA announcements alone would make me go postal !
I had the same experience... except it wasnt due to down sizing... I have found that if you still want to enjoy racing but dont have the budget for all the parts.. fuel... TIRES... and everything else.... Go to your honda dealership and pick up a NSR. Tires last half a season to a season... and it is still racing.. I was spending tons of money every month that I went to the track and now it is less than 230 including my fuel to Hallett from Dallas.
Look at the bright side of minis... if you have to buy 2 sets of tires a season it sets ya back about .....hmmmmm.... less than 200.
I had the same experience... except it wasnt due to down sizing... I have found that if you still want to enjoy racing but dont have the budget for all the parts.. fuel... TIRES... and everything else.... Go to your honda dealership and pick up a NSR. Tires last half a season to a season... and it is still racing.. I was spending tons of money every month that I went to the track and now it is less than 230 including my fuel to Hallett from Dallas.
Look at the bright side of minis... if you have to buy 2 sets of tires a season it sets ya back about .....hmmmmm.... less than 200.
I have worked in the chemical industry for 15 years. IT and Accounting have been outsourced for years. HR and Finance are in the transition. I am currently in the training/compliance department and wonder how long that will last. I am grateful for the years employed there but have to be realistic about the possibilities...they didn't guarantee me a job until retirement. Desperate times for many.Quote:IT is only the beginning. Accounting, HR, Finance. All are next...
I have worked in the chemical industry for 15 years. IT and Accounting have been outsourced for years. HR and Finance are in the transition. I am currently in the training/compliance department and wonder how long that will last. I am grateful for the years employed there but have to be realistic about the possibilities...they didn't guarantee me a job until retirement. Desperate times for many.Quote:IT is only the beginning. Accounting, HR, Finance. All are next...
I gotta tell you, calling an entire industry evil is an intersting reaction to the grave situation we have in America. On the one hand, we have destroyed the future of nuclear power here, and made the economically competitive development of domestic oil and gas reserves almost impossible through ever more restrictive legislation regarding domestic drilling. This has aggravated a trade deficit and made this country much more vulnerable to those nations holding greater oil reserves. I have studied the energy consumption and sources data for 30 years now, and nothing is coming out of Washington from any elected officials that is more than a soggy bandaid on STARTING to solve the problem. With each passing year of major domestic auto industries building more and greater gas guzzlers, which have been in great demand, and our leaders failing to meet the challenge of kick starting the notion of energy independence in America for our children, the pressure to 'nationalize' foreign oil bearing nations will increase (see Iraq). Truth of the matter is, the automakers studies indicate that Americans currently don't want to pay for better fuel efficiency. Much of the interim technology is developed but just not being used. By 2040, hydrogen is the only solution, so you that are 25 years old will definately see what the world must go through to move to a totally different and emerging energy economy.Quote:Originally posted by Christopher Corder:
How about this? Both those industries are evil at one time or another. j/k
All industries stink. :rolleyes:
I have spent 25 years writing my elected officials, talking to them constantly, working within the industry to develop new and better technologies, and spending money to find the reserves, but it is way too little way too late.
Are the politicians, the corporations, the industries all evil? They are nothing but social collectives of human beings. I just don't like to hang human traits like 'evil' on groups. They are just mirrors of ourselves, and frankly, humans are just barely out of the trees, so there you have it. Evil? Nah, just stupid and a little ugly on the side....
I gotta tell you, calling an entire industry evil is an intersting reaction to the grave situation we have in America. On the one hand, we have destroyed the future of nuclear power here, and made the economically competitive development of domestic oil and gas reserves almost impossible through ever more restrictive legislation regarding domestic drilling. This has aggravated a trade deficit and made this country much more vulnerable to those nations holding greater oil reserves. I have studied the energy consumption and sources data for 30 years now, and nothing is coming out of Washington from any elected officials that is more than a soggy bandaid on STARTING to solve the problem. With each passing year of major domestic auto industries building more and greater gas guzzlers, which have been in great demand, and our leaders failing to meet the challenge of kick starting the notion of energy independence in America for our children, the pressure to 'nationalize' foreign oil bearing nations will increase (see Iraq). Truth of the matter is, the automakers studies indicate that Americans currently don't want to pay for better fuel efficiency. Much of the interim technology is developed but just not being used. By 2040, hydrogen is the only solution, so you that are 25 years old will definately see what the world must go through to move to a totally different and emerging energy economy.Quote:Originally posted by Christopher Corder:
How about this? Both those industries are evil at one time or another. j/k
All industries stink. :rolleyes:
I have spent 25 years writing my elected officials, talking to them constantly, working within the industry to develop new and better technologies, and spending money to find the reserves, but it is way too little way too late.
Are the politicians, the corporations, the industries all evil? They are nothing but social collectives of human beings. I just don't like to hang human traits like 'evil' on groups. They are just mirrors of ourselves, and frankly, humans are just barely out of the trees, so there you have it. Evil? Nah, just stupid and a little ugly on the side....
Kelly,
What a drag........I'll miss your humor and company at dinner. I'll be at Hallett just to see you if nothing else. Take care and stay in touch reguardless. Buck
Kelly,
What a drag........I'll miss your humor and company at dinner. I'll be at Hallett just to see you if nothing else. Take care and stay in touch reguardless. Buck