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by sixfive on Thu Nov 13 08:51:48 PST 2008

O and when the new office tower was built, they were using flushless urinals in the design. Well the unions decided that comcast should use those urinals but never without 40 stories of backup water oriented uruinal pluming just in case they should someday need to flush anyway. O and the entire city can't install the awful flusheless systems for the next 10 years for fear the union would have no one to muscle a 40% premium from.

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by billsoter on Sun Nov 02 07:17:17 PST 2008

You shouldn't have gotten off cars in the first place. One terrorist attack??? How about all of these: History of terrorist attacks against US interests we did nothing about. or how Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton did nothing..... 1979 Nov. 4, Tehran, Iran: Iranian radical students seized the U.S. embassy, taking 66 hostages. 14 were later released. The remaining 52 were freed after 444 days on the day of President Reagan's inauguration. 1982-1991 Lebanon: Thirty US and other Western hostages kidnapped in Lebanon by Hezbollah. Some were killed, some died in captivity, and some were eventually released. Terry Anderson was held for 2,454 days. 1983 April 18, Beirut, Lebanon: U.S. embassy destroyed in suicide car-bomb attack; 63 dead, including 17 Americans. The Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. Oct. 23, Beirut, Lebanon: Shiite suicide bombers exploded truck near U.S. military barracks at Beirut airport, killing 241 marines. Minutes later a second bomb killed 58 French paratroopers in their barracks in West Beirut. Dec. 12, Kuwait City, Kuwait: Shiite truck bombers attacked the U.S. embassy and other targets, killing 5 and injuring 80. 1984 Sept. 20, east Beirut, Lebanon: truck bomb exploded outside the U.S. embassy annex, killing 24, including 2 U.S. military. 1988 Dec. 21, Lockerbie, Scotland: N.Y.-bound Pan-Am Boeing 747 exploded in flight from a terrorist bomb and crashed into Scottish village, killing all 259 aboard and 11 on the ground. Passengers included 35 Syracuse University students and many U.S. military personnel. Libya formally admitted responsibility 15 years later (Aug. 2003) and offered $2.7 billion compensation to victims' families. 1993 Feb. 26, New York City: bomb exploded in basement garage of World Trade Center, killing 6 and injuring at least 1,040 others. In 1995, militant Islamist Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman and 9 others were convicted of conspiracy charges, and in 1998, Ramzi Yousef, believed to have been the mastermind, was convicted of the bombing. Al-Qaeda involvement is suspected. 1995 Nov. 13, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: car bomb exploded at U.S. military headquarters, killing 5 U.S. military servicemen. 1996 June 25, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia: truck bomb exploded outside Khobar Towers military complex, killing 19 American servicemen and injuring hundreds of others. 13 Saudis and a Lebanese, all alleged members of Islamic militant group Hezbollah, were indicted on charges relating to the attack in June 2001. 1998 Aug. 7, Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: truck bombs exploded almost simultaneously near 2 U.S. embassies, killing 224 (213 in Kenya and 11 in Tanzania) and injuring about 4,500. 4 men connected with al-Qaeda 2 of whom had received training at al-Qaeda camps inside Afghanistan, were convicted of the killings in May 2001 and later sentenced to life in prison. A federal grand jury had indicted 22 men in connection with the attacks, including Saudi dissident Osama bin Laden, who remained at large. 2000 Oct. 12, Aden, Yemen: U.S. Navy destroyer USS Cole heavily damaged when a small boat loaded with explosives blew up alongside it. 17 sailors killed. Linked to Osama bin Laden, or members of al-Qaeda terrorist network. 2001 Sept. 11, New York City, Arlington, Va., and Shanksville, Pa.: hijackers crashed 2 commercial jets into twin towers of World Trade Center; 2 more hijacked jets were crashed into the Pentagon and a field in rural Pa. Total dead and missing numbered 2,9921: 2,749 in New York City, 184 at the Pentagon, 40 in Pa., and 19 hijackers. Islamic al-Qaeda terrorist group blamed. (See September 11, 2001: Timeline of Terrorism Also, BO is a committed Marxist. NOW let's get back to cars!

Re: Ultimate solution to high gas prices [gagrice]

by british_rover on Fri Jun 13 08:15:45 PDT 2008

Yeah I have read that before. Did you see this article? Sears tower algae microbus If some inner city kids can make enough biodiesel to drive into downtown Chicago and back in their classroom I think the technology is a GO.

Sorry for the long post...

by benderofbows on Wed Apr 30 15:07:18 PDT 2008

I've told stories here before, from back when I sold cars years ago in another city, for 4 months. Now, enough time has passed that I can tell some of the story of working for another dealer for only 2 days! When my wife and I relocated, she had a good job lined up, and I had none. So I went out looking several different places in different fields. My previous experience selling cars had been OK, I had only left because I was lured away by a former boss who wanted me to come back and work for him in a much greater role, in sales. As I was looking around at all options in the new city, I got hired on at the local Ford store, on the spot. It was part of a big chain, and they tried to act very high volume although they really were not that much bigger than my first store. Maybe 300 cars a month, but too many salespeople to count. The experience at this dealer was completely different right from the start. In the interview, the hiring manager explained they have two types of salesmen, "Consultants" who get full share (25% and up) commissions, and "Representatives" who only got 10% and had to work with a Consultant to close deals. He said everyone starts as a Rep and has to work their way up. I knew I wouldn't be able to survive long on 10% of every deal, so I tried to negotiate with the manager right there. He even played the "I have to check with my boss" game, with me, the prospective employee. Eventually, I heard "Great news! My manager says that because you have previous experience, you can start as a Consultant! We don't usually do this." Weird. It was all down hill from there. First day on the job started at 8AM and happened to be the day of a big sales meeting. Everyone had to project how may cars they'd sell in the new month, under great criticism from the general manager. Management was really giving one guy a hard time, he hadn't sold many cars the month before, and they were telling everyone that it was because of a nasty divorce. The poor guy didn't think they were funny at all, and kept honestly saying so, but they kept right on harassing him about it. "A whole month? Get over it already," "Channel your anger into closing some deals!", "Are you going to have another lousy excuse this month?" and so on. When the meeting was finally over, they decided to call me out to see what I could do. I was volunteered to demonstrate an F-150 to the entire staff. It was my first day, and it had been 2 years since I was in sales, but I talked about the boxed frame rails, low end tourque, all the features and benefits. I think it went OK, didn't hear anything positive or negative from anyone, even the managers. After that, no one would take the time to show or tell me anything I wanted to know. My team leader, the sales manager who had interviewed me, who now wanted to be called "Chief Slapahoe, cause every five minutes I slap a hoe," just told me to wing it. I went out on the floor not even knowing where the blank paperwork was should I need it. Had there been any buyers, I would not have known what do do with one, meaning how to go the whole process and give the customer the impression that I had the slightest idea what I was doing. At least I had observed where the sales tower and key machine were. The day went slow. One of the managers introduced himself to me and learning that I had no children, told me to buy a picture frame from Wal-Mart, one of the ones that comes with a sample photo. "Use the picture to close deals, it really works." I tried to play it off as a joke, but he was dead serious. "We do what it takes." Wow. At my previous job we had rotating shifts, each day one team stayed to close and one went home at 5. At this place it seemed like everyone was expected to work bell to bell, 9 to 9. One of my only "ups" wanted to see a "BRAND NEW" Ranger the store had advertised on a billboard for $9,979. Of course, we had nothing even close. You can imagine how that went. Nearing the end of the second day, after about 23 hours on the job in 2 days, I walked up to my manager and quit. Back when I'd left my previous dealership, I had gone straight to the GM, who had seemed like I was wasting his time. So this time I just told my manager and left. He tried to talk me into staying, but everything I had seen and heard so far just gave me a really bad feeling. I'm an honest guy, and like to do business a certain way, and just didn't feel like I was fitting in on these front lines. Here's where it got interesting. The next day, while back on the job hunt, I got a call from the General Manager, and this was the first time he had spoken to me. "So, I heard you had a problem here," he said. "No sir, I just decided that a sales position in your organization was not for me," I responded. "What? Why?" he demanded. Instead of telling him that his dealership was ten times sleazier than the other one I had worked for, I just said I wanted to be in more of a customer service oriented role. After a long speech about how much they value customer service, and while I was still wondering what this was all about, he stated that he wished I'd have seen him before I left, he'd have told me about another job in the dealership. He wanted me to come back in for an interview. Curiosity was killing me, so I went back in. He explained that he had just lost his "Personalization Manager" and said that if I read the newspaper, I would see why, but that he couldn't go into it. Evidently the guy had some major personal issues? I never found out exactly, although I really wanted to know. The position came with a nice office, was "Quasi-Management" and would involve working with customers who have bought or were about to buy, and who were interested in any kind of dealer installed accessory. The position would also entail coordinating inventory with parts dept. and installation with service, plus generate some managerial type reports on vehicle sales for the GM. It was salary plus commission but we never got to exact figures. He wanted me to come back later in the week when thier corporate computer guy would be there to talk further about my MS Excel knowledge, and then we'd "Iron out all the details." Well, during the interim, I heard back from a different company in another field, non-sales related, which I had interviewed for several weeks before. I had the other job, and it payed OK, so I took it. I called the GM back to explain and apologize, but as soon as he heard I wasn't coming back, he just hung up on me! Which pretty much confirmed (again) my gut feeling about the place anyway. Anyway, sorry for the long post, but I still wonder how the job would have been. I think I'd have rather enjoyed the job itself, and possibly would have made quite a bit of money. I know many customers ask for things to be added to their cars. In a big dealership, what would you guess the salary of a "personalization manager" be? Would it have been a good job? Thoughts?

Well, it's a Story...

by laurasdada on Tue Apr 29 14:29:30 PDT 2008

Since I've posted a couple of other types of stories here, and most didn't seem to mind, I'm at it again. I've posted this a couple of other places, so forgive me if it is redundant for anyone... Greetings! Just back from a road trip/family vacation to Washingmachine, DC. TL was flawless, packed to the gills with the four of us and detritus, encountering several traffic jams and some local driving, drove 1124 miles and averaged 49mph and 27 mpg. I'm sure y'all have been, but if not, I most highly recommend a trip to our Nation's Capitol. If nothing else, it reminded/reinforced that the idea, conception, governmental model and ideals of this country are just so right. I'll leave the execution of our ideals throughout history to your discussion. Where is George Washington when we need him? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you... Toured the Capitol Building, sat in the House Gallery and was entertained by a Representative from the Great State of South Carolina. Thank you, Rep. Barrett for a fun, enlightening time. Watched a resolution presented and objected to regarding The Delta Queen. Kids were getting fidgety, so had to leave before all the yeas and nays were tallied, it was a close race. Fabulous tour guide, Albert Caswell the "unofficial Poet Laureate" of the Capitol. Also, rode to the top of the Washington Monument, toured the Bureau of Engraving and Printing ("The buck starts here!") several Smithsonian Museums, showed the kids the White House. I had two very emotional moments, chilling, prideful, patriotic, depressing, scary...: First was at the National Air and Space Museum at Dulles Airport. Go, do not miss this museum! One section of the museum was dominated by a large, familiar looking, shiny metal aircraft. As I drew closer, I noted the name: THE Enola Gay. Stopped me in my tracks, as a cold shudder engulfed my body. A show-stopper for me... The Second was the Vietnam Memorial. Crowded, beautiful, chilling, depressing, stunning, reverant. I would imagine any Baby-Boomer would have such feelings. I looked through the index for the name of my summer camp counselor who, if memory servers, received a draft number in the 30s that summer oh so long ago. To this day, I remember his name, the look on his face when he received his number. Much to my relief, his name was not on the wall. "Tin soldiers and Nixon coming, we're finally on our own..." Also visited the WWII and Korean monuments which were also sobering, but Vietnam was, unfortunately, "my war." Stopped in front of the IRS building and booed rather loudly. Stayed in Landover, MD. Took the T, I mean Metro, into the city daily. A relatively clean, efficient subway system. One funny note: Each day the Metro would go by RFK stadium just before going underground. ONe day it appeared that there was a tractor-trailer school training future 18-wheel drivers in the parking lot of RFK. The next day, one of the very tall light towers was on the ground in that same parking lot, no sign of the tractor-trailer folks! Great vacation, so much to see and do. Almost all free, but you do need tickets for the Washington Monument tour, Capitol and Bureau of Engraving. All worth it. Go, even if you've gone before.

To expound on my prior post

by laurasdada on Mon Apr 28 14:19:23 PDT 2008

Greetings! Just back from a road trip/family vacation to Washingmachine, DC. TL was flawless, packed to the gills with the four of us and detritus, encountering several traffic jams and some local driving, drove 1124 miles and averaged 49mph and 27 mpg. I'm sure y'all have been, but if not, I most highly recommend a trip to our Nation's Capitol. If nothing else, it reminded/reinforced that the idea, conception, governmental model and ideals of this country are just so right. I'll leave the execution of our ideals throughout history to your discussion. Where is George Washington when we need him? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you... Toured the Capitol Building, sat in the House Gallery and was entertained by a Representative from the Great State of South Carolina. Thank you, Rep. Barrett for a fun, enlightening time. Watched a resolution presented and objected to regarding The Delta Queen. Kids were getting fidgety, so had to leave before all the yeas and nays were tallied, it was a close race. Fabulous tour guide, Albert Caswell the "unofficial Poet Laureate" of the Capitol. Also, rode to the top of the Washington Monument, toured the Bureau of Engraving and Printing ("The buck starts here!") several Smithsonian Museums, showed the kids the White House. I had two very emotional moments, chilling, prideful, patriotic, depressing, scary...: First was at the National Air and Space Museum at Dulles Airport. Go, do not miss this museum! One section of the museum was dominated by a large, familiar looking, shiny metal aircraft. As I drew closer, I noted the name: THE Enola Gay. Stopped me in my tracks, as a cold shudder engulfed my body. A show-stopper for me... The Second was the Vietnam Memorial. Crowded, beautiful, chilling, depressing, stunning, reverant. I would imagine any Baby-Boomer would have such feelings. I looked through the index for the name of my summer camp counselor who, if memory servers, received a draft number in the 30s that summer oh so long ago. To this day, I remember his name, the look on his face when he received his number. Much to my relief, his name was not on the wall. "Tin soldiers and Nixon coming, we're finally on our own..." Also visited the WWII and Korean monuments which were also sobering, but Vietnam was, unfortunately, "my war." Stopped in front of the IRS building and booed rather loudly. Stayed in Landover, MD. Took the T, I mean Metro, into the city daily. A relatively clean, efficient subway system. One funny note: Each day the Metro would go by RFK stadium just before going underground. ONe day it appeared that there was a tractor-trailer school training future 18-wheel drivers in the parking lot of RFK. The next day, one of the very tall light towers was on the ground in that same parking lot, no sign of the tractor-trailer folks! Great vacation, so much to see and do. Almost all free, but you do need tickets for the Washington Monument tour, Capitol and Bureau of Engraving. All worth it. Go, even if you've gone before.