SteelHeadz
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What time was the young lad's dentist appointment?[/quote said:
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Collin the Hen
New member
No and no... ready?!?!... tooth-hurty... :funny:... :-|
SteelHeadz
Super Moderator
Make a Wish!! you got the 2,222 post. Wish for the young Lad's 2 front teeth.He didn't need one, he knew his permanent teeth hadn't come in yet!
SteelHeadz
Super Moderator
Last night when i got off work i stopped at our local grocery store to get something for Dinner. as i Waited on the Fish counter to pick up some atlantic salmon, i saw an ugly looking fish called Steelhead. i can't beleive it, i came up with a cool name for my business and logon name here not knowing that there was an UGLY looking fish that that already has that name. i was curious what the meat tasted like, but i didn't buy it. anybody here knows?
. i was curious what the meat tasted like, but i didn't buy it. anybody here knows?
91renegadeyj
New member
it is a species of trout. it isn't that bad tasting it is not as strong as salmon. I assumed you chose that name because you were an avid fisherman. lol i guess i was wrong.
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SteelHeadz
Super Moderator
Sounds like i need to try that sometime. I love Fishing, but lately i haven't found the time to go. The whole reason i chose the name Steelheadz was that i have a Steel fabrication Business. The headz part was because my Wife always called me a hard headed stuborn knuckle busti'n baffoon. lol. so i figured the name was appropriate. Fish, what was i thinking!:lol:
Utah_jeepster
Super Moderator
And hear I thought you was a fellow dry fly thrower....I am so disappointed :shades:
Collin the Hen
New member
Have any of you peed in a toilet with paper already in it. Then after you're done, it looks like egg drop soup?
SteelHeadz
Super Moderator
That's just wrong man. I'm not a Real Texan but i got here as fast as i could. to this day i can't imagine myself being a Redneck. :funny::funny: although i do wear my cowboy hat once in a while.:rofl: I think I caught Mikey red handed. I believe he was fishing with a buddy after some steelheads, but just didnt want to reveal his secret hole.
freedomfly
New member
One of the funniest things I have ever seen on Youtube
Jeeper99
New member
SteelHeadz
Super Moderator
I didnt say there was. It's just funny to think a Half White and Half Filipino being called a Redneck. Just imagine what that looks like:lol::lol::lol:.
SteelHeadz
Super Moderator
For anyone who might find this interesting.
Subject: A Supplier's response to GM's request for bailout support
This is one of the best responses to the requests for bailout money I
have
seen thus far.
As a supplier for the Big 3 this man received a letter from the
President
of GM North America requesting support for the bail out program. His
response is classic, and has to make you proud of a local guy who tells
it
like it is........
First, this is the letter he got from GM to which his subsequent
response
is directed:
Dear Employees and Suppliers,
Congress and the current Administration will soon determine whether to
provide immediate support to the domestic auto industry to help it
through
one of the most difficult economic times in our nation's history. Your
elected officials must hear from all of us now on why this support is
critical to our continuing the progress we began prior to the global
financial crisis.
As an employee or supplier, you have a lot at stake and continue to be
one
of our most effective and passionate voices. I know GM can count on you
to
have your voice heard. Thank you for your urgent action and ongoing
support.
Troy Clarke - President
General Motors North America
Response from:
Gregory Knox, Pres.
Knox Machinery Company Franklin, Ohio
Gentlemen:
In response to your request to contact legislators and ask for a bailout
for
the Big Three automakers please consider the following, and please pass
my
thoughts on to Troy Clark, President of General Motors North America.
Politicians and Management of the Big 3 are both infected with the same
entitlement mentality that has spread like cancerous germs in UAW halls
for
the last countless decades, and whose plague is now sweeping this
nation,
awaiting our new "messiah", Pres-elect Obama, to wave his magic wand and
make all our problems go away, while at the same time allowing our once
great nation to keep "living the dream". Believe me folks, The dream is
over!
This dream where we can ignore the consumer for years while management
myopically focuses on its personal rewards packages at the same time
that
our factories have been filled with the worlds most overpaid, arrogant,
ignorant and laziest entitlement minded "laborers" without paying the
price
for these atrocities. This dream where you still think the masses will
line
up to buy our products for ever and ever.
Don't even think about telling me I'm wrong. Don't accuse me of not
knowing
of what I speak. I have called on Ford, GM, Chrysler, TRW, Delphi,
Kelsey
Hayes, American Axle and countless other automotive OEM's throughout the
Midwest during the past 30 years and what I've seen over those years in
these union shops can only be described as disgusting.
Troy Clarke, President of General Motors North America, states: "There
is
widespread sentiment throughout this country, and our government, and
especially via the news media, that the current crisis is completely the
result of bad management which it certainly is not."
You're right Mr. Clarke, it's not JUST management.
How about the electricians who walk around the plants like lords in
feudal
times, making people wait on them for countless hours while they drag
ass so
they can come in on the weekend and make double and triple time for a
job
they easily could have done within their normal 40 hour work week?
How about the line workers who threaten newbies with all kinds of scare
tactics for putting out too many parts on a shift and for being too
productive? (We certainly must not expose those lazy bums who have been
getting overpaid for decades for their horrific underproduction, must
we?!?)
Do you folks really not know about this stuff?!? How about this great
sentiment abridged from Mr. Clarke's sad plea: "over the last few
years, we
have closed the quality and efficiency gaps with our competitors." What
the
hell has Detroit been doing for the last 40 years?!? Did we really JUST
wake up to the gaps in quality and efficiency between us and them?
The K-car vs. the Accord?
The Pinto vs. the Civic?!?
Do I need to go on? What a joke!
We are living through the inevitable outcome of the actions of the
United
States auto industry for decades. It's time to pay for your sins,
Detroit.
I attended an economic summit last week where brilliant economist, Alan
Beaulieu, from the Institute of Trend Research, surprised the crowd when
he
said he would not have given the banks a penny of "bailout money".
"Yes, he said, this would cause short term problems," but despite what
people like politicians and corporate magnates would have us believe,
the
sun would in fact rise the next day, and the following very important
thing
would happen.. .where there had been greedy and sloppy banks, new
efficient
ones would pop up. That is how a free market system works. It does work
if
we would only let it work."
But for some nondescript reason we are now deciding that the rest of the
world is right and that capitalism doesn't work - that we need the
government to step in and "save us".
Save us my butt, we're nationalizing, and unfortunately too many
of
our once fine nation's citizens don't even have a clue that this is what
is
really happening. But, they sure can tell you the stats on their
favorite
sports teams. Yeah - THAT'S really important, isn't it?
Does it ever occur to ANYONE that the "competition" has been producing
vehicles, EXTREMELY PROFITABLY, for decades in this country? How can
that
be??? Let's see. Fuel efficient. Listening to customers. Investing
in he
proper tooling and automation for the long haul.
Not being too complacent or arrogant to listen to Dr. W. Edwards Deming
four
decades ago when he taught that by adopting appropriate principles of
management, organizations could increase quality and simultaneously
reduce
costs, ever increased productivity through quality and intelligent
planning.
Treating vendors like strategic partners, rather than like "the enemy",
efficient front and back offices, Non union environment.
Again, I could go on and on, but I really wouldn't be telling anyone
anything they really don't already know down deep in their hearts.
I have six children, so I am not unfamiliar with the concept of wanting
someone to bail you out of a mess that you have gotten yourself into -
my
children do this on a weekly, if not daily basis, as I did when I was
their
age. I do for them what my parents did for me (one of their greatest
gifts,
by the way) - I make them stand on their own two feet and accept the
consequences of their actions and work through it. Radical concept, huh?
Am I there for them in the wings? Of course - but only until such time
as
they need to be fully on their own as adults.
I don't want to oversimplify a complex situation, but there certainly
are
unmistakable parallels here between the proper role of parenting and
government. Detroit and the United States need to pay for their sins.
Bad
news, people - it's coming whether we like it or not. The newly elected
Messiah really doesn't have a magic wand big enough to "make it all go
away."
I laughed as I heard Obama "reeling it back in" almost immediately after
the
final vote count was tallied. "we really might not do it in a year or
in
four." Where was that kind of talk when he was RUNNING for
office?
Stop trying to put off the inevitable folks. That house in Florida
really
isn't worth $750,000. People who jump across a border really don't
deserve
free health care benefits. That job driving that forklift for the Big 3
really isn't worth $85,000 a year. We really shouldn't allow Wal-Mart to
stock their shelves with products acquired from a country that unfairly
manipulates their currency and has the most atrocious human rights
infractions on the face of the globe.
That couple whose combined income is less than $50,000 really shouldn't
be
living in that $485,000 home. Let the market correct itself folks - it
will.
Yes it will be painful, but it's gonna' be painful either way, and the
bright side of my proposal is that on the other side of it all, is a
nation
that appreciates what it has, doesn't live beyond its means, gets back
to
basics and redevelops the patriotic work ethic that made it the greatest
nation in the history of the world. A return to Christian principles,
common
sense and decency would also be beneficial!
Sorry - don't cut my head off, I'm just the messenger sharing with you
the
"bad news". I hope you take it to heart.
Gregory J. Knox, President
Knox Machinery, Inc. Franklin , Ohio 45005
http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/knox.asp_
(http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/knox.asp)
..CONFIRMS KNOX'S LETTER
Subject: A Supplier's response to GM's request for bailout support
This is one of the best responses to the requests for bailout money I
have
seen thus far.
As a supplier for the Big 3 this man received a letter from the
President
of GM North America requesting support for the bail out program. His
response is classic, and has to make you proud of a local guy who tells
it
like it is........
First, this is the letter he got from GM to which his subsequent
response
is directed:
Dear Employees and Suppliers,
Congress and the current Administration will soon determine whether to
provide immediate support to the domestic auto industry to help it
through
one of the most difficult economic times in our nation's history. Your
elected officials must hear from all of us now on why this support is
critical to our continuing the progress we began prior to the global
financial crisis.
As an employee or supplier, you have a lot at stake and continue to be
one
of our most effective and passionate voices. I know GM can count on you
to
have your voice heard. Thank you for your urgent action and ongoing
support.
Troy Clarke - President
General Motors North America
Response from:
Gregory Knox, Pres.
Knox Machinery Company Franklin, Ohio
Gentlemen:
In response to your request to contact legislators and ask for a bailout
for
the Big Three automakers please consider the following, and please pass
my
thoughts on to Troy Clark, President of General Motors North America.
Politicians and Management of the Big 3 are both infected with the same
entitlement mentality that has spread like cancerous germs in UAW halls
for
the last countless decades, and whose plague is now sweeping this
nation,
awaiting our new "messiah", Pres-elect Obama, to wave his magic wand and
make all our problems go away, while at the same time allowing our once
great nation to keep "living the dream". Believe me folks, The dream is
over!
This dream where we can ignore the consumer for years while management
myopically focuses on its personal rewards packages at the same time
that
our factories have been filled with the worlds most overpaid, arrogant,
ignorant and laziest entitlement minded "laborers" without paying the
price
for these atrocities. This dream where you still think the masses will
line
up to buy our products for ever and ever.
Don't even think about telling me I'm wrong. Don't accuse me of not
knowing
of what I speak. I have called on Ford, GM, Chrysler, TRW, Delphi,
Kelsey
Hayes, American Axle and countless other automotive OEM's throughout the
Midwest during the past 30 years and what I've seen over those years in
these union shops can only be described as disgusting.
Troy Clarke, President of General Motors North America, states: "There
is
widespread sentiment throughout this country, and our government, and
especially via the news media, that the current crisis is completely the
result of bad management which it certainly is not."
You're right Mr. Clarke, it's not JUST management.
How about the electricians who walk around the plants like lords in
feudal
times, making people wait on them for countless hours while they drag
ass so
they can come in on the weekend and make double and triple time for a
job
they easily could have done within their normal 40 hour work week?
How about the line workers who threaten newbies with all kinds of scare
tactics for putting out too many parts on a shift and for being too
productive? (We certainly must not expose those lazy bums who have been
getting overpaid for decades for their horrific underproduction, must
we?!?)
Do you folks really not know about this stuff?!? How about this great
sentiment abridged from Mr. Clarke's sad plea: "over the last few
years, we
have closed the quality and efficiency gaps with our competitors." What
the
hell has Detroit been doing for the last 40 years?!? Did we really JUST
wake up to the gaps in quality and efficiency between us and them?
The K-car vs. the Accord?
The Pinto vs. the Civic?!?
Do I need to go on? What a joke!
We are living through the inevitable outcome of the actions of the
United
States auto industry for decades. It's time to pay for your sins,
Detroit.
I attended an economic summit last week where brilliant economist, Alan
Beaulieu, from the Institute of Trend Research, surprised the crowd when
he
said he would not have given the banks a penny of "bailout money".
"Yes, he said, this would cause short term problems," but despite what
people like politicians and corporate magnates would have us believe,
the
sun would in fact rise the next day, and the following very important
thing
would happen.. .where there had been greedy and sloppy banks, new
efficient
ones would pop up. That is how a free market system works. It does work
if
we would only let it work."
But for some nondescript reason we are now deciding that the rest of the
world is right and that capitalism doesn't work - that we need the
government to step in and "save us".
Save us my butt, we're nationalizing, and unfortunately too many
of
our once fine nation's citizens don't even have a clue that this is what
is
really happening. But, they sure can tell you the stats on their
favorite
sports teams. Yeah - THAT'S really important, isn't it?
Does it ever occur to ANYONE that the "competition" has been producing
vehicles, EXTREMELY PROFITABLY, for decades in this country? How can
that
be??? Let's see. Fuel efficient. Listening to customers. Investing
in he
proper tooling and automation for the long haul.
Not being too complacent or arrogant to listen to Dr. W. Edwards Deming
four
decades ago when he taught that by adopting appropriate principles of
management, organizations could increase quality and simultaneously
reduce
costs, ever increased productivity through quality and intelligent
planning.
Treating vendors like strategic partners, rather than like "the enemy",
efficient front and back offices, Non union environment.
Again, I could go on and on, but I really wouldn't be telling anyone
anything they really don't already know down deep in their hearts.
I have six children, so I am not unfamiliar with the concept of wanting
someone to bail you out of a mess that you have gotten yourself into -
my
children do this on a weekly, if not daily basis, as I did when I was
their
age. I do for them what my parents did for me (one of their greatest
gifts,
by the way) - I make them stand on their own two feet and accept the
consequences of their actions and work through it. Radical concept, huh?
Am I there for them in the wings? Of course - but only until such time
as
they need to be fully on their own as adults.
I don't want to oversimplify a complex situation, but there certainly
are
unmistakable parallels here between the proper role of parenting and
government. Detroit and the United States need to pay for their sins.
Bad
news, people - it's coming whether we like it or not. The newly elected
Messiah really doesn't have a magic wand big enough to "make it all go
away."
I laughed as I heard Obama "reeling it back in" almost immediately after
the
final vote count was tallied. "we really might not do it in a year or
in
four." Where was that kind of talk when he was RUNNING for
office?
Stop trying to put off the inevitable folks. That house in Florida
really
isn't worth $750,000. People who jump across a border really don't
deserve
free health care benefits. That job driving that forklift for the Big 3
really isn't worth $85,000 a year. We really shouldn't allow Wal-Mart to
stock their shelves with products acquired from a country that unfairly
manipulates their currency and has the most atrocious human rights
infractions on the face of the globe.
That couple whose combined income is less than $50,000 really shouldn't
be
living in that $485,000 home. Let the market correct itself folks - it
will.
Yes it will be painful, but it's gonna' be painful either way, and the
bright side of my proposal is that on the other side of it all, is a
nation
that appreciates what it has, doesn't live beyond its means, gets back
to
basics and redevelops the patriotic work ethic that made it the greatest
nation in the history of the world. A return to Christian principles,
common
sense and decency would also be beneficial!
Sorry - don't cut my head off, I'm just the messenger sharing with you
the
"bad news". I hope you take it to heart.
Gregory J. Knox, President
Knox Machinery, Inc. Franklin , Ohio 45005
http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/knox.asp_
(http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/knox.asp)
..CONFIRMS KNOX'S LETTER
mud4feet
New member
Man, that guy hits the nail on the head!!! Having been in several unions in my early working life, I totally agree with his comments. Do we actually MAKE anything here, anymore? Is a $40,000 car and a $250,000 home "reasonable"???
We need to ask our grandparents/great-grandparents and LISTEN to what they have to say!!
We need to ask our grandparents/great-grandparents and LISTEN to what they have to say!!
SteelHeadz
Super Moderator
If You and I along with several members here was to build a Car on the assembly line, oh let's say for $20.00/ hr , non union, I'm willing to bet you that the cost of that car is going to be a lot more affordable and have a better quality off the line. The General Rule in the Car manufacturing business is " The lowest Bidder " gets to put their parts on these $40,000 vehicles along with Recycled plastics that pretty much covers the whole Vehicle. I recently (yesterday) found out that Valeo, who is one of the major manufacturer of automobile parts has gone Bankrupt, this in turn will be causing grief to the Dealerships and everyone else needing replacement parts thats manufactured by this company. their manufacturing plant and all the tooling is gone, and whom ever Chrysler has found to releive this supplier has a completely different molds and tooling to manufacture this parts. I can get really into it but the more i think about it, the more i'm getting pi$$*D off.
B'ham Jeeper
New member
Great! Now when I need replacement parts for my '07 I am sure they will not longer match.... :x :x :x
