[quote=pri_dk][quote=walterwhite]you’d think we’d be competitive with weights made in usa.

the shippings gotta cost something.[/quote]

I’ve noticed that a lot of manhole covers say “India” on them.

Maybe I shouldn’t look at the ground so much when I walk.

Seems a little crazy that it’s cheaper to make steel plates in India and ship them here.

I had a few uncles that worked in the mills in Pittsburgh back in the day. A bunch of my neighbors worked in the local coal mine that supplied the mills.

All union. All made much more money than my dad (he was a lineman – an actual lineman!)

And I’ve been to India.

I can tell you exactly why our manhole covers come from India today.[/quote]

why are manhole covers round?
(Sorry, inside joke. Stupid interview question I got one time by Anderson Consulting)