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February 17, 2009 at 4:57 PM #348812February 17, 2009 at 4:58 PM #348247
macromaniac
ParticipantFunny Story,
My uncle worked for GM back in the day in Cleveland, OH and when we used to visit him it was hilarious because he wouldn’t let me Dad park the Honda Accord in the driveway. He was so adamant about “Buy American” that it almost caused a riff between him and my Dad.
One Christmas he gave my Dad a watch with the GM logo and a slogan buy American. My Dad goes to put it on, turns it over and guess what is says on the back….no lie…frickin hilarious…
MADE IN CHINA
February 17, 2009 at 4:58 PM #348564ParticipantFunny Story,
My uncle worked for GM back in the day in Cleveland, OH and when we used to visit him it was hilarious because he wouldn’t let me Dad park the Honda Accord in the driveway. He was so adamant about “Buy American” that it almost caused a riff between him and my Dad.
One Christmas he gave my Dad a watch with the GM logo and a slogan buy American. My Dad goes to put it on, turns it over and guess what is says on the back….no lie…frickin hilarious…
MADE IN CHINA
February 17, 2009 at 4:58 PM #348683ParticipantFunny Story,
My uncle worked for GM back in the day in Cleveland, OH and when we used to visit him it was hilarious because he wouldn’t let me Dad park the Honda Accord in the driveway. He was so adamant about “Buy American” that it almost caused a riff between him and my Dad.
One Christmas he gave my Dad a watch with the GM logo and a slogan buy American. My Dad goes to put it on, turns it over and guess what is says on the back….no lie…frickin hilarious…
MADE IN CHINA
February 17, 2009 at 4:58 PM #348715ParticipantFunny Story,
My uncle worked for GM back in the day in Cleveland, OH and when we used to visit him it was hilarious because he wouldn’t let me Dad park the Honda Accord in the driveway. He was so adamant about “Buy American” that it almost caused a riff between him and my Dad.
One Christmas he gave my Dad a watch with the GM logo and a slogan buy American. My Dad goes to put it on, turns it over and guess what is says on the back….no lie…frickin hilarious…
MADE IN CHINA
February 17, 2009 at 4:58 PM #348816ParticipantFunny Story,
My uncle worked for GM back in the day in Cleveland, OH and when we used to visit him it was hilarious because he wouldn’t let me Dad park the Honda Accord in the driveway. He was so adamant about “Buy American” that it almost caused a riff between him and my Dad.
One Christmas he gave my Dad a watch with the GM logo and a slogan buy American. My Dad goes to put it on, turns it over and guess what is says on the back….no lie…frickin hilarious…
MADE IN CHINA
February 17, 2009 at 5:05 PM #348257ParticipantPigs,
I worked for GM back in the early 90’s in the automotive engineering department in Dayton, OH. I have never witnessed more inefficiency in my entire life.
I would roll in to the shop in the morning and no lie every guy in the union doing stamping would be sitting there reading the paper, smoking cigars, and just sitting on their ass until 10:00 a.m.
If I needed something on a RUSH forget about it. Unions breed laziness, contentment, and bankrupt businesses. I witnessed this first hand. There day has come and they are going to get the old suicide squeeze if Mama Obama grows a pair….
February 17, 2009 at 5:05 PM #348574ParticipantPigs,
I worked for GM back in the early 90’s in the automotive engineering department in Dayton, OH. I have never witnessed more inefficiency in my entire life.
I would roll in to the shop in the morning and no lie every guy in the union doing stamping would be sitting there reading the paper, smoking cigars, and just sitting on their ass until 10:00 a.m.
If I needed something on a RUSH forget about it. Unions breed laziness, contentment, and bankrupt businesses. I witnessed this first hand. There day has come and they are going to get the old suicide squeeze if Mama Obama grows a pair….
February 17, 2009 at 5:05 PM #348693ParticipantPigs,
I worked for GM back in the early 90’s in the automotive engineering department in Dayton, OH. I have never witnessed more inefficiency in my entire life.
I would roll in to the shop in the morning and no lie every guy in the union doing stamping would be sitting there reading the paper, smoking cigars, and just sitting on their ass until 10:00 a.m.
If I needed something on a RUSH forget about it. Unions breed laziness, contentment, and bankrupt businesses. I witnessed this first hand. There day has come and they are going to get the old suicide squeeze if Mama Obama grows a pair….
February 17, 2009 at 5:05 PM #348725ParticipantPigs,
I worked for GM back in the early 90’s in the automotive engineering department in Dayton, OH. I have never witnessed more inefficiency in my entire life.
I would roll in to the shop in the morning and no lie every guy in the union doing stamping would be sitting there reading the paper, smoking cigars, and just sitting on their ass until 10:00 a.m.
If I needed something on a RUSH forget about it. Unions breed laziness, contentment, and bankrupt businesses. I witnessed this first hand. There day has come and they are going to get the old suicide squeeze if Mama Obama grows a pair….
February 17, 2009 at 5:05 PM #348826ParticipantPigs,
I worked for GM back in the early 90’s in the automotive engineering department in Dayton, OH. I have never witnessed more inefficiency in my entire life.
I would roll in to the shop in the morning and no lie every guy in the union doing stamping would be sitting there reading the paper, smoking cigars, and just sitting on their ass until 10:00 a.m.
If I needed something on a RUSH forget about it. Unions breed laziness, contentment, and bankrupt businesses. I witnessed this first hand. There day has come and they are going to get the old suicide squeeze if Mama Obama grows a pair….
February 17, 2009 at 5:10 PM #348267rnen
Participant[quote=Scarlet][quote=rnen]
I have owned nissan pick ups in the past and zero problems.
IMHO and experience GMC and their pampered union workers turn out crap. I must be the exception to the rule.[/quote]
I don’t know but I do know you are the exception when it comes to giving Nissan props for their POS
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/automotive/nissan_titan.html
Check out the muffler fell off post LOL!
Look I know I’m gonna get piled on for taking the side of the American auto maker, that a no-brainer for no-brainers.
Corporate America does not want us building the products we buy. They surely do not want us demanding that the products we purchase be built in the US by US workers. They want to control labor and labor costs of everything we are allowed to purchase. They are smart, and they are succeeding. It won’t be long now before their plan will be complete. You haters will usher that along with the torrent of anti-American posts that always follow anybody trying to say something good about US cars.
So tell yourself whatever makes you feel better. Or you could actually look at some reports on the quality of US cars??? Nah, that might confuse your preconcieved and pre-programed thought patterns.[/quote]
Not telling myself anything or buying into anything, just going from experience. Yours was different from mine, good for you. Still will not buy another gmc truck, possibly a Ford as I have had success with them in the past.
Look, the qaulity may have improved recently but a lot of folks, me included, bought worthless piles of junk from GM, Ford and Dodge from the 70’s through to the early 2000’s. Wonder where some of the programming came from???? Could it be 30 yrs of crap??? Ya, no excuse for those preconcieved and pre-programmed thought patterns. Maybe I created the problems because I was programmed to! 😉
The American companies have to win back trust and that will take time, they brought this on themselves.
February 17, 2009 at 5:10 PM #348584Participant[quote=Scarlet][quote=rnen]
I have owned nissan pick ups in the past and zero problems.
IMHO and experience GMC and their pampered union workers turn out crap. I must be the exception to the rule.[/quote]
I don’t know but I do know you are the exception when it comes to giving Nissan props for their POS
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/automotive/nissan_titan.html
Check out the muffler fell off post LOL!
Look I know I’m gonna get piled on for taking the side of the American auto maker, that a no-brainer for no-brainers.
Corporate America does not want us building the products we buy. They surely do not want us demanding that the products we purchase be built in the US by US workers. They want to control labor and labor costs of everything we are allowed to purchase. They are smart, and they are succeeding. It won’t be long now before their plan will be complete. You haters will usher that along with the torrent of anti-American posts that always follow anybody trying to say something good about US cars.
So tell yourself whatever makes you feel better. Or you could actually look at some reports on the quality of US cars??? Nah, that might confuse your preconcieved and pre-programed thought patterns.[/quote]
Not telling myself anything or buying into anything, just going from experience. Yours was different from mine, good for you. Still will not buy another gmc truck, possibly a Ford as I have had success with them in the past.
Look, the qaulity may have improved recently but a lot of folks, me included, bought worthless piles of junk from GM, Ford and Dodge from the 70’s through to the early 2000’s. Wonder where some of the programming came from???? Could it be 30 yrs of crap??? Ya, no excuse for those preconcieved and pre-programmed thought patterns. Maybe I created the problems because I was programmed to! 😉
The American companies have to win back trust and that will take time, they brought this on themselves.
February 17, 2009 at 5:10 PM #348703Participant[quote=Scarlet][quote=rnen]
I have owned nissan pick ups in the past and zero problems.
IMHO and experience GMC and their pampered union workers turn out crap. I must be the exception to the rule.[/quote]
I don’t know but I do know you are the exception when it comes to giving Nissan props for their POS
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/automotive/nissan_titan.html
Check out the muffler fell off post LOL!
Look I know I’m gonna get piled on for taking the side of the American auto maker, that a no-brainer for no-brainers.
Corporate America does not want us building the products we buy. They surely do not want us demanding that the products we purchase be built in the US by US workers. They want to control labor and labor costs of everything we are allowed to purchase. They are smart, and they are succeeding. It won’t be long now before their plan will be complete. You haters will usher that along with the torrent of anti-American posts that always follow anybody trying to say something good about US cars.
So tell yourself whatever makes you feel better. Or you could actually look at some reports on the quality of US cars??? Nah, that might confuse your preconcieved and pre-programed thought patterns.[/quote]
Not telling myself anything or buying into anything, just going from experience. Yours was different from mine, good for you. Still will not buy another gmc truck, possibly a Ford as I have had success with them in the past.
Look, the qaulity may have improved recently but a lot of folks, me included, bought worthless piles of junk from GM, Ford and Dodge from the 70’s through to the early 2000’s. Wonder where some of the programming came from???? Could it be 30 yrs of crap??? Ya, no excuse for those preconcieved and pre-programmed thought patterns. Maybe I created the problems because I was programmed to! 😉
The American companies have to win back trust and that will take time, they brought this on themselves.
February 17, 2009 at 5:10 PM #348735Participant[quote=Scarlet][quote=rnen]
I have owned nissan pick ups in the past and zero problems.
IMHO and experience GMC and their pampered union workers turn out crap. I must be the exception to the rule.[/quote]
I don’t know but I do know you are the exception when it comes to giving Nissan props for their POS
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/automotive/nissan_titan.html
Check out the muffler fell off post LOL!
Look I know I’m gonna get piled on for taking the side of the American auto maker, that a no-brainer for no-brainers.
Corporate America does not want us building the products we buy. They surely do not want us demanding that the products we purchase be built in the US by US workers. They want to control labor and labor costs of everything we are allowed to purchase. They are smart, and they are succeeding. It won’t be long now before their plan will be complete. You haters will usher that along with the torrent of anti-American posts that always follow anybody trying to say something good about US cars.
So tell yourself whatever makes you feel better. Or you could actually look at some reports on the quality of US cars??? Nah, that might confuse your preconcieved and pre-programed thought patterns.[/quote]
Not telling myself anything or buying into anything, just going from experience. Yours was different from mine, good for you. Still will not buy another gmc truck, possibly a Ford as I have had success with them in the past.
Look, the qaulity may have improved recently but a lot of folks, me included, bought worthless piles of junk from GM, Ford and Dodge from the 70’s through to the early 2000’s. Wonder where some of the programming came from???? Could it be 30 yrs of crap??? Ya, no excuse for those preconcieved and pre-programmed thought patterns. Maybe I created the problems because I was programmed to! 😉
The American companies have to win back trust and that will take time, they brought this on themselves.
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