Give me a break...

[Ron61]

One of the best Ford Dealerships around here is going through a type of Chapter 11 now. Red Bluff Ford is trying to work it so they don't have to lay off any workers but according to the owner they have 400 new units on the lot and have to get that down to 200. How I don't know as they aren't selling. The other Ford Dealership I have been watching is corning which a lot of people go to and I haven't seen them issue any statements yet. Everyone avoids the Redding Dealership as they have been so overpriced the last 10 years and the service is so bad I don't know how they stay in business even in good times.

The big Cadillac and Jeep dealer in Redding shut down last week and has moved to a small place out near the airport and they are just going to handle jeeps from now on.The Pontiac dealer took over the Cadillac for now but no one has taken the other brand that dealer handled.

And then the great story of the 3 girls in Anderson that got fired from KFC yesterday. They took a bath in the big sink that they use to pre clean all of their stuff and one of them was so dumb she took pictures and posted them on her spot at My Space. Now all of the customers that bought food there that day are upset.

Ron

[VRM]

Originally Posted by Ron61

And then the great story of the 3 girls in Anderson that got fired from KFC yesterday. They took a bath in the big sink that they use to pre clean all of their stuff and one of them was so dumb she took pictures and posted them on her spot at My Space. Now all of the customers that bought food there that day are upset.

Ron

1. Were they naked?
2. Were they cute?

[VRM]

http://www.redding.com/photos/galler...splish-splash/

Cool!

[bdeutsch]

I was talking to a peer today who lives outside of London and we started talking about the current situation with the Big 3.

He drew comparisons to the circumstance that led to the decline and ultimate break-up of British Leyland; non-competitive manufacturing cost structure driven by strong unions that resisted real change, entrenched executives that felt the government owed them survival, etc.

At the end of the day, BL was broken up and the UK is now essentially a service based economy with historic British brands, Jaguar, Land Rover, etc., now owned by non-british companies. Unions are done too for the most part.

While it is perhaps not a 1:1 comparison with the current conditions facing the Big 3, it is close enough to wonder if we will be facing the same end game.

[Dan40]

Originally Posted by VRM

1. Were they naked?
2. Were they cute?

Ahh, that would be a NO! X 2

Dan

[Silverback51]

Originally Posted by Dan40

Ahh, that would be a NO! X 2

Dan

Were they stupid? That would be a YES X 3.