I'll do you one better. Follow Willie Nelson's lead and you can run your old diesel truck on bio-diesel!
----------------------------------------- Michael C. Rawlins, Rawlins EC Consulting www.rawlinsecconsulting.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > You do realize that you can easily convert your old diesel truck into a vegie > car. > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: "casest97217" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Yes sir. Me and my old diesel truck are just doing our part to try > and kill off anything left. > > --- In [email protected], "Orin Rehorst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Green Kool-Aid drinker alert! >> >> >> >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >> > Behalf Of > >> casest97217 >> Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 10:37 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [EDI-L] Re: SCAC CODE LIST >> >> >> >> And to think that I've been neglecting the standards committees in >> their time of greatest need for the fight on Global Warming; How >> selfish of me, I feel so ashamed. :) Stephen >> >> --- In [email protected] <mailto:EDI-L% >> > 40yahoogroups.com> , "David > >> Frenkel" <frenkel@> wrote: >> >>> Craig, >>> >>> >>> >>> You might start a letter writing campaign to your elected >>> >> officials. The >> >>> vast majority of industrial standards in the US are developed and >>> administered without government financial assistance. The eroding >>> manufacturing base along with mergers and acquisitions have cut >>> >> into the >> >>> membership base of many of these standards organizations >>> > including > >> X12. The >> >>> economics of fewer members means higher member fees and higher >>> > cost > >> to >> >>> purchase finished products, i.e. standards. >>> >>> Unfortunately e-commerce related standards have not been on the >>> >> radar of >> >>> policy makers to help the SME that cannot afford to purchase the >>> >> standards >> >>> you are discussing that will ultimately help them be more >>> >> competitive. >> >>> >>> David Frenkel >>> >>> >>> >>> _____ >>> >>> From: [email protected] <mailto:EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com> >>> >> [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com> ] On >> Behalf Of >> >>> Craig Dunham >>> Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 10:14 AM >>> To: [email protected] <mailto:EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com> >>> Subject: [EDI-L] Re: SCAC CODE LIST >>> >>> >>> >>> I, too, am like many in this group that feel that you should >>> > defend > >>> and support the standards. However, I'm also a realist and know >>> that too many of these "agencies" realize that they have the >>> > public > >>> by... well, by the *unmentionable body parts* and impose >>> astronomical fees and charges to use their "proprietary" data. >>> these practices of over-charging for the data ends up meaning >>> > that > >>> far too many people will take far too many short-cuts or just >>> >> ignore >> >>> the request for the data all-together. >>> >>> I had found, previously online, a zip file that contained a >>> > fairly > >>> current and accurate SCAC code list in Excel format. I downloaded >>> and have used it once or twice. But what I tell all of My trading >>> partners, however, when they ask what the SCAC code is and where >>> > to > >>> get it - I point them directly to 'the other source' for the >>> > code - > >>> the freight line/trucking company/shipping service - that they >>> > are > >>> using. Any of these carriers should be aware and know what >>> > they're > >>> own SCAC is. >>> >>> Yes, the NMFTA has control of the data and may even be >>> >> so "generous" >> >>> as to give one or two codes at no cost... but by charging >>> > hundreds > >>> and thousands of dollars for controlling this information - >>> > that's > >>> just highway robbery. >>> >>> And I have a bone of contention in the original post - about >>> > having > >>> the "intelligent conversation" and describing the "benefits from >>> using the standard correctly".... For any of us in the EDI world - >>> > > >>> using the standard correctly is simply getting a correct SCAC >>> > code > >>> in the required segments and documents. Period. As EDI people - >>> > it > >>> is not our job to see that this vendor or that supplier or this >>> retailer or that distribution center purchases or subscribes to >>> >> what >> >>> is - arguably - a horribly overpriced collection of data. That is >>> left to the person providing the code - and that is on their >>> conscience.... It is not our place, as EDI professionals, to >>> dictate another company's business practices and tell them that >>> >> they >> >>> have to subscribe or purchase such data.... >>> >>> Instead, it is the job of our warehouses and distribution >>> > centers, > >>> of our manufacturers and shippers, of our own internal receiving >>> >> and >> >>> logistics and routing departments to monitor and enforce the >>> compliance with NMFTA and their codes. It is their decision to >>> require only an NMFTA coded carrier for any shipments and to be >>> valid in their status with their SCAC code. >>> >>> If the NMFTA feels such a need to provide data in such an >>> >> overpriced >> >>> way and some companies feel the need and drive to purchase said >>> overpriced data, that's fine. But they cannot expect the rest of >>> the supply chain universe to be the same. I'm fairly sure that >>> > the > >>> NMFTA makes money off of the creation and maintenance of the SCAC >>> codes and that UPS and FedEx and Yellow Frieght and all the other >>> carriers out there pay regular fees to keep that SCAC code in >>> > good > >>> standing and current. But charging end users of that data - >>> > again, > >>> the suppliers and retailers - too high of a price to access small >>> bits of that data is just too much. >>> >>> Again, is the SCAC data a good requirement and the standard >>> important? Yes. But the way that the data is provided - well, >>> that's up to each of us individually to decide and implement. >>> >>> Craig Dunham >>> EDI Coordinator >>> Big 5 Sporting Goods. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >>> >>> >> >> >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >> > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ... > Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, > <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> > > Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> > IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix. > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > ... Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix. Yahoo! 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