True to quite a big extent . Things aren't that bad as one is SPECULATING . I guess te majority will agree .
On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 3:25 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > *What is recession? * > > This story is about a man who once upon a time was selling Hotdogs by the > roadside. He was illiterate, so he never read newspapers. He was hard of > hearing, so he never listened to the radio. His eyes were weak, so he never > watched television. But enthusiastically, he sold lots of hotdogs. He was > smart enough to offer some attractive schemes to increase his sales. His > sales and profit went up. He ordered more a more raw material and buns and > sold more. He recruited more supporting staff to serve more customers. He > started offering home deliveries. Eventually he got himself a bigger and > better stove. As his business was growing, the son, who had recently > graduated from college, joined his father. > > Then something strange happened. > > The son asked, "Dad, aren't you aware of the great recession that is coming > our way?" The father replied, "No, but tell me about it." The son said, "The > international situation is terrible. The domestic situation is even worse. > We should be prepared for the coming bad times." > > The man thought that since his son had been to college, read the papers, > listened to the radio and watched TV. He ought to know and his advice should > not be taken lightly. So the next day onwards, the father cut down the his > raw material order and buns, took down the colorful signboard, removed all > the special schemes he was offering to the customers and was no longer as > enthusiastic. He reduced his staff strength by giving layoffs. Very soon, > fewer and fewer people bothered to stop at his Hotdog stand. And his sales > started coming down rapidly and so did the profit. The father said to his > son, "Son, you were right". "We are in the middle of a recession and crisis. > I am glad you warned me ahead of time." > __._,_.___ > . > > __,_._,___ > > > > > -- Sir/Madam Meet us at IMTOS ( India Machine Tool Show from 24th to 27th July 2009 ) ******************************** Vikram Pahwa Sudershan Measuring & Engineering P.L 4781 Hauz Qazi , Delhi-110006, India *************************************** Tel ; +91-11-2321-5822,2321-6372 Fax: +91-11-2321-5783 *********************************************** URL : www.precise.tradeindia.com URL:www.indiamart.com/sudershanmeasuring/ Email: [email protected] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "EX,GHPS,1988,V.V" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/exghps1988v_v?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
