Do we have reason to believe the quality of Ginghers has suffered under their new ownership?
On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 8:24 AM, Deacon Patrick <lamontg...@mac.com> wrote: > Looks like Fisker owns Gingher now. > > With abandon, > Patrick > > > On Saturday, August 2, 2014 10:48:07 PM UTC-6, Anne Paulson wrote: > >> Have you tried Ginghers shears? Fifteen years ago, they were the standard >> for American dressmaker shears. I've had a pair for twenty years and they >> might as well be new. >> >> >> On Sat, Aug 2, 2014 at 5:24 PM, Deacon Patrick <lamon...@mac.com> wrote: >> >>> Thanks! We've been wondering where to find quality scissors as the ones >>> we have found so far are costly disposables. Plus, my travel whisky cups >>> are from Sheffield. Grin. >>> >>> With abandon, >>> Patrick >>> >>> >>> On Saturday, August 2, 2014 5:35:38 PM UTC-6, Patrick Moore wrote: >>>> >>>> Axes? We don't need no stinkin' axes! But everyone need scissors. >>>> >>>> http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-28581597 >>>> >>>> As with the thread about a large bicycle factory, circa 1947 -- perhaps >>>> that was the boblist -- this video shows the "Shop-Class-as-Soul-Craft" >>>> -esque way in which even a manual factory trade *can* be a craft -- ie, an >>>> art -- and in that respect humanly fulfilling. >>>> >>>> I know that Sheffield used to be a center for cutlery and such. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, and letters that get interviews. >>>> By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. >>>> Other professional writing services. >>>> http://www.resumespecialties.com/ >>>> Patrick Moore >>>> Albuquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten >>>> >>>> ************************************* >>>> * "Where you come from is gone, where you thought you were going to >>>> never was there, and where you are is no good unless you can get away from >>>> it. Where is there a place for you to be? No place.* >>>> * "Nothing outside you can give you any place," he said. "You needn't >>>> to look at the sky because it's not going to open up and show no place >>>> behind it. You needn't to search for any hole in the ground to look through >>>> into somewhere else. You can't go neither forwards nor backwards into your >>>> daddy's time nor your children's if you have them. In yourself right now is >>>> all the place you've got. If there was any Fall, look there, if there was >>>> any Redemption, look there, and if you expect any Judgment, look there, >>>> because they all three will have to be in your time and your body and where >>>> in your time and your body can they be?* >>>> * "Where in your time and your body has Jesus redeemed you?" he >>>> cried. "Show me where because I don't see the place. If there was a place >>>> where Jesus had redeemed you that would be the place for you to be, but >>>> which of you can find it?” -- *Flannery O'Connor,* Wise Blood * >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. >>> >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> -- Anne Paulson >> >> It isn't a contest. Enjoy the ride. >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- Anne Paulson It isn't a contest. Enjoy the ride. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
