LeRoy; Yup...drive for Wal-Mart.;-)
-Ed- Ed Gaidies Tel-Tek Electronics Ontario-Canada Servicing the Consumer Electronic Industry since 1963 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of LeRoy Westlund Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 8:48 PM To: ELECTRONICS PROFESSIONALS LIST Subject: Re: [Techs] please read Forget it, Calvin. It's the same everywhere. The politicians are all lying about how good the economy is. It's ONLY good for ONE company that I know of,.....Named " WAL-MART ". " Sorry ",...there are NO answers to the problem. At least NONE that we have any control over. I have hashed out this problem while I was on Nesda-Net for 2 years, and we have discussed it til we are all blue in the face on Jeff's chat list.,.......just NO answers,.....so do the best you can,....and take it on the chin, like the rest of us. There are plenty of Truck driving jobs out there,...IF you wish to change to THAT profession. Regards, LLW LeRoy Westlund Westlund TV & Electronics 97 North Main "At least I'll go down Centerfield, UT 84622-0087 swingin,......what a swingin Ph./Fax 435-528-3822 way to go." mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Calvin Neal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, February 12, 2004 3:23 AM Subject: [Techs] please read > Here in Maine....the shoe industry is gone, the >textile industry went out in the late '90's, and now >the paper mill I worked at as an electrician has >closed...and on...and on...I just had a customer in >the shop the other day from another large paper mill, >telling me they just got put on notice..."there will >be a large, permanent lay-off in the next 2 weeks." > The repair facility I have run for the past several >years as a second source of income has steadily seen a >decrease in profit. The market has been flooded with >el cheapo home electronics that most people want >repaired for next to nothing 'cause "I can go to >Wal-Mart and get a blah blah for blah amount of >dollars" If I hear that one more time...I am going to >go ballistic. > What is the problem here you ask? There is NO >problem when you confront your Representative or the >governor of this state ....all you have to do is get >"retrained" > Tens of thousands of manufacturing jobs in this >state have been lost over the recent years with >nothing to fill the void that is left. Many of these >people would have been potential customers. It has >really gotten out of control in this state. > It is so bad, the wife and I have been discussing a >move to another state. The question is where and >doing what? I cannot figure out to what means and end >NAFTA is supposed to reach. All I know is thousands >of people in this state are hurting and are in serious >financial trouble....and I just joined them :( > Can someone on this list tell me about a state where >this is NOT happening...you may get a new neighbor :) > Sorry about being a bit off topic...thanks for >reading. > >Calvin Neal >Orrington Electronics >Orrington, Maine > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. >http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html > >_______________________________________________ >Tech Repair CD...order your just $49.00 plus shipping...One year of updates free. >www.intrepid-video.com www.tech-repair.net >Techs mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://intrepid-video.com/mailman/listinfo/techs_intrepid-video.com _______________________________________________ Tech Repair CD...order your just $49.00 plus shipping...One year of updates free. www.intrepid-video.com www.tech-repair.net Techs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://intrepid-video.com/mailman/listinfo/techs_intrepid-video.com _______________________________________________ Tech Repair CD...order your just $49.00 plus shipping...One year of updates free. www.intrepid-video.com www.tech-repair.net Techs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://intrepid-video.com/mailman/listinfo/techs_intrepid-video.com
