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  1. North American Auto Industry (nf) ~!

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    An update on Ford's current status....

     

    http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/174797

     

    "Ford Motor Co. lost $5.8 billion in the fourth quarter amid slumping sales and huge restructuring costs, pushing the automaker’s deficit for the year to $12.7 billion, the largest in its 103-year history."

     

    "Ford, faced with increasing competition from overseas rivals such as Toyota Motor Corp, is banking on the restructuring to pull it through the next two years."

     

    "Ford has seen its market share deteriorate in recent years. At the same time, Toyota has seen its U.S. sales rise, beating Ford out for the No. 2 sales spot in July and November."

     

    "Ford has rolled out or will introduce several new or updated products during 2007, including the Edge crossover, new F-series Super Duty pickups, a redesigned Focus small car and an updated Five Hundred larger sedan. But many analysts are skeptical that the products are strong enough to turn the company around."

     

    One more baby step to north American automotive collapse~! <_<

  4. Walmart moving sale

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    We have a second Wallyworld opening in Burlington and I'm thinkin of opening a body shop across the road from it so my potential customers can simply push there vehicles right into my lot from the potential fender benders in the area from the heavier flow of traffic...Like we really need two Walmart's...gimme a break~! :glare: ....Burlington's getting built up like mad lately~!

  6. Scissor Sister's~! NF~!

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    Ok guy's this has gotta be the one of thee most odd post's on this board I bet but I think the outcome could be an absolute riot. Unfortunately I am having a problem getting JPEG images off my pc for some reason to make my own even though there on my pc. Let's see if you guy's have any luck. This is one beauty way to get back at a couple fishing buddies that always seems to outfish ya~! LOL~! :thumbsup_anim: Give this a chance mod's ;).....Hey I didn't label myself "Benthook" for no good reason btw~! lol ;)

     

    http://www.dancesisterdance.com/

  13. Beer Vending Machine~! (nf)

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    Just wanted to get your guy's take on if you think there's a market for this or not. I have been in the vending business for the past 10 years and have my own established business myself. I was thinking of putting together a couple beer vendor's and see if there's a market for it at all. I mean I know they would be a conversation piece at the very least...and there kind of nice if you have a party or you just have buddies stop by far too often for hand outs ;) ..lol..and they can simply slip a toonie in or what ever cost maybe for a can of beer and not have to either finish a whole 6 pack and drive home or simply drink one or two and not have to leave 4 behind...ahhhh whatta convenience no? .....what do you think a fair market value would be for sucha piece of equipment or wether it would fly at all? thanks~! cheers~! ;)

     

     

    Speakin of Moosehead .....a funny vid for ya ;) ... http://youtube.com/watch?v=_d6E1PAO-08

     

    This is Heineken machine is a sad example i think but none the less a very cool thing to have in your garage or out by your cabana poolside or even better at the good ol' cottage...i'm thinking more of a nice moosehead logo...dark green painted machine with all the fancy logo's to go with~! ;)

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  17. North American Auto Industry (nf) ~!

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    Bumpity bump~! :blink: Sorry I know this isn't about fishing but I think it's a topic worth discussing only because I know there's some real smart buggers on this board that hold back sometimes...unlike uninformed me~! lol~! ;) Other then a U.S. slowdown isn't there real good reason there offering these packages...isn't this a very good sign to back my first post? I may be wrong...whats your take? thanks~! :dunno: Maybe im too much of a pesimist eh~! lol ;)

     

    Ford lost $7 billion through the first nine months of this year, and has said it does not expect to earn a profit in North America until 2009 at the earliest.

     

     

    http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentSe...ol=969048863851

  18. North American Auto Industry (nf) ~!

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    Attached is a article from today's Toronto Star outlining that at the pace were going with the foreign influence on our buying habits of today's automobile and how popular of a choice it has become. Don't get me wrong I think it's just swell that these big auto makers set up shop in Canada and employ canadian's with jobs but I have alway's thought we were being blindsided that one day when they in fact can afford to keep there prices way below market level where we simply cant compete anymore and the customer is practically forced to purchase that vehicle at hand, what in turn will that do to our north american market? Yeap.. I would say it would collapse at the mercy of all the other foreign pressure while all along thinking were getting great deals and supporting our own in a sense because of friends and family working at these automobile maker plants. Not to say that there still won't be jobs in the future to come but what about all those other keen business's that trickle down the ladder that support the big steam of the canadian economy which is the auto market. Well I think in due time once these super powers eventually take a wider and wider margin that you will see more and more foreign business's set up here at that point in time conducting business with there own and over time you will see more and more of their own being employed at these plants...which in turn will effect our canadian owned and operated business at hand....just my take but I have always felt strongly about this~! :glare:

     

    "(China) is a machine. ...

     

    If we don't stop

     

    it now, our industry will erode and we just won't have one in 15 to 20 years."

     

    Buzz Hargrove, president of the

     

    Canadian Auto Workers

     

     

    http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentSe...ol=969048863851

     

    Everything seems ducky now don't it.... but I say support local if at all possible before it's little too late~! ;)

  21. Kayaking Anyone~!

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    Good god I hate the ocean I tell ya~! lol~! :o I use to be fine goin like shoulder deep top's....until I was in the Mayan and saw just how much activity was going on even that deep~! From now I snorkel or nothin at all~! ;)

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