Made In China - dont bet your life on it

[Haytrader]

This goes right back to the "we can't fix all the worlds problems" thing.
That kid runnin the lathe may be glad to have that job. His family probably relies on his meager income to survive.

Patty, I certainly agree that we have become a society of convienience. We want it NOW. No time to make it ourselves. We should do more like you said.
Heck, I had a wife onced that would have bought boiled water if she couda.

[shopteacher]

Haytrader, your probably right about that kid and his family. My point is that with what the corporations are making it shouldn't have to be that way.  I think any kid should be allowed to be a kid.

[Bill_B]

When I was using Swingstage scaffolds you could not use the u-bolt clamps. They would crush the cables. We had to use fistgrips. when you are hanging 100 feet in the air it better be safe. This link shows fistgrips.
http://www.aceenergysupply.com/showprod.cfm?CatID=8&ObjectGroup_ID=341

[EZ]

As far as the working man and women outside the USA they are just trying to make a living like the rest of us.
So if all the American workers would hold their ground and go against our goverment, then what, we would be back in the stone age. I for one dont want to go back, so what do we do, try are best in this world and let God sort out the greedy ones.
Has everyone said a prayer for the inicent people over in Spain that needs help. Remember folks, all men are creative equal.
EZ

[Haytrader]

Teach,

I think we are on the same page, just used different words.

[Norm]

I don't worry to much about the so called outsourcing of manufacturing jobs. It is just a natural progression of our society. Our people here are better educated so the jobs that are lower level blue collar go to where the cheaper labor is. I remember in elementary school the scare tactics of if we have technology innovations the jobs will disappear. Some have but the vast majority of high tech jobs are still in the US. If the job of putting three bolts on an assembly line can be replaced by a robot then someone will have to build and maintain that robot.

As far as the workers in other countries if you've never been to a third world country you would be surprised. I was flying home from the far east and was sitting next to a guy that had been in Guangzhou setting up a plant for Wrigley. He said one of the problems they had was getting the workers to use the restrooms. They have a different culture in those countries so us sitting here saying what's what about it is really irrelevant. It's a whole different way of life, their society and ours are not comparable.

[SwampDonkey]

I totally agree Norm. There's not much else to be said.  

[EZ]

Your right Norm, I guess I watch TV to much.
EZ

[BW_Williams]

Right here folks,  http://www.bbaileys.com/store/USA.htm, good clothes, delivered to your door, made in the good ol' USA!  Thanks Bill_B for posting the link to Crosby clips.  The problem with the original clip failure was it is a stamped clip, these are only good for hanging pictures!  Crosby clips are forged, heat treated and meet standards.  When you know the facts, the choice is easy, ifn' your the one swingin' from the (wire) rope.  BWW  

[old3dogg]

Thank you very much BWW.
You can still buy good old "MADE IN THE USA" products if your not to lazy to look.
Thanks again man.You made my day!

[neslrite]

    I was ordering some steel this morning and was shocked that I had to pay 40% more than I paid six weeks ago for the same product. I knew that metal prices have been on the rise but 40% is alot and he expects it to go higher.
   The reason, my supplier said was the Chinese. Apparently the pacific rim economy is booming and they are buying up all the raw materials they can plus they stopped shipping steel to the US. One interesting figure he threw out was that they are building 2 or 3 new plants that will be online next year and even with this added capacity the demand from China will exceed the entire world supply in 2005.
   Just some food for thought on the China thing.
neslrite
 
   
 

[Furby]

Thanks for that mental image, Norm.
No more gum for me!  :-/