Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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None of this is new-actually a historical repeat
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Bailey/STANLEY planes that for most of us is the only ones use have ever used. Far as our view of Chinese and lost quality, Morris was put out of production by the CHEAPER American Stanley planes. Today, what was the CHEAPER plane is being replaced by the even CHEAPER Chinese copy. The GOOD OLD DAYS. Aside, you can still buy a used Morris plane for about $300. Millions of CHEAP CHINESE planes are sold for about $20. For most of us a plane, you can buy a CHEAP CHINESE power plane for about $50. |
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I won't eat Tilapia because every package I check come for China or that part of the world. I read in a magazine yester that Tilapia is a great fish. I am waiting for a US fish farmer to put them on the market.
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Amusing? Experience
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At the regular trade shows you would always see Chinese or to be fair Oriental people looking at what you have with the intent of copying it. Our main product is now obsolete-not killed by the Chinese copy but sales were surely damaged. The product was used in a damp and chemical laden environment. The paint was expensive. Many parts were stainless steel-and they famously lasted even in professional use. The Chinese copied our product. To our amusement, they even copied a useless hole that was needed for a never sold accessory. We had a liberal five year warranty on our product. It was both amusing BUT COSTLY to need to reply and ship back to people who returned the CHINESE COPY that had fallen apart and rusted in a short time. Damage to our reputation. Cost to us? A major problem for branded products. A Rolex copy for $10? I recall being offered ASEIKONON watches. A bit of nail polish remover and it is now a SEIKO watch. Even the filters for your refrigerator. There are seemingly original Whirlpool filters that are actually CHINESE KNOCKOFFS. Only easy way to tell is a slight difference in wieght. Assuming you have an accurate scale-when was the last time you even considered weighing a water filter. |
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Re:fish+plus history+prejudice
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"fresh fish," is far from fresh. If they showed it on the carcass you could see that-eyes get cloudy and the gills turn brown. What you buy FROZEN at lower cost is actually fresher as it is processed and frozen on huge factory ships. Far as farm raised fish. Like everything else COST is important. You will find many articles claiming that wild caught fish are better for you. Far as healthy. Supposedly the best fish for you are the gamy oily fish that are low on the food chain such as mackerel or baby mackerel we call sardines. I do not like either. We buy and eat fish like Tilapia, Cod, Flounder, Fluke (sole-summer flounder-same fish). Pollock,. |
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I broke down on buying my car from an American Company after being true blue for over 30 years. This is not the way I was raised. American was the only way to go but 10 year 100,000-mile warranty VS. 5-year 50,000-mile warranty makes it a no-brainer and kick in zero interest on the foreign car, PLEASE. Everyone has their own line as far as buying or consuming something foreign. Our Teamster insisted on all the ingredients to make concrete be from the U.S.A. When Cement was imported from Greece they actually thought about stopping deliveries. There was a shortage of cement the Cement Mills in the U.S.A. couldn't keep up with demand. They took two days off then got back to work. Sometimes it just makes sense. IMHO. My intentions are always good. Thank's Mrs. FW. |
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Tilapia the fish compared to European carp, but with refined name.
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We certainly amuse and educate each other when allowed to get off the subject. We act like a bunch of funny, smart, old people.
I like it.
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