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Dnomyar -> RE: NAFTA highway, dead (1/8/2009 7:37:53 AM)
MG what some people do not understand is that most of the truck drivers out there are owner operators. I drove a company truck and recieved hourly pay. I have owner friends and I made a lot more money than they did. If you break down one time your really screwed.

Vendaval -> RE: NAFTA highway, dead (1/8/2009 4:24:02 PM)
That is good to know, popeye. We have a Hanes outlet in this area and they have great bargains but now I have to start checking their labels. And I had no idea about the Kirkland label. quote: ORIGINAL: popeye1250 I don't know how people can buy that crap or for example Hanes underware which is now made in Honduras after they closed their factory down here two years ago and still live with themselves. They sell that stuff in Costco under the "Kirkland" brand but it says "made in Honduras" so you know it's Hanes trying to hide under a different brand. They moved their plant and equipment to Honduras shortly after "CAFTA" was passed!

Vendaval -> RE: NAFTA highway, dead (1/8/2009 4:28:59 PM)
Term, I imagine you are familiar with the concept of "designed obsoletism"? And compare the construction of most men's clothing to most women's clothing. The clothing for men is usually much sturdier and lasts longer and costs less. Most of the clothing for ladies is of less durable material and costs more. As a general rule, I buy men's jeans, caps/hats and frequently men's jackets to get more for my money. Sometimes I purchase boy's shoes for the gym because they are in the same size range but cost much less than women's shoes and are made much more durable. quote: ORIGINAL: Termyn8or New junk will not last, and you will not be able to afford a new one. You don't have to do without by choice. Are you going to take out a second mortgage for a TV set ? To explain, if we go down currency wise, things will cost alot more, say a $500 TV will be $2,000. This because of the exchange rates.

popeye1250 -> RE: NAFTA highway, dead (1/8/2009 5:30:58 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Vendaval Term, I imagine you are familiar with the concept of "designed obsoletism"? And compare the construction of most men's clothing to most women's clothing. The clothing for men is usually much sturdier and lasts longer and costs less. Most of the clothing for ladies is of less durable material and costs more. As a general rule, I buy men's jeans, caps/hats and frequently men's jackets to get more for my money. Sometimes I purchase boy's shoes for the gym because they are in the same size range but cost much less than women's shoes and are made much more durable. quote: ORIGINAL: Termyn8or New junk will not last, and you will not be able to afford a new one. You don't have to do without by choice. Are you going to take out a second mortgage for a TV set ? To explain, if we go down currency wise, things will cost alot more, say a $500 TV will be $2,000. This because of the exchange rates. Ven, have you tried L.L. Bean stuff? I have two field coats with the nice courdoroy collar and cargo pockets that I ordered from them some twenty years ago. Matter of fact I just got in from a walk and had the "ivory" white one on. They have button in wool or nylon liners with them (your choice) for I think $110 I payed for them. And they look cooler the longer you wear them. And L.L. Bean has a lifetime return policy! Check them out.

Vendaval -> RE: NAFTA highway, dead (1/8/2009 6:19:16 PM)
Popeye, half the clothes I own are either L.L. Bean or Land's End! And yes, they last forever while still being affordable. [:D]

awmslave -> RE: NAFTA highway, dead (1/8/2009 9:04:25 PM)
quote: The clothing for men is usually much sturdier and lasts longer and costs less. It is not really true: men's clothes are more expensive. The explanation is simple: men buy less clothes.

Vendaval -> RE: NAFTA highway, dead (1/8/2009 9:16:25 PM)
Provide some examples

Dnomyar -> RE: NAFTA highway, dead (1/9/2009 4:16:55 AM)
Vendavel. Lands End has a big sale every year the first weekend in Oct by their warehouse in Dodgeville, Wisconsin. You can buy stuff there very cheap.

popeye1250 -> RE: NAFTA highway, dead (1/9/2009 10:32:58 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: UncleNasty quote: ORIGINAL: slaveboyforyou quote: Slaveboy, I'm all for "free trade" just not with Mexico. And that trade has to be "fair trade" too. Not what we have now. I'll grant you that our trading policies aren't perfect, Popeye. I don't have the answers for that. I don't see how we can't trade with Mexico. We've always traded with them. Hell, they are a major market for our products. We share a border with them, we share a common history, and we share common interests. Common interests? Hmm. Guess thats why gringos everywhere are "busting down the gates" to immigrate illegally into Mexico. Uncle Nasty LOL at Uncle Nasty. Yeah, what "common interests" do I have with foreign national Mexicans? Let's see, I grew up in New England of Irish heratage, spent a large portion of my adult life in the U.S. Military and I never snuck into a foreign country to push drugs.

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