The Ultimate SUV - an Amphib 4X4 MOD JEEP

The site is gone.. the web address is available to purchase and it
appears it has died a fast death :-(

"R. David Steele" > wrote in message
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>
> |> > Everbody is out to get the best deal possible while maintaining a
> |> > lifestyle level.. expectations are that lifestyle will improve by a
> |> > nominal %age each year, almost regarded as a right.. maybe corporate
> |> > America and the US people expect too much..
> |>
> |> They only expect what they have been brought up to expect. Whether the
> |world economy will continue to support those expectations is another
matter
> |> entirely.
> |>
> |> --
> |>
> |Exactly so, and it is not just a US thing.. the industrial boom after
WWII
> |lasted long enough for people to get accustomed to an increase in the
> |standard of living each year, and learn to expect it.. after the western
> |economy started to drag its heels, Japan rose up.. now they have the same
> |problems as us.. cheaper manufacture is available in China and other
third
> |world places and the Japanese are losing out too.. in time maybe, when we
> |are all poorly paid, the Chinese will send stuff back to us to make..
>
> What people want is a job, in manufacturing, that pays extremely
> high wages yet requires no education and very little effort or
> skill. Sorry but robots (factory automation) would be cheaper.
> And it will be automatic factories that will be the future, not
> India or China.
>
> There are lots of skilled labor jobs out there. Even the Trade
> Unions are having trouble recruiting enough people. No one wants
> to be a plumber, sheet metal worker or such. And many of these
> jobs require the applicant to be reasonably well educated. That
> is basic high school math among other skills. With the
> universities skimming off the top half of the kids, the rest are
> just too stupid.
>
> We always adapt. I really feel that we will see family
> businesses replace the family farm. It has been a way of life in
> Europe for years. The big companies are extremely poor at
> meeting the needs of the people. And people want things that
> often are not sold at Wal Mart or Lowes. And custom made
> products. I do think we will see a return of craftsmen who make
> unique, well made products. Like hand crafted rifles with lots
> of custom work (engraving for example).
>
Have you looked at the price of a pair of handcrafted, engraved 12 gauges
lately?.. could you afford them?.. why do you think that farmers like
pitchforks?..

"R. David Steele" > wrote in message
...
>
> |> > Everbody is out to get the best deal possible while maintaining a
> |> > lifestyle level.. expectations are that lifestyle will improve by a
> |> > nominal %age each year, almost regarded as a right.. maybe corporate
> |> > America and the US people expect too much..
> |>
> |> They only expect what they have been brought up to expect. Whether the
> |world economy will continue to support those expectations is another
matter
> |> entirely.
> |>
> |> --
> |>
> |Exactly so, and it is not just a US thing.. the industrial boom after
WWII
> |lasted long enough for people to get accustomed to an increase in the
> |standard of living each year, and learn to expect it.. after the western
> |economy started to drag its heels, Japan rose up.. now they have the same
> |problems as us.. cheaper manufacture is available in China and other
third
> |world places and the Japanese are losing out too.. in time maybe, when we
> |are all poorly paid, the Chinese will send stuff back to us to make..
>
> What people want is a job, in manufacturing, that pays extremely
> high wages yet requires no education and very little effort or
> skill. Sorry but robots (factory automation) would be cheaper.
> And it will be automatic factories that will be the future, not
> India or China.
>
> There are lots of skilled labor jobs out there. Even the Trade
> Unions are having trouble recruiting enough people. No one wants
> to be a plumber, sheet metal worker or such. And many of these
> jobs require the applicant to be reasonably well educated. That
> is basic high school math among other skills. With the
> universities skimming off the top half of the kids, the rest are
> just too stupid.
>
> We always adapt. I really feel that we will see family
> businesses replace the family farm. It has been a way of life in
> Europe for years. The big companies are extremely poor at
> meeting the needs of the people. And people want things that
> often are not sold at Wal Mart or Lowes. And custom made
> products. I do think we will see a return of craftsmen who make
> unique, well made products. Like hand crafted rifles with lots
> of custom work (engraving for example).
>
Have you looked at the price of a pair of handcrafted, engraved 12 gauges
lately?.. could you afford them?.. why do you think that farmers like
pitchforks?..