"Reboot!" written by Tiburon1724 on estrip.org

Category: rant

05/02/10 10:32 - 72ºF - ID#51492

Reboot!

So there's been a strong "Buy American" mantra going on lately, due to the economy and US car manufacturers troubles no doubt. I've never really gave a damn where anything was made, mostly because of my belief in the capitalistic system...people will buy what is better...price (all that crap made in China), quality (vehicles....I will never buy a US vehicle again), whatever the criteria.

But it's become obvious that almost NOTHING is made here anymore! So where is this country headed? What will be our economic backbone that will help us remain a world power? I see us in 50 years being a "second world" country for sure. The system is broken. Capitalism left alone will fail. Our Government is a travesty. Time for a reboot.

drew writes at 03:45:07 05/07/10 - Comment #56095: Even better (for the world, not the economy) is not buying as much, and when you must buy, buying a used thing.

The world has plenty of cars already--we don't need to be making nearly as many new ones. I always buy used cars.

tiburon1724 writes at 02:50:36 05/07/10 - Comment #56094: True, I think more of my Honda was made in the US than most GM vehicles!

metalpeter writes at 06:21:44 05/03/10 - Comment #56029: I have heard that there is no such thing as "An American Car'. For example all the stero stuff and computer stuff isn't made here. I agree with you that captilism isn't working here. As a system it does work but the probelm (in my eyes at least) is that American Companies are allowed to to move jobs to other places. Yeah it is great for Indians that they work in a call center and they are taught english but it is bad for Americans. I will admit that I have no idea what makes a company American, but I sure know Nike sent american Jobs over to Mexico. I don't know how you can take the greed and the money before people out and what is good for the country to be first or at least a close 2nd. Yes I get that it is about profit but it can't be only about making your profit as high as possible and making the workers wages lower or cutting them.

In terms of a reboot I agree but I don't know of what would really work better?

Just kinda Messing around what about if we pulled our troops out of the middle east and attacked Mexico. When we won the war and made them part of us, that would stop the illegals problem. That would stop the drugs that come from there. You could maybe even Legalise them maybe down there as a test state. Everyone who vists there for the vactions would now pay USA taxes. It would be one less place for people to send jobs. Plus we might be able to help mexicans and get them paid more money. Oh yeah and not let companies ship jobs over to china. Not saying it is a good idea and that it would work but it is at least better then wasting our money over in oil land.

vincent writes at 12:53:14 05/03/10 - Comment #56023: Things will be made here once again when energy costs get to the point that shipping something 1/2 way around the world is too expensive and it is cheaper to pay someone over here to make it.

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Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: work

05/01/10 10:34 - 75ºF - ID#51484

Work work work

A PSA to be nice to the census enumerators walking the streets starting this week. I'm one of them!!

Haven't posted in a while but maybe it'll stick this time. It was a combination of a boring life hence nothing to post about, and, well, that's mainly it. Working to change all that so we'll see.

So yes I took a part time job with the census in addition to my hellish full time job...$13.50/hr + 50cents/mile for any mileage incurred is a pretty good deal. Plus I'm assigned my immediate neighborhood which is pretty cool.

I also have a second interview coming up for what would amount to a third job but isn't really a job in my eyes...more on that to come.

This past week was our census training. First two days boring sitting in a room having a booklet read to us type crap but the last two days we got in teams and started practicing our enumerating! Plus we did like 9-4 every day. How nice is it to not be doing 7-5, then 1-10 the next day then 7-6 then 1-10 etc etc....I actually was getting into a sort of routine, felt better, was happier and not all stressed out about my store. Well that's over, back to the real job at 1:00 today...shoot me.

Anyway this made me realize I don't only need to get away from my current employer but out of retail altogether. I need to find a job with normal people hours but can't afford a pay cut either. Crossing my fingers.

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Category: gym

05/11/09 12:27 - 42ºF - ID#48645

A Year...

So it's been a year since James' Allentown Athletix push as I got a postcard saying my membership expires the 15th. Thanks James, I actually got really into working out for the first time ever but eventually stopped going....it's too far from me to be practical, so I won't be renewing my membership. Maybe Fitness 360 on this end of Delaware since it's soooo close, or maybe I'll research one of the places on Hertel.

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Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: city

05/02/09 01:22 - 55ºF - ID#48570

They're Still There

the snowflakes are still on Hertel btw.

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Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: movies

05/02/09 01:21 - 55ºF - ID#48569

American Live Action Death Note

So WB acquired the rights and is going to release apparently new, American-made movies here. Interesting.

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Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: city

04/24/09 05:15 - 77ºF - ID#48492

snowflakes

As I drove down Hertel today I present a simple question: Can we take down the snowflakes off the light poles already!?!?

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Category: buffalo

04/05/09 10:46 - 45ºF - ID#48303

Avant Part 2

So I was lucky enough to get a tour of the under construction Avant building. TO and Marshawn Lynch have bought a pair of the $1.7 million condos, a guy on the tour as well was the new owner of one of the ~$350,000 units as well. MANY units are gone, not many left in fact. Office space has one entire level leased and parts of other levels. Four restaurants will open with the hotel on July 1. I was VERY impressed. Most of the pics are actually city views from the condos themselves since there are full windows along the outer walls.

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Category: movies

03/25/09 08:44 - 51ºF - ID#48204

L movie

So I got an email about showings of L movie.
Since there were get-togethers for the last two Death Note movies thought this was worth mentioning. A whole movie surrounding that guy? His character is so annoying!!

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Location: Buffalo, NY

03/25/09 12:22 - 34ºF - ID#48190

RadioShack!!

Yes, RadioShack! How do they stay in business? seriously. I don't get it....of all the chains to shutter the last 2 years...Circuit City, Linens & Things, KB Toys, RadioShack still remains profitable? What reason is there to enter one of these stores? Anyone have any insight?

tiburon1724 writes at 08:39:15 03/25/09 - Comment #47026: Maybe in some city stores it's because there are no other options, but RadioShack is typically in suburban malls and shopping centers, so a bulk of it's business may be in walk-in wanderers who get sucked in by high pressure salesmen? I don't know...maybe they're getting insane kickbacks from the aforementioned companies which is keeping them afloat.

metalpeter writes at 08:03:17 03/25/09 - Comment #47023: I still go back to the knowledge base. If you go to best buy it is some young kid who doesn't know what he is talking about. I think Best Buy is pretty cool myself and if I wanted a TV that is where I might go. "Hold on I have a call on my police scanner, they are talking about this same subject and it turns out lots of Private Eyes and spies and law enforcement go there and that is what keeps them open", Ha kidding of course. That being said A lot of people go there for movies and CDs. I think radio shack is good if you you just want like something you need. I also wonder if it is a city thing. What I mean is in Buffalo not sure about other places but Radio Shack used to be all over the city and to go to Places like circuit city you have to go out to the burbs. It would be interesting to have a real answer instead of just guesses.

tiburon1724 writes at 07:25:24 03/25/09 - Comment #47021: yes back in the day they had Tandy, Remote Control Cars, and were the only destination for most of what you've mentioned, but that's not the case anymore....they've done nothing to differentiate themselves in the market. They sell cell phones...well so does everyone else. They sell Sirius/XM...well so does everyone else. They sell DirecTV systems...well so does everyone else. They sell silly robotic toys...well so does everyone else. It's not like they're inexpensive, and their 59 cent XYZ to QWP adaptors etc don't bring in enough revenue to sustain a business...but their stock seems somewhat stable and while they did close a bunch of locations a little while back, there's no panic surrounding them for some reason. As someone in retail, it baffles me. There's a job posted for RadioShack District Mgr here, I might apply in hopes to interview just so I can ask! lol

metalpeter writes at 06:27:39 03/25/09 - Comment #47015: Not sure if this is true any more, but Radio Shack is where you get the techy stuff. If you have a TV that you want to hook up that is where you go to get all the wires and they will tell you how to do it. All those places with geek squad and firedog or what ever they are called are all copying what Radio Shack was. If you want to listen in on the cops go to radio shack. You want to make a Ham Radio or short wave radio go to radio shack. The only place that used to sell remote control cars was radio shack. They have all ways had the image of being the place where the people who know about Geek stuff work and do it for fun. Plus they used to sell IBM computers but call them Tandy or what ever they where. In fact I might be going there on my day off so I can get a Memory card reader. On a side note they don't put a lot of money into ads. They also don't have huge stores. If you go in and ask for some thing they can tell you if they have it. They have small stores that they don't have to pay to heat that are the size of target. I'm guessing that the stuff they sell they have a better profit margin on it.

jason writes at 04:57:57 03/25/09 - Comment #47008: Circuit City was very badly mismanaged. I don't know about the rest. Circuit City had nearly the same amount of employees Radio Shack currently has.