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trainman0978

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  1. The unions have their place.... but they also are notorious for overstepping their boundaries ALOT. The union I am in , has one huge weakness... The railroads can not strike. Because Of this, our union is weak, and we get taken advantage of all the time. Our union leaders however, the guys that are at the top of the "corporation" , because thats what unions really are, are the ones who are making millions off of my union dues, yet my employer violates our working agreements all the time, then they deny pay claims that we submit for those violations. It literally sucks sometimes. The average railroad employee loses about ten grand a year for contract violations that dont get reimbursed.

    And the UAW needs to be bitch slapped.

  2. Look for a auto color store or a finishmasters ....both companies are autobody supply houses, and they both are dupont dealers. I dont know if they are on the west coast, I think so.... Either way, that is what you wanna find in the phone book, a autobody supply.... The Dupont chroma illusion is , as the other guy said, a three stage paint. I worked in a bodyy shop in high school, and I used to love to watch the painter sparay this stuff.... It is a lot of work, and it can be fucked up pretty easy if the painter doesnt know what he is doing. That is sort of a rarity now, since it has been out for a while, and most painters are more than familiar with it. It requires great prep work, and at least three coats of color and pearl combinations, and that doesnt even include the coats of a true clear coat. You see alot of thee paint jobs riding around, and honestly, mosto fthem are done half assed.... The shop I worked at had a Dupont training seminar there for all the local painters, and seeing the paint job done by the people who created the product.... I am telling you, it is a big difference in color change, consistency, and smoothness.... really one hell of a neat product.

  3. yeah, I may have to google that town up and make a call to wwally world in about two weeks....I am refinancing the house at the moment, and by the 30 th of april there may be a little extra cash in hand.... you are a bad man for tempting me so.... of course I will certainly see what is available in the area first, and I dont mind "ranch" being stamped on it. I dont care for the tactical look at all.... I am not a military man, and guns need to be just a little bit pretty to me, as well as shoot good. Cause, this gun will never be used to hunt. Range only, and minimal until the price of .223 rounds go down. I just love the look of it, and the stock finish to me has a bit of a "artistic" quality to it.... sounds dumb, I know, but people like what they like....

  4. It is an unfortunate truth that alot of this countries economic problems are solved by the profiteering of war. World War 2 certainly helped to get our nation out of the red and into the black again, but is that really the best way to do it? With the cost of human life so that our stock market can climb? I hate knowing that is true.

    As far as the depression starting , and the stock market crashing, I read this a few weeks ago:

    Mental Floss Magazine ( best magazine out there, next to Wired Magazine )

    March-April 2009

    Volume 8, Issue #2

    page 16, Article by Adam Rosen

    " >> THE BANKER WHOSE GREED INSPIRED A FEDERAL AGENCY

    About five weeks before the stock market crash of 1929, Albert H. Wiggin, the president of Chase National Bank , knew his company's stock was about to take a nosedive. Not the type of captain to go down with his ship, Wiggin sold 42,000 of his shares. Although legal at the time, the massive dumping went a long way to making Chase collapse, and by early December, Wiggin had made $4 million off his own company's misfortune. Spurred by Wiggin's actions and shameless greed, the federal government formed the Securities and Exchange Commission in 1934."

    I would say that stuff like this had a lot to do with how the depression got started....

  5. For the longest time I wanted a cruiser... but these bikes just look so damn good. I think once I get the big charge card knocked back down to a payment that I can stand ( and help my credit rating ) I might have look at a GSXR 600 or a R6 ... ( I would be a crotch rocket noob )

    The white is certainly a great color on that bike. Maybe a few strategically placed white LEDs hidden in the body for the night time.....

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