You know what this place needs?

[litl rooster]

 Trinty, that is the way of production these days. You don't have to like it but, we are not a manufactoring country anymore. Wrangler is also  in Mexico these days. Sears no longer sells their Rustler brands it's cheaper for them to buy someone elses foreign made product. Along with the Auto industry, Most of our large producer of consumer goods have opted for cheap foreign labor..  Use to be our family would not buy anything not made in the USA. Even if it says it in  the label, somewhere down the production  line, the product has a foreign part.

[Trinity]

Well, litl rooster, I am aware of that fact, but I like to lament. 

[Four-Eyed Buck]

Don't get me started on that one......Buck

[litl rooster]

 Buck and Trinty....I believe I was ranting

[Four-Eyed Buck]

We all got stuff to rant about, lr. My hide gets real chapped about my former work place..........Buck

[Trinity]

Well... maybe it will make us feel better (probably worse!) that the folks south of the border are now losing out to Asia! 

My father was in textiles (even worked at Levi's in SA back in the late 70's) and lived below the border a few times in different countries.  He saw the writing on the wall and having no interest in travelling to Asia, he left the industry and now raises minuature horses.   Big difference, huh?

[litl rooster]

Heck Asia has been kicking Mexico's butt in the garment industry for years....Minuture horses huh?  I always say shoot low their riding shetlands

Buck, did you say once you worked for Hoover or one of the appliance manufactors?

[Joyce (AnnieLee)]

It was a nice rant, and it took a LOT of effort for me to not post a TIRADE after it.

But I sure do like how Cosie's Corner & Feed Bag has launched.

(stinks that most Dutch Ovens are now made in China...)

AnnieLee

[Four-Eyed Buck]

lR, Yes i worked there for 35.5 years. blue collar, started in a cannister department uptown, went to the ip in '75. went into the extractor department in '94 and back up town when they closed the ip in '03, same department but crammed in like sardines in a can. retired  in '04.........buck    

[litl rooster]

Wrangler supports rodeo...and?

So do I.  Used to ride saddle bronc until I figured I should be getting an 'aircrew medal' for all the time I spent off the horse and above the dirt.

 

Me and the wranglers still get some air time in once or twice a year (once too many)....Dern horses may have to talk to Trinty's dad and get one of them compact versions.

lR, Yes i worked there for 35.5 years. blue collar, started in a cannister department uptown, went to the ip in '75. went into the extractor department in '94 and back up town when they closed the ip in '03, same department but crammed in like sardines in a can. retired  in '04.........buck    

Buck, years ago my dad did some propane work there, I went along and helped him a couple of days.

[Trinity]

Wrangler supports rodeo...and?

So do I.  Used to ride saddle bronc until I figured I should be getting an 'aircrew medal' for all the time I spent off the horse and above the dirt.

 

Me and the wranglers still get some air time in once or twice a year (once too many)....Dern horses may have to talk to Trinty's dad and get one of them compact versions.

These horses are mighty little!  

[Forty Rod]

I got cuff links bigger'n them.  Watch out for hawks.

[Silver Creek Slim]

Dem ain't horses. Dem'z dawgs. 

Slim

[Scattered Thumbs]

Dem ain't horses. Dem'z dawgs. 

Slim

And not very big ones either. 

[Trinity]

Dem ain't horses. Dem'z dawgs. 

Slim

I think they think so too!!

[litl rooster]

Den just the right size I could get  2 of dem and ride Roman style

[Forty Rod]

They'd look like my grandson's pony slippers.