[Jewelry making - Article 00041] - Re: [Orchid] Art Fairs, Van vs Trailer

[diamondeddy2]

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>     About vehicles, I went from a full sized Chevy van Conversion to my
>     Pontiac Vibe. "... 

    Although I don't do the show circuits, and never haul my jewelry
    stuff around(I'm a bricks and mortar type of guy), I drive a Toyota
    Matrix which is virtually the same thing as a Pontiac Vibe. I am told
    that the Vibe and Matrix are both assembled in the same factory in
    Ohio. Its not union-made, but it is American labor-made. I went from
    a huge 4x4 Chevy Suburban to this car, back when gas hit $3/gal the
    first time around. I went from $125 a week in gas to $35 every 1.5
    weeks. Doesnt have the space for hauling lumber, like the 'burb', but
    it will hold a large load of groceries and my 100 pound Dalmation, in
    the back with one seat layed down, and its still not crowded. And
    even with the GM discount on the Vibe, the Toyota was most definitly
    a better deal. 

    And for the Union workers that are upset with me buying a foreign
    brand, all I can say is, where was your watch made(I am a watch
    maker too)? Nearly 100% have no idea at all, or don't actually
    care,and have never even thought about it. The ones who have at least
    thought about it, have never checked it out but continue to tout "BUY
    AMERICAN" with their bumperstickers. While both the UAW(United Auto
    Workers) and IBEW(International Brotherhood of Electrical workers)
    give award watches to the workers that are stamped inside with "Case,
    China" or "Taiwan", and the movements are either Japan, China, or
    'Swiss parts assembled in China' while the dial is marked with
    "Unionmade in America" (in microscopic letters at the six oclock
    position- federal trade law requires dial stamped to indicate origin)
    I pointed this situation out to the local IBEW business manager, and
    he was totally unaware, and obviously unconcerned, while he continued
    to force local commercial construction projects to use union-only
    workers. He has since been jailed for genital exposure in a city
    park, along with a half dozen other men, and he retired and moved
    away. I guess his wife and kids never checked out who Dad/Hubby
    really was either. 

    At one time, the American watch industry was the envy of the entire
    horological world, so much that the Swiss used to make cheap
    pocketwatches stamped with American brand names, and then sneak them
    into the US, hoping to get a piece of the American watch brand-name
    action. But American MADE watches are history now, because American
    union labor bought cheap foreign watches while they demanded that we
    all buy expensive union made cars. 

Hmmm....
Ed Kokomo
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