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Default the rich get richer and the middle class poorer

On Sep 14, 11:03*am, Secular Humorist
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On 9/14/10 10:54 AM, I am Tosk wrote:



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On Tue, 14 Sep 2010 09:27:26 -0400, "Harry * ?"
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Speaking of soft car market. Went to get my cars oil changed at the local
L/M dealer and didn't see a single car buying customer the whole time I was
there.


I am on my way to the dealer to get a timing belt for my old Prelude.
That was $1000 a couple years ago(I passed). They are going to do it
for $560 today with a coupon. The parts are almost $200 and it is a
miserable job on a Prelude (there is no wheel well cover to remove,
the strut support is right there). Those boys are hungry.


I feel for them.. I thought I was gonna' have to do a waterpump on my
wifes Eclipse, even a couple guys who do work on the side wanted nothing
to do with it.. and one of them has a full setup in his garage with
lift, parts washers, presses, etc... (not that you need a press for the
job). Turned out it wasn't the pump, thank God...


Wonder what it would cost her to replace you for a man who had an actual
job... $1.98 plus a book of S&H Green Stamps?


That's too much for Skunk Head. A bag of Mike & Ike, and a bottle of
Woo Hoo.