Doing my best to stimulate the economy
 

On Mar 30, 8:46*pm, "Steve" wrote:
On 30-Mar-2009, HK wrote:

12/04/2008, 3:47 PM
SUV
Toyota opens SUV plant in Ontario

Despite slumping North American sales, Toyota officially opened a new
production facility in Woodstock, Ontario on Thursday.

It's predominantly an assembly operation as are all North American foreign
vehicle plants. I was a supplier to the auto industry for 30 years, and in
fact was involved with this operation while it was still a cow pasture, I
believe it was called "CAMI" while it was developed, strangely, with the aid
of GM of Canada,ironically now itself out to pasture.

No more than 25 to 30% of the "content" is domestic - the rest is Asian. *If
it makes you feel better, the Korean vehicles "built" in North America are
less than 10% domestic content.

Hey, what the hell, you can always work at Walmart!

Check the material suppliers, the tooling companies and capital equipment
operations in Mississauga and Windsor. *Dead. *Why's that??????? * See
above.

But you get good mileage!! * hahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahaha

"Cami" is in Ingersoll Ontario, stupid. Shows what you actually
know. And you call Don stupid?
The Cami Plant in Ingersoll is still producing loads destined for
Dearborn, MI, and bringing in US produced Domestic Rail Traffic put on
the ramps for our Carhaulers, destined for Dealers in the GTA, Niagara
Penninsula, and Eastern Ontario.
Other loads also go to Cheektowaga NY, and Lewiston, NY. Then we
pick up mostly Ford backhauls being delivered on the way home as a "
Peddler " to dealers on the way. F 1, 2, 3 and 450's, Escapes, Taurus
X's, etc.
I don't believe you were involved with anything, and are talking
out your ass.
And some people keep buying Yamaha, Suzuki and Honda Outboards.....
Where's THAT money going, hmmmmmm?

How's that for "mileage".....HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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"Don White" wrote in message
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"Steve" wrote in message
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On 30-Mar-2009, "Don White" wrote:

Subject: Doing my best to stimulate the economy

Just picked up my new 2009 Toyota RAV4.

...and the Japs appreciate that!


Note: My RAV4 was assembled in Cambridge/Woodstock Ontario, Canada
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/04133.html


And somewhere it also states 80% of content made in Japan.

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On Mar 30, 10:39*pm, "Don White" wrote:
"BAR" wrote in message

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Steve wrote:
On 30-Mar-2009, "Don White" wrote:

Subject: Doing my best to stimulate the economy

Just picked up my new 2009 Toyota RAV4.

....and the Japs appreciate that!

Yeah, way to go Don, that's the way to support the Canadian economy. Send
the money to Japan.

I resisted buying a Japanese car for 32 years. *I remember seriously
checking out a 1977 Honda Accord before settling on a Dodge Aspen SW.
I've supported 'American cars' all my life except for my very first car....a
Morris 850 SW, my first brand new car...a VW Beetle and in the late 80s.. a
Russian Lada. *This is my first Asian car and I apologize to no one.

Oooh...Lada....pure junk. Something like the Chinese Chery deathtrap.
Ever see the crash test footage on that beauty? Terrifying to say the
least.

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On Mar 30, 10:45*pm, BAR wrote:
GC Boater wrote:
On Mar 30, 2:07 pm, "Don White" wrote:
Just picked up my new 2009 Toyota RAV4.
Bit of an ordeal these days...... the salesman spends about 45 minutes with
you going over every detail, al the options *etc....then it's the business
guys turn.
Too bad it's such a crappy cold, windy, damp day up here... wife & son are
working overtime tonight so it would have been a good opportunity for me to
hit the open road with the dog.

The lease return inspection went well...I had heard some horror stories
about the 3rd party inspection company (AutoVin) that a lot of car companies
are using now. *This guy was good...maybe the heavy rain mellowed him out.
I didn't have to pay for any excess wear & tear. *Odometer read 29902
kilometers...I was allowed 60096.

Well, isn't that special. *Why do you feel it necessary to post your
purchases here?

I purchased a Subway $5 foot long meatball and cheese combo for lunch
today.

I bet you felt your arm stiffen while eating it.......

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"GC Boater" wrote in message
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On Mar 30, 9:45 pm, BAR wrote:
GC Boater wrote:
On Mar 30, 2:07 pm, "Don White" wrote:
Just picked up my new 2009 Toyota RAV4.
Bit of an ordeal these days...... the salesman spends about 45 minutes
with
you going over every detail, al the options etc....then it's the
business
guys turn.
Too bad it's such a crappy cold, windy, damp day up here... wife & son
are
working overtime tonight so it would have been a good opportunity for
me to
hit the open road with the dog.

The lease return inspection went well...I had heard some horror stories
about the 3rd party inspection company (AutoVin) that a lot of car
companies
are using now. This guy was good...maybe the heavy rain mellowed him
out.
I didn't have to pay for any excess wear & tear. Odometer read 29902
kilometers...I was allowed 60096.

Well, isn't that special. Why do you feel it necessary to post your
purchases here?

I purchased a Subway $5 foot long meatball and cheese combo for lunch
today.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I bought some socks this afternoon at Walmart. Six pair for $12.65,
including tax.

I bought a can of PVC glue at the local, independented owned, True Value
Hardware associated lumber yard.

Doing my best to stimulate the economy
 

On Mar 30, 10:55*pm, "Mike" wrote:
"Steve" wrote in message

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On 30-Mar-2009, HK wrote:

12/04/2008, 3:47 PM
SUV
Toyota opens SUV plant in Ontario

Despite slumping North American sales, Toyota officially opened a new
production facility in Woodstock, Ontario on Thursday.

It's predominantly an assembly operation as are all North American foreign
vehicle plants. I was a supplier to the auto industry for 30 years, and in
fact was involved with this operation while it was still a cow pasture, I
believe it was called "CAMI" while it was developed, strangely, with the
aid
of GM of Canada,ironically now itself out to pasture.

No more than 25 to 30% of the "content" is domestic - the rest is Asian..
If
it makes you feel better, the Korean vehicles "built" in North America are
less than 10% domestic content.

Hey, what the hell, you can always work at Walmart!

Check the material suppliers, the tooling companies and capital equipment
operations in Mississauga and Windsor. *Dead. *Why's that??????? * See
above.

But you get good mileage!! * hahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahaha

Careful... when someone has harry beat, he resorts to 3rd grade insults. I
hope you have a thick skin!! lol

--Mike

Like your thick head?

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On Mar 30, 8:39*pm, HK wrote:
Tim wrote:
Yeah, way to go Don, that's the way to support the Canadian economy.
Send the money to Japan.

Well, I sent (not personally) a bunch of money to China today. But I'm
still supporting the economy. I helped a local gun dealer get a good
bulk discount. He needed the extra amount to qualify for a 25,000
round purchase .

I'm not a fan of Chinese small arms or ammo, but lots of guys are. I've
seen a couple of interesting Chinese semi-autos, but the stamped out AK
knockoffs, nah.

How much ammo you keep around?

Well, I'd say I have about 7-8000 rounds of 7.62x39, Cheap shooting.
The SKS's are crude looking, simple yet effective for what they are
but have some really neat features you don't find on about anything
else, like a chrome lined bore (fights corrosion) a bayonet that is
more than a toad sticker, it can be pressed into the ground and used
as a monopod and they're very dependable, and danged cheap rifles to
own shoot. But true, they don't win the beauty prize.

I have over 3000 rd of 5.56 (223) and at least 1000 rd of 357, 44, and
45 in each caliber, and I'm not sure but I think I have about 1500 in .
303 Brit. and about 500 is 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser. I'm not sure Harry,
but I'd have to see what I've got in 30-06, .308, .30 carbine and .
243, not counting various various shotgun shells.

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"Calif Bill" wrote in message
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"GC Boater" wrote in message
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On Mar 30, 9:45 pm, BAR wrote:
GC Boater wrote:
On Mar 30, 2:07 pm, "Don White" wrote:
Just picked up my new 2009 Toyota RAV4.
Bit of an ordeal these days...... the salesman spends about 45 minutes
with
you going over every detail, al the options etc....then it's the
business
guys turn.
Too bad it's such a crappy cold, windy, damp day up here... wife & son
are
working overtime tonight so it would have been a good opportunity for
me to
hit the open road with the dog.

The lease return inspection went well...I had heard some horror
stories
about the 3rd party inspection company (AutoVin) that a lot of car
companies
are using now. This guy was good...maybe the heavy rain mellowed him
out.
I didn't have to pay for any excess wear & tear. Odometer read 29902
kilometers...I was allowed 60096.

Well, isn't that special. Why do you feel it necessary to post your
purchases here?

I purchased a Subway $5 foot long meatball and cheese combo for lunch
today.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I bought some socks this afternoon at Walmart. Six pair for $12.65,
including tax.

I bought a can of PVC glue at the local, independented owned, True Value
Hardware associated lumber yard.

Wife get tired of dressing you with the old smelly , hole filled ones?

Doing my best to stimulate the economy
 

On Mar 31, 7:13*am, "Don White" wrote:
"Calif Bill" wrote in message

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"GC Boater" wrote in message
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On Mar 30, 9:45 pm, BAR wrote:
GC Boater wrote:
On Mar 30, 2:07 pm, "Don White" wrote:
Just picked up my new 2009 Toyota RAV4.
Bit of an ordeal these days...... the salesman spends about 45 minutes
with
you going over every detail, al the options etc....then it's the
business
guys turn.
Too bad it's such a crappy cold, windy, damp day up here... wife & son
are
working overtime tonight so it would have been a good opportunity for
me to
hit the open road with the dog.

The lease return inspection went well...I had heard some horror
stories
about the 3rd party inspection company (AutoVin) that a lot of car
companies
are using now. This guy was good...maybe the heavy rain mellowed him
out.
I didn't have to pay for any excess wear & tear. Odometer read 29902
kilometers...I was allowed 60096.

Well, isn't that special. Why do you feel it necessary to post your
purchases here?

I purchased a Subway $5 foot long meatball and cheese combo for lunch
today.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I bought some socks this afternoon at Walmart. *Six pair for $12.65,
including tax.

I bought a can of PVC glue at the local, independented owned, True Value
Hardware associated lumber yard.

Wife get tired of dressing you with the old smelly , hole filled ones?- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Hey Donnie Boy, you never did post the results of your IQ test?

Doing my best to stimulate the economy
 

On Mar 30, 10:30*pm, "Don White" wrote:
"Steve" wrote in message

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On 30-Mar-2009, "Don White" wrote:

Subject: Doing my best to stimulate the economy

Just picked up my new 2009 Toyota RAV4.

...and the Japs appreciate that!

Note: My RAV4 was assembled in Cambridge/Woodstock Ontario, Canadahttp://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/04133.html

Yes, your chick car was ASSEMBLED in Ontario, but where were the parts
made, dummy?