We celebrated Black Friday...
 

....by not buying a damned thing either at a real store or an internet
store. :}


We did all go out to dinner last night, at a restaurant where none of
the food was produced in China.

We celebrated Black Friday...
 

On Nov 24, 6:28�am, Gene Kearns
wrote:
On Sat, 24 Nov 2007 09:04:19 -0500, HK penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

...by not buying a damned thing either at a real store or an internet
store. �:}

We did all go out to dinner last night, at a restaurant where none of
the food was produced in China.

Without intent, I guess we did the same. Had local seafood at a
favorite restaurant that will close for the season tomorrow.... no
more dining there 'till 2/14 :-(

My only transgression was to buy a water pump, 2 gallons of
antifreeze, and a radiator hose..... out of necessity.

Yo D-Unit.... we'll probably take the boat and eat at Provision II
this afternoon, if you are around......

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I had a deadline to meet, and was working, off-and-on, from about 4 AM
until 7:30 PM. But I did get some shopping done in between. Went to
Home Depot to pay for some new stoves and refrigerators before CC
interest would apply to the bill (would have started today).

Bought six electric candy canes and six electric "trees" to mount on
the boat in advance of the Seafair Holiday cruise next weekend. We'll
have the boat decked out very nicely for the enjoyment of our
developmentally disadvantaged guests, and at least be somewhat
noticeable in the holiday lights parade the following weekend.


Ode to holiday light parades:
(Apologies to Old English Carol, whoever she is)

Trod the soles of teak and holly
Fa, la, la, la, la; la, la, la, la
Let's go boating and be jolly
Fa la la la la; la, la, la, la
Our rain gear's soaked and we're all sneezing
Fa la la la la; la la la la
At least we live where it ain't freezing
Fa la la la la; la la la la

See the GPS before us
Fa, la, la, la, la; la la la la
With all these bulbs they can't ignore us
Fa, la, la la la; la, la, la , la
Mind your place, maintain position
Fa, la, la la la; la, la, la, la
We all parade with no night vision
Fa, la, la, la la; la, la, la..........

We celebrated Black Friday...
 

Chuck Gould wrote:

Bought six electric candy canes and six electric "trees" to mount on
the boat in advance of the Seafair Holiday cruise next weekend.

Goods from PRC?

We celebrated Black Friday...
 

On Nov 24, 8:27�am, HK wrote:
Chuck Gould wrote:
Bought six electric candy canes and six electric "trees" to mount on
the boat in advance of the Seafair Holiday cruise next weekend.

Goods from PRC?


I'd have to check the bags and boxes
Fa, la, la, la la; la, la, la,la
Keeping track is so obnoxious
Fa, la, la, la; la , la, la la
Most small things we buy today
Fa, la, la, la, la; la la la la
Are built nowhere in USA
Fa la la la la; la la la la

Could be Korea, I don't know
Fa, la, la, la la; la, la la, la
Maybe Hecho in Mexico
Fal, la, la, la la; la, la, la la
Three bucks for lights on thin wire cages?
Fa, la , la, la, la; la, la, la, la la
Nobody's making decent wages
Fa, la, la, la, la; la, la, la la

We celebrated Black Friday...
 

Chuck Gould wrote:
On Nov 24, 8:27�am, HK wrote:
Chuck Gould wrote:
Bought six electric candy canes and six electric "trees" to mount on
the boat in advance of the Seafair Holiday cruise next weekend.
Goods from PRC?


I'd have to check the bags and boxes
Fa, la, la, la la; la, la, la,la
Keeping track is so obnoxious
Fa, la, la, la; la , la, la la
Most small things we buy today
Fa, la, la, la, la; la la la la
Are built nowhere in USA
Fa la la la la; la la la la

Could be Korea, I don't know
Fa, la, la, la la; la, la la, la
Maybe Hecho in Mexico
Fal, la, la, la la; la, la, la la
Three bucks for lights on thin wire cages?
Fa, la , la, la, la; la, la, la, la la
Nobody's making decent wages
Fa, la, la, la, la; la, la, la la


That's correct: many if not most things are no longer made in the USA,
but if you are going to buy foreign-made goods, and we all do, you can
still try to avoid goods made in countries like the People's Republic of
China.

I was just packing away my Garmin GPS for the winter and of course I
remember it was not manufactured in the USA. But it was manufactured in
Taiwan, which is acceptable. Now is there anything inside its case that
was made in the PRC? I am sure there is. But I can't control that. Had
the unit carried a Made in China label, I would not have purchased it.

We celebrated Black Friday...
 

On Sat, 24 Nov 2007 12:09:21 -0500, HK wrote:

Chuck Gould wrote:
On Nov 24, 8:27?am, HK wrote:
Chuck Gould wrote:
Bought six electric candy canes and six electric "trees" to mount on
the boat in advance of the Seafair Holiday cruise next weekend.
Goods from PRC?


I'd have to check the bags and boxes
Fa, la, la, la la; la, la, la,la
Keeping track is so obnoxious
Fa, la, la, la; la , la, la la
Most small things we buy today
Fa, la, la, la, la; la la la la
Are built nowhere in USA
Fa la la la la; la la la la

Could be Korea, I don't know
Fa, la, la, la la; la, la la, la
Maybe Hecho in Mexico
Fal, la, la, la la; la, la, la la
Three bucks for lights on thin wire cages?
Fa, la , la, la, la; la, la, la, la la
Nobody's making decent wages
Fa, la, la, la, la; la, la, la la


That's correct: many if not most things are no longer made in the USA,
but if you are going to buy foreign-made goods, and we all do, you can
still try to avoid goods made in countries like the People's Republic of
China.

I was just packing away my Garmin GPS for the winter and of course I
remember it was not manufactured in the USA. But it was manufactured in
Taiwan, which is acceptable. Now is there anything inside its case that
was made in the PRC? I am sure there is. But I can't control that. Had
the unit carried a Made in China label, I would not have purchased it.

Harry, have you ever heard the metaphor, "He's as full of **** as a
Christmas goose"?


--
John H

We celebrated Black Friday...
 

On Sat, 24 Nov 2007 12:09:21 -0500, HK wrote:

I was just packing away my Garmin GPS for the winter and of course I
remember it was not manufactured in the USA. But it was manufactured in
Taiwan, which is acceptable. Now is there anything inside its case that
was made in the PRC? I am sure there is. But I can't control that. Had
the unit carried a Made in China label, I would not have purchased it.

You do realise that Taiwan is China right?

We celebrated Black Friday...
 

HK wrote:
Chuck Gould wrote:
On Nov 24, 8:27�am, HK wrote:
Chuck Gould wrote:
Bought six electric candy canes and six electric "trees" to mount on
the boat in advance of the Seafair Holiday cruise next weekend.
Goods from PRC?


I'd have to check the bags and boxes
Fa, la, la, la la; la, la, la,la
Keeping track is so obnoxious
Fa, la, la, la; la , la, la la
Most small things we buy today
Fa, la, la, la, la; la la la la
Are built nowhere in USA
Fa la la la la; la la la la

Could be Korea, I don't know
Fa, la, la, la la; la, la la, la
Maybe Hecho in Mexico
Fal, la, la, la la; la, la, la la
Three bucks for lights on thin wire cages?
Fa, la , la, la, la; la, la, la, la la
Nobody's making decent wages
Fa, la, la, la, la; la, la, la la


That's correct: many if not most things are no longer made in the USA,
but if you are going to buy foreign-made goods, and we all do, you can
still try to avoid goods made in countries like the People's Republic of
China.

Over-priced union labor moved most manufacturing offshore.

I was just packing away my Garmin GPS for the winter and of course I
remember it was not manufactured in the USA. But it was manufactured in
Taiwan, which is acceptable. Now is there anything inside its case that
was made in the PRC? I am sure there is. But I can't control that. Had
the unit carried a Made in China label, I would not have purchased it.

Isn't Taiwan just a rogue province of the Chi-Coms?

We celebrated Black Friday...
 

"HK" wrote in message
...
...by not buying a damned thing either at a real store or an internet
store. :}


We did all go out to dinner last night, at a restaurant where none of the
food was produced in China.

Did you turn the plates over to see if they were made in China? What about
the cutlery? Might have been Mexico, Japan or Korea.

You might want to give up the anti-China thing.

Doubt the GPS or depth finder you us is really made in the USA. Even if it
says made in the US, open it up - 90% or more of the parts came from Asia.
Fishing line? Knives?

Could get really hard to enjoy life without those Asian made stuff. But
with the US dollar being so soft on the world markets, yep our
banking/congress system sure has made it more expensive.

We celebrated Black Friday...
 

"BAR" wrote in message
. ..

That's correct: many if not most things are no longer made in the USA,
but if you are going to buy foreign-made goods, and we all do, you can
still try to avoid goods made in countries like the People's Republic of
China.

Over-priced union labor moved most manufacturing offshore.

Don't forget overpriced management.

12M year CEO pays for a lot of workers a producing.