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Post by swl on Jan 30, 2009 19:18:31 GMT
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Post by Patrick on Jan 31, 2009 13:21:16 GMT
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Post by trubble on Jan 31, 2009 14:25:57 GMT
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Post by Patrick on Jan 31, 2009 16:18:19 GMT
Plymouth! BMW! Audi! Pah! Paltry Cars!  Not like our classy cars! Or Classy Expensive Adverts! |
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Post by everso on Feb 1, 2009 14:45:49 GMT
Trubs, who's that photo of in your avatar? Looks like it could have been me! I had dolls like that. |
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Post by trubble on Feb 1, 2009 18:06:16 GMT
Trubs, who's that photo of in your avatar? Looks like it could have been me! I had dolls like that. I don't remember.  Is it you?  |
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Post by everso on Feb 2, 2009 0:43:32 GMT
Trubs, who's that photo of in your avatar? Looks like it could have been me! I had dolls like that. I don't remember. Is it you?  Don't know. What do you reckon? |
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Post by trubble on Feb 2, 2009 1:09:08 GMT
Could be!  I think I will adopt you lovely little girl.  (Riot, do we have space since we adopted the Obama kids? Perhaps they could share a room?) (and a locked box to store the raw bacon?) |
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Post by everso on Feb 2, 2009 1:31:24 GMT
Could be! I think I will adopt you lovely little girl. (Riot, do we have space since we adopted the Obama kids? Perhaps they could share a room?) (and a locked box to store the raw bacon?) The photo was taken in my nan's back garden about 1954/1955. I still have the teddy and dolly. They are in the cupboard next to my computer. The dolly still has the original clothes on. The head's a bit wobbly though and the teddy wouldn't stand much pulling about either. |
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Post by trubble on Feb 2, 2009 2:05:10 GMT
I am going to rummage for some equivalent photo from my wicked past.
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Post by Patrick on Feb 2, 2009 2:19:05 GMT
Don't know. What do you reckon? Is this the bit where we go; "Awwww You haven't changed a bit?"  ;D |
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Post by everso on Feb 2, 2009 11:54:57 GMT
Well I still have the teddy and dolly.  |
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Post by swl on Feb 3, 2009 0:52:44 GMT
A Japanese company (Toyota) and an American company (Ford
Motors) decided to have a canoe race on the Missouri River.
Both teams practiced long and hard to reach their peak
performance before the race.
On the big day, the Japanese won by a mile.
The Americans, very discouraged and depressed, decided to
investigate the reason for the crushing defeat. A management
team made up of senior management was formed to investigate
and recommend appropriate action.
Their conclusion was the Japanese had 8 people rowing and 1
person steering, while the American team had 7 people
steering and 2 people rowing.
Feeling a deeper study was in order, American management
hired a consulting company and paid them a large amount of
money for a second opinion.
They advised, of course, that too many people were steering
the boat, while not enough people were rowing.
Not sure of how to utilize that information, but wanting to
prevent another loss to the Japanese, the rowing team's
management structure was totally reorganized to 4 steering
supervisors, 2 area steering superintendents and 1 assistant
superintendent steering manager.
They also implemented a new performance system that would
give the 2 people rowing the boat greater incentive to work
harder. It was called the 'Rowing Team Quality First
Program,' with meetings, dinners and free pens for the
rowers. There was discussion of getting new paddles, canoes
and other equipment, extra vacation days for practices and
bonuses. The pension program was trimmed to 'equal the
competition' and some of the resultant savings were
channeled into morale-boosting programs and teamwork
posters.
The next year the Japanese won by two miles.
Humiliated, the American management laid off one rower,
halted development of a new canoe, sold all the paddles, and
canceled all capital investments for new equipment. The
money saved was distributed to the Senior Executives as
bonuses.
The next year, try as he might, the lone designated rower
was unable to even finish the race (having no paddles,) so
he was laid off for unacceptable performance, all canoe
equipment was sold and the next year's racing team was
out-sourced to India.
Sadly, the End.
Here's something else to think about: Ford has spent the
last thirty years moving all its factories out of the US,
claiming they can't make money paying American wages.
TOYOTA has spent the last thirty years building more than a
dozen plants inside the US. The last quarter's results:
TOYOTA makes 4 billion in profits while Ford racked up 9
billion in losses (and Ford fared the best of the US big
three auto makers).
Ford folks are still scratching their heads, and collecting
bonuses, as are GM and Chrysler...
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Post by trubble on Feb 3, 2009 1:09:29 GMT
Brilliant post.
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Post by everso on Feb 3, 2009 9:14:14 GMT
Excellent!
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