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Skriven 2011-11-28 12:37:18 av Roy Witt (1:387/22)
Kommentar till text 23096 av Nicholas Boel (2441.fidonews)
Ärende: See what I mean...
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27 Nov 11 14:51, Nicholas Boel wrote to Roy Witt:
>> TXDOT, the Texas Department of Transportation awards those contracts
>> to the lowest bidder. I wouldn't do that because over the years I've
>> learned that the lowest bidder is not necessarily the best one for the
>> job. Too often the low bidder low-balled the bid just to get work and
>> will never be able to meet the contract progress or due dates. I
>> always tended to award to the next higher bidder. Especially if his
>> bids are in the ball park with the other bidders.
NB> Definitely. You never want to go with the lowest bidder. Not only
NB> will they never be able to meet the due dates, but they will also be
NB> the company to hack stuff together to at least _try_ and make the
NB> dates, while still missing them.
But sometimes they can surprise you with quality work and making the due
dates. That's how I started out in my own business and was grateful for a
company that gave me a chance to prove myself. I endeavored to keep them
happy from the moment I received work from them to the final delivery.
>> With Walmart leading the low prices for fuel, at least one of them is
>> American owned. A prime example of what you've been saying about
>> non-union low paying entities. Here, they lead the low price field in
>> fuel and the competition on the same corner has to comply with those
>> low prices or go under.
NB> Yep, while Walmart reaps in the cash, their employees can't even get
NB> their health insurance honored when they have chest pains.
With chest pains, they don't need to worry about their insurance, they're
admitted to an ER without question. Been there, done that, false alarm
caused by another conditon.
It's after they're in recovery that they get that business about health
care and who's going to pay.
>> I specifically don't buy there because there is a Exxon/Mobile gas
>> station owned by a local (Mexican side of town) and his prices are
>> normally lower than Walmart's by at least one penny, And surprise of
>> all surprises was last Wednesday when I had to drive up the freeway to
>> San Marcos and the TA truck stop at the top of the hill at the edge of
>> town had a 4 cent lower price than the Exxon/Mobile.
NB> Unless I completely forgot to fill up and there's nothing in the
NB> remote area, I make it a habit to stop at Kwik Trip or Shell. Usually
NB> American owned, and competitive, if not better prices than most other
NB> gas stations.
When I was visiting in Illinois a few years ago, I noticed that the gas
prices were the same at every station in town. They must have 15 or so
stations there. Maybe they're in a conspiracy to keep prices high, as the
next town closer to WS had lower prices...
NB> Here Mobil and BP gas stations are a complete ripoff, whether it
NB> comes to gas or convenience store items. Soda/juice is usually about
NB> $0.20 more right along with the gas per gallon. The odd part about
NB> that is those are usually the ones owned by middle easterners or
NB> Indians (not the tribe indians).
I usually don't buy in convenience stores because I know that the prices
are a lot higher than even the discount drug stores, who over price their
inventory too. There are no BP stations here that I know of, maybe in
north Texas. Mobil stations are as far and few between as is Texaco. We
have one of those in town and I can guess the price at Walmart by reading
the price at the Texaco station as I drive by it. Walmart is always a
nickel less. I give the Texaco station credit for keeping up with his
pricing, as he is right on a highway that make a loop through town. His
competition is on the other side of the freeway underpass on that same
highway, two Shell stations that are higher priced than he is.
>> Heh...I said that when I got rid of my 1953 Dodge Red Ram hemi powered
>> D500 in 1960...replaced it with a 59 El Camino with a 283 that got
>> 18mpg.
NB> I think the only decent dodge I've ever come across was back when I
NB> was a kid my old man had one of those original Ramchargers (believe
NB> it was late 70s models?). I don't ever remember him working on it, or
NB> trying to fix it. :)
Those usually rusted out before they died from mechanical problems. With
their torsion-bar suspension located in sheet metal, that was the end of
the car.
NB> I must say, the El Camino was always treated as the "runt" of the
NB> litter, but the people that do or have had them, praise them like
NB> crazy.
I've had three. A 59, a 60 and a 64. I liked them, but they're not really
a truck, which is what I replaced the 64 with.
NB> Personally, I always thought they were pretty cool, except for
NB> the fact I was never really interested in 2 seaters unless it was a
NB> Vette. :)
The 64 I had was a two seater with a console and 4spd. Factory SS model. I
also had a 63 Corvette roadster, which saw a lot of drag racing in it's
time.
>> Negotiations began on NAFTA in 1986, reps from all three countries met
>> here in San Antonio in 1992 (Prez GHW Bush was present) to sign the
>> agreement. It then went to each countries legislative bodies for
>> ratification.
NB> Yeah, that's where I was going with that. Clinton just ended up
NB> getting all the blame for it failing.
Funny how that works. So many people are involved in the making of such a
treaty and the people who get things like that handed to them end up with
the blame when it doesn't pan out. He didn't have such a hard time as the
two others who put it into their legislature. The Canadian prez resigned
over it and the Mexican prez never got re-elected; and that treaty
benefited his country the most.
>> Clinton while signing the NAFTA bill stated: "...NAFTA means jobs.
>> American jobs, and good-paying American jobs. If I didn't believe
>> that, I wouldn't support this agreement."
NB> Eh.. American jobs for foreigners?
I may have smoked that weed, but I didn't inhale...BC
>> I also remember it dropping back to normal (under $3, even in
>> California) while Bush was in his first term.
>> NB> They all are the same.. they just preach a different line of BS.
NB> And right about now we're looking at ~$3.18/gallon here, which it's
NB> been going down slowly for the past couple months. Every president
NB> does this, it's nothing new.
If this one would allow drilling to re-commence here, the prices of oil
would nose dive and there would be people working instead of starving
while they look for work that isn't there.
>> NB> They all are the same.. they just preach a different line of BS.
>> None of as much as the O'bama. I no longer pay any attention to him
>> because he is such a liar.
NB> As goes the same for the workplace. People with action end up
NB> sticking around, whereas people that can't, but can BS their way
NB> through anything, end up in management. :)
I've seen that...they end up as the brunt of many a joke.
NB> Then again, "Read my lips, no new taxes" was a hell of a line as
NB> well. LOL
I believed him...but then the Dems got him to let them increase taxes.
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