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Grampa

December 17, 2008, 07:47:39 PM Last Edit: December 17, 2008, 07:52:56 PM by bobspapa
I.... have a hard time keeping my trap shut.

Today, on the way to work.... I (as usual) listed to Glenn Beck. Glenn's been focused on the economy for quite some time, and lately, all the news has been bad. 

I personally think... the world has been headed towards this economic crisis for some time, and I see it needing to hit depression levels before people wake up, and really try to fix it.  it, being their spending / saving habits.

IMO, people want things too fast. fast info, fast food, fast travel times, fast results.  The world needs to slow down IMO.

So.... today we have a GE money rep come in to  tell us how to up our sales by using credit as a tool.

selling credit.


I kept my mouth shut till he picked me to role play....... then..... I let him have it.

I..... am not going to stress a sense of urgency to some old lady who wants to upgrade her home. I'm not going to stress monthly payments to a guy who walks into the shop, who can barely afford to walk out with one piece of glass. Selling people shit they could not afford, because they thought they needed it NOW.... is part of what got us as a nation into this mess. I will offer it as a payment option to people.... but I'll be damned if I'm going to turn something easy, into some " used car four square, hit'um with the payment jedi mind trick bullshit " routine.

My boss was not happy.

later in the day... the HR tard, got pissy with me for pop'n the guys tires, then proceeded to tell me that... " even if there is a depression, it wont be as bad as the last one,  cuz there wont be tent cities, people will just move into a friends or relatives house, and that the last one was bad because there were not enough houses, and with all the forclosures, that's proof there a plenty of homes for people to stay in"

she has a degree


she shot my GED all to hell.


[laugh]
Gaspar, Melchior and Balthasar kicked me out of the band..... they said I didnt fit the image they were trying to project. 

So I went solo.  -Me

Some people call 911..... some people are 911
-Marcus Luttrell

Monsterlover

#1
December 17, 2008, 08:57:03 PM
[laugh]

Maybe ask Santa for a Kevlar frame for that GED?

;D
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DrDesmo

#2
December 17, 2008, 09:04:17 PM
Americans need more credit like an alcoholic needs another drink.

Adam
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ducpainter

#3
December 17, 2008, 09:12:10 PM
Quote from: DrDesmosedici on December 17, 2008, 09:04:17 PM
Americans need more credit like an alcoholic needs another drink.

Adam
I could use a drink.... ;D
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 perspective
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    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
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Popeye the Sailor

#4
December 17, 2008, 09:12:19 PM
Quote from: bobspapa on December 17, 2008, 07:47:39 PM

IMO, people want things too fast. fast info, fast food, fast travel times, fast results.  The world needs to slow down IMO.


Says the guy with a 1098.  :P
If the state had not cut funding for the mental institutions, this project could never have happened.

Grampa

#5
December 17, 2008, 09:13:13 PM
Gaspar, Melchior and Balthasar kicked me out of the band..... they said I didnt fit the image they were trying to project. 

So I went solo.  -Me

Some people call 911..... some people are 911
-Marcus Luttrell

Popeye the Sailor

#6
December 17, 2008, 09:19:29 PM
If the state had not cut funding for the mental institutions, this project could never have happened.

Grampa

#7
December 17, 2008, 09:20:05 PM
Gaspar, Melchior and Balthasar kicked me out of the band..... they said I didnt fit the image they were trying to project. 

So I went solo.  -Me

Some people call 911..... some people are 911
-Marcus Luttrell

DrDesmo

#8
December 17, 2008, 09:26:36 PM
Quote from: ducpainter on December 17, 2008, 09:12:10 PM
I could use a drink.... ;D

I've got some Jefferson's Reserve here if you're into Bourbon!  [beer]

Adam
'95 916
'12 800XC

Drunken Monkey

#9
December 17, 2008, 09:32:50 PM
1) She is right that it won't be as bad as the last one. Imagine losing your job, house, and all the arable land you were farming just got swallowed in a dust bowl, and your money in the bank is gone and your stocks/pension are worthless.

I don't see that quintuple whammy happening this time. Maybe 2-3 out of 5.

2) That doesn't mean she's not an idiot.

I own several motorcycles. I have owned lots of motorcycles. And have bolted and/or modified lots of crap to said motorcycles...

ducpainter

#10
December 17, 2008, 09:57:40 PM
Quote from: DrDesmosedici on December 17, 2008, 09:26:36 PM
I've got some Jefferson's Reserve here if you're into Bourbon!  [beer]

Adam
some years ago I would have taken you up on it....

Bourbon hurts me.
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


Grampa

#11
December 18, 2008, 06:29:44 AM
Quote from: Drunken Monkey on December 17, 2008, 09:32:50 PM
1) She is right that it won't be as bad as the last one. Imagine losing your job, house, and all the arable land you were farming just got swallowed in a dust bowl, and your money in the bank is gone and your stocks/pension are worthless.

I don't see that quintuple whammy happening this time. Maybe 2-3 out of 5.

2) That doesn't mean she's not an idiot.



back then.... we (the US) made stuff and exported stuff

now..... we only consume

what do we have to sell that the world wants?

we have grain..... but now we're using it as fuel

and......  a HUGE protion of the population that cant feed itself or think for itself
Gaspar, Melchior and Balthasar kicked me out of the band..... they said I didnt fit the image they were trying to project. 

So I went solo.  -Me

Some people call 911..... some people are 911
-Marcus Luttrell

MonsterMan1036

#12
December 18, 2008, 07:34:29 AM
That's funny GE wants you to sell credit because they are denying people with 800+ credit scores. We have missed $250,000.00 plus in sales over the past two weeks, from people getting denied.
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DrDesmo

#13
December 18, 2008, 07:56:53 AM
Quote from: MonsterMan1036 on December 18, 2008, 07:34:29 AM
That's funny GE wants you to sell credit because they are denying people with 800+ credit scores. We have missed $250,000.00 plus in sales over the past two weeks, from people getting denied.

If you don't mind my asking, what industry are you in?

Adam
'95 916
'12 800XC

OverCaffeinated

#14
December 18, 2008, 09:18:53 AM
Quote from: bobspapa on December 17, 2008, 07:47:39 PM

IMO, people want things too fast. fast info, fast food, fast travel times, fast results.  The world needs to slow down IMO.


Don't forget fast money. Everybody wants that quick buck, instead of a long term income. Greedy bastards
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