GM to shut down Saturn after Penske walks away

[Steven Vaccaro]

Basicly welfare for factory workers. Time to cut the cord!

[domwilson]

They could have provide vocational re-education in another field, paid them while in school, and then have them go on un-employment. The key being that they had to go to school to collect unemployment. It would have been cheaper rather than paying them until retirement.

[Flying Scotsman]

This is really interesting to me. We are selling our home that was built in 1923. No problems as far as structural and other componenets. Mean while there are many condos and new houses that have huge construction problems in our area. We are very nervous about moving into a newly built condo.

Douggie @ Vancouver on the West Side of the city and very expensive property

[domwilson]

This is really interesting to me. We are selling our home that was built in 1923. No problems as far as structural and other componenets. Mean while there are many condos and new houses that have huge construction problems in our area. We are very nervous about moving into a newly built condo.

Douggie @ Vancouver on the West Side of the city and very expensive property

Huh??

[Flying Scotsman]

Think!!!

Douggie

[domwilson]

Think!!!

Douggie

You're hurting my brain...Labor Union?

[Flying Scotsman]

Nope, just bad management of building practises etc.

Douggie

[domwilson]

Oh..I thought you were going game show on me..."I'll take What is Douggie talking? about for $200, Alex."

[Flying Scotsman]

It would have to be at a maximum $2.00

Douggie

[AndyKunz]

This is really interesting to me. We are selling our home that was built in 1923. No problems as far as structural and other componenets. Mean while there are many condos and new houses that have huge construction problems in our area. We are very nervous about moving into a newly built condo.

Douggie @ Vancouver on the West Side of the city and very expensive property

I wouldn't give up a 1923 house for anything built after 1980. Unless the neighborhood went to pot.

Andy

[blakybob]

Speaking of GM, they are shutting down (idling) the Spring Hill plant where the Chevy Traverse is made. The plant directly employs almost 15% of the town's population. The town I live in. I wish different decisions were made many years ago but they weren't. It would be nice if people bought American cars because they were the most reliable, longest lasting, best looking, most technologically advanced, most affordable vehicles made on the planet. I think management got more focused on selling the product than actually developing a product that folks want to buy. I know there's alot of contributing factors to the state the auto industry is in. I think putting too much emphasis on the truck/suv market was just a bad business plan that really bit them in the asprin when the house of cards fell, gas prices spiked, and unemployment started skyward. We have some of the best workers on earth here but you have give them something to build that folks want to and can afford buy.

I don't work for the auto industry in any way but this plant closing is going to hit my little town in a really big way.

BTW, that's the BEST pic of Pirncess Leia that I've ever seen!!!

Blake