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Meant to say, I can’t remember the last time I ate good Chinese, which has a different meaning altogether.
“Hope he’s keeping a close eye on Greece.”
Homo?
Greek Customs Workers’ Strike Dents Exports, Cuts Fuel Supplies
Feb. 19 (Bloomberg) — Greek motorists lined up at gas stations as fuel stocks dwindled while a strike by customs workers over government austerity measures stretched into a fourth day, hurting imports and exports.
The Federation of Greek Customs Workers called a three-day strike on Feb. 16 and decided yesterday to extend the action by six days to protest government austerity measures aimed at trimming Europe’s biggest budget deficit.
Greece is once again “hostage to strikes by powerful labor union groups,†the National Federation of Greek Commerce said in an e-mailed statement. The strike is “catastrophic†for the country’s trade and industry as well as shipping, food and transport companies and the Greek consumer, said the Athens- based organization, which represents Greek commerce groups.
ARE THESE UNIONS ABSOLUTELY OUT OF THEIR MINDS????
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at February 19, 2010 1:14 PM
this is why we still need to evolve and why I stated in previous posts that I take a more pessimistic view of human society. The next step is for civil unrest and some sort of revolt. after that a “strongman” steps in for some sort of dictatorship. and the world wonders how it happens.
a civilized society sits back on it’s laurels and allows itself to become complacent, everyone wants their luxuries at any cost and nobody is willing to give up a single cent. no one will sacrafice a thing, the same reason a socialist society fails everytime, human nature.
…we don’t seem too far from it here in the US either. President Obama seems to think we can spend our way out of this one. Hope he’s keeping a close eye on Greece.
“I can’t remember the last time I had good Chinese.”
Anybody else want to handle this one? DIBS?
Slopey – Not that it was helpful, but I did respond. And I agree, Forum posts are taking far too long.
I most certainly did, DIBS. I now post them on the forum, where they take four hours to load because Mr. B vets them personally and no one answers them. A much better system, all around.
“At lunch, i don’t think we discussed any PLUSAs at all really.”
Do you expect us to believe that?
LOL, Dave. My friend is a “she”. A very hot she I might add. Some of you have seen her pic in my apartment and can attest to that.
BTW, great food at Grand Sichuan. I can’t remember the last time I had good Chinese.
We also talked about our old-time neigbors. And fig trees.