Quoting Michael Loo to Nancy Backus on 05-12-18 06:03 <=-
As elsewhere, it's a consequence of the owners'
(stockholders') cupidity being valued above all
other values. Radix malorum, as they say.
Quite... and sadly so...
Short-term gain is everything these days.
Richard could see the handwriting on the wall when Kodak started down
that path, years ago, before he was laid off by them....
What does one do to insulate oneself from
the effects. Not asking for me, of course,
but a friend.
Other than not being surprised when it happens, the only thing we did to insulate ourselves was to not be living up to the fullness of the
income, so that when things fell apart, we were in a reasonably ok
position... house and cars paid off, living in the city so lower taxes
than the suburbs, no college debt from our college or our son's... and
used to living on a lot less than we used to have coming in.... also
had some savings and such to fall back on....
And a banner attached, to the shaft, and that would
likely not be forbidden (first amendment right).
But would the banner be noticed without the trumpet...?
No, but it'd be within the rules. Useless
things often are.
Sigh.... too true...
One consoles oneself by that the useless stuff
keeps people busy who would otherwise be causing
trouble and inefficiency. Or almost as bad,
starving in the gutter.
Perhaps...
What's certain is the current corporation
being bankrupt. Whether that's a sign of
real trouble or a strategic debt-shedding
is not so clear.
Good question... I've not been seeing any evidence of such at the store level, though I'll admit it isn't a place I regularly go...
No wonder they're bankrupt [g]
Yeah, right... ;) My pittance of purchasing wouldn't make much difference... for or against... :) Last week I spent less than $40 for
a week's shopping at Wegmans... granted that's minimal even for us...(G)
It sounds from all reports that Tops was never
particularly toppy, more bottomlike.
When they first arrived in Rochester, many years ago, they were decent enough... the very first one was fairly near us and we shopped there
fairly often, along with other grocery stores... including, after a
while, Wegmans... :) Back then I was more shopping the sales, which
was easier to do back then.... :) But they didn't stay at that level of competence, and gradually we found that their fresh offerings just
didn't stack up to what we expected... For a while, we did still go
there to stock up on certain name brand items when they'd have them on
sale, but then it seemed as though they never had what we wanted in
stock when we'd go... The original store had closed by then (moved to a
bigger location, a bit further away), and lots more had opened around
town, but we were finding the problems at just about any store of theirs
after a while...
It's sometimes hard to shop in a socially
responsible manner, especially given the
numerous wolves in sheep clothing out there.
True. Generally all that shows is at the basic level... when that goes
bad, chances are the behind the scenes is much worse....
Leading to the pessimist's motto - things are
never as good as they look.
Not always the case, though... just often enough to lend credence...
Quite true... and often what jumps out to bite me... ;)
It's sometimes a wonder we survive our doctors'
interventions.
And why it's important to have a doctor that listens... especially when
the interventions don't go as they should...
That's where one might go for the old doc
rather than the young hotshots who seem to
think that things always go as they should.
Depends on the docs... I've had older ones that are pretty hidebound,
and younger ones that are more willing to pay attention to the
exceptions... As well as, of course, older docs that have learned
something over the years about how things really are, and young ones
that haven't figured out anything yet... (G)
More gaggy if one thinks about it, probably... (G)
Some reports as that their flavor is in
itself nauseating, others say it's not so
bad. Maybe it has to do with what they
had been feeding on.
Possibly... the ones that fed off the backs of our books in Mississippi might not have tasted too bad, unless they have some sort of nastiness inherent in their shells....
There are I believe scent glands; what I was
most intrigued by was the egg cases, which might
make a crunchy and innocuous snack if fried.
When you get around to trying that, let us know how it was... ;)
There's a time and place for everything... and a time and a place to refrain... :)
I'm not sure which this was - for the reporter
it was bad in the short term, but who knows in
the bigger picture.
She might have been better off without that job, you think...?
Okay, we're thinking in the USA's relative freedom
context. Envision someone who is fired from a job
due to government intervention. What enterprise is
going to risk hiring her?
I guess she'd have to emigrate here.... ;/
ttyl neb
... We've secretly replaced their dilithium with new Folger's crystals...
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