William Sommerwerck wrote:

"Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message
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The truth hurts, doesn't it? the majority of the world is mindless
sheep, living for the day, if not the hour. The concept of looking for
quality and serviceability has been lost by the herd.

I don't think they ever had it. People are more influenced by advertising
than careful thought.


They used to look around more than they do today. You see people
walk down the isle, just looking at prices, then grabbing a box with the
lowest price.


It is if the willing spend money on things they don't understand. DO
you buy a car, or power tools without looking them over and deciding
they will meet your needs? Or do you just toss a dart and buy whatever
piece of crap you hit? If people didn't buy the cheapest piece of ****
that the Chinese or any other country wants to dump, they would either
build better equipment, or go out of business. You are a complete and
utter fool if you think you can place ALL of the blame at the feet of
the bean counters.

I bought a Chinese jukebox -- the iRiver HP-120 -- after careful research,
and have had no reason to complain. At the time I bought it, it was a much
better product than any of the iPods. As an audio-only player, it still is.


There is some decent imported equipment, but the majority of it is
junk. You did your research, rather than impulse buy. Most people
don't.


I quit that job after four years, and I did it the day they announced
changes that I didn't like. Try it some time. Be a man (if you can). I
had to move to another state to find another good job, and turned down
several crappy offers in the process. One was Chief Engineer of WRGT TV
in Dayton, Ohio, because the pay and working conditions were crap.

Were you married at the time? Having dependents can greatly reduce your
freedom to make a decision.


No. that station bragged that it was built under budget, and I
already knew they had lost three chief engineers because the way the
place was built, and the station only willing to pay a 40 hour per week
salary, while expecting you to be available 24/7.


--
Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida