"Texas Slacker" wrote in message
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OK, thanks for the input, I gather that this is not an unusual problem
so I will do some more Googleing.
Hey Mike, remember when Japan first got in the manufacturing business
after WW-2 and "Made in Japan" was a sure brand of crap? Now it'[s
"hencho en China". Some of their stuff in good now, I wonder how long
till the rest of it is good. It's going to be a rough generation. If
you want to really get to scratching your ass read "The World Is
Flat". Thanks again.

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Oh - I sure do remember when "Made In Japan" was a sure sign of junk. Then
came Taiwan, then China, with a little bit of Indonesia thrown in there.
The bigger problem today, that makes things different than when Japan was
throwing junk on the market is that today it is the American brands (which
used to be known for quality), specing the junk in the name of profits. The
Chinese will manufacture to any standard the brand wants, but unfortunately,
not all American brands represent quality anymore.

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-Mike-