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Tony Hwang Tony Hwang is offline
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Ed Pawlowski wrote:
"DGDevin" wrote in message
Think of the good ideas they oppose simply because
BigBusiness tells them to:

Disc brakes;
Radial tires;
Robertson screws;

??? I seem to have little problem purchasing all those products from
American businesses.


Now you can, but disc brakes were used in Europe for may years before the
Big 3 put them on our cars. Robertson screws are just getting started in the
US after decades in Canada. Many people still have never heard of them.


Hi,
Robertson is Canuck invention.