"David R.Birch" wrote:

On 7/12/2010 11:45 AM, Steve Lusardi wrote:
I also agree, but we have deindustrialized our economy. Our labor is
simply too expensive to be competitive with the Chinese. What you do
still see is CNC everywhere there is machining. The manual model shops
and short run ma & pa operations are long gone. They only exist with
the hobbiest and we are dying out as well. Just look at this NG. What
do we have, 2 dozen regulars left? If you survey those, I'll bet there
are not many below the age of 60. I'll be 66 this Wed.
Steve

I'm 25.

I've been 25 for 35 years now.

David

In that case, I'm 80... I was born old and crotchety.