On Fri, 03 Jun 2005 13:13:04 GMT, Jim in VA
wrote:

On Thu, 02 Jun 2005 15:57:01 -0700, Koz
wrote:

A guy showed up at the shop door today with a pick-up load of new
equipment to sell.

I've seen this 'pickup full of equipment from a show' marketing ploy
several times. They seem to target small businesses where they can
talk to an owner who has the means to write a big check for the entire
truckload.

I know someone who **did** buy the entire load, but I haven't heard
any impressions of the quality of the equipment. If memory serves the
manufacturer was in one of the Carolinas but that is all I remember.

Jim

I got a taiwanese drill press from such a truck in the early 80s. They
showed up, the boss bought the load and then sold off the stuff to the
employees at cost (I liked! working for that guy). I still have it in
my shop. Still runs fine.

Gunner

"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner