tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664872774352256800.post4508942004094384482..comments2023-10-16T07:47:14.662-07:00Comments on Yooper's Trails: Industrail Detroityooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11297259993402713368noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664872774352256800.post-61402820853094811072009-01-27T06:20:00.000-08:002009-01-27T06:20:00.000-08:00There are many who veiw statistics on sheets so mu...There are many who veiw statistics on sheets so much, that we lose in sight, that they're just not numbers, but people....I am guilty of that.......yooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11297259993402713368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664872774352256800.post-7093575410649391612009-01-27T06:11:00.000-08:002009-01-27T06:11:00.000-08:00Heh!heh! Nudge! No, I haven't read "Atlas Shrugged...Heh!heh! Nudge! No, I haven't read "Atlas Shrugged", I have to make a point to get it.<BR/><BR/>Oh Nudge, I hope I haven't offended you in anyway. And if I did, please except my apology, I'm sorry. This kind of information just isn't for everybody. Perhaps, for most (I'm not including you), it's, "better to let sleeping dogs lie?" "Unhealthy obsession"? If, I had not gotten much of this as a child and been hardened by it, I believe I would have went insane years ago... It hasn't been easy for me, that the God's honest truth....<BR/><BR/>It does look bad this time around, but ya gotta believe, we been in a boat much like it before. The late 70's and early 80's redcession was a very bad one. The housing market did fall apart, in a different way, as rates where as high as 18%. Chyrsler did get a goverment bailout. The Nation shed millions of jobs...<BR/><BR/>Of course this time is different, but we're not going to crash in one night, I'm quite certain of that.<BR/><BR/>You bet, I catch myself wiping back tears often... Especially, seeing what our ancestors have made being lost. I do think that is how civilizations wane.<BR/><BR/>On the flip side of the coin Nudge, we could systematically rebuild many areas of Detroit! The city and many others like it, are "ripe" for it! It'll take time, but I believe companies like CAT, will come back, not to it's former glory, but a partial recovery, then perhaps more decline, etc..<BR/><BR/>Thanks, yooperyooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11297259993402713368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664872774352256800.post-42053926263082635662009-01-27T02:11:00.000-08:002009-01-27T02:11:00.000-08:00Great stuff, Yooper. Have you ever read Ayn Rand's...Great stuff, Yooper. Have you ever read Ayn Rand's “Atlas Shrugged”? Good stuff. Your images and descriptions from Detroit would fit nicely into that story. Some folks have labeled the book “PO dieoff pr0n” but it is really more than that. It is sort of like a call to action on a personal level, and not being ashamed of hard work if you've got the [whatever] to do it.<BR/><BR/>If you look at what's been done to industry in this country, you should cry. We have systematically destroyed the same stuff it took our ancestors many generations to build .. and for what? So we could enjoy cheaper sneakers, t-shirts, and electronics at big-box stores? Feh.Nudgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01513472441473206482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664872774352256800.post-71448101603230254892009-01-26T09:02:00.000-08:002009-01-26T09:02:00.000-08:00Gee, it appears as if I've scared off my company f...Gee, it appears as if I've scared off my company for the time being... I can't blame them and this has happened often in the past. <BR/><BR/>In the past, I've stopped cold 1,000+ response long treads, saying far less while trying to be ever so mindful...yooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11297259993402713368noreply@blogger.com