jerryde
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by jerryde on Mar 10, 2009 21:47:08 GMT -5
Better start saving the Penney's catalog... Saw on the news...now they want you to use the enviro. safe recycled green "one ply" that costs more...and not as soft...better get your butt hardened up...we are all about to get the.....! and it keeps coming...
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Post by docone31 on Mar 10, 2009 22:13:30 GMT -5
When I lived in the Great White North, several miles from land, toteing was an issue. I did not have dogs, or someone to carry my pack. The trick, especially since TP takes up a lot of room and doesn't last long, is to use the ice. When doing the dirty, no outhouse up there, and you do not take long in that kind of cold, all you had to do was sit down. It froze solid very quickly. When you stood up, most fell off. Frozen solid. It is an interesting experience at first, especially if things are not quite right. However, in these economic times, if folks just kept dry ice handy and just sat down, we all would not need TP. Don't sit too long however, it can hurt if you do.
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Post by BuiltonRock on Mar 11, 2009 6:59:49 GMT -5
kev,
My take on this is we are starting to realize our excess and wasteful habits. People are hurting and pain brings change. Instead of pulling off half a roll to wipe a nose, maybe 1 or 2 sheets would do.
:2cents: :2cents: John
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earthdog
Cave Dweller
Don't eat yellow snow
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Post by earthdog on Mar 11, 2009 20:02:43 GMT -5
Doc, everything is shriveling up down there just thinking about that one. We watched a show called "Montana house" on PBS a couple years ago and they just used rags, and kept washing them out.
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Post by docone31 on Mar 11, 2009 20:30:35 GMT -5
Jimmy, when you get the infamous Hershey Squirts, even with snow, clean up recquires more than the two sheets someone reccomended. I came down with Guardia. I got to sit on a lot of snow. Got frostbite! Still have scars. Even in the arctic, some conveniences, like seats, can be useful. It did not freeze as fast as trying to piddle your name, but it did freeze. Can you picture that?
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Rogue Trader
freely admits to licking rocks
"Don't cry because you are leaving, smile because you were there."
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Post by Rogue Trader on Mar 11, 2009 20:50:19 GMT -5
im sure this will turn political....but who cares ;D. i thought there were a few businesses that may be immune to the economic down turn that we do business with.....i was wrong apparently. 1 is kimberly clark diaper division here in town.....when they run 7 days a week 24 hours a day....they stayed about 20 days ahead of orders.....now they are 90 days ahead of orders.....they are now making people use all of there vacation time....and are actually going to shut the whole plant down during masters week....never before has this happened. what are folks doing?.....going back to cloth diapers?....making babies wear them a little longer? 2nd...is a toilet paper tissue mill.....they provide toilet paper for every one....name brands and cheap stuff....fast food places also. are people saving on toilet paper?....and wiping there rearend less?...me being at home...or work...i gonna have a cleaned rearend. 3rd....is the paper mill that makes the red and yellow packets under the meat you buy in the grocery store....there business is off big time also.....are we buying less meat?.....even if folks went to cheaper cuts of meat....seems that the packets would be the same....they are for saving freshness....and actually work.....are we going back to meat offered in a styrofoam only packaged meat? im just wondering out loud....cause i may be without of a job soon if this keeps up.....kev. Personally I think it's just a kanban/JIT thing. Companies are no longer wanting to hold larger stocks of materials due to the falling costs. There is no need to hold 100 items at $50.00 a piece when they know next week they can buy them at $35.00 a piece. Plus any company that holds larger stocks are also liable to less revenue should their own company collapse. At present it is prudent to buy less for as little as possible. The less stock you hold the less you are likely to lose. JMO.
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rollingstone
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by rollingstone on Mar 12, 2009 2:15:55 GMT -5
I agree with Rogue. When times are tough, one way to cope is to reduce inventory. Another option is to shop around and look for bargains, and maybe the companies CPdad talks about aren't as price-competitive as others. I can't believe people are really cutting back on diapers or TP, there's a million things people would give up before that.
I think the tanking auto sales are also just temporary. It's easy to put off a new car purchase for a year or two, but I don't believe most people are prepared to give up owning their own car, and they'd be willing to make other sacrifices to make sure that doesn't happen. The question is, when the pent-up demand translates into new car purchases, which company will have the vehicle line-up that consumers want?
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pebblepup
has rocks in the head
Succor Creek Thunder Egg
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Post by pebblepup on Mar 12, 2009 11:59:35 GMT -5
I have wondered about some business claiming the economy has forced them to make cuts also.
Nursing homes and hospitals have done that here. Did people stop getting sick and old? I guess people could have stopped paying their bills. It still makes me wonder if they are just using it a an excuse to clean house.
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jerryde
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by jerryde on Mar 12, 2009 14:30:05 GMT -5
My wife works in the lab. at our hospital...it is a non-profit, so they are required by law to treat every person who walks thru the door...
For the last 3 years they have been unable to collect over 50% of the costs of doing business...only ones that pay are people covered by insurance, retired on medicare and if you can't pay you better not live in the near by area else you are hounded to pay...
except those having Spanish names or are of Mexican origin...they send out 2 notices...no response they just write it off as uncollectable...because the collection agencies won't touch them because people use so many different names and adresses, it's a lost cause for them... been reported over 85% are in this group...go figure... yes, the hospital has laid of 5 upper and middle staff people, and my wife is now working 4 days a week...never before, but now they have one person working on Saturdays.
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Post by cpdad on Mar 12, 2009 18:33:17 GMT -5
i finally got a chance to ask questions to a few of the guys i do biz with.....and it does seem to be an inventory type deal...kinda.
as far as the diapers go....its not price.....they sell these to targets...walmarts...pharmacies and such....and the plant that produces the diapers is so close to so many customers....that the customers have decided to order on an as needed basis....hold no extra stock.
the toilet paper thingy seems to be a combination of things....by talking to some of the folks that work there.
fast food restaurants are adding double drive thru lanes at a fast pace...less people in the store....equals less walk ins....which equals less employees needed to serve inside folks......i reckon if you add this up nation wide...its a lot.
regular rastaurant chains such as..... olive garden...barb-q places are seeing less customers because of lay offs and the economy in general.....he told me toilet paper for retail has remained nearly the same...once again....if you add all this up....its a lot....kev.
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UtahRockHound
spending too much on rocks
Sometimes your the Windshield, sometimes your the Rock.
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Post by UtahRockHound on Mar 12, 2009 23:56:09 GMT -5
In the old days, people would await the delivery of Sears and Roebuck Catalog. The big reason, the Outhouse would be fully equipped again. ;D
In 1983, the country went into a small depression. Not as bad as this one, but still it affected me. I lost my job, and was unable to find work for about 8 months. I made a little money fixing cars in my driveway to keep food on the table, and try to make the bills. If not for food stamps and unemployment, I would have lost everything. During this time, I had two in diapers. Disposable diapers was the first thing to go. We collected all the cloth diapers we could from family, and that is what we used.
Recently, the company I work for shut down and closed the doors permanently on a paper plant in Southgate California. They would make rolls of heavy paper from recycled newspaper. The had plenty of customers, but the cost of raw paper had sky rocketed with everyone on this green kick. They priced their self right out of a very large customer.
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