Re: Just now of Fox


"The Shadow Knows..." <i.am.me.as.you.are.he@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 09:43:58 -0400, "Kitty" <cowgirla@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Cliff and Linda Griffith" <grifftex@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>> "The Shadow Knows..." <i.am.me.as.you.are.he@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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>>>> The tax breaks the city and state gave to Dell are only
>>>> temporary and the jobs they are creating expands the overall tax base
>>>> of the city - IOW, the money Dell is saving is more than being made up
>>>> by the generated income of the new jobs.
>>>
>>>> That's not always the case - I can cite one from here that is
>>>> revolting, that of the Bass Pro Shops. The city *built* an $18
>>>> million building for Bass Pro - in which one of the largest
>>>> stockholders is Gaylord Entertainment, which is controlled by the
>>>> billionaire Gaylord family of Oklahoma City, which owns the city's
>>>> daly newspaper as well as other media outlets around teh country.
>>>> Bass Pro, while a revenue-generator, is not going to make good on the
>>>> forced investment by the city's taxpayers for many years to come, if
>>>> ever - as Bass Pro was given a "no-fault" out if the store doesn't
>>>> perfrom, leaving us with a purpose-built structure without a purpose,
>>>> should that happen.
>>>
>>> I don't know enough about economics to even comment, but that's never
>>> stopped me before. So....
>>>
>>> We have a Bass Pro Shops in this general area, and it seems to be doing
>>> quite well. I've never *gone* there, but it's been in business for
>>> quite
>>> awhile. I do buy the Bass Pro Shops "Uncle Buck's Fish Batter [Hot 'n'
>>> Spicy]" at the grocery store, and it's great! (I use it dry on chicken
>>> wings.) <Is our a.t-c "Uncle Buck" perhaps the owner?>
>>>
>>> My daughter has a friend who went to work for Dell in Austin (HR, I
>>> think),
>>> and she was quickly disenchanted and she quit. My 83-yr-old aunt [with
>>> the
>>> new Compaq computer] told me that a friend of hers has a Dell computer,
>>> and
>>> she's pleased with it. What she *isn't* pleased with, though, is that,
>>> when
>>> she calls Tech Support, she gets someone in India and she can't
>>> understand
>>> what they say. (Personally, I've always thought people from India spoke
>>> in
>>> a clear, crisp manner; but perhaps not.)
>>>
>>> My complaint is against the Food Lion chain that came to Texas, opened
>>> stores, was caught soaking old fish in Clorox, and went out of business,
>>> leaving many empty buildings that (apparently) few companies want to
>>> occupy.
>>> The Salvation Army took one to house its resale shop, but most of the
>>> others
>>> remain empty and ugly.
>>>
>>> Linda
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Reminds me of the Winn-Dixie chain here in GA. Sometime a few years back
>>they changed to "Save-Rite". I occasionally shopped at Winn-Dixie as it
>>was
>>close to house . When it started its "Save-Rite" program not only did the
>>merchandise quality plummet but the clientele who shopped there did as
>>well.
>>They started offering aisles & aisles of Mexican food....we never went in
>>again. They are now belly up and the store will open as a Publix---YAY! So
>>many others thought the same way.... However, if they too grovel and cater
>>to our illegal population in area, we will NOT shop there either. We do
>>most
>>of our shopping at BJs or Sam's Club anyway.
>
> Oh yeah I hear you - white people never buy any of that *** ***!
> Oh wait, I do - it beats the hell out of Old El Paso for taste. When
> I lived in Tulsa, the old Price Mart chain opened an amazing store at
> 41st and Yale - great deli, sushi bar, every international food you'd
> want. Less than a year later, they sold out to the Reasor's chain and
> the place became totally white-trash. All the international foods
> were gone - although my girlfriend and I made out like bandits,
> picking up about $300 worth of stuff for $80, because the redneck
> owners were just dumping it - the shelves were largely vacant
> afterwards. You can only stock so much Hamburger Helper and
> Velveeta...


I don't eat any of that crap. BTW-- I have no use for a dish detergent
called Fabulosio.....I like Dawn just fine. If I want a Mexican grocery
store I'll find one on Buford Highway near Atlanta. Usually tho, I like to
buy good ole American goods and shop with people who don't smell or bring 7
bambinos to run thru the store like banshees.If it was SO profitable for
Save-Rite --it would still be in business!

Kitty


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