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[Mad_Jack]

What the?! You have towns that young?! I thought all of the swedish towns were from pre 1500... The town I grew up in was established around 1350, by swedes, and we were a few hundred years behind you in civilisation back then...

By the way, that town has buildings, still in use, predating Columbus’ journeys to America. Something to be amazed by our ’merican brothers...

I live in Connecticut - a lot of the local towns and cities were founded between 1636 and 1680.... The oldest house in the state still standing dates back to 1639.

 

[Aeson]

There will be a steampunk chili cook off in August. I'm sorta tempted to go. Late August is going to be so hot. Those steampunk costumes don't always look comfortable or cooling.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Make one that’s water-cooled.

 

[Aeson]

Now I'm convinced she's playing a barbarian. That's type casting.

 

[trappedslider]

Happy Canada day to our northerner friends

 

[Aeson]

When one calls the dealership and make an appointment to bring in the car, one would think the parts to be there for the appointment. What's the point of making an appointment? We called a couple of weeks ago to make an appointment to get recall work done. The car isn't ready because a part isn't there. It'll be tomorrow.

 

[ScottDeWar_jr]

Ok, I am in the manufacturing business, as I work in a factory, so I have a little bit of insight here .. .. ..

There is a MASSIVE shortage on labor right as it is more profitable to stay home and collect unemployment then it is to work. EVERYTHING is in short supply. Basic materials such as but not limited to copper, steel and aluminium are not making it to our shores as China is sucking up all of the supplies right now. We have lead times for materials to get to us in the time range of September and later, not to mention the act of actually assembling what the customer needs. This includes capacitors, resistors transistors, diodes, IC chips, on and on.

 

[CleverNickName]

There is a MASSIVE shortage on labor right as it is more profitable to stay home and collect unemployment then it is to work.

This is a peculiar way for companies to admit they don't pay a living wage, isn't it?

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Ok, I am in the manufacturing business, as I work in a factory, so I have a little bit of insight here .. .. ..

There is a MASSIVE shortage on labor right as it is more profitable to stay home and collect unemployment then it is to work. EVERYTHING is in short supply. Basic materials such as but not limited to copper, steel and aluminium are not making it to our shores as China is sucking up all of the supplies right now. We have lead times for materials to get to us in the time range of September and later, not to mention the act of actually assembling what the customer needs. This includes capacitors, resistors transistors, diodes, IC chips, on and on.

Not only that in general, but in the particular, once they start poking around at the problem, they may find that the part you KNOW needed fixing isn’t the only thing going on.

In The Before Times, my parents had to leave their Cadillac in NOLA for almost 2 weeks after going for Mardi Gras because the part that broke needed another part. (That was almost the last time we drove a personal vehicle on a long road trip.)

 

[ScottDeWar_jr]

This is a peculiar way for companies to admit they don't pay a living wage, isn't it?

That is so true.