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Forum: The Auto industry 06-28-2015, 11:17 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 12,137
Posted By catswiththum
Quite possible, even probable, as a variety of...

Quite possible, even probable, as a variety of factors were a catalyst for the move here - a variety of factors may initiate a move elsewhere at some point.

Nothing is permanent.
Forum: The Auto industry 06-21-2015, 07:29 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 12,137
Posted By catswiththum
I don't work for any of the above mentioned...

I don't work for any of the above mentioned companies.

I doubt they will fly the Confederate flag.

The wages they will pay are an improvement over the current prevailing wage, and will lift the...
Forum: The Auto industry 06-21-2015, 12:03 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 12,137
Posted By catswiththum
I believe the flag will be on it's way to a...

I believe the flag will be on it's way to a museum very soon - they did it in Florida 15 years ago, needs to get done here.
Forum: The Auto industry 06-21-2015, 11:38 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 12,137
Posted By catswiththum
Ah - I AM getting up in years. :(

Ah - I AM getting up in years. :(
Forum: The Auto industry 06-21-2015, 11:32 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 12,137
Posted By catswiththum
Dissembling? By me? How so?

Dissembling? By me? How so?
Forum: The Auto industry 06-21-2015, 09:20 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 12,137
Posted By catswiththum
In Charleston, we have several local companies...

In Charleston, we have several local companies that are international and "home grown."

Blackbaud (fund raising software systems giant) began and remains here. Force Protection (manufactures the...
Forum: The Auto industry 06-21-2015, 09:01 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 12,137
Posted By catswiththum
Perhaps "kept from the public eye more than 40...

Perhaps "kept from the public eye more than 40 years ago" would have communicated my thoughts more effectively.

There are no longer public lynchings, State sanctioned segregation, or blatant...
Forum: The Auto industry 06-21-2015, 08:13 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 12,137
Posted By catswiththum
If one of them had the balls to make the credible...

If one of them had the balls to make the credible threat of relocation, it would be gone the next day.

If anything positive comes out of this recent mass murder, it would be to remove that flag...
Forum: The Auto industry 05-11-2015, 07:38 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 12,137
Posted By catswiththum
The Flying Dutchman long gone - I actually flew...

The Flying Dutchman long gone - I actually flew home before Hugo because my Mom refused to leave her house :rolleyes:

I ended up staying with her - every old oak in the yard uprooted - not one hit...
Forum: The Auto industry 05-11-2015, 07:36 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 12,137
Posted By catswiththum
Slowly emerging. The coast of South Carolina...

Slowly emerging.

The coast of South Carolina is relatively civilized, as is the Greenville area all the way to the north in the foothills.

In between there are pockets of livability, but still...
Forum: The Auto industry 05-11-2015, 07:21 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 12,137
Posted By catswiththum
There has to be the accounting out there...

There has to be the accounting out there somewhere - as you say, an independent analysis may be difficult to get, especially if it has not been published in an accessible source.

I could very well...
Forum: The Auto industry 05-11-2015, 07:04 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 12,137
Posted By catswiththum
It is the worse thing since reconstruction.

It is the worse thing since reconstruction.
Forum: The Auto industry 05-11-2015, 06:58 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 12,137
Posted By catswiththum
The Embassy Suites! I can't believe they turned...

The Embassy Suites! I can't believe they turned the old Citadel into a hotel.
Yes, the C-17s still flying.

I was Air Force before DOD - I haven't seen "TDY" for awhile. :)
Forum: The Auto industry 05-11-2015, 06:21 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 12,137
Posted By catswiththum
JStor is my friend.;)

JStor is my friend.;)
Forum: The Auto industry 05-11-2015, 06:14 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 12,137
Posted By catswiththum
Banks, investment firms, possibly the GAO...

Banks, investment firms, possibly the GAO (depending on if Fed. money was involved at start-up), commercial credit rating agencies - I am sure the work has been done, I'll find it sooner or later.
Forum: The Auto industry 05-11-2015, 05:50 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 12,137
Posted By catswiththum
Palmetto Ford still there, the area around the...

Palmetto Ford still there, the area around the old Naval Hospital still grim, but improving. North Charleston really had no plan when the Naval Base closed, but it is coming along.
Forum: The Auto industry 05-11-2015, 05:48 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 12,137
Posted By catswiththum
That useless, useless, show - but I guess we were...

That useless, useless, show - but I guess we were ripe for being exploited for the soap opera crowd.

Thomas Ravenel - "T-Rav," as they call him, the most sorry lump of humanity I have ever met.
...
Forum: The Auto industry 05-11-2015, 03:37 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 12,137
Posted By catswiththum
Hahahaha - you live on the ragged edge of...

Hahahaha - you live on the ragged edge of stereotypes, old boy.

I will have you know your favorite - huffpo - as well as Time, CNN, and Travel and Leisure voted Charleston #1 for beautiful people....
Forum: The Auto industry 05-11-2015, 02:12 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 12,137
Posted By catswiththum
Still looking for an independent cost/benefit...

Still looking for an independent cost/benefit analysis - this a pretty honest 2 year old "state of the economic State" white paper from Wells Fargo (hate Wells Fargo), but not the company focused...
Forum: The Auto industry 05-11-2015, 01:43 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 12,137
Posted By catswiththum
Well, that is a very valid inquiry - I'm not...

Well, that is a very valid inquiry - I'm not qualified to do it, but I will dig around and see if some reputable outfit (WSJ, Economist, Bloomberg, etc) has done one.

It is a good point - I am...
Forum: The Auto industry 05-11-2015, 12:42 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 12,137
Posted By catswiththum
You are so predictable - reminds me of a line...

You are so predictable - reminds me of a line from the movie Changing Lanes:

"You know, booze isn't really your drug of choice anyway. You're addicted to chaos. For some of us, it's coke. For some...
Forum: The Auto industry 05-11-2015, 12:28 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 12,137
Posted By catswiththum
New Volvo Plant Here

Good for us. We recently landed a new Daimler plant, Boeing here, BMW here - we will be coming to steal your factories soon! ;)
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