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From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 9 Dec 2009 20:44 I was talking to a friend of mine today. He was working at a gas station as a mechanic. The other day I went by the station, and what was a very busy station, and it was CLOSED! Now, they way distributors structure their filling stations, THEY are the ones making the money from selling gasoline. THe station lessor usually makes his money by offering convenience items or auto repairs, or both. So, what the hell happened? "Thanks to Obama's Cash for Clunkers, most of our customers traded in their old cars for new cars, with warranties. And with so many manufacturers and/or dealer offering free maintenance for the first year or more, we weren't even getting the oil change business! The guy leasing the place tried to hold on, and was going to close Jan 1, but was chewing through his savings trying to stay open and closed a month early." I wonder how many other repair shops were run out of business by Cash for Clunkers?
From: Jeff Strickland on 9 Dec 2009 20:58 "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message news:pan.2009.12.10.01.44.01.986300(a)e86.GTS... >I was talking to a friend of mine today. He was working at a gas station > as a mechanic. The other day I went by the station, and what was a very > busy station, and it was CLOSED! > > Now, they way distributors structure their filling stations, THEY are the > ones making the money from selling gasoline. THe station lessor usually > makes his money by offering convenience items or auto repairs, or both. > > So, what the hell happened? > > "Thanks to Obama's Cash for Clunkers, most of our customers traded in > their old cars for new cars, with warranties. And with so many > manufacturers and/or dealer offering free maintenance for the first year > or more, we weren't even getting the oil change business! The guy leasing > the place tried to hold on, and was going to close Jan 1, but was chewing > through his savings trying to stay open and closed a month early." > > I wonder how many other repair shops were run out of business by Cash for > Clunkers? > > The law of unintended consequences dictates that people that can't make the house payment but take on a new car payment will not be able to buy Christmas Presents, so December will be a bad month for retailers. The Bad December is the unintended consequence.
From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 9 Dec 2009 21:28 On Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:58:33 -0800, Jeff Strickland wrote: > > "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message > news:pan.2009.12.10.01.44.01.986300(a)e86.GTS... >>I was talking to a friend of mine today. He was working at a gas station >> as a mechanic. The other day I went by the station, and what was a very >> busy station, and it was CLOSED! >> >> Now, they way distributors structure their filling stations, THEY are >> the ones making the money from selling gasoline. THe station lessor >> usually makes his money by offering convenience items or auto repairs, >> or both. >> >> So, what the hell happened? >> >> "Thanks to Obama's Cash for Clunkers, most of our customers traded in >> their old cars for new cars, with warranties. And with so many >> manufacturers and/or dealer offering free maintenance for the first year >> or more, we weren't even getting the oil change business! The guy >> leasing the place tried to hold on, and was going to close Jan 1, but >> was chewing through his savings trying to stay open and closed a month >> early." >> >> I wonder how many other repair shops were run out of business by Cash >> for Clunkers? >> >> >> > The law of unintended consequences dictates that people that can't make > the house payment but take on a new car payment will not be able to buy > Christmas Presents, so December will be a bad month for retailers. The Bad > December is the unintended consequence. You sure it was unintended?
From: ron on 9 Dec 2009 21:53 and now its going to be "cash for caulkers" with the accompanying weatherization requirements before you sell your home so we get to pay twice again - pay for the ones that don't do it and then pay for a government inspection if we want to sell AND for any remedial work the inspector might require. and of course the reinspection by the rep of the "Caulking Czar" -- Merry Christmas Ron
From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 9 Dec 2009 23:06
On Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:53:16 -0800, ron wrote: > and now its going to be "cash for caulkers" with the accompanying > weatherization requirements before you sell your home so we get to pay > twice again - pay for the ones that don't do it and then pay for a > government inspection if we want to sell AND for any remedial work the > inspector might require. and of course the reinspection by the rep of the > "Caulking Czar" Oh, shoot! That reminds me...I need to apply to a Mass agency to get Federal dollars to replace my aging windows! I'll probably pay the price of ONE vinyl window to redo the WHOLE HOUSE. Screw em. If they're going to give it away... |