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akirby

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  1. You can be working at any job one day and gone the next whether it's due to automation or poor performance or the economy or obamacare. Unskilled workers lose their jobs every day (just like skilled and professional jobs). Assembly line workers aren't unique. But if you sit on your ass and expect your job to continue for life without any changes or having to learn anything new then you can't complain when you get left behind. I've been in IT for 27 years and I'm learning new things every day. I'm sick of the victim's mentality that causes people to just sit around and wait for someone else to take care of them. It may require extra training or even moving to a new state but that's what people do when they take personal responsibility for their lives.
  2. Why can't they do this in a separate site like GM builds COPO Camaros?
  3. It would also allow for an occasional rush of clients that exceeds the size of the loaner fleet. If you only get more than 8 simultaneous clients a couple of times per year it's probably not worth having 2 or 3 extra vehicles that sit idle the rest of the year.
  4. Did you actually read the article? The title is sea level rise causes flooding. Never mind the increased rainfall to go along with the same problem that plagues all cities where you add buildings, pavement and concreate which are impervious to water and reduce the ability of the ground to absorb rainfall. And the fact that the entire city is already at sea level and is now SINKING. It's obvious to anyone with a brain that a few inch rise in sea level is not going to cause that type of flooding. It's nothing but sensationalist misleading headlines that as usual don't tell the real story.
  5. If you have the fob in your pocket you should be able to lock the vehicle by pressing the lock button on the outside of the door handle. To unlock it you touch the inside of the door handle. If that's not working take it to the dealer.
  6. If you chose not to get an education or you chose not to better yourself through training or learning something new then that's your problem. Ditch diggers got replaced with backhoes. Blacksmiths got replaced with steel factories. Telegraph operators were replaced by the telephone. Things change and workers have to adapt. You can't expect to have an unskilled job for life without having to do anything.
  7. I think it only works with your foot on the brake. When in Park your foot would not normally be on the brake.
  8. Detroit auto show in January will be the next one.
  9. I'm sure remote start disables stop/start since that would be counter productive. Don't forget the 1.6L Fusion has offered stop/start for over a year now.
  10. Not only is your sarcasm meter broken, but your joke meter as well.
  11. Hybrids have been doing this for years. There won't be a delay.
  12. They're obviously going after the lowest possible entry price. I'd prefer to see a more upscale base version but at least they're offering everything on the top model.
  13. I agree. The problem is you have degrees that don't translate well to specific entry level jobs. If you're going to be a doctor, lawyer, nurse, teacher, journalist, engineer, programmer, etc. those translate directly to entry level jobs where you must have at least a bachelor's degree to be hired in most cases. Other degrees like liberal arts, business, history, foreign language, etc. just don't translate unless you're planning to teach. Students today just pick their favorite subject without any regard to whether it can help them get a job. And to those who say there is value in education outside of using it to get a job - I say that's perfectly fine AFTER you have a job and can support yourself. Students expect that a degree is a job guarantee and it's not. I'd like to see more people going to technical schools and less getting liberal arts and general business degrees. My son has a bachelor's degree in Business Administration and has been trying to get a corporate job for 2 years. He's 9 months away from a double master's degree in Business Admin and Project Mgt. I told him one of those (PM) would actually get him a job.
  14. It's a fair analogy. In both cases the wrong causes are being blamed and therefore any action taken based on that will be ineffective and won't solve the problem. But hey - don't let that stop you!
  15. Some of the higher diesel engine cost is because they require a beefier trans to handle the high torque output. That's especially true in full sized trucks.
  16. What you're advocating is that assault rifles with 30 round clips cause more deaths than handguns with 15 round clips, and that is patently absurd. In fact, it's easier to conceal a semi-automatic handgun with 50 or 60 rounds that is just as deadly as an AR-15 with the same amount of ammo. Assault weapon bans won't stop murderers and criminals and won't reduce deaths due to murderers. Reducing vehicle power won't reduce traffic deaths or injuries.
  17. A safe driver is a safe driver regardless of the vehicle they're driving. A bad driver is an unsafe driver no matter what they're driving. Agreed?
  18. Which means absolutely nothing in terms of reckless driving or accidents. It's the driver, not the vehicle.
  19. Why is the Autobahn safer than U.S. freeways? Shouldn't it be a death trap?
  20. Probably 'stop ship' rather then 'stop shift'. It just means they found a problem on the assembly line that could potentially affect previously built vehicles. I wouldn't worry - they'll fix whatever is wrong if necessary - but it will cause a delay.
  21. There's a huge difference between a business degree and an IT or engineering degree.
  22. Which is more dangerous? Going around a 35 mph curve at 45 in the Edge or 65 in the Cobra?
  23. And I could fishtail my 2.3L Ranger......
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