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I'm outta here soon. Woke up this morning and there was a text from my father telling me he didn't feel well this morning and he was going to stay in. I called him and he said he felt much better now. I, on the other hand, do not feel 90% yet. I guess I'll loosen up as the day goes on.
See ya this afternoon.
See ya this afternoon.
Morning D. Greetings from the shanty.
More coffee..................................
And a happy b day greeting to Don.
More coffee..................................
And a happy b day greeting to Don.
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Everyone knew the trade war threats with the EU would calm down a little bit. They were signaling a few weeks ago they would be willing to lower their tariffs on a few things and Trumps aides, along with almost all economists, were telling him a 25% tariff on imported vehicles and components would be economic suicide.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
Be sure to use more "Poly-Grip" today
Be sure to use more "Poly-Grip" today
Thank you, sc.
Thank you, 55.HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
Be sure to use more "Poly-Grip" today
Mornin' D!
Hoping for good results for Starchief.
Good luck BKO. I hope you land that job!
Happy Birthday Don!
Hoping for good results for Starchief.
Good luck BKO. I hope you land that job!
Happy Birthday Don!
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Thanks, 82.Mornin' D!
Hoping for good results for Starchief.
Good luck BKO. I hope you land that job!
Happy Birthday Don!
Patriarch of the D. Happy birthday, Don.
It would be economic suicide for the E.U.
We are their largest market. We do not sell cars in Europe because of their tariffs, barriers and value added taxes. So the economic suicide would not be on this side of the Atlantic. A 25% import tariff on E.U. cars would basically take BMW's, VW's and Mercedes' off American roads and add more Fords and Chevys.
If there are NO tariffs as suggested by Trump then the European roads would see Fords and Chevys.
This happens to be my wheel house. The E.U., Canada, Mexico and Japan don't trade fair. Trump is the first President to represent the U.S. in trade. As I said earlier all my career they were screwing the shit out of the U.S.
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Thanks, chief. I'm 75 years old. But it's an old old.
Thanks, OldEvilleCat.HBD wildcatdonf
Thanks, FCC.
My 8 year old computer tells me I'm running out of disk space. Uninstalled some things. I have Win 7 premium, whatever that is. Hope all is well FCC.
Busy day today...that's a good thing.
Amen for Bert
If that Dentist office doesn't hire Bko...somebody needs an asswhippin'!
Would love to see the Cats in the Bahamas...hell I'd like to see them in Lexington....I'd even settle for the Ford Center in Evansville.
I saw where the Aces & Walter McCarty are scheduled to play the Cats in 19-20 I think?
ATX, Rooster, starchief...stay hydrated &/or in the A/C.
33 holes is a lotta golf ymmot...and a lotta cold beverages.
Later all.
Amen for Bert
If that Dentist office doesn't hire Bko...somebody needs an asswhippin'!
Would love to see the Cats in the Bahamas...hell I'd like to see them in Lexington....I'd even settle for the Ford Center in Evansville.
I saw where the Aces & Walter McCarty are scheduled to play the Cats in 19-20 I think?
ATX, Rooster, starchief...stay hydrated &/or in the A/C.
33 holes is a lotta golf ymmot...and a lotta cold beverages.
Later all.
Thank you, railroadkat.
Heck yes I'm proud to be a senior citizen. How ever I fell in the parking lot after church recently and all these members I don't know came to my aid! LOL
BMW, Mercedes and VW stated last month they would support and be perfectly fine with a 0% tariff between the EU and the US on vehicles as proposed to them by the the US ambassador. There are many reasons behind this.
For BMW it is because they are the largest exporter of vehicles by value made in the US. Not Ford, not Chevy, not Chrysler. They exported 272,346 BMW X models from their Spartanburg S.C. plant during 2017. Nearly 87 percent of these Sports Activity Vehicles and Coupes were exported through the Port of Charleston with an export value of approximately $8.76 billion, according to data from the U.S. Department of Commerce. The remaining 13 percent of BMW X models were exported through five other southeastern ports: Savannah, GA; Brunswick, GA; Jacksonville, FL; Miami, FL; and Everglades, FL.
All totaled, the Spartanburg plant exported more than 70 percent of its total production volume of 371,284 units. They export more vehicles than they sell in the US from their Spartanburg S.C. facility alone. Their largest plant in the world employing over 10,000 people.
5 of the 6 largest amount of vehicles going back and forth between the US and the EU are BMW’s and Mercedes.
The 0% tariffs would mean that the US must eliminate the 25% tariff that it has placed on imports of pickup trucks and light duty trucks for decades. Detroit’s most popular product category.
Ford’s and Chevy’s are not going to suddenly take over the roads in the EU even with a 0% tariff.
Hey Don, today is also my oldest son's birthday too. He's 17. I had forgotten y'all had the same birthday day.
Gotta work again today. 4 days in a row. DG is getting too much of my time. FCC.
I'll catch up with you in October.
Nice and warm afternoon. I’m thinking ice cream. And lots of it.
I find this funny, because I was involved in setting up the Spartanburg plant.
I find it funny that folks who can google don't understand the economics and tariffs of the last damned 70 years.
As I said this is my wheelhouse. I know this shit like the back of my hand because I lived with it for decades and decades. I worked with the U.S. federal government trying to mitigate damage that the E.U. bastards did.
Hell, eliminate the 25% tariff on pickups (I would love that as it would lower the cost of a pickup bought in the U.S.). That is meaningless. How many decent pickup trucks are made in Europe? (Answer not a damned one.) The 25% tariff on pickups only forced the Japanese to produce the pickups in the U.S. Hell, I spent years jetting from Jacksonville, FL to Los Angeles to fight with Nissan and Toyota without any damned aid from the U.S. government.
I told you that this is my wheel house. I know where all the damned skeletons are buried.
I don't give a shit about the E.U. It is the more than 25% tariff or other charges on US made autos in Europe that I protest. Fvck the Europe Union. If you want a damned Euro made car buy it. But why should you expect to buy it without an equal tariff the equal of what the E.U. charges on U.S. made automobiles.
Why are you here defending the E.U., indefensible?
I’m not defending the EU Bert. All I stated was the EU auto manufacturers were fine with Trump’s zero tariffs. And the impact that BMW has in SC.
My BMW was made in Germany by Germans. Can't trust an M3 to a Gamecock fan.
Seems like I heard the VW plant in Chattanooga was making a major expansion move as well.
I forget things on the regular.
And I am saying that they are not.
Go to Germany and report back to me how many damned American cars you see in the street or highways. (Answer: few if any.)
The EU auto manufacturers are scared shitless that they will lose their biggest market.
The E.U. has a high tariff agains the US autos along with a 19% VAT. There is no fair trade with the E.U. on cars.
Hopefully one day there will be.
Good evening all. Hopefully Bko had good luck with her job and hopefully Rooster, Austin, and Starchief can catch a break from the extreme heat in the coming days.
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UK football positonal breakdowns:
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Wide Receivers: LINK
Running Backs: LINK
Quarterbacks: LINK
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