[Timesink]

Yesterday's edition of the paper had an article in it about the impact this plant's closing will have on the community. It began with an anecdote about one of the plant's employees getting off his motorcycle to walk into the local hangout for plant employees. The article names the specific make and model of the bike. I just went and looked it up: The bikes cost roughly $13,000 - $15,000 each.

This is the typical employee of Special Metals who "can't handle" a lousy $1.50/hr pay cut.

[Mo1]

This is the typical employee of Special Metals who "can't handle" a lousy $1.50/hr pay cut.

My husband doesn't have a union at his work .. he is in the tech area .. they didn't have any pay raises for the last couple of years .. but it helped save some jobs

He said a lot of people from work were *itching about it .. I looked at him and said I'd rather collect a pay check then an unemployment check any day and told him to keep his mouth shut

[Buckwheats]

Bet you can get that bike really cheap by next spring.