Clive
Hong Kong! cool, very different business atmosphere. OK Clive, what happens
to large dishonest corporations in Hong Kong? How much does government step
in to protect the citizen? And how prosperous is Hong Kong with or without
this government intervention?
Things may also be different now since the Chinese took over.
John Beckett, LSR #79, E/FCC
----- Original Message -----
From: "rigby" <rigby@netvigator.com>
To: "John Beckett" <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
Cc: <saltracer@awwwsome.com>; "DOUG ODOM" <popms@thegrid.net>; "LAND-SPEED"
<land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2000 8:56 PM
Subject: Re: Tires
> How about the greed of large dishonest corporations???
> But perhaps we should not stray into politics.
> Clive Rigby, Hong Kong.
>
> John Beckett wrote:
>
> > Nothing does so much harm as the good intensions of big government.
> >
> > John Beckett
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Thomas E. Bryant" <saltracer@awwwsome.com>
> > To: "John Beckett" <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
> > Cc: "DOUG ODOM" <popms@thegrid.net>; "LAND-SPEED"
> > <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 10:43 AM
> > Subject: Re: Tires
> >
> > > How dare you blame the driver! Don't you know that we are not to take
> > > personal responsibility for anything. The government needs to pass a
law
> > > against tire failure. Maybe the government could sue big tire
companies
> > > and get all of us some money. Could this be a new platform for Gore?
> > >
> > > I agree this is all silliness. Remember the jeep rollovers, etc. never
> > > was driver error according to the trial lawyers.
> > >
> > > Tom, Redding CA - #216 D/GCC
> > >
> > > John Beckett wrote:
> > > >
> > > > What is all this flap about? I think we have all had tires come
apart at
> > one
> > > > time or another. And not just Firestones either. It ain't fun, but
I've
> > > > never lost control of the car, truck or trailer. Never flipped.
Never
> > killed
> > > > myself or any one else. Gee does driver panic have anything to do
with
> > the
> > > > situation?
> > > >
> > > > John Beckett
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "DOUG ODOM" <popms@thegrid.net>
> > > > To: "LAND-SPEED" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > > > Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 12:51 AM
> > > > Subject: Tires
> > > >
> > > > > List; All the talk about Firestone tires losing their tread on
some
> > > > > Fords got a BS session going in the shop today. We all talked
about
> > the
> > > > > tires we had the most trouble with. I have never had good luck
with
> > > > > Michelin tires on my trucks. They seem to come apart after about 4
> > years
> > > > > no matter how many miles on them. I did have a Cooper SRM come
apart
> > big
> > > > > time this year going to Muroc. Tore half the fender off the truck
> > before
> > > > > I got stopped. Never had a problem with Firestones. Anybody
> > > > > else? Doug Odom in big ditch
>
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