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[ARC]

Morning Pepper.

 

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[ARC]

I guess Bart don't love us anymore... No more adventures... chat... etc posted.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Morning Anti... your up early today

Morning ARC.
Yes, I woke up at 4:30am, probably in anticipation of going detecting later this morning.
I haven't been out since last Friday due to the snowfall we received on Saturday.
Sounds like you had a great Thanksgiving dinner too.


Good morning Jim.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

I'm sure Bart will be back later today with an update on his family's Thanksgiving Day adventures.

 

[pepperj]

I guess Bart don't love us anymore... No more adventures... chat... etc posted.

That happens often when some get rich, and sometimes famous-they forget the less fortunate earthlings.

 

[WannaDig3687]

Good morning, Arc, Antiquarian, and Pepperj.

Ooh and a new pirate! Welcome, nsdq!

 

[pepperj]

Good luck on your hunt today Dave, the snow pretty well disappeared late yesterday. Took Max out for the final bark duties and it mild, snow gone, a nice walk about.

 

[pepperj]

Morning WD
The day must be looking pretty fine-going to drop a few lines?

 

[ARC]

Morning WD.

 

[WannaDig3687]

I guess Bart don't love us anymore... No more adventures... chat... etc posted.

maybe you should not have drank his rum?

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Once upon a time an auto manufacturer linked customers (with screened topics/relevance) to the production workers that were involved with a failure or premature problem.
One example was an issue with a brake or brakes not installed correctly.
It was a brief deal/experiment from what little I can recall but gave direct feedback to multiple parties.
It seemed both those who built and those who purchased were interested in the directness.

Certainly not like that with my latest new vehicle and resolution.
I give an ignorant diagnosis; they find the cause at the dealer and in one case the defective part (a new steel line with a hole in it was one item) gets replaced.
No feedback from manufacturer.
And the dealer service always warns of an expected survey of their performance. With only a hundred percent satisfaction being acceptable to the company.
I'm not sure that leads to improvement.
I do fine, but does the business and industry really have an honest finger on the pulse of what is going on?

A saw fails to function properly new.
A buyer is not sawing with the new saw. Let alone satisfied with it.
Both the dealer and the company suffer reputation.
Could it be the dealer only letting the customer and products reputation down? It doesn't matter now.
Like other dealers and manufacturers, here is a case of losing a future sale again.
Brand loyalty is now gone. (My opinion.)

Where the dealer or factory could have replaced the carb. Or at least diagnosed the actual problem.

Service and parts availability is important when shopping. You're right about that.
No price (even a premium) is fair if a product does not perform.

Chainsaws have seen a downward trend in box store qualities. Brand name is not the assurance it was. Among more than one big name in it's homeowner lines.
Why not have consistent quality and customer satisfaction and retain a reputation for building the beast or near best?
In saws, there's been a limited group to choose from for "the best/better" quality. Longevity given proper care and reasonable lifespans.
Yes, an item is designed to last only so long. But quality shows in consistent performance during its lifespan.

I have a saw I'd have to guess is forty years old(?)
Needs one of the two studs that hold the bar replaced. (User issue causation).
Shareholders and corporate boards don't care. Better to sell a saw every five years to a repeat customer than every ten years.
After all, what can't be built cheaper and sold for more money?

One of the tractors in the yard is overbuilt. A 1947 that still performs.
Not only can the steel and iron quality not be duplicated due to cost, but the tractor itself.
New tractor costs (even the low-price points attended with the warning flag of you get what you pay for) are considerable.
Yet malfunctions come with the best/better brands.
A friend who was almost nervous when I'd go over his new top brand tractor periodically had it serviced under warranty for failures no customer should face so soon.
Sounds simple, but his dealer was quite a ways away.
He's bought two more new ones many states away though. For the brand name.
I'll have to ask him what's failed lately next time we talk.

I hear you RC, they just don’t make things as well as they used to years ago. Through my sales career having worked for 4 different manufacturers, I will only promote products that I would buy myself, as not all products are made perfectly. If a product was a weak design or had a history of mechanical problems, I’d very subtly let the customer know that, “they might want to consider looking at the next model up or down in the range.” I always treated customers the way I would want to be treated.

What was on the first Thanksgiving menu.

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/...e-first-thanksgiving?utm_source=pocket-newtab

That was a very enjoyable read Bill, thanks for posting it.

Well we just got the word that no Christmas gatherings this year in Quebec. That's going to be tough for a lot of people.

The problem is the cases are spiking in our area and the medical staff are starting to hit the wall with burnouts, etc...

My thoughts and prayers are with the front line medical staff and it upsets me to no end the people who believe that their freedom of choice trumps taking the necessary precautions to get the virus under control.

We all have lots of restriction based on the safety of other, no drinking and driving, you want to get served in a restaurant or bar you need a top on, etc...what's the big deal to wear a mask, keep your distance and wash your hands...rant over.....

The situation isn’t much better here in Ontario Bill. My brother-in-law was diagnosed with COVID-19 on Wednesday. He lives with my mother-in-law and his girlfriend, they also have two people renting the basement in their house in Whitby, ON. Thankfully, his case has only developed into a bad flu, but his entire household is now in a 14-day quarantine until December 9[SUP]th[/SUP].

 

[WannaDig3687]

Morning WD
The day must be looking pretty fine-going to drop a few lines?

No, I quit!

 

[pepperj]

Good night WD see you bright and early in the a.m.

Slept in-again did we Bill?

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Good morning WD.
Hope you were able to enjoy Thanksgiving in your hotel room... there's always next year.


Morning Jim.
I took Oakley outside for her morning wake-up relief and was surprised at how mild it is outside.
Right now she's passed out on the couch sawing twigs... she's not big enough to saw logs yet.

I'll take her for a walk around 8am, then head out to a farm site east of Toronto that I've detected since 2014.

 

[pepperj]

My brother-in-law was diagnosed with COVID-19 on Wednesday. He lives with my mother-in-law, his girlfriend, and they have two people renting the basement in their house in Whitby, ON. Thankfully, his case has only developed into a bad flu, but his entire household is now in a 14-day isolation until December 9[SUP]th[/SUP].

That's not good news, and it sounds like a place to stay away from for a few weeks.

So am I reading this right? That your mother-in-law is your Brother-in-law's girlfriend.

Kind of sounds like my buddies family..........

 

[WannaDig3687]

Pepper, you either need to get glasses, or clean them, or drink more coffee.

 

[Rookster]

Good morning Tnet

 

[ARC]

Morning Rook.

 

[pepperj]

Pepper, you either need to get glasses, or clean them, or drink more coffee.

My glasses have more scrapes, scratches, and dings-just refilled the mug with #2-now what did you mean?

 

[pepperj]

Morning Rook