John Travolta, and the demise of the American piano industry.

[gordon stelter]

Dearest Tom,
     In case you did not notice, my comment was what
is commonly referred to as a "Joke".  But I remain
curious as to why, exactly, both automobile and piano
manufacture in America took a precipitously sharp
decline in quality in the 1970's???  
"Saturday Night Fever" is the most plausible
explanation to have occurred to me, as of yet, and I
observed it infect many of my friends not fortunate
enough to take refuge in a profession such as ours!
     This easily observable decline in quality then
made us simple prey for overseas manufacturers, and we
are today running the worst trade deficit in U.S.
history, as its aftermath.  Economically, this means
that U.S. cash piles up in nations such as China,
which then loan it back to us, at interest, as the
"National Debt".
     With Bush's tax cuts, that interest will soon
pile up so that it is all we can do just to keep up
with it, and we will not be able to put even a dent in
the principle. And we will then be beholden to
"Communist" china. 
     I know that the Chinese are kind, generous, and
truly lovely people, but I someghow find this
disturbing.
    
    Thumpe

--- Tom Driscoll <tomtuner@attbi.com> wrote:
> 
> From: "gordon stelter" <lclgcnp@yahoo.com>
> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: May 16, 2003 5:16 PM
> Subject: Re: Aeolian crap
> 
> 
> > > And the list goes on. No, the Japanese only took
> > > advantage of a market
> > > handed to them on a silver platter.
> > >
> > > Del
> >
> > True, Del, and the fact that American workers were
> all
> > out "Disco Dancing" in the 70's, and probably very
> > hung-over in the morning.
> >      Thump
> 	
> 	There you go again Thump. And from you,the champion
> of the
> oppressed and manipulated!
> 	Before my good fortune to stumble onto our
> profession I had a
> decade of factory - manufacturing jobs. And yes it
> was in the 70's.Your
> characterization of us as disco dancing drunks I
> find both insulting and
> demeaning. 
> 	Rather than "partying" most of us were going to
> night school, to
> second jobs or home to watch the kids while the
> spouse went to his or
> her job.
>      Your postings are generally innocuous,
> occasionally informative,
> and sometimes infuriating.
> ` Where's that compassion you wear on your sleeve?
> 	Tom Driscoll RPT 
> 	
> 	P.S. Sign your name as we all do.
> 
> 
> 
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