[pianotech] OT: A couple good old boys on the Oil Slick Problem

[Terry Farrell]

Hey Paul, good points. Several weeks ago I spent a couple weeks in  
Ireland. "Petrol" is $8 or $9 per gallon there. I suspect these kind  
of prices better reflect the true cost of gasoline.

Terry Farrell
Tampa, Florida (No oil yet......)

On May 27, 2010, at 12:08 PM, paul bruesch wrote:

> I've been restraining myself from responding to this. (I guess I  
> lost!)
>
> Like Paul W indicated, I also observe BP prices quite a bit higher  
> than most other stations in my area.  But even if that were not the  
> case, there is usually, I dare say almost always, a high cost to low  
> prices. This could be one example.
>
> The costs of Wal-Mart's low prices are several, among them low wages  
> to employees, and (failed, thankfully) attempts to degrade the  
> "Organic" label when they saw an opportunity to further bloat their  
> bottom line.  What's the cost of a cheap pianner tooner? There's a  
> question I think we all know the answer to. A cheap piano  
> "rebuilder"? (If you're not sure on this one, be sure to ask me  
> about the popsicle stick damper lifters on some mouse-chewed key  
> ends.) How about the cheap electrician? Roofer? How about let's take  
> low-bidder for that nuclear power plant. You know, the outfit that  
> uses cheap labor to pour the concrete, resulting in big cavities  
> within what needs to be solid concrete. Or the motor vehicle  
> manufacturer that tried to avoid "costly" recalls.
>
> So yeah, when I see "cost containment" procedures implemented, I get  
> concerned.
>
> Paul Bruesch
> Stillwater, MN