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SouthernN'Proud
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The tiny hamlet of Bell Buckle, TN, located south of Nashvegas between Murfreesboro and Shelbyville, hosts the annual Moon Pie and RC Festival every July. Good times are had by all. If you're in the area, check it out sometime.
SouthernN'Proud
Southern Discomfort
HomeLAN said:
Coke also has made numerous public statements decrying their Southern genesis. They have financially contributed to causes to erase Southern heritage. I still drink Coke because Pepsi is not an option, but it burns me up to purchase it.
SouthernN'Proud
Southern Discomfort
HomeLAN said:
I had the link saved, may take me some digging to find it again. As time permits...
Winky
Well-Known Member
Outsourced to India
Man gets the poop on outsourcing
By Holly McKenna
Mon May 2,12:58 PM ET
Link
DELMAR, N.Y. (Reuters) Computer programmer Steve Relles has the poop
on what to do when your job is outsourced to India.
Relles, one of a rising number of Americans seeking new opportunities as their work shifts to countries with cheaper labor, has spent the past year making his living scooping up dog droppings as the "Delmar Dog Butler."
"My parents paid for me to get a (degree) in math and now I am a pooper scooper," Relles, a 42-year-old married father of two told Reuters. "I can clean four to five yards in a hour if they are close together."
Relles, who lost his computer programming job about three years ago, got the idea of cleaning dog dirt from people's back yards from Mark Booth, a friend in Buffalo, New York.
Relles has over 100 clients who pay $10 each for a once-a-week cleaning of their yard.
Relles competes for business with another local company called "Scoopy Do." Similar outfits have sprung up across America, including Petbutler.net, which operates in Ohio.
In the United States, there are about 63 million dogs, each producing about 23 "presents" per week, which if left can be unsafe for children and pets.
Relles says his business is growing by word of mouth and that most of his clients are women who either don't have the time or desire to pick up the droppings.
"St. Bernard (dogs) are my favorite customers since they poop in large piles which are easy to find," Relles said.
His "scooper" is a converted ice scrapper duct-taped to a ski pole. He flicks the poop into a dust pan lined with a plastic bag, then loads the waste into a large garbage can which he takes to the dump when full.
"It sure beats computer programming because it's flexible, and I get to be outside," he said.
Man gets the poop on outsourcing
By Holly McKenna
Mon May 2,12:58 PM ET
Link
DELMAR, N.Y. (Reuters) Computer programmer Steve Relles has the poop
on what to do when your job is outsourced to India.
Relles, one of a rising number of Americans seeking new opportunities as their work shifts to countries with cheaper labor, has spent the past year making his living scooping up dog droppings as the "Delmar Dog Butler."
"My parents paid for me to get a (degree) in math and now I am a pooper scooper," Relles, a 42-year-old married father of two told Reuters. "I can clean four to five yards in a hour if they are close together."
Relles, who lost his computer programming job about three years ago, got the idea of cleaning dog dirt from people's back yards from Mark Booth, a friend in Buffalo, New York.
Relles has over 100 clients who pay $10 each for a once-a-week cleaning of their yard.
Relles competes for business with another local company called "Scoopy Do." Similar outfits have sprung up across America, including Petbutler.net, which operates in Ohio.
In the United States, there are about 63 million dogs, each producing about 23 "presents" per week, which if left can be unsafe for children and pets.
Relles says his business is growing by word of mouth and that most of his clients are women who either don't have the time or desire to pick up the droppings.
"St. Bernard (dogs) are my favorite customers since they poop in large piles which are easy to find," Relles said.
His "scooper" is a converted ice scrapper duct-taped to a ski pole. He flicks the poop into a dust pan lined with a plastic bag, then loads the waste into a large garbage can which he takes to the dump when full.
"It sure beats computer programming because it's flexible, and I get to be outside," he said.
SouthernN'Proud
Southern Discomfort
SouthernN'Proud said:
The original article I read is no longer archived at the site, but here are two that show the progress of the proposed boycott against Coca-Cola. One is the most recent I found, the other is the oldest I found.
Please note: I am not suggesting, encouraging, or asking anyone to sign, do, or think anything. I myself reluctantly still purchase Coca-Cola because Pepsi just ain't an option for me. I do so with a heavy heart, but then I ain't exactly kept my affection for the South a secret around here. I do and have in the past boycott different corporations, including but not limited to Domino's Pizza and WalMart, because I feel strongly enough about things they do or support to refrain from trade with them. Those are my personal decisions; anyone else who wishes to trade with them is fine with me. It's my cause, not yours.
http://www.dixieoutfitters.com/heritage/newsarticle.php?an=375
http://www.dixieoutfitters.com/heritage/newsarticle.php?an=340
HomeLAN
New Member
So this all relates to the GA flag vote? Puhhhhh-leeeeeeze.
All due respect, that's the biggest fucking time-wasting dog the state house ever wasted it's time on. The Republicans finally gain both the senate and the house, and THIS is what they choose to fuck with?
SnP, I know your opinions on this, but I flat-out disagree with them. There's not a business that has to deal with out of state customers/competition/suppliers that doesn't want that symbol off the state flag. No matter whether it's right or wrong, the perception of that flag creates problems with image that businesses just don;t need to devote resources towards overcoming.
That's not Coke disavowing its southern past, IMO. It's Coke acknowledging economic reality.
All due respect, that's the biggest fucking time-wasting dog the state house ever wasted it's time on. The Republicans finally gain both the senate and the house, and THIS is what they choose to fuck with?
SnP, I know your opinions on this, but I flat-out disagree with them. There's not a business that has to deal with out of state customers/competition/suppliers that doesn't want that symbol off the state flag. No matter whether it's right or wrong, the perception of that flag creates problems with image that businesses just don;t need to devote resources towards overcoming.
That's not Coke disavowing its southern past, IMO. It's Coke acknowledging economic reality.
SouthernN'Proud
Southern Discomfort
I don't disagree with your assertations about the economic impacts.
The original article was more about Coca-Cola's public statements regarding their Southern ties and genesis. I truly wish it was still archived. The state flag was barely mentioned.
I too feel that perhaps the symbol should be dropped from state flags. It was the battle flag of a nation, not a state symbol. Be that as it may, and my own personal convictions aside, I also think that any state that disavows its former allegiance to the CSA is doing its own history a disservice. Similarly, I find it laughable to hear all the New England states rant and rave about their own historical myths. History, popular or otherwise, is what it was. Simply wishing it had been different should not be grounds for teaching it that way. Sadly, that's what we have now...edited history, revised to suit current tastes.
The original article was more about Coca-Cola's public statements regarding their Southern ties and genesis. I truly wish it was still archived. The state flag was barely mentioned.
I too feel that perhaps the symbol should be dropped from state flags. It was the battle flag of a nation, not a state symbol. Be that as it may, and my own personal convictions aside, I also think that any state that disavows its former allegiance to the CSA is doing its own history a disservice. Similarly, I find it laughable to hear all the New England states rant and rave about their own historical myths. History, popular or otherwise, is what it was. Simply wishing it had been different should not be grounds for teaching it that way. Sadly, that's what we have now...edited history, revised to suit current tastes.
SouthernN'Proud
Southern Discomfort
Winky said:
1861-1865. You must have missed that part.
SouthernN'Proud
Southern Discomfort
Not even close.
If you so choose, I recommend a visit to your local library. Check out The South Was Right! by Kennedy and Kennedy. You might learn something. If you do not so choose, you are free to remain in your ignorance of unedited history. It really ain't no skin off my nose either way.
If you so choose, I recommend a visit to your local library. Check out The South Was Right! by Kennedy and Kennedy. You might learn something. If you do not so choose, you are free to remain in your ignorance of unedited history. It really ain't no skin off my nose either way.