RE: [DMCForum] Re: Henry Ford (Farrar)
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RE: [DMCForum] Re: Henry Ford (Farrar)



Unfortunately, I don't have that much time for recreational reading at
the moment. I still have a few more borrowed books to get through
after I finish Oscar Peterson's autobiography, including Quincy Jones'
autobiography and a history book called "Albion's Seed" which is not
quite as long as the latest Harry Potter book but has far more
content. However I should thank you ... for you have saved me the time
of looking up anything about Henry Ford, not that I cared much to read
about him anyway. From what I heard he was a pretty two-dimensional
character. :)

--Farrar

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From: content22207 [mailto:brobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thu 7/29/2004 11:34 PM
To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [DMCForum] Re: Henry Ford (Farrar)



Actually Henry Ford was something of an asshole (was openly
anti-semetic too). By the late 1920's his pig headedness nearly ruined
his industrial colossus. Company didn't catch back up to General
Motors until the 1980's.

If you want to read a REAL automotive success story, check out what
George Romney accomplished in Kenosha Wisconsin.

Bill Robertson
#5939

>--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Farrar Hudkins <fhudkins@xxxx>
wrote:
> Growing old is inevitable. Growing up is optional.
>
> You know I was being sarcastic -- I can't knock Ford. Even my
el-cheapo
> Ranger is going strong. I haven't even bothered to give it a tune-up
and
> at 97,000+ miles it kicks ass ... It starts in less than a second.
It
> gets decent mileage for a truck. It handles great for a truck. It
turns
> tighter than my co-worker's Mazda 929. And the terrible roads I
drive on
> have never managed to knock it out of alignment more than 0.02% in
> almost four years. A friend of mine has a 1989 Ranger, 3.0L V6
5-speed,
> over 250,000 miles and going strong. Hey, I'm impressed.
>
> Interestingly enough, I had some trivia on the air today ... Henry
Ford
> drove his first automobile in 1896. It was called a Quadricycle.
Four
> horsepower, max speed 20mph. Two-cylinder engine with -leather- belt
and
> chain! What a long way we have come! :D
>
> --Farrar
>
> content22207 wrote:
> > Extra credit for thinking outside the box (but you turned right
around
> > and lost it demeaning an American icon).
> >
> > What's all this "are you old enough to remember" crap? (Tuna fish)
> > Really does sound like a 40 year old man trapped in a 20 year old
> > body. Don't do that to yourself. With the proper attitude you'll
still
> > be riding a curl at 80.
> >
> > (Personally, I'm not planning to get old until the day I die).
> >
> > Bill Robertson
> > #5939



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