Trumpflation excuses

[JoeWeber 2,966]

On 12/5/2024 at 12:09 PM, wmw999 said:

OTOH my brother worked with machine and welding folks in Brazil, near the Embraer plant (he worked with them for years with a couple of companies). He said they were as good as a group as any he ever worked with, and were better at making do than a lot of workers are now. So many rules around what you can do in aviation. He was able to rehab a Cessna 140 using local help to fabricate the vast majority of the parts. With the airplane manufacturer nearby, they were absolutely up to snuff.

Wendy P.

I bought two -300 series Twin Otters in Medellin, Colombia in 2001. They were the sweetest and newest (1979 and 1981) Otters ever in US skydiving at the time. The records and maintenance were impeccable. No one wanted to go at the time because the FARC controlled the outskirts of the city, so the price was right. The facility was at US Part 141 standards and all personnel were top notch. 

[wmw999 2,597]

Well TBH in his case, the papers were by no means impeccable; they were up to date (about 20 years ag0), but an X-ray of the engine (after he flew it home) showed 7 cracks in mounts, and a repair in one of the wings was done with newspapers dated 1976. 

But he had fun fixing it; he'd already restored his project car, after all. He's the kind of guy who always has a project car. 2 subsequent daughters put paid to the concept of a project plane -- they sold it when they moved to the US in 2007 or so.

Wendy P.

[JerryBaumchen 1,471]

Hi Bill,

Re:  Once Trump's tariffs go into force, and inflation starts ticking up - who will conservatives blame?

It was the summer of '83.  The Reagan Recession was in full swing.

The local tv news station did a story on all of the people, here in Oregon, who were out of work & complaining about.

The local tv news commentator, Floyd McCay [ a brilliant guy BTW ], came on, and said, 'Why are they complaining?  This is exactly what Reagan said he would do.'

Let's see how things look in the summer of 2027.

Then)  who will conservatives blame?

Jerry Baumchen

[JerryBaumchen 1,471]

Hi folks,

So much for what he said:  it will be “very hard” to lower grocery prices

Trump says lowering food costs will be hard to do

Hey, Joe 6-Pack; aren't you glad you voted for Trump?

Jerry Baumchen