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Post by wallflower on Feb 2, 2010 21:54:52 GMT -5
Today I stopped at a Subway and got a bite to eat. There was a copy of USA Today and the Courier Journal laying around. Someone had folded the paper back to an article on the Toyota accelerator problem. That gave me an idea. If the papers won't put them on the front page, we can. If you get the opportunity to leave a paper opened to a negative piece about any of our competition or a positive piece about Ford or the UAW, it is a win for us. It will be almost impossible for people not to at least see the headline and even if they don't read it, the story will be on their minds and they might discuss it later. I managed to leave four different articles exposed by the time I left. ;D
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Post by rudedawg on Feb 2, 2010 22:28:41 GMT -5
Good job Wallflower. I'll be at Baptist East most of the day tomorrow and if I see a paper and it has something negative about Toyota I'll be sure to leave it on that page.
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Post by elmer on Feb 3, 2010 1:57:38 GMT -5
allot different then when Explorer/Firestone thing went down 10 years ago. Hell congress was getting involved and was threating to ban the Explorer. There was one congressman form Louisiana Billy something that was really out to get Ford, and it turned out as soon as he left congress he went to work lobbing for Toyota.
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Post by reliefman on Feb 3, 2010 20:39:19 GMT -5
Don't forget, U-haul, they refused to rent to owners of Explorers as well.
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Post by wallflower on Feb 3, 2010 21:45:34 GMT -5
The point is to keep Toyota and their problems fresh in the minds of consumers. Even if they don't know the details, they will make stuff up, often times worse than the truth. It happened to us. Think of some of the wild stories you heard.
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Post by bo862 on Feb 3, 2010 21:51:05 GMT -5
Don't forget, U-haul, they refused to rent to owners of Explorers as well. What was the story behind all of this? I had not heard of it. |
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Post by lariatv8 on Feb 3, 2010 22:21:09 GMT -5
I've been preaching about Toyota since it happened. And yeah they tried to nail Ford to the cross with the Firestone tire deal. Any of you remember when they sent us to Washington D.C. for the Explorer rally? We had to go plead our case to Congress.
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Post by wallflower on Feb 3, 2010 23:45:55 GMT -5
Don't forget, U-haul, they refused to rent to owners of Explorers as well. What was the story behind all of this? I had not heard of it. Uhaul instituted a policy that forbade the rental of trailers to Explorer drivers. Mountaineers or Aviators were not included in the ban. Go figure. It made the news and got blown out of proportion. I think it was about the same time as the tire deal. |
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Post by ScottR@KTP on Feb 4, 2010 0:24:36 GMT -5
I actually got to drive my Explorer in the rally in Washington DC...that was an amazing trip.
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Post by zj on Feb 4, 2010 4:53:33 GMT -5
i also got to go to the rally and ride in it as well, and we still got paid some of our pay, the good ol days
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Post by lucero on Feb 4, 2010 7:52:45 GMT -5
I've still got that big door magnet from the D.C. rally on my beer fridge in the garage, Any one interested in buying it? This cracker needs some money!
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Post by ScottR@KTP on Feb 4, 2010 12:17:16 GMT -5
Too funny, I have the magnets on my fridge in the garage as well. LMAO
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Post by lucero on Feb 4, 2010 13:09:23 GMT -5
Mines is mostly covered with stickers of bands and beers that most people have never heard of. We had a yard sale awhile back and some lady wanted to buy it. NOT FOR SALE! Gotta keep my beer cold.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2010 14:36:46 GMT -5
My stickers are on my beer fridge too!
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Post by rockyt on Feb 4, 2010 15:23:51 GMT -5
I got to go to the rally as well and still have the magnets on the fridge in my garage too. Man times were good back then and money was pleantiful. Ford paid me for the whole week, put me up in a swanky hotel (about $350 a night), paid for my meals, and gave me money for gas and mileage on my explorer. Boy things have sure changed.
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Post by tonyp on Feb 4, 2010 17:26:52 GMT -5
Maybe that's why they have changed...You ever think of that?
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Post by lariatv8 on Feb 4, 2010 18:51:21 GMT -5
Yeah I went and took one of my buddies. We both got paid, ate, and partied with other Ford?UAW people. They were easy to spot with the door stickers.
Those were the good days. Back when you had to beg for a day off or awol to get some rest. 6 days, 10-12 hour shifts. I miss em.
Tony, I figure if we didnt spend it, the big CEOs were gonna squander it away on something stupid. But hopefully we will see those days again.
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