They'll defeat us using our own greed against us. When commies are finally making all of the US military equipment, all they have to do is make faulty shit for a year, shut the exports down, and then waltz in and take over the US. All with minimal, if any, losses. Doug Keller Wis-Kel Electronics 101 Freeland Ave. Terra Alta, WV USA 26764 dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.tech-assist.org "Learn from the mistakes of others, because you won't live long enough to make them all yourself" walter wood wrote: >Besides, neither of these companies are American >owned. >This is between the Chinese and the French. >What we need to do is NOT buy the products. >We also need high import tariffs, like the other >countries have on our products. >But this will not happen. >people will still flock to wally-world and buy >cheap junk. >You know, the repair people are the only real >losers in this, and with less than 9,000 of us >left, who cares. >But it's scarey when I think about parts for our >fighter planes etc. coming from abroad. >We're in one hell of a shape. >Walter >--- Keith Trumbla <keith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > >>Just one problem ED, Thomson wasn't forced to >>sell out. The Chinese were >>given an opportunity that they jumped on. The >>Asians haven't stole anything >>that we haven't first given up. Thomson decided >>to give up those 1200 jobs, >>they are the ones that didn't give a crap about >>those families. I agree with >>you on all of your other points, but most of us >>also want those $9.00 >>Wal-mart shirts made in Bangladesh as opposed to >>US made product at double >>the price. If no body bought it, the product AND >>it's MANUFACTURER would not >>exist. >>Keith Trumbla >>BEM Electronics Inc. >>Suite 212-530 Century St. >>WPG. MB. R3H 0Y4 Canada >>Ph.204.775.2875 Fax.204.774.9192 >>www.bemelectronics.com >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Tel-Tek Electronics" >><teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 7:25 AM >>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Thomson TEC >> >> >> >> >>>Thomson in US eliminated 1200 jobs, which went >>> >>> >>to China. That's 1200 >> >> >>>people, and families which quite likely will go >>> >>> >>unto some form of >> >> >>>Government assistance. I don't think that there >>> >>> >>is any way of turning >> >> >>>this around. Unless some branch of government >>> >>> >>gets involved. May have to >> >> >>>sidestep some patent right, open a few large >>> >>> >>factories to manufacture >> >> >>>this stuff, pay the workers a "reasonable" >>> >>> >>wage, keep the unions out. >> >> >>>Market the product for Homeland consumption. >>> >>> >>Give a proper Warranty, >> >> >>>have spare parts available. Sell at slightly >>> >>> >>more than cost of >> >> >>>production. This gives jobs to those that want >>> >>> >>them, and stimulates the >> >> >>>economy. Maybe use the billions we spend >>> >>> >>overseas, helping countries, >> >> >>>that really don't want our help, and revitalize >>> >>> >>our own interests for a >> >> >>>change. >>>I realize this sounds over simplistic. But I >>> >>> >>would rather own >> >> >>>one "good" VCR, and pay $300 for it, then have >>> >>> >>3 Orion's at $69 in my >> >> >>>Wall Unit, so I have 2 backups. >>>Think of the joy of picking up the phone, >>> >>> >>calling the Parts >> >> >>>Department, or Service Department, and some one >>> >>> >>saying, How ya all doing >> >> >>>this morning"..that in itself would be worth >>> >>> >>the extra money. >> >> >>>-Ed- >>> >>>Ed Gaidies >>>Tel-Tek Electronics >>>Ontario-Canada >>> >>>teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>[mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On >>> >>> >>Behalf Of Doug Keller >> >> >>>Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 8:00 AM >>>To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Thomson TEC >>> >>>Or they will just absorb and take us over the >>> >>> >>way they have our >> >> >>>manufacturing. >>> >>>Doug Keller >>>Wis-Kel Electronics >>>101 Freeland Ave. >>>Terra Alta, WV >>>USA 26764 >>>dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>http://www.tech-assist.org >>>"Learn from the mistakes of others, because you >>>won't live long enough to make them all >>> >>> >>yourself" >> >> >>> >>>Tel-Tek Electronics wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>>I can't understand why someone, wiser then us >>>> >>>> >>guys, can not see the >> >> >>>>shifting trend of All electronics being >>>> >>>> >>manufactured by the Asians. I >> >> >>>>wonder how much of our defense equipment, >>>> >>>> >>including missile tracking, >> >> >>>>satellite technology, CRT and LCD displays in >>>> >>>> >>our tanks and fighting >> >> >>>>vehicles, Night Vision technology, etc, >>>> >>>> >>depends on parts from China, >> >> >>>>Korea and other Asian countries. How will we >>>> >>>> >>get news updates from CNN, >> >> >>>>if we can't get parts for our >>>> >>>> >>NEC's...Goldstars...Sanyo's...Daewoos...Orions...and >>now RCA and GE >> >> >>>>TV's. How much of our Electrical grid depends >>>> >>>> >>on monitoring systems >> >> >>>made >>> >>> >>>>in China and the likes. If we continue to >>>> >>>> >>depend on technology from >> >> >>>>outside North America, we better not "pixx" >>>> >>>> >>these countries off. Or we >> >> >>>>will find many things on Backorder in the >>>> >>>> >>future. >> >> >>>>-Ed- >>>> >>>>Ed Gaidies >>>>Tel-Tek Electronics >>>>Ontario-Canada >>>> >>>>teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx >>>> >>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>[mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On >>>> >>>> >>Behalf Of walter wood >> >> >>>>Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 12:49 AM >>>>To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Thomson TEC >>>> >>>>Seems to me that Goldstar was the CRT supplier >>>> >>>> >>when >> >> >>>>Zenith was having such a bad time of it with >>>> >>>> >>the >> >> >>>>"soft short" taking out all the main boards, >>>> >>>> >>and >> >> >>>>the sets being "Not worth fixing". >>>>That was pretty much all the '90's. >>>>I never could figure out why Zenith didn't >>>> >>>> >>find >> >> >>>>another CRT supplier. >>>>I guess that was a way to tear zenith down so >>>>Goldstar could buy them. >>>>Walter >>>>--- Tel-Tek Electronics <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>>wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>When they became LG Electronics. >>>>> >>>>>-Ed- >>>>> >>>>>Ed Gaidies >>>>>Tel-Tek Electronics >>>>>Ontario-Canada >>>>> >>>>>teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>> >>>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>>From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>>[mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On >>>>>Behalf Of Kevin >>>>>Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 7:49 PM >>>>>To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Thomson TEC >>>>> >>>>>When did Korea (Goldstar) take over control >>>>> >>>>> >>of >> >> >>>>>Zenith? >>>>> >>>>>Kevin Wilks >>>>>Kevin's TV & Video Repair >>>>>Penticton BC Canada >>>>>kevintv@xxxxxxx >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>>From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>>[mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On >>>>>Behalf Of >>>>>repair1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>>Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 4:10 PM >>>>>To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Thomson TEC >>>>> >>>>>Actually rca and ge tvs as we knew them have >>>>> >>>>> >>not >> >> >>>>>existed since about >>>>>1989, >>>>>the story goes like this, ge bought rca, >>>>> >>>>> >>which >> >> >>>>>owned nbc, banquet foods, >>>>>burlington mills, hertz rent a car, >>>>> >>>>> >>hazeltine >> >> >>>>>research, sarnoff labs, >>>>>and >>>>>randomhouse publishing, and last but not >>>>> >>>>> >>least >> >> >>>>>their consumer >>>>>electronics >>>>>company, this was at the time the largest non >>>>> >>>>> >>oil >> >> >>>>>buyout ever,ge started >>>>>selling what it did not want(everything >>>>> >>>>> >>except >> >> >>>>>nbc), and then made an >>>>>offer >>>>>to thomson of france, to swap their combined >>>>>consumer electronics >>>>>company >>>>>for thomson's medical equipment division, >>>>> >>>>> >>seems >> >> >>>>>as though ge really >>>>>started >>>>>thomson, then the french nationalized it, now >>>>> >>>>> >>it >> >> >>>>>appears that the french >>>>>have decided to take advantage of the "so >>>>> >>>>> >>called >> >> >>>>>global economy" and buy >>>>>into the chinese producers so they can sell >>>>> >>>>> >>fine >> >> >>>>>products along with >>>>>funai >>>>>and apex etc, pretty sad >>>>> >>>>>charles betzler >>>>>Best Electronics >>>>>repair1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>----- Original Message ----- >>>>>From: "LeRoy Westlund" <llw@xxxxxxxxxx> >>>>>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>>>Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 5:36 PM >>>>>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Thomson TEC >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>It's all over now,....but the cryin ! >>>>>>We can't get by without RCA/GE sets,...and >>>>>> >>>>>> >>we >> >> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>don't want China to be >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>involved to anymore degree then they >>>>>> >>>>>> >>allready >> >> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>are in our Industry. >>>>>When >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>Korea took over control of Zenith by >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>Goldstar,...that's when Zenith >>>>>went >>>>>to >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>the dogs,...and now we will see that happen >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>with RCA (Radio >>>>>Corporation of >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>America),..what a laugh. >>>>>> >>>>>>LLW >>>>>> >>>>>>LeRoy Westlund >>>>>>Westlund TV & Electronics I've >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>heard it said: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>93 North Main >>>>>> >>>>>> >>"that >> >> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>a fool never learns" >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>Centerfield, UT 84622-0087 It kinda >>>>>> >>>>>> >>reminds >> >> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>me of me. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>Ph./Fax 435-528-3822 >>>>>>mailto:LLW@xxxxxxxxxx >>>>>> >>>>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>>>From: walter wood <wwood_38478@xxxxxxxxx> >>>>>>To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>><techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>Date: Monday, December 15, 2003 2:17 PM >>>>>>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Thomson TEC >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>But the Chinese have control, and it is >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>expected >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>that they will have full ownership in 6 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>months >> >> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>or >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>so. >>>>>>>One of Thomson's tech support guys told me >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>that he >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>was going to work at Home Depot, and is >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>expecting >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>everyone to be laid off in that department. >>>>>>>He said that people were dissappearing >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>around >> >> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>there >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>every day. >>>>>>>Oh well, rca couldn't get much worse than >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>the >> >> >>>>>>>ATC311. >>>>>>>Walter >>>>>>>--- "Phillip R. Hull" >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >><phil245@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> >> >>>>>>>wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Its 2/3 s Owned by a Co. in China. That >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>is >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>>what was said at a RCA meeting >>>>>>>>a couple of weeks ago. >>>>>>>>Phillip R Hull STET >>>>>>>>phil245@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>>>>>FAX 517--569-3075 >>>>>>>>Professional Technicians only >>>>>>>>----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>>>From: "Tel-Tek Electronics" >>>>>>>><teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>>>>>>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>>>>>>Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 3:05 PM >>>>>>>>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Thomson TEC >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>Some conglomerate from France...me >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>thinks. >> >> >>>>>>>>>-Ed- >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>Ed Gaidies >>>>>>>>>Tel-Tek Electronics >>>>>>>>>Ontario-Canada >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>>>>>>From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>>>>>>[mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>On >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>>Behalf Of Keith Trumbla >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 1:52 PM >>>>>>>>>To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>>>>>>Subject: [TechAssist] Thomson TEC >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>Who owns Thomson now ? >>>>>>>>>Keith Trumbla >>>>>>>>>BEM Electronics Inc. >>>>>>>>>Suite 212-530 Century St. >>>>>>>>>WPG. 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