Jerryl
Tall Unvaccinated Chinese Guy
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VERY true and too close to home!
"We" created a high level coorporate position in an effort to reduce spending called;
"Director of Indirect Spend". Go figure.
A Japanese company and an American company decided to have a canoe race on the Missouri River.
Both teams practiced long and hard to reach their peak performance before the race. On the big day, the Japanese won by a mile. The Americans, very discouraged and depressed, decided to investigate the reason for the
crushing defeat.
A management team made up of senior management was formed to investigate and recommend appropriate action. Their conclusion was the Japanese had 8 people rowing and 1 person steering, while the American team had 8 people steering and 1 person rowing.
So American management hired a consulting company and paid them a large amount of money for a second opinion. They advised that too many people were steering the boat, while not enough people were rowing.
To prevent another loss to the Japanese, the American rowing team's management structure was totally reorganized to 4 steering supervisors, 3 area steering superintendents and 1 assistant superintendent steering manager.
They also implemented a new performance system that would give the 1 person rowing the boat greater incentive to work harder. It was called the "Rowing Team Quality First Program," with meetings, dinners and free pens for
the rower.
There was discussion of getting new paddles, canoes and other equipment, extra vacation days for practices and bonuses.
The next year the Japanese won by two miles.
Humiliated, the American management laid off the rower for poorperformance, halted development of a new canoe, sold the paddles, and canceled all capital investments for new equipment.
The money saved was distributed to the Senior Executives as bonuses andthe next year's racing team was out-sourced to India.
And that is the way it is in today's business world !
"We" created a high level coorporate position in an effort to reduce spending called;
"Director of Indirect Spend". Go figure.
A Japanese company and an American company decided to have a canoe race on the Missouri River.
Both teams practiced long and hard to reach their peak performance before the race. On the big day, the Japanese won by a mile. The Americans, very discouraged and depressed, decided to investigate the reason for the
crushing defeat.
A management team made up of senior management was formed to investigate and recommend appropriate action. Their conclusion was the Japanese had 8 people rowing and 1 person steering, while the American team had 8 people steering and 1 person rowing.
So American management hired a consulting company and paid them a large amount of money for a second opinion. They advised that too many people were steering the boat, while not enough people were rowing.
To prevent another loss to the Japanese, the American rowing team's management structure was totally reorganized to 4 steering supervisors, 3 area steering superintendents and 1 assistant superintendent steering manager.
They also implemented a new performance system that would give the 1 person rowing the boat greater incentive to work harder. It was called the "Rowing Team Quality First Program," with meetings, dinners and free pens for
the rower.
There was discussion of getting new paddles, canoes and other equipment, extra vacation days for practices and bonuses.
The next year the Japanese won by two miles.
Humiliated, the American management laid off the rower for poorperformance, halted development of a new canoe, sold the paddles, and canceled all capital investments for new equipment.
The money saved was distributed to the Senior Executives as bonuses andthe next year's racing team was out-sourced to India.
And that is the way it is in today's business world !
And I bought those @ 10,000 miles so that means Im not planning on replacing my tires until around 100,000 mile 
Pretty cool. Tires on the GN lasted o about a month front and rear, rear went fast cus Im modded, front went fast because Hotchkits makes my boat turn like a monster :wink: 
And on the frwy going 100mph I get anywhere between 25mpg and 45mpg depending on the angle of the road your on :biggrin: (ex:uphill and downhill). This car fits 5 people easly! Awsome sound system! Navigation! And this is the only car I have drivin with a Panaramic veiw, with EYE MOVEMENT reduced to almost nothing with the location of their gagues, this makes long drive INCREDIBLY EZ ON YOUR EYES!
