Celadon is another case of the executives doing bad things with the books, which eventually caused thousands of working stiffs their jobs, just to keep the Wall Street vultures away every quarter.
That relentless pressure to show a profit in slow downs and bad times has eventually caused the demise of many stable businesses.
The compensation structure for company big wigs is another problem, being tied to stock price caused more than a few to do things and make decisions not in the best interest of the company because it meant millions in their pocket.

As the leading edge of folks with no pension and basically everything bet on the stock market all this shit makes me nervous. If the Fed would ever man up and tighten money I could move into something more sensible for retirement income... cuz its all about me... and everyone behind me

Pictures you didn't take
 

It works because people believe it works. Keep believing everyone!

If you get stranded in a blizzard this will give you something to keep you busy until you die.

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In #4 be sure to pack over the tailpipe to keep that exhaust heat in.

Nothing creates drama link the office Christmas party...

Jeeps, pushing 'em through the mud is the best PT you can get...

In 1965 at Fort Devens Mass, going someplace I should not have been, I got the platoon Jeep stuck out in the nighttime boonies.
I went back to the motor pool and got a 3/4 ton 4x4 and got it stuck trying to rescue the Jeep.
I went back and got a 6x6 deuce and a half, but couldn't get it started so I woke up my driver and we extracted the first two.
I had always thought it was insulting not to let officers drive.

Sunk the bucket truck to the axles one time. Farmer John (I was dumping chips from trimming his trees) then stuck his tractor trying to pull me out.

Farmer Bob from down the road came with a four wheel drive combine w/3 tires on each corner (12 wheel drive?), and pulled out the bofus.

I tried to pay both the guys, neither would take any money.

~Farmer John

I have found that the best way to survive a blizzard is to live where they don't have blizzards.

You traded blizzards for breaking down in the desert and roasting to death.

Yes. I feel as if I made a good bargain.

Survival begins at 80F. Comfort begins at 105.

Seems legit.

I love this picture because they both gave me chills so many times...

Heh, Grace is doing her Kristen Stewart impression...

A shame but it had to be done...

Told you it was necessary...

Kill it with Fire.

They did, in the Swift sleeper.

I'll need a shoe, and a bottle of Wild Turkey...Not necessarily in that order.

Hello Kitty...

there's a typo.

if you get the 500 kg ankle weight, what you are wearing is a Die Suit.

That's the Mafia model...

Yes, that my mistake, should be 500 grams.

This would be a big help all the times I wear a top hat and tails.

You could stick a bowler or cowboy hat under there though. Years ago I was an Akubra wearer but I finally quit because there was never anywhere safe to put it.

It presumably predates the mass-production of chewing gum.

I hear ya Griff, I have a Smokey the Bear National Park Ranger hat I never wear for that reason. Well that and driving convertible.

One never chews gum at the opera, or anytime one wears tails. :lol:

At first glance I thought that was a two-holer commode chair.

He could crush you like a grape...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbTzN8npIIA

The "gears" are its bottom plates.

Cool I learned something.

Newark...

Public Relations officers, no doubt...

I wonder if it helps sell more tickets to people who want to see the film but fall asleep?

Dad grumbling... damn kids have been screwing up all day, time to split some wood or we'll be here all night...

https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatisf...is_of_our_dad/

I've chopped plenty of firewood.

That's an uncommonly friendly section.

Axe is pretty sharp.

He’s a little cavalier with some of those swings.

yeah, swinging it down, and cutting the inside edge is a good way to cut your ankle. the blade deflects, the handle spins in your grip, you bleed.

Ok boomer,

Here's another chunk of trunk, have another whack, Jack.

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This is the kind of trick a sneaky cop would do...

One hell of a fine welder...

A surprise

http://tywkiwdbi.blogspot.com/2020/0...-shedding.html

Cool blog. The current top story is on "crinkle crankle walls"; first thing I thought of was UVA, where my sister went to med school, and it turns out the article mentions that Jefferson was a fan.

Oh yes, TYWKIWDBI is a cool site, he's a cool guy, it's been a daily haunt for me.

Where's the foothills in Pakistan?

From last November, more steep freaking places:

http://cellar.org/showpost.php?p=1041534&postcount=1671

http://cellar.org/showpost.php?p=1041756&postcount=1683

I was thinking of those but couldn't remember where they were.
This is on the road across Pakistan through the Himalayas, the Karakoram Highway to China.

There are videos of the roads all over central Asia that'll plain pucker you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXNcbd-yq-c

That was a very pretty travelogue. Thanks!

Doing the hand jive remotely...

Google say it's 634 miles on the interstate but probably further back then...

Be glad when this Covid thing is past and we can get back to ignoring and abusing essential workers. Then we can go back to getting our health and welfare advice from celebrities, the more famous the better the advice.

...so God made a farmer.[/PaulHarvey]

Amen.

Ain't it the truth...

life out of balance

That's why I choose to be inflexible.

I wonder if that's Al's woody wagon?

I'd say we should agree it is.
He was one of a kind:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2qkgIE_jPc

The Theosophists take on color...