Breaking News Thread

[Flynbyu]

You may not have to worry about places to ride......we might have to sell our quads to just pay the bills thanks to the current administrations lack of know how on fixing the economy.

~Brian

[Peelz]

Obama named John Salazar from CO to head the department of the interior.......


Kiss your public riding areas good bye gents, he's a super douche....


Your welcome 

thanks  Is he from Boulder, by chance?

[socalrappy700]

You may not have to worry about places to ride......we might have to sell our quads to just pay the bills thanks to the current administrations lack of know how on fixing the economy.

~Brian

Broken record, give it a rest.

[Peelz]

You may not have to worry about places to ride......we might have to sell our quads to just pay the bills thanks to the current administrations lack of know how on fixing the economy.

~Brian

Broken record, give it a rest.

We are all broken records.

[socalrappy700]

You may not have to worry about places to ride......we might have to sell our quads to just pay the bills thanks to the current administrations lack of know how on fixing the economy.

~Brian

Broken record, give it a rest.

We are all broken records.

Yup, we each have our thing that we go on and on about.

Hey Eric, ready to move to cali yet?

[Peelz]

You may not have to worry about places to ride......we might have to sell our quads to just pay the bills thanks to the current administrations lack of know how on fixing the economy.

~Brian

Broken record, give it a rest.

We are all broken records.

Yup, we each have our thing that we go on and on about.

Hey Eric, ready to move to cali yet?

Can't say we aren't consistent! :grin_nod:

[Krandall]

Psh.. Close my riding areas down. F*ck if I care. I hit a state trail for the first time this summer... 

[Flynbyu]

You may not have to worry about places to ride......we might have to sell our quads to just pay the bills thanks to the current administrations lack of know how on fixing the economy.

~Brian

Broken record, give it a rest.

Just calling a spade a spade.

I'd hate to nominate someone...Someone will always find something negative.

Doom and gloom.

~Brian

[Colorado700R]

You may not have to worry about places to ride......we might have to sell our quads to just pay the bills thanks to the current administrations lack of know how on fixing the economy.

~Brian

FOR THE LAST TIME, YOUR BELOVED DEMOCRATS ARE JUST AS GUILTY OF FUCKING THE ECONOMY AS THE REPUBLICANS.

It took two to FERK it up, and two to fix it.

[Peelz]

Well said. A bit loudly, but good point.    Don't think he said any thing about Party. Just current administration. 

[Krandall]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081217/bs_nm/us_chrysler_shutdown

DETROIT (Reuters) – Citing a credit crisis and dwindling sales, Chrysler LLC on Wednesday said it would shut down all of its manufacturing operations from the end of this week for at least a month.

The blanket shutdown marked a deepening of the financial crisis for the embattled U.S. auto industry and came as Chrysler and its larger rival General Motors Corp both seek to shore up cash as they seek a federal bailout they say they need to survive.

Chrysler, considered the weakest of the Detroit automakers, made the announcement on its plant shutdown in a letter sent on Wednesday to its employees, suppliers and the United Auto Workers union that was also posted on its website.

Chrysler said its dealers were getting car shoppers into showrooms but losing between 20 percent and 25 percent of those potential sales because of the lack of consumer financing for new car purchases.

"As a result of the financial crisis, the automotive market remains depressed due to the continued lack of consumer credit for potential buyers," the automaker said in a statement.

Separately, Chrysler said its finance arm could be forced to stop making loans dealers use to finance inventory because the dealers have been pulling money out from a fund that helps finance the floorplan loans.

The shutdown by Chrysler will idle plants in the United States, Canada and Mexico producing vehicles for its Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge brands.

The more than 30,000 Chrysler workers in the United States represented by the UAW receive nearly full benefits and wages during plant shutdowns, but labor costs represent only about 10 percent of the total cost of the average vehicle.

By idling plants, Chrysler and other automakers can cut costs on inventory, components and related charges such as utilities for operating large production facilities.

The moves also keep finished vehicle inventories from piling up on dealer lots and increasing the pressure for even greater discounting to consumers.

GM said last week that it was cutting its first-quarter production schedule by 60 percent compared with the same period a year earlier.

Privately held Chrysler is 80-percent owned by private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management.

Chrysler's sales plunged 47 percent in November and were down almost 28 percent for the first eleven months of 2008.

[Peelz]

wow Krandall

[socalrappy700]

The more than 30,000 Chrysler workers in the United States represented by the UAW receive nearly full benefits and wages during plant shutdowns, but labor costs represent only about 10 percent of the total cost of the average vehicle.

I think there is something wrong when they don't have to work and can still get nearly full benefits and wages.

[Flynbyu]

The more than 30,000 Chrysler workers in the United States represented by the UAW receive nearly full benefits and wages during plant shutdowns, but labor costs represent only about 10 percent of the total cost of the average vehicle.

I think there is something wrong when they don't have to work and can still get nearly full benefits and wages.

They should recieve unemployment benefits like so many others. Chrysler, Ford, and GM all shut plants down in the summerfor two weeks and then starts the new models, and in the winter for the holidays. This shutdown is an extended shutdown, just a couple of weeks longer than the norm.

~Brian

[Krandall]

I know my roomie doesn't get full benefits when he's on unemployment nor is it near full wages. I think he gets about 1/2 of what he normally made.