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#81

Marvin, you wrote:

The Lone Railroader said:
TonyWalsham said:
I see Marvin is at it again.
And pray tell....What is again at it? Just correcting another trying to twist my words to portray an incorrect meaning that I did not write?

Why post what is actually going on?..just to get ridiculed? No, thanks. You’ll see it in print eventually…maybe??

Are you casing dispersions upon and ridicule to my person in an attempt to incite me as you have in the Off Topic Forum?

How long will Bob put up with you?..and the others?


Please pay attention whilst I explain what I meant.
Earlier in this thread you “wrote”:

Quote:
What is Viable?

I know what is not-viable = to make a great product, overprice it, and sell it at a loss!

Much of LGB production is of European prototypes and sell well in Europe or to modelers of European rail.

Currently, irregardless of the nay sayers, the U.S. is in an industrial boom cycle, 4.4 unemployment rate, lots of money for hobbies.

American models by other companies sell well. Are LGB models too big a scale? (1/22 1/24 vs 1/29 1/32)…Are they over priced?..Depends on who you talk to about this subject…and their preferences.

Truthfully, the changes needed to rebuild LGB will not be a happy time for Nurnberg or the employees.

In the past the quality of German LGB has been flawless, all makes from the far east, including LGB, have had problems.

After this subject it batted back and forth by endless armchair commando commentators, who have no financial interest of any shape, kind or form in the outcome pro or con…It comes down to one point…In 200 years who will care?


Then Hans pointed out that this;

Quote:
Don Urquhart

Joined: 04 Jan 2005
Posts: 33
Location: Juniper Rd, Soutrhington, CT

Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 5:47 am Post subject:
Viable?

Not-viable = to make a great product, overprice it, and sell it at a loss!

Much of LGB production is of European prototypes and would sell well in Europe or modelers of European rail. The U.S. is in an industrial boom cycle, 4.4 unemployment rate, lots of money for hobbies. American models by other companies sell well.

Are LGB models too big a scale? (1/22 1/24 vs 1/29 1/32) Is it over priced? The changes needed to rebuild LGB will not be a happy time for Nurnberg.

In the past the quality of German LGB has been flawless, all makes from the far east, including LGB, have had problems (wheels falling off an LGB street car).

Member #5961
Southington, CT
Operating a DCS or TE control systems


…had been published prior to your contribution.

Seems to me that except for the last bit that you wrote;

Quote:
After this subject it batted back and forth by endless armchair commando commentators, who have no financial interest of any shape, kind or form in the outcome pro or con......It comes down to one point......In 200 years who will care?
.........the rest is a straight out unattributed plagiarism.

No doubt if you did really know what was going on we would all listen with baited breath for the latest expose. But as you don’t, we won’t be able to.

BTW, it is casting aspersions upon, not casing dispersions upon.

(editing notes. I left out a couple of words and some commas).

#82

Nailed!

#83

Back to the car thing…the quirk is that Toyotas are made in America…many modern Fords are not. For instance, at one point the Crown Vic, which was assembled in Mexico had so many foreign manufactured parts that the Federal government classified it as an import. Several of the Toyotas that are assembled here in the US have more American made parts in them than foreign made and thus are considered by the US government to be “Made in America”.

#84

But it’s still called a “Toyota”.
And not in my driveway.

#85
TonyWalsham said:
.........the rest is a straight out unattributed plagiarism.

No doubt if you did really know what was going on we would all listen with baited breath for the latest expose. But as you don’t, we won’t be able to.

BTW, it is casting aspersions upon, not casing dispersions upon.

(editing notes. I left out a couple of words and some commas).


Obviously, you have not done your homework. I notified Don of my usage of his words!

I have no reason to share any knowledge on or about LGB on this forum.

No I used the word “dispersions” on purpose…Remember what I said before about “Merican” English?

I see you still attempt to ridicule those that do not agree with you!!

#86
Greg Elmassian said:
Nailed!
No, he just does not know the truth......I suggest you read the post above this one. Or go to the site where the original post came from for the truth. Do not follow blindly.
#87
Greg Elmassian said:
Nailed!
Yep,

Sometimes people forget that the Internet doesn’t lend itself to “duplications”, timelines are easily established. And feeble excuses are then shown as … feeble excuses. :wink: :slight_smile:

#88
The Lone Railroader said:
TonyWalsham said:
.........the rest is a straight out unattributed plagiarism.

No doubt if you did really know what was going on we would all listen with baited breath for the latest expose. But as you don’t, we won’t be able to.

BTW, it is casting aspersions upon, not casing dispersions upon.

(editing notes. I left out a couple of words and some commas).


Obviously, you have not done your homework. I notified Don of my usage of his words!

I have no reason to share any knowledge on or about LGB on this forum.

No I used the word “dispersions” on purpose…Remember what I said before about “Merican” English?

I see you still attempt to ridicule those that do not agree with you!!


Marvin the general idea is to quote your source in the piece you publish.
Not backtrack later to try and cover your backside.

So please explain for us why the word “casing” was used immediately before “dispersions”. If you are to be taken literally “casing” as a verb would mean covering up what you are trying to disperse. Hardly a logical procedure.

#89
TonyWalsham said:
Marvin the general idea is to quote your source in the piece you publish. Not backtrack later to try and cover your backside.

So please explain for us why the word “casing” was used immediately before “dispersions”. If you are to be taken literally “casing” as a verb would mean covering up what you are trying to disperse. Hardly a logical procedure.


I could not show & tell Don what I wrote & how I edited his words until I had written it…now could I?

Check you dictionary on “casing & dispersions”…casing “skin of a sausage”…dispersions “to scatter”.

NOW ARE YOU, GREG & HJ FINISHED WITH THE PERSONAL ATTACKS???

#90
The Lone Railroader said:
TonyWalsham said:
Marvin the general idea is to quote your source in the piece you publish. Not backtrack later to try and cover your backside.

So please explain for us why the word “casing” was used immediately before “dispersions”. If you are to be taken literally “casing” as a verb would mean covering up what you are trying to disperse. Hardly a logical procedure.


I could not show & tell Don what I wrote & how I edited his words until I had written it…now could I?

Check you dictionary on “casing & dispersions”…casing “skin of a sausage”…dispersions “to scatter”.

NOW ARE YOU, GREG & HJ FINISHED WITH THE PERSONAL ATTACKS???


So Marvin, why didn’t you credit Don in your original posting? Telling us now is merely an afterthought.

I have no reason to disperse sausage casings? Or cast aspersions. However you might, in which case, to each his own pastime.

I do not believe in personal attacks on you or anyone else. I am merely pointing out to interested observers the way you pilfer and twist others words, and mangle your own.

#91

Back to saving LGB; I will be interested to read the replies I get from Deutsche Bank.

My wife just rolled her eyes when I told her that, along with it being addressed to “Corporate Social Responsibility”. With good reason; she used to be on the board of directors of more than one small financial institution and probably had to read similar “campaign literature”. Note to Jack B: No she is not the relative with the banking connections. :wink: :slight_smile:

But as I said I’m interested to read the replies I get from DB.

#92
Hans-Joerg Mueller said:
But as I said I'm interested to read the replies I get from DB.
Good morning HJ,

I wouldn’t lay awake waiting for a reply.

Jack

#93
Jack Barton said:
Hans-Joerg Mueller said:
But as I said I'm interested to read the replies I get from DB.
Good morning HJ,

I wouldn’t lay awake waiting for a reply.

Jack


Don’t worry, I’m not lying awake. :wink: Perhaps I should have added “if there will be a reply”, no illusions on this end. :wink: :slight_smile:

#94
Curmudgeon said:
But it's still called a "Toyota". And not in my driveway.
Almost 10 years ago I bought a Dodge pickup. Imagine my surprise when I awoke the next morning to find that I had actually bought a Daimler!

Sigh!

madwolf

#95
Steve Featherkile said:
Curmudgeon said:
But it's still called a "Toyota". And not in my driveway.
Almost 10 years ago I bought a Dodge pickup. Imagine my surprise when I awoke the next morning to find that I had actually bought a Daimler!

Sigh!

madwolf


Steve,

At least both start with “D”, imagine the surprise of the people who bought a Mercedes and overnight it turned into a Daimler-Chrysler product. Now that would be a real shocker. :lol: :wink:

#96

Just got an email from someone who suggested that the LGB problem could be solved by applying at http://www.lendmemoney.com/ for a Zero Down Loan and as collateral some of the people could use their LGB collections.

Proviso: Better do that before they start tightening the Zero Down conditions.

Let’s see the banks want an extra million Euro, that converts to US$ 1’354’610 , let’s say 1.4 million since wholesale rates won’t apply. But since it applies to real estate, that should fly, shouldn’t it?? :wink: :wink: :lol:

#97

Look on the bright side Steve. At least it’s no longer a Mitsubishi…:confused:

#98

But it’s all AXIS powered.

The only good thing is the Final Italian Attempt at Technogy, or Fix It Again Tony vehicles aren’t being shipped here anymore.

Since the German overtake on Chrysler, the pricing has seeming dropped in Mercedes, at least around here.
Kind of reminds me of the value of red-boxes.

Saw a MB small wagon in a lot yesterday for $5995.

Strange.