At 03:49 PM 11/1/99 +0000, Dirk Wright wrote:
>At 01:30 PM 11/1/99 -0500, John Hermanson wrote:
>>What is there to say really. ALL companies throw away parts for products
>>that they don't make anymore or don't support. The muckety mucks who run
>>the company and make all the decisions have a much bigger picture in mind.
>>Getting a tax write off on old parts is the least of their worries.
>>Asking them to make the 2S again or supply classified lens formulas, nobody
>>at the tops gonna listen once they have their mind set.
>
>Well, John, do you have some buddies in oly usa that can tell you when
>stuff is going to be thrown out? I don't think they would have a problem
>with you pulling up in a pickup truck and hauling it off. I have a friend
>that does just that at the company he works for. He's got tons of stuff
>that the company just throws away. He sells it. You *do* have a full size
>pickup don't you??? <g>
Criminy, for that kind of a payoff, I'd be willing to get one of my trucker
buddies to drive a semi down from Edmonton to New York and pull up to their
loading dock. 8^> "Lemme know when you've filled this one -- there's more
behind me."
Garth
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