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Sep 9, 2021 08:10:07 #
Got a question.....Are all those power tool brands you mentioned really one & the same? Just curious.
Sep 9, 2021 09:38:44 #
HOHIMER wrote:
Did this keep him from getting a ticket? How did this work?
If there is a time limit for parking the time is clocked and they come back and check the time they chaulked the tire
Sep 9, 2021 10:10:32 #
traderjohn wrote:
If there is a time limit for parking the time is clocked and they come back and check the time they chaulked the tire
As I understand it, chalking the tires "starts the clock", if the time limit is one hour, e.g., then the cops come back in an hour, maybe a bit more, then issue a ticket if the car hasn't moved. The cop's watch is the timer, and he/she probably notes the time on paper, etc.
Sep 9, 2021 10:28:44 #
StanMac
Loc: Tennessee
jerryc41 wrote:
Porter-Cable has gone out of the router business. Unfortunately, like many other industries, selling tools is nothing more than a way to make as much money as possible. You probably know that Stanley, B&D, Porter-Cable, and Craftsman are all just one big company. The ones in charge decide which brand gets to sell which products. . .
Consolidation is a way to gain pricing power. Pro business people talk about how competition in the market place is a good thing, but if you look back in time you’ll see that they really don’t like competition. So, the bigger ones in the market buy up the others so they can control the price in the market. Office Depot/OfficeMax/Staples is a perfect example of that. After running all the small local office supply stores out of business, those three consolidated their market power and now they have the highest prices you can find anywhere for office supplies.
Stan
Sep 11, 2021 06:12:07 #
StanMac wrote:
Consolidation is a way to gain pricing power. Pro... (show quote)
It's all about competition. Think of sports teams. The cost of goods. You forget the consumer is the judge. If they want o support the other (company) they will. If price is the bottom line their loyalty is also to blame.
Sep 11, 2021 08:07:34 #
Longshadow wrote:
So, if your car gets marked and you go to another location,
your car has already been marked?????? Unless each officer would use a different color or mark style.
your car has already been marked?????? Unless each officer would use a different color or mark style.
They marked the car and extend it to the street. So even if someone moves their car with chalk on the tire , a cop knows not to give it a ticket. There is no corresponding mark on the street. That is not to say the next copay the new location recall the tire and street.
Sep 11, 2021 11:02:00 #
scallihan
Loc: Tigard, OR
Manglesphoto wrote:
I knew a guy that carried a box of chalk in is car and would mark his tires in four different places when he parked in a time limited parking place.
It worked very well for him most of the time
It worked very well for him most of the time
Sep 11, 2021 12:59:36 #
The last parking ticket I got as i was approaching the car, I asked the parking officer how she knew I was over 30 minutes as there was no chalk mark, she informed me that she used a camera and photographed the rear license plate and the valve stem position on the rear tire.
Sep 16, 2021 20:34:53 #
Tom DePuy wrote:
They still chalk tires in my town, but the funny thing is, is that they only do it in one area, the parking lot for our courthouse, 2 hour time limit. They have a field day writing tickets....
They do it in Monroe, too. Funny thing was that the "marker" did it while I was getting into my car. I asked him why and his response was "You might change your mind and get back out."
Sep 18, 2021 07:56:31 #
Schoee
Loc: Europe
happy sailor wrote:
no it hasn't, the chalk comes off in a few revolut... (show quote)
A system I have seen for timed parking not involving meters is a cardboard clock sort of thing you set the time you parked and leave it on your car dash so the inspector can see it outside.
Sep 21, 2021 09:37:08 #
I remember back in Denver there were 3-wheeled motorcycles, usually with a fat woman in it, and she would mark the tires of parked cars; an hour or so later she came back and gave tickets to those who were marked! Some people would just roll the car so the chalk was on the bottom...gave you an extra hour! And rotten kids would mark tires with blackboard chalk! 
Sep 21, 2021 12:20:02 #
Steve DeMott
Loc: St. Louis, Missouri (Oakville area)
jiminnee wrote:
Got a question.....Are all those power tool brands you mentioned really one & the same? Just curious.
Stanley Black & Decker owns:
Black & Decker
Bostitch
Dewalt
Porter Cable
Stanley
Irwin (Acquired in 2017)
Lenox (Acquired in 2017)
Craftsman (Acquired in 2017)
Headquarters are in New Britain, Connecticut. Been around since 1843.
Less then 40% of products are made in the U.S. everything else overseas.
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