NO JOKE!
May 16, 2014 20:49:01 #
This is a bit scary, a sign of the times maybe.
An example of run away Capitalism. Uncontrolled greed???
Imagine if most WERE sold. Our roads are already at nightmare proportions. The storage problem would then be ours.
As suggested in story, Cornflakes packets will be bigger to accommodate the toys.
http://www.vincelewis.net/unsoldcars.html
An example of run away Capitalism. Uncontrolled greed???
Imagine if most WERE sold. Our roads are already at nightmare proportions. The storage problem would then be ours.
As suggested in story, Cornflakes packets will be bigger to accommodate the toys.
http://www.vincelewis.net/unsoldcars.html
May 16, 2014 20:53:20 #
If you really believe this, I have some ocean front property in Arizona that I would like to sell you.
May 16, 2014 21:11:48 #
somebody is living in a fantasy world,, but they are kinda cool pics.
BamaTexan wrote:
If you really believe this, I have some ocean front property in Arizona that I would like to sell you.
May 16, 2014 21:16:21 #
Rabbott wrote:
somebody is living in a fantasy world,, but they are kinda cool pics.
Yep..... :thumbup:
May 16, 2014 21:21:40 #
BamaTexan wrote:
If you really believe this, I have some ocean front property in Arizona that I would like to sell you.
On Ocean front property, I was just viewing serious coastal erosion in my home town. Has been unchanged since my childhood days till now.
Who would want to live there? Thanks but you couldn't give it to me.
As for truth? Who knows what is & what ain't. It's food for thought though.
One could check him out on Goog maps, as he suggested.
More cars using more oil. What happens when oil runs out? And iT WILL, run out!
Sleep well.
May 16, 2014 21:23:38 #
Bunko.T wrote:
On Ocean front property, I was just viewing serious coastal erosion in my home town. Has been unchanged since my childhood days till now.
Who would want to live there? Thanks but you couldn't give it to me.
As for truth? Who knows what is & what ain't. It's food for thought though.
One could check him out on Goog maps, as he suggested.
More cars using more oil. What happens when oil runs out? And iT WILL, run out!
Sleep well.
Who would want to live there? Thanks but you couldn't give it to me.
As for truth? Who knows what is & what ain't. It's food for thought though.
One could check him out on Goog maps, as he suggested.
More cars using more oil. What happens when oil runs out? And iT WILL, run out!
Sleep well.
It may run out but that will be looooooong after you and I are gone and by that time someone might invent a vehicle that runs on wishes. Good night sir.
May 16, 2014 21:39:36 #
Bama...What's not to believe? You have discounted the picture, so what facts do you have that is not readily available on the net. I want to see the property in Arizona, thus your statement maybe discounted just as you have blithely discounted the pictures.
OK now for the truth, more or less.
Unsold New Cars Are Piling Up-Fiction!
Summary of the eRumor:
A viral blog post claims that new automobiles are piling up around the world because so few people are buying new cars.
The Truth:
This eRumor is false because it uses photos that were taken shortly after the global economic meltdown in 2008 that devastated the auto industry, and it does not accurately reflect data that shows steady recovery in new car sales that has been made since.
This is just one example of things being posted and things called "Photoshopped" and no real proof one way or the other. Leaping after or just while looking is dangerous unless one is really sure blow up mattress is really there and it is blown up, but not as in BANG blowup.
OK now for the truth, more or less.
Unsold New Cars Are Piling Up-Fiction!
Summary of the eRumor:
A viral blog post claims that new automobiles are piling up around the world because so few people are buying new cars.
The Truth:
This eRumor is false because it uses photos that were taken shortly after the global economic meltdown in 2008 that devastated the auto industry, and it does not accurately reflect data that shows steady recovery in new car sales that has been made since.
This is just one example of things being posted and things called "Photoshopped" and no real proof one way or the other. Leaping after or just while looking is dangerous unless one is really sure blow up mattress is really there and it is blown up, but not as in BANG blowup.
May 16, 2014 21:42:59 #
mccampbell60 wrote:
Bama...What's not to believe? You have discounted the picture, I have not found anything on the internet that says these are just a mild and temporary condition-Nothing, so what facts do you have that is not readily available on the net. I want to see the property in Arizona, thus your statement maybe discounted just as you have blithely discounted the pictures.
You are from Michigan. Are there any of these "unsold" lots full of cars up there? I suggest the pictures are of parking lots in various places. If you understood anything of capitalism, then thousands of unsold autos kept in lots is ridiculous.
May 16, 2014 21:43:00 #
mccampbell60 wrote:
Bama...What's not to believe? You have discounted the picture, I have not found anything on the internet that says these are just a mild and temporary condition-Nothing, so what facts do you have that is not readily available on the net. I want to see the property in Arizona, thus your statement maybe discounted just as you have blithely discounted the pictures.
May 17, 2014 00:34:26 #
In 2007 Ford, which finished November with 73 days of total inventory, unchanged from a year ago, insists the overall number is right exactly where it needs to be, said U.S. sales analyst Erich Merkle. We are very comfortable with our inventory levels for the month of November and as we approach historically the strongest selling month of the year.
Others report they have six months worth.
This is a far cry from what was the lead "story" that started this. If one want to see the price of cars go up, get below three months and see what happens. Yes there are lots filled with cars, just went passed a large lot in Canada. But even that was small, several acres worth, compared to what was being highlighted by Vincent Lewis in his last rant - 2009.
Compare the number cars sitting in lots unsold with the number of cars sold, world wide and the picture changes. The last figure I found was from 2007:
in 2007, a total of 71.9 million new automobiles were sold worldwide: 22.9 million in Europe, 21.4 million in the Asia-Pacific Region, 19.4 million in the USA and Canada, 4.4 million in Latin America, 2.4 million in the Middle East and 1.4 million in Africa.[56] The markets in North America and Japan were stagnant, while those in South America and other parts of Asia grew strongly. Of the major markets, China, Russia, Brazil and India saw the most rapid growth. That was seven years ago and world wide the sales have increased substantially.
Yes the car makers have a hard time keeping up with an even level of production. There are many factors involved; it is costly to layoff workers and shut down the lines for even a brief time, error rate in production changes when they have to slow or stop production, delivery rates of new cars change and not for the better. So yes they over produce. Ever order a new car that the dealer cannot find exactly what one wants, one will wait weeks before it is produced.
So keeping a paltry few thousands car on lots is not as ridiculous as it may seem. Look at the large, very large warehouse where we keep all sorts of merchandise. If consumers always bought at a steady level, in a predictable manner, if weather and economy was always in our favor then we could schedule buying, growing, making, shipping, etc with ease. We can't so we build in cushions. Being greedy people, at all levels, we often guess poorly. Look how much food we toss out from our refrigerators and cupboard because we planned poorly. How many items do we have in houses that we have not used in the past year(s). It is all a waste, poorly stocked. Welcome to modern man's situation. Only the really poor do not waste much.
Others report they have six months worth.
This is a far cry from what was the lead "story" that started this. If one want to see the price of cars go up, get below three months and see what happens. Yes there are lots filled with cars, just went passed a large lot in Canada. But even that was small, several acres worth, compared to what was being highlighted by Vincent Lewis in his last rant - 2009.
Compare the number cars sitting in lots unsold with the number of cars sold, world wide and the picture changes. The last figure I found was from 2007:
in 2007, a total of 71.9 million new automobiles were sold worldwide: 22.9 million in Europe, 21.4 million in the Asia-Pacific Region, 19.4 million in the USA and Canada, 4.4 million in Latin America, 2.4 million in the Middle East and 1.4 million in Africa.[56] The markets in North America and Japan were stagnant, while those in South America and other parts of Asia grew strongly. Of the major markets, China, Russia, Brazil and India saw the most rapid growth. That was seven years ago and world wide the sales have increased substantially.
Yes the car makers have a hard time keeping up with an even level of production. There are many factors involved; it is costly to layoff workers and shut down the lines for even a brief time, error rate in production changes when they have to slow or stop production, delivery rates of new cars change and not for the better. So yes they over produce. Ever order a new car that the dealer cannot find exactly what one wants, one will wait weeks before it is produced.
So keeping a paltry few thousands car on lots is not as ridiculous as it may seem. Look at the large, very large warehouse where we keep all sorts of merchandise. If consumers always bought at a steady level, in a predictable manner, if weather and economy was always in our favor then we could schedule buying, growing, making, shipping, etc with ease. We can't so we build in cushions. Being greedy people, at all levels, we often guess poorly. Look how much food we toss out from our refrigerators and cupboard because we planned poorly. How many items do we have in houses that we have not used in the past year(s). It is all a waste, poorly stocked. Welcome to modern man's situation. Only the really poor do not waste much.
May 17, 2014 13:06:31 #
May 17, 2014 14:23:27 #
Just looks like normal in the LA and Long Beach harbor here in California, just a few of the giant car hauling ships can unload that many from Japan or Korea in a normal week.
Bunko.T wrote:
This is a bit scary, a sign of the times maybe.
An example of run away Capitalism. Uncontrolled greed???
Imagine if most WERE sold. Our roads are already at nightmare proportions. The storage problem would then be ours.
As suggested in story, Cornflakes packets will be bigger to accommodate the toys.
http://www.vincelewis.net/unsoldcars.html
An example of run away Capitalism. Uncontrolled greed???
Imagine if most WERE sold. Our roads are already at nightmare proportions. The storage problem would then be ours.
As suggested in story, Cornflakes packets will be bigger to accommodate the toys.
http://www.vincelewis.net/unsoldcars.html
May 17, 2014 20:37:53 #
Bunko.T wrote:
On Ocean front property, I was just viewing serious coastal erosion in my home town. Has been unchanged since my childhood days till now.
Who would want to live there? Thanks but you couldn't give it to me.
As for truth? Who knows what is & what ain't. It's food for thought though.
One could check him out on Goog maps, as he suggested.
More cars using more oil. What happens when oil runs out? And iT WILL, run out!
Sleep well.
Who would want to live there? Thanks but you couldn't give it to me.
As for truth? Who knows what is & what ain't. It's food for thought though.
One could check him out on Goog maps, as he suggested.
More cars using more oil. What happens when oil runs out? And iT WILL, run out!
Sleep well.
This is to Bama from Texas.
You probably thought I was a twit with my response to Ocean front prop.
My wife who was once a paid up member of the George Strait fan club, mentioned that Arizona has no beach. OFProperty was a fave of hers once.
Whereas I was aware of it before, I'd forgotten in my response.
I did understand your meaning though. Oh yeah, & the answer is still, Thanks, but no thanks. LoL
May 17, 2014 22:47:56 #
Seems to me someone, a few years ago, bought the "London Bridge" transported here and stuck it in Arizona. It is a bridge made in 1831, over the Thames, now:
After World War II, traffic on the bridge began to dramatically increase. By 1962, it was evident that the bridge was crumbling into the Thames and was unable to handle the traffic flow over the river. With the London government in financial straits, it needed someone willing to buy the crumbling heirloom and remove it for them. Luckily, the right person came along. Oil man Robert McCulloch, the Chairman of McCulloch Oil Corporation and the founder of Lake Havasu City, Arizona purchased London Bridge for $2,460,000 and paid an additional seven million dollars to have the bridge dismantled, shipped to American and reconstructed in its current location.
London Bridge currently sits across a boating channel off Lake Havasu. It is a major tourist attraction as one might expect. The bridge is 950 feet long and weights more than thirty tons. As a fitting backdrop for the bridge, the town put up a mini Tudor village complete with many Tudor-style structures that house various shops. As a popular resort town, there is much to see and do in Lake Havasu, but no visitor should miss a chance to drive or take a stroll across the famed London Bridge. For more information also see Lake Havasu London Bridge.
Therefore having a bridge for sale in Arizona is not so far off the mark. Oh, it was oil money what bought and brought.
After World War II, traffic on the bridge began to dramatically increase. By 1962, it was evident that the bridge was crumbling into the Thames and was unable to handle the traffic flow over the river. With the London government in financial straits, it needed someone willing to buy the crumbling heirloom and remove it for them. Luckily, the right person came along. Oil man Robert McCulloch, the Chairman of McCulloch Oil Corporation and the founder of Lake Havasu City, Arizona purchased London Bridge for $2,460,000 and paid an additional seven million dollars to have the bridge dismantled, shipped to American and reconstructed in its current location.
London Bridge currently sits across a boating channel off Lake Havasu. It is a major tourist attraction as one might expect. The bridge is 950 feet long and weights more than thirty tons. As a fitting backdrop for the bridge, the town put up a mini Tudor village complete with many Tudor-style structures that house various shops. As a popular resort town, there is much to see and do in Lake Havasu, but no visitor should miss a chance to drive or take a stroll across the famed London Bridge. For more information also see Lake Havasu London Bridge.
Therefore having a bridge for sale in Arizona is not so far off the mark. Oh, it was oil money what bought and brought.
May 18, 2014 00:15:38 #
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