Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall (Post 524492)

Not trying to be aggressive. Hard to make those comments come off as general.

TM

Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane? (Post 524483)

It's 2019 - do big law firms still have dress codes? I see plenty of lawyers showing up for depositions in polo shirts nowadays in the summer.

Anyway, I'd be surprised if the comment was made to anyone wearing a suit.

Originally Posted by Adder (Post 524484)

Any detailed knowledge I once had dates to 2005/2006, but as of that time the largest producer of appliances sold in America was Whirlpool (Maytag, KitchenAid, JennAir, Amana and MagicChef brands, among others). Much of its production is/was in Benton Harbor, MI and elsewhere in the U.S. (Arkansas maybe?). No production in China.

The next largest was GE. If I recall, they had some Mexican production, but otherwise did their production in the U.S. None in China.

Others included Electrolux (Frigidaire), produced in the US (maybe some in Europe but I don't recall how much was imported).

Primary imports were LG and Samsung, both from Korea. I have vague recollections that maybe Samsung had or was going to open production facilities in China, but I'm not at all confident about that.

Those companies make up pretty much all of the consumer appliance manufacturing for products sold in the US (they also build anything sold under the Kenmore brand) aside from a few minor players. One of those minor players is Haier, still pretty much the only Chinese producer you see selling appliances at your Best Buys and your Home Depots.

It's been a long time, and it's entirely possible they've done some offshoring to China, especially the Korean firms who were already shipping from overseas anyway but I believe Samsung has opened U.S. production facilities since then too. Or maybe already even had some back then (they had taken over all of the Kenmore microwave business but I can't recall where the production facilities were).

ETA: It's almost guaranteed that they purchase components manufactured in China, though.

Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane? (Post 524494)

Was the briefcase leather? I stopped bringing my leather one to court or depositions. My cheap Samsonsite is much more practical (and I don't have to worry about it getting scratched).

What I won't do is wear a backpack with a suit.

Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane? (Post 524494)

Was the briefcase leather? I stopped bringing my leather one to court or depositions. My cheap Samsonsite is much more practical (and I don't have to worry about it getting scratched).

Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane? (Post 524494)

What I won't do is wear a backpack with a suit.

Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane? (Post 524494)

What I won't do is wear a backpack with a suit.

Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop (Post 524495)

When I was at BIGLAW, I was on the elevator with an older black man in a suit. I tried to steer him to the floor with all of the conference rooms, because in the suit I took him for a client. Turns out he was a temporary legal secretary, and thought I was suggesting he didn't belong there. I'm sure he was dressing up to err on the side of being professional. My mistake, and I hope my apology and explanation helped.

Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop (Post 524496)

It's always fun when Adder and I get to relive old mergers.

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski (Post 524497)

You carry your toner brush and compressed air can in a briefcase?

Originally Posted by Adder (Post 524501)

I do not recommend visiting Newton, Iowa. Especially not after 2006.

Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall (Post 524500)

Dude, we'll take this all day, every day.

TM

Originally Posted by Adder (Post 524501)

I do not recommend visiting Newton, Iowa. Especially not after 2006.

Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop (Post 524504)

I think he thought I was suggesting he didn't belong. Suspect he'd have been happier if I'd just left him alone.

Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop (Post 524504)

I think he thought I was suggesting he didn't belong. Suspect he'd have been happier if I'd just left him alone.

Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop (Post 524505)

Not to worry -- the efficiency gains that have been shared with all consumers more than make up for those losses. I'm sure voters understand that, and are bitter or anything.

Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall (Post 524498)

No clue.

You just need to perfect your sexy professional laid back look.

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/78/4b...ae96bc8f71.jpg

Or at least be more like plf.

https://image-cdn.hypb.st/https%3A%2...&cbr=1&fit=max

(This guy couldn't be more lost.)

TM

Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane? (Post 524509)

I can see dtb riding next to him with her sweater tied around her neck.

Originally Posted by Adder (Post 524499)

Saw a man wearing a backpack with a suit as I approached the elevator lobby this morning. From behind, I thought it looked like the President of the firm, but thought, "he wouldn't be wearing a backpack with a suit." It was him.

Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane? (Post 524512)

The boss can wear whatever the fuck he wants.

Originally Posted by Pretty Little Flower (Post 524513)

I only where my navy suit and leather back satchel when biking with dtb. In the office, all I wear is a loin cloth made of Peruvian Vicuña fur, a gold rope chain, and neon platform boots.

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski (Post 524514)

You wear neon AFTER Labor Day?

Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy (Post 524515)

You realize it's before Labor Day, so you should be criticizing the fur.

Originally Posted by Pretty Little Flower (Post 524513)

I only where my navy suit and leather back satchel when biking with dtb. In the office, all I wear is a loin cloth made of Peruvian Vicuña fur, a gold rope chain, and neon platform boots.

Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane? (Post 524512)

The boss can wear whatever the fuck he wants.

Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall (Post 524486)

No. The point I'm making is that it is impossible to be both. Anyone who says they are is either purposefully full of shit or fooling themselves. You can't be both.

TM

Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop (Post 524495)

When I was at BIGLAW, I was on the elevator with an older black man in a suit. I tried to steer him to the floor with all of the conference rooms, because in the suit I took him for a client. Turns out he was a temporary legal secretary, and thought I was suggesting he didn't belong there. I'm sure he was dressing up to err on the side of being professional. My mistake, and I hope my apology and explanation helped.

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield (Post 524528)

I should have moved there. That would allow me to be utterly consistent. I pretty much lived there for two years in the late 90s. Why didn't I stay? The district is crushing it now. Property values are flying, the local economy is doing well (even with a GOP president) and expanding. I'm a fuck up. I had job prospects there. But then I'd never have met my wife. Trade offs...

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield (Post 524528)

I should have moved there.

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski (Post 524539)

where?

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield (Post 524526)

I have realized this -- I am terribly and intentionally bigoted in one regard: Towards Adder.

Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop (Post 524538)

It's a zero-sum place and a one-industry town. Everyone's status turns on their power vis-a-vis government. There's only so much of that, so no one gains unless someone else loses. Loved where we lived there, but I don't regret leaving.

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski (Post 524539)

where?

Originally Posted by Adder (Post 524541)

Let's remember what I actually said that started this:



You know, I almost buy that your problem is an inability to read what I actually write...

Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop (Post 524540)

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield (Post 524542)

I love where you lived. I visit family there frequently. I spent most of my time there in the late 90s in Foxhall. Walk down Exorcist steps, bar hop through Georgetown. It was really great back in the day when it was less pricey. More charming.

Now it's NY/SF prices, and a different vibe, but still great. Loads of different cultures blending, lots of great food (albeit $$$$ rather than $$ and $$$). Better conversation than most towns (if you avoid the lobbyists and career govt types who can be a bit narrow in terms of conversation topics).

Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy (Post 524545)

I don't get this.

If I could live anywhere, DC would be about 590th on my list, maybe lower.

The list would go something like this:

1 Boston area (obv.)
2 Other Massachusetts
3 Montreal
4 Shanghai
5 London
6 Toronto
7 Copenhagen
8 Athens
9 Istanbul
10 Hong Kong
....

50 Beirut
51 Lisbon

.....

385 Ho Chi Minh City
395 Jersey City
396 Tijuana
.....

590 DC
591 Florida

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield (Post 524548)

Your old hood is still filled with Wolrd Bankers. Why is that? Is the WB HQ nearby? I love your hood. Manageable, unlike Gtown, which is a traffic disaster.