Yabby:>>Wharfies? Those bunch of industrial elites, who screwed the rest of us blind for years. Australian wharves used to be an embarrasment to the nation.<<

The same union that stood up against "Pig Iron Bob" over iron shipments to Japan just months before they declared war on us. The same union that Reith and Costigan conspired with Patricks to illegally restrain so as to allow Patricks to screw the workers.

The bottom line on the wharf disputes is that containers decimated the workforce and saved the bosses millions in payroll, and they could depreciate their equipment capital expenditure, they win both ways.. The union asked for a bit extra for the 20% of the workforce that were left and the greedy companies said no.


>>There you go Sonofgloin, that should brighten up your new year :<<

Yabby you could have wished me a happy new year rather than a slight to start the year off, but if that is who you are then that is who you are. HAPPY NEW YEAR YABBY.

Sonoflgloin, I did put a smiley in there, but never mind. Yup,
I wish you and the rest of OLO a happy 2011.

You did not respond to my points about the power bill. Fair
enough.

Sonofgloin, containers were one of those amazing invetions that
changed the world, for all our benefit. Its through productivity
increases that we achieved our better lifestyle.

A modern and efficient economy needs efficient ports and ours
were a joke. The lists of rorts going on there, were well documented
by 4 Corners and other programmes. That was costing all of us,
including farmers trying to compete on a global market.

Luckily Chris Corrigin came along and had the testicles and brains
to make some real changes in our ports. I really don't care how
he did it, main thing it worked.

Yabby thanks for "Corrigan" in place of my "Costigan", as the tabloids would say of me if I were a polly, he was somewhat "tired and emotional", I was in fact three sheets. Missed the smiley icon, I will have a look at my settings I didn't know we have icons I will revisit my settings, thanks for the H N Y wishes.

ALL sorry old mate, think I will look elsewhere for advice.
However I am unafraid for my future it can be no worse than parts of my past but will not get that had.
If I can not pay cash, or save for it I do not buy it, own my home and am debt free.
Would go hungry to give to any one who needed it.
Life should be about helping others not hurting them.
Never went near that tree still doing my bit for the fishing mob, eating king prawn.

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ho-hummm
things that make you go hmmmm

quote..<<34% of firms increased sales>>66 didnt...hmmm

<<while only half that number experienced lower sales>>
half =50 percent..who had LOWER SALES

34 percent...^higher
50 percent lower*
16 percent no change

hmmm

glass half full?
half empty

hmmmmm

which multinationals
had increased sales

huh?