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There is a saying here in Ohio.....if you don't like the weather, stick around a day.
The same thing applies here and on other forums. My positions don't change, I'm just "persona non grata" at various points on a timeline. I've addressed issues like this and been skewered only to watch others run back and forth from one side to another. I was stalked off of one forum a few years ago by UAMCC "people" for almost exactly the same points being addressed in this thread. Since joining PWI, I've watched the weather change 3 times on the Org's and 2 times on the Hinderliter issue. I've had a thread I started disappear after much mocking and ridicule only to see the same issue brought up by a "leader" of our industry later and then, supported by the same ones that felt they had to bookmark my profile and discredit just about anything I posted.
I agree with everything you are saying Tony. If I had $5 for every minute I've spent on the phone, writing emails and posting about it, I could have bought a new house.....with cash.
I'm not claiming to be some sort of hero or writing a "I told you so" post. I'm just pointing out that we have too many sheep and not enough sheep dogs in this industry. It's not hard to detect motives. As you pointed out Tony, these things (BMP's) happened in steps. If I'm standing still, and I do so for some time, you can reasonably predict where I'll be standing at some future point. The same applies if I take two steps in one direction. You can reasonably predict where my third step will be. The more steps, the more clear my destination becomes. Nothing you've addressed required Edgar Casey or Nostradamus to vision the direction years ago.
There was a time that RH was everyone's BFF. Then.....something changed and he wasn't. There was a time Tony that your thread would have received a different response. It would have been the nail that's sticking up and needed hammered down.
Why is that? Was it not possible to see the direction that he was going? Is it because people prefer popularity over logic (and convictions)? Are they too trusting?
I believe it's the same problem we have with the two party system of government. You get screwed by the last guy so you vote for the other side. He screws too so you vote the other way the next time. This just goes back and forth. The common denominators regardless of who is in charge is that you get screwed and a few get rich. Always look for the money motive.
I'm glad to see you post this. I hope that it accomplishes something and alters the path of over regulation. As for me and this post, I have another goal. I hope it causes people to open their eyes, question their "leaders" and take a position based on their own conclusions and not what is popular or what they are told. Be a sheep dog and not a sheep.
Lastly....for those new to the politics of forums in general, the PW industry and this topic specifically, here is one of my favorite stories.....never assume that what the "group" thinks is "right".
Start with a cage containing five monkeys. Inside the cage, hang a banana on a string and place a set of stairs under it. Before long, a monkey will go to the stairs and start to climb towards the banana. As soon as he touches the stairs, all of the monkeys are sprayed with cold water. After a while, another monkey makes an attempt with the same result, and all the monkeys are sprayed with cold water. Pretty soon all of the monkeys will try to prevent any monkey from trying to get to the banana.
Now, put away the cold water. Remove one monkey from the cage and replace it with a new one. The new monkey sees the banana and wants to climb the stairs. To his surprise and horror, all the other monkeys attack him. After another attempt and attack, he knows that if he tries to climb the stairs he will be attacked.
Next, remove another of the original five monkeys and replace it with a new one. The newcomer goes to the stairs and is attacked. The previous newcomer takes part in the punishment with enthusiasm eve though he has no idea why! Likewise, replace a third original monkey with a new one, then a fourth, then the fifth.
Every time the newest monkey takes to the stairs, he is attacked. Most of the monkeys that are beating him have no idea why they were not permitted to climb the stairs or why they are participating in the beating of the newest monkey. After replacing all the original monkeys, none of the remaining monkeys have ever been sprayed with cold water. Nevertheless, no monkey ever again approaches the stairs to try for the banana.
Why not? Because thats the way its always been done around here.
The same thing applies here and on other forums. My positions don't change, I'm just "persona non grata" at various points on a timeline. I've addressed issues like this and been skewered only to watch others run back and forth from one side to another. I was stalked off of one forum a few years ago by UAMCC "people" for almost exactly the same points being addressed in this thread. Since joining PWI, I've watched the weather change 3 times on the Org's and 2 times on the Hinderliter issue. I've had a thread I started disappear after much mocking and ridicule only to see the same issue brought up by a "leader" of our industry later and then, supported by the same ones that felt they had to bookmark my profile and discredit just about anything I posted.
I agree with everything you are saying Tony. If I had $5 for every minute I've spent on the phone, writing emails and posting about it, I could have bought a new house.....with cash.
I'm not claiming to be some sort of hero or writing a "I told you so" post. I'm just pointing out that we have too many sheep and not enough sheep dogs in this industry. It's not hard to detect motives. As you pointed out Tony, these things (BMP's) happened in steps. If I'm standing still, and I do so for some time, you can reasonably predict where I'll be standing at some future point. The same applies if I take two steps in one direction. You can reasonably predict where my third step will be. The more steps, the more clear my destination becomes. Nothing you've addressed required Edgar Casey or Nostradamus to vision the direction years ago.
There was a time that RH was everyone's BFF. Then.....something changed and he wasn't. There was a time Tony that your thread would have received a different response. It would have been the nail that's sticking up and needed hammered down.
Why is that? Was it not possible to see the direction that he was going? Is it because people prefer popularity over logic (and convictions)? Are they too trusting?
I believe it's the same problem we have with the two party system of government. You get screwed by the last guy so you vote for the other side. He screws too so you vote the other way the next time. This just goes back and forth. The common denominators regardless of who is in charge is that you get screwed and a few get rich. Always look for the money motive.
I'm glad to see you post this. I hope that it accomplishes something and alters the path of over regulation. As for me and this post, I have another goal. I hope it causes people to open their eyes, question their "leaders" and take a position based on their own conclusions and not what is popular or what they are told. Be a sheep dog and not a sheep.
Lastly....for those new to the politics of forums in general, the PW industry and this topic specifically, here is one of my favorite stories.....never assume that what the "group" thinks is "right".
Start with a cage containing five monkeys. Inside the cage, hang a banana on a string and place a set of stairs under it. Before long, a monkey will go to the stairs and start to climb towards the banana. As soon as he touches the stairs, all of the monkeys are sprayed with cold water. After a while, another monkey makes an attempt with the same result, and all the monkeys are sprayed with cold water. Pretty soon all of the monkeys will try to prevent any monkey from trying to get to the banana.
Now, put away the cold water. Remove one monkey from the cage and replace it with a new one. The new monkey sees the banana and wants to climb the stairs. To his surprise and horror, all the other monkeys attack him. After another attempt and attack, he knows that if he tries to climb the stairs he will be attacked.
Next, remove another of the original five monkeys and replace it with a new one. The newcomer goes to the stairs and is attacked. The previous newcomer takes part in the punishment with enthusiasm eve though he has no idea why! Likewise, replace a third original monkey with a new one, then a fourth, then the fifth.
Every time the newest monkey takes to the stairs, he is attacked. Most of the monkeys that are beating him have no idea why they were not permitted to climb the stairs or why they are participating in the beating of the newest monkey. After replacing all the original monkeys, none of the remaining monkeys have ever been sprayed with cold water. Nevertheless, no monkey ever again approaches the stairs to try for the banana.
Why not? Because thats the way its always been done around here.