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Old Jun 9th 2010, 9:02 pm
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This situation could happen anywhere but this is not the case. In the land were cheap labour is the key to industrialization, all is made and produced as cheap as possible. There are thousands of multinational European and America companies working there. Costs are rationalized in such a way that the products manufactured end up costing less than then shipping them to Europe. All is made at the lowest possible cost with a huge lack of Quality. Today I bring you the example of the consequences on reducing production/Quality costs. Fortunately no one died with the collapse of the balding as construction was in a final stage of production, so a major disaster was avoided, the entire structure simply fell, like a deck of cards... Somehow the foundations gave way but the building itself continues almost solid, the concrete used on the actual building at lest looks solid enough.

Check this out : http://zurcapital.blogspot.com/2010/...em-as-sua.html
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Does anyone fancy a pint?
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Does anyone fancy a pint?
oh go on then pour us one and make sure its got a whisky chaser sat next to it...
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I'll drink to the collapse of the balding.
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Old Jun 9th 2010, 9:25 pm
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I'll drink to the collapse of the balding.
The collapse of what....?? Oooooh - you clicked the link...
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Bit random....and several months past the last time this story made an appearance...I thought this at least might have been about the Foxconn suicides, that and them not paying money to families of those who commit suicide....
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Old Jun 9th 2010, 9:45 pm
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Hey I'm dying of thirst over here..
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Hey I'm dying of thirst over here..
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thanks Sally, have one yourself..
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Hey I'm dying of thirst over here..
so with the balding on its side which is the door to the bar?
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Originally Posted by Sally Redux
I'll drink to the collapse of the balding.
As my hairline is rapidly receding, I will also drink a coupla pints to the collapse of the balding...
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Originally Posted by pcpfan
This situation could happen anywhere but this is not the case. In the land were cheap labour is the key to industrialization, all is made and produced as cheap as possible. There are thousands of multinational European and America companies working there. Costs are rationalized in such a way that the products manufactured end up costing less than then shipping them to Europe. All is made at the lowest possible cost with a huge lack of Quality. Today I bring you the example of the consequences on reducing production/Quality costs. Fortunately no one died with the collapse of the balding as construction was in a final stage of production, so a major disaster was avoided, the entire structure simply fell, like a deck of cards... Somehow the foundations gave way but the building itself continues almost solid, the concrete used on the actual building at lest looks solid enough.

Check this out : http://zurcapital.blogspot.com/2010/...em-as-sua.html
And besides which, its China mate..are you really suprised...the land of cheap labor...

So no blaming the western world for any of this...(I'm not saying you were)..
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I am waiting for Saturday, but will probably get some practice in on Friday.
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Old Jun 10th 2010, 8:08 am
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Well, I think I found the explanation for this http://www.engineering.com/Library/A...fall-over.aspx
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Originally Posted by tonrob
Does anyone fancy a pint?
Nah thanks, don't fancy a pint of cost reduction Pabst Blue Ribbon - my taste buds tend to collapse on sheer lack of quality control... even if its for 49c/pint. That's very socially irresponsible of me to support such a brewery...

Rain check - perhaps another time, another beer.
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