[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by Superman

Yeah, I've heard the bit about Superman being arrogant. Whatever. The typed word is missing a great deal of information. 80%, they say. Nobody in my personal or professional life has ever accused me of being arrogant. Further, I notice there are people who see things in black and white, and those who only see shades of grey. Guess where I fall. I see only shades of grey. My answer to everything begins with "It depends....." Enough about that. You guys form your own conclusions. I think we can agree I am not thin-skinned.

I find it incredibly amusing that you refer to yourself in the third person when discussing arrogance. If you expect me to be suprised at a lack of willing skilled workers in the N.O. area, I'm sorry to dissapoint.

Supe, when operated as you describe, I can't say I have a huge problem with unions. Like a really good temp agency, at least in your world. Unfortunately, that's OFTEN not the way it works. I'm in the aerospace industry, you figure out the rest. Blue collar guys protesting their wages that start at $25/hr is where I draw the line.

Andras, I'm an engineer at a Wichita aircraft company. We use a good number of metric fasteners and hardware, but all dimensions are in english. However, they are in tenths as opposed to 1/16, 1/8, 1/4, etc. To some extent, all companies in town are the same. Doesn't seem to hurt business.