<VV> Salesman - Kaczmarek

[Mark Corbin]

Gosh Jim, you say that like you expected to get a full, impromptu
dog-and-pony show. Having worked in a GM plant for 30 years, one in which
occasionally had "open house" tours, I know what's involved in throwing
such tours. It's a major expense and drags down the production numbers. And
since their main objective is to produce parts and assemblies that are the
highest quality possible, and as many of them as ordered, dog-and-pony
shows have to be done ONLY occasionally. In manufacturing, it's production
that makes money, not public tours.

-Mark

> [Original Message]
> From: <J1M1SH at aol.com>
> Subject: Re: <VV> Salesman - Kaczmarek
>
> As afootnote to your Tonawanda story.... Drove  through there last
summer, 
> saw the Tonawanda Powertrain Plant and got off the  highway and found my
way 
> to the gate. I asked the guard if they had tours of the  plant, or a 
> souviener shop. He said no, and kinda implied I should get lost. I 
looked at him 
> and said the history that has come out of this plant is legendary.  I've 
> owned a bunch of Built in Tonawanda Big Blocks, and I'd be proud to wear
a  
> Tonawanda Powertrain tee shirt, That's whats wrong with todays chevrolet.
Jim
>