Garbie, Winston Smith or Patto,
I believe your comments best sum-up the views of the PRO buy OS brigade. Would this be a fair assumption? If so, I have a genuine offer for any of you. First in....
Please come and work for/with me for up to a week. Casual Award rates for this type of work is $20.03 per hour. I am prepared to walk a mile in your shoes, if you will walk a mile in mine. My challenge for you is to convince me that “price” alone is the single most important criteria when buying climbing gear. I want to know if this philosophy extends to all aspects of life for you.
I am so out of touch with the style of thinking in your posts, that I would like to hear your thoughts on how you would run your own successful small business. Do you believe a small business has the right to be profitable, expand and employ more people? I am interested in your views on Manufacturing, Fair Trade, Monopolies, Import Tariffs, Advertising, Wages, Philanthropy and Business Plans. I will share my vision for Rock Hardware, if you are willing to listen? Would you be prepared to share your dreams and aspirations for your own future, with me? There may be a few surprises for us both? Confidentiality of course!
Regards Steve.
PS for Mattjr. Not sure what Seth drives, however, for the record. I drive a Subaru Forrester. I am nearly 47 years old and have worked between 40 and 80 hours per week, for the last 30 years. I have worked hard for my car. I have also owned some pretty nasty cars in the past. We all have to crawl before we can walk. :-)
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