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Double T (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 10:46 AM Original message |
Another American Institution bites the dust |
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Tempest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 10:49 AM Response to Original message |
1. I toured the factory years ago as a kid |
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PDJane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
2. This is bad news; |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
3. Oh dear, Fenton Glass, the last of the great glass makers going! Guess that's why |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
4. The fact that the factory is shutting down and being replaced with a museum about the factory... |
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AndyA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
5. Another George Bush success story! |
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jojo54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
6. "It was able to survive three waves of economic troubles " |
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Tanuki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
7. This is heartbreaking |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
8. Everyone needs to go on line and order from them |
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Tanuki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 11:52 AM Response to Reply #8 |
16. Great idea---for Christmas, wedding, housewarming, anniversary, birthday,..... |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 11:56 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. I'm sending an email to all of my friends with the press release |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
9. K&R |
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Tanuki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 11:12 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. The press release is on the website I posted. eom |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 11:34 AM Response to Reply #10 |
15. thank you eom |
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Double T (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 11:14 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Here you go.......... |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 11:22 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. DU has had less noble causes. |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 05:24 PM Response to Reply #12 |
33. kick |
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Mist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 11:13 AM Response to Original message |
11. I'm wondering if Fenton could stay open if they became an artisans' school? nt |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
13. Oh no. Survived the Depression but can't survive Bush. |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
18. How very sad. Fenton dis some wonderful work. |
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slipslidingaway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
19. "I believe the discretionary income for the middle class, where |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 12:24 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. The demise of this great family owned company is an abbreviated look at |
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slipslidingaway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 12:47 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. It sure is, but look on the bright side, some U.S. companies will |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 12:53 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. It just gets sadder and sadder. |
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slipslidingaway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 08:14 PM Response to Reply #29 |
34. The bright side, you'll know but he will not :) n/t |
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pansypoo53219 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
20. OH NO! |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
21. I e-mailed this great company--this is devastating! My message: |
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Karmadillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
23. If tthe government can intervene to bail out stock speculators, maybe it can |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
24. Here's the Fenton website. For those unfamiliar, I suggest that you not only |
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Hydra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
25. Coming to communities near you |
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Robson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 12:41 PM Response to Original message |
26. Sad, but these people will soon be working at Wal-Mart... |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 12:51 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. They are closing production rather than selling licensing rights or shipping |
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Robson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 01:11 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. Will he resist? |
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scorpiogirl (662 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
30. This is sad. |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-21-07 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
32. Damn! |
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Gelliebeans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-22-07 02:32 AM Response to Original message |
35. Oh jeez |
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