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Whew. The trucking compaines are not putting the trains out of business, my former employer JB Hunt runs whole trains stacked with containers and has like 20 dedicated railyards. You still need a truck to go where trains dont. What is happening is the overhead and costs of business such as benefits, expenses etc ad nasuem is spiraling sky high. Even Hospitals are closing because they cannot recoup the costs anymore. NTDN, I think Aldi was purchased by Walmart for Europe operations. I am not sure. When you say the word LHS related to Model Railroads I feel warn and fuzzy because you know that these are folks that know what you are talking about and can help you. Sorta like a extended family. Now when the spectre of "Walmart" looms in these threads I get a "Chill" down my back as if someone just walked over my grave. I have mental images of a pimply student trying to assist a mother with 4 children to buy Daddy a 300 dollar engine at a discount for christmas. Not good. Walmart does buy small company's business if it suits them. Usually a win-win situation. But if Walmart tries to buy BLI, Bachmann or GASP Walther's they will find themselfs against a wall. I am near 40 and are old enough to remember Woolworth's and their lunch line. You actually can sit down and eat a full meal while taking a break from shopping. The whole town will show up there for breakfast during a commute to work. Yes walmart has Deli's and such but it is geared to shoppers who are there in such a vast building so long they get hungry. Also Sears and Wards were giants in thier day. To meet a staffer in the clothes rack was to be an audiance with a King because the Attendant will not leave you until you find what you wanted that fit. Today's Malls and Stores such as Kmart in some cases have totally given up this experience. They would prefer to be in the back office listening to music and trade who is going out with who. I dont think that deschane is Walmart bashing, I belive that the future holds a dark prospect of your life wired to the world. For example, your kitchen will order food as you consume it and eventaully they will plan ahead for your habits. Take Kroger and thier so called cash back card. The card gathers information from every item you buy at krogers and over time builds a data base or dossier on you that can be traded to a third party that seeks data on how to deal with customers in the grocery business. And they pay you a few cents for the honor. This thread is sure to get alot of people fired up and charge in screaming Yah with good and bad comments, the best we can do is listen to eachother and hope for the best! lol Lee
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