Random Thoughts Thread

[oldshurst442]

 

[oldshurst442]

 

[oldshurst442]

It turns out that the  the CEO at Jack Daniels might be thinking differently about Canadian sales of his whiskey... 

I do not know how much money this equates to for Jack Daniels.  Might be as insignificant as that CEO first suggested.  2% in over Jack Daniel sales he said...  Sales to Canada did drop 62% though.    Hey, might not be enough for him to cry.  But as the rest of the world stands with Canada and they too boycott Jack Daniels,  sales  declined in Europe as well. Not by much, but the trade war effects with Europe are just now going to have an affect. ...  Give this some more time though, like when people drink with a purpose...like Christmas, and we will probably see those tears come out from that CEO and corporate owner of Jack Daniels.  Sales of Jack will probably decline in the US at this time \as people wont be able to afford luxuries such as alcohol  Christmas in the US wont be so merry Im afraid.   Remember, Trump did say that you might be able to afford just one doll.  

Millennials and Gen Zers do not drink alcohol because of crazy Tik Tok trends and healthier lifestyles will soften the blow from reality I guess... 

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/company-behind-jack-daniels-says-080000061.html

 

Phoque him

Phoque Jack Daniels

Phoque American distillers

Phoque the US

ELBOWS UP!!!

 

 

Edited Saturday at 07:31 PM by oldshurst442

[trinacriabob]

On 8/27/2025 at 3:27 PM, G. David Felt said:

The 3 major airports in NY are all terrible and should be bull dozed, then rebuild modern. The remodels are a joke that they have done, especially at Newark.

The problem is that all 3 big NYC airports are complicated and expensive to get to.  I don't like Chicago all that much (blame that on experiencing Champaign-Urbana and its connectedness to Chicago), but both O'Hare and Midway are accessible by regular CTA subway car rides from the city.

[oldshurst442]

complaining and whining

whining and complaining

At 00:30 eastern time.  23:30 cst time for those in middle America. 

 

[G. David Felt]

On 8/29/2025 at 7:43 AM, A Horse With No Name said:

More Canadian boycott stuff, but not just Canada. Our economy is so going to tank. 

 

Due to the lose of Canadian Tourism, many restaurants have closed and many tourist businesses have stated on local news that this year could be their last as owners have paid employees but not themselves and they will have to think about going in debt to stay open next year or close at the end of the season.

I suspect many businesses will close as the PNW is already in recession due to tech job lay offs.

[oldshurst442]

Dear diary. He dropped a couple love bombs and complaints 14:30 eastern, 13:30 central. And that is that.   He left and as fast as he came.  

[A Horse With No Name]

On 9/1/2025 at 1:40 PM, G. David Felt said:

Due to the lose of Canadian Tourism, many restaurants have closed and many tourist businesses have stated on local news that this year could be their last as owners have paid employees but not themselves and they will have to think about going in debt to stay open next year or close at the end of the season.

I suspect many businesses will close as the PNW is already in recession due to tech job lay offs.

Lots of tech jobs going overseas, friends and family in tech are nervous. Not a good time to be an American. 

On 8/30/2025 at 11:20 PM, trinacriabob said:

The problem is that all 3 big NYC airports are complicated and expensive to get to.  I don't like Chicago all that much (blame that on experiencing Champaign-Urbana and its connectedness to Chicago), but both O'Hare and Midway are accessible by regular CTA subway car rides from the city.

I would much rather fly through Chicago, which I have done a bunch of times with zero issues. Last time i flew through JFK I engineered a 5 hour layover just because the airport is such a PITA to deal with. 

On 8/30/2025 at 1:03 PM, oldshurst442 said:

 

AS I have said a million times, I just want to leave the USA on an Embraer or Airbus, not a Boeing. Forever. 

On 8/30/2025 at 10:11 AM, Drew Dowdell said:

When it happens, you won't hear about it directly. You'll feel an electricity in the air. You'll hear car horns honking, maybe some fireworks going off, you'll have 47 unread text messages. Entire nations will be celebrating.

 

and you don't even have to ask what it is I'm talking about.

His father lived to 92 senile AF and nuts off his rocker. 12 years to go, mark my words. 

[A Horse With No Name]

We post while America burns, but burn to the ground she does. 

Will not be good for legacy car makers. 

[A Horse With No Name]

Interesting video on vinyl record technology. We might be literally unable to make Vinyl records without Japanese help. 

Interesting on Lucid Air. 

 

[G. David Felt]

WOW, Hyundai is sure selling well.

Hyundai Motor America Reports Record-Breaking August 2025 Sales - Hyundai Newsroom

Very excited by ChargePoint Press release on their 600 kW V2G charging station.
ChargePoint and Eaton launch breakthrough ultrafast DC V2G chargers and power infrastructure to accelerate the future of EV charging | ChargePoint

[A Horse With No Name]

50 minutes ago, G. David Felt said:

WOW, Hyundai is sure selling well.

Hyundai Motor America Reports Record-Breaking August 2025 Sales - Hyundai Newsroom

Very excited by ChargePoint Press release on their 600 kW V2G charging station.
ChargePoint and Eaton launch breakthrough ultrafast DC V2G chargers and power infrastructure to accelerate the future of EV charging | ChargePoint

Would love to see Nissan fall on its ass though.