We are Living in Interesting Times. Are we Living in End Times?

 

Rule Britannia

Not owning a television leaves me free to cruise around YouTube and finding nuggets of information and opinions. For instance Samara Gill with opinions on Great Britain.

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With no YouTube channel I can find, an Australian, Michael Shoebridge, Director of Strategic Analysis Australia discussed Australia’s potential contribution to a Straits of Hormuz operation would be a “flagged fishing trawler”. 

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In a major surprise, Iran keeps on being Iran by messing with the Straight again.

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Lone Star Parson has posted about the doings in Ireland with farmers and truckers blocking the roads in protest of fuel taxes. Interestingly, this has spread to Northern Ireland. So far, peaceful protest excepting the Gardia.

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The Irish have an 800 year history of fighting oppressors. Alas, not a 800 year history of winning.  

“Wouldn’t be surprisin, if there be another risin”, said the man from the Daily Mail.

The farmers all across Europe are staging protests. Will the New World Order survive?

All of this is Trump’s fault. By standing tall and not backing down, he is showing the world you don’t have to take the status quo, IMO. He is an arrogant asshole, but he is our asshole, and the only president in my lifetime who does exactly what he says he will do. Oh, WSF, he hasn’t done this, or that, or finished this or that. My reply, no plan survives the first contact with the enemy, in this case the Swamp.

End Times?

True or click bait?

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Wolves 

Cracks are appearing in the econazi firewall with Polis term limited. Wolf introduction may be the most obvious.

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 2^nd Amendment is for all

We need all the allies we can get, IMO.

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Some of us need to recognize we are in this together and get over themselves.

A Gathering of Democrat Party True Believers

Hint: Cargo Cult

Car Story

 Safety Rims

Sales Managers like their little sales training games. One favorite is the, “Six Position Sale”.  Usually done early Saturday morning, each salesperson walks around the car pointing out features to mythical customers in front of the other salespeople. Some prize is given to the “winner” for the best presentation.

 Lori Saine, aka Sister Kink, is furiously competitive. She went from car sales to be a State Representative and a County Commissioner. I was her only competition at the Six Position competition. While I really didn’t give a shit about winning, I took delight in seeing Sister Kink’s reaction when I beat her.

Building value is a three step process, feature, benefit, and acceptance.  What it is, why it is a benefit, and the customer agreeing it matters.

The one I used that irritated Lori I used at the driver side front and went like this.

 “Folks, did you know this car has safety rims?”

 The customer indicates they don’t.

 “What safety rims will do is keep the tire on the rim if you get a flat. Say you hit some junk on the highway while you are doing 70 mph and the junk tears your tire open. That tire cannot come off the rim and jam up you steering. You will be able to safely pull off the road. Kind of important, don’t you agree?”

 Lori would seethe. I would give her a grin.

 In all the years I sold cars, no customer said they knew safety rims were required, by law, starting in 1932, on every vehicle sold in the United States.

 As always, YMMV