Ford Cutting Lineup

[Coupe Devil]

I dont have a problem with the company stopping production on these models. I have a problem with the laying off of thousands of workers. I have been layed off before and it sucks to know that you wont be called back and you have to find a new job. This is also a time of assurance for my family. Ford announced that they will be using General Tire tires for the 2003 Expiditions.

You say big deal right. I say your correct. My father works for General Tire. He has worked there for over thirty years. He is 48 years old and works 12 hours a day, and this agreement with Forde means that maybe he'll be able to keep his job another year.

I am not meaning to drgrade any of the people that work for FORD or thier work habits by saying this. My father and I have a friend that works along side him. He just recently in the past month toured the Expidition plant in Detroit. He returned and was disgusted. He said it was very interesting to watch the men and women work. He said he stood for ten minutes and watched one man inparticular. This mans job was to install a strip 3 inches wide and a foot long of insulation betwwen the fender and door. That was it. The vehicle moved along the assembly line. When it got to him he opened the door, Manuvered his hand with the insulation between the fender and door and closed the door. He then waited for the next vehicel to come along.

I guess I am disgusted that these people are wining about losing thier jobs which they grip about being so hard. I can understand their are harder jobs than others. I have had those hard jobs, before and installign a piece of insulation aint one of them. I am also pro-union. I feel for these people for losing thier jobs. BUt get over it. Crap happens like this all the time. Its enevitibly going to happen to you some day. Pick up your chin and go on.