Oil Companies Are Using a Simple Trick to Bilk Consumers out of Billions

Dankdude said:

Let me ask you a question, because your arguments have gotten weak, you have to resort to insults now?
Never said I worked in the PNW as a lumberjack, although I did work for the California Conservation Corps for about 7 months. Tell me, have you ever fought a forest fire?

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ViRedd said:

Hahahaha ... what a pant load!

Vi

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Dankdude said:

Med isn't it very old people who load their pants the most? How old is Vi anyway? 70? It won't be long and Vi will be in a Nursing home getting his pant loads emptied every few hours

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ViRedd said:

Actually, Dankster ... and you too Med ....

I worked at a gas station on a part time basis for a time. In fact, a friend and I started working there part time just to help a friend out who was trying to get his station going. Both my friend and I had previous sales experience and we made a concerted effort to see what we could do with the friend's station. I won't go into details, but it was quite mind-boggling. The station owner would watch us and just shake his head in disbelief. It was so much fun. I've got some real nice memories from that little excursion. Let's just say that the TBA went flying out the door.

Med ... I actually respect your efforts. The gas station business is kinda like the restaurant business. The general public has no conception about how hard it is to be a success in those businesses.

Vi

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ViRedd said:

Fuck you guys. You don't know of what you speak. ~lol~

Yes, I'm in great shape ... and thanks for the compliment, Med. I work out five days a week and I eat right. Jack LaLane is right, guyz ... you CAN extend your youth way beyond what is considered "normal." I have a picture of an 83 year-old guy on my refrigerator. The guy is RIPPED! Just as one part of his daily work out, he does 500 situps. Muscles respond to stress no matter what your age is.

On the "con man" remark: I'll be perfectly honest with you guyz ... the very best salesmen in the world are in prison. They are con men. Now, with that said, I'll tell you what the difference is between a con man and a professional salesman. A con man will do anything and say anything to extract money from his Rubes. He uses the very same sales tecniques as the professional salesman ... and he uses them extremely well. Because he ruthlessly extracts the money and has NO care what-so-ever about his dupes, he ends up in prison.

The professional salesman, on the other hand, NEVER does anything that would be a disadvantage to his client/customer. Because he is honest to a fault, his customers continue to come back to the professional salesman to do more business. They send him referals like crazy. They send their relatives, friends and business aquaintences.

The con man ends up in prison.

The professional salesman ends up wealthy.

Vi

PS: If any of you guys who are growing old, and/or find yourselves getting obese like the "average" American these days ... and you want some friendly advise on how to cure yourselves of that life shortening disease, I'd be happy to help you out via PMs.
Its true, you CAN smoke dope and stay in shape.

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medicineman said:

Alas, it's too late, I am trying, but I like my cake and ice cream more than the lack of and the gym.
BTW, this the first pleasant post you've made in some time, Kudos.[/quote]

You must have missed the part where I said "Fuck you guys." ~lol~

Med ...

Its not too late to get into shape. You don't have to be a Mr. Universe winner. The idea is to feel better and have more energy. Honestly, its not as hard as it sounds. It DOES involve changing what you put into your body though. I'm not talking about starvtion diets here, just a change in foods. Honestly, once I discovered what I, and most other Americans are eating, I was totally shocked. You always comment on the evils of American corporations ... well, the processed food industry is one of the most evil of all. They are literally poisoning us with their food additives all in the name of profit.

You can make a GREAT start just by eliminating ALL corn syrups and ESPECIALLY High Fructose Corn Syrups from your diet. Read every label ... if HFCS is one of the ingredients, pass it up. This one move alone will cause some major improvments in your waist line and diabetes control. And it will do it very quickly. Good luck ...

Vi

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ViRedd said:

medicineman said:

Alas, it's too late, I am trying, but I like my cake and ice cream more than the lack of and the gym.
BTW, this the first pleasant post you've made in some time, Kudos.[/quote]

You must have missed the part where I said "Fuck you guys." ~lol~

Med ...

Its not too late to get into shape. You don't have to be a Mr. Universe winner. The idea is to feel better and have more energy. Honestly, its not as hard as it sounds. It DOES involve changing what you put into your body though. I'm not talking about starvtion diets here, just a change in foods. Honestly, once I discovered what I, and most other Americans are eating, I was totally shocked. You always comment on the evils of American corporations ... well, the processed food industry is one of the most evil of all. They are literally poisoning us with their food additives all in the name of profit.

You can make a GREAT start just by eliminating ALL corn syrups and ESPECIALLY High Fructose Corn Syrups from your diet. Read every label ... if HFCS is one of the ingredients, pass it up. This one move alone will cause some major improvments in your waist line and diabetes control. And it will do it very quickly. Good luck ...

Vi

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I'm afraid other than fruits and vegetables and meats, that doesn't leave a whole lot, But I'm trying. My wife does the shopping and old habits die hard. where the hell is this thread going anyway?

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