Looking for an Australian Job

Joe Smith started the day early having set his alarm clock (MADE IN JAPAN) for 6am.
While his coffeepot (MADE IN CHINA) was perking,
he shaved with his electric razor (MADE IN HONG KONG).
He put on a dress shirt (MADE IN SRI LANKA),
designer jeans (MADE IN SINGAPORE)
and tennis shoes (MADE IN KOREA).
After cooking his breakfast in his new electric skillet (MADE IN INDIA)
he sat down with his calculator (MADE IN MEXICO)
to see how much he could spend today. After setting his watch (MADE IN TAIWAN)
to the radio (MADE IN INDIA)
he got in his car (MADE IN GERMANY)
and continued his search for a good paying Australian JOB. At the end of yet another discouraging and fruitless day, Joe decided to relax for a while. He put on his sandals (MADE IN BRAZIL)
poured himself a glass of wine (MADE IN FRANCE)
and turned on his TV (MADE IN INDONESIA),
and then wondered why he can't find a good paying job in Australia.....

He also decided to have some McDonald’s made from how many imported products????

I want to know how he could afford a car made in Germany, or a French Wine, if he didn't have a high paid job. :confused:

HA! I checked and this isn't in the joke forum!!!

So here I am at the back of my run-up..... .......

Trouble is that I've never heard anyone, ANYONE who moans (no offence Bob) about the lack of Australian product, who is either:

Prepared to take a cut in pay and/or conditions to allow a competitive product to be manufactured at a reasonable price.

or:

Prepared to pay significantly more for an equivalent local product.


Someone please prove me wrong.

Cheers,

P



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Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers

I want to know how he could afford a car made in Germany, or a French Wine, if he didn't have a high paid job. :confused:

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It was a "Trabi"!


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P

Go Trabi Go! :D

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Originally Posted by bitingmidge

....So here I am at the back of my run-up..... .......

Someone please prove me wrong.

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Yeah, I call it the 'silly solleys mentality', trouble is, the whole bludy world seems to have it.

Mind you, I've been fixing computers for 26 year now & the last Australian made computer that I worked on (can't remember the name 'cos it was 19 years ago) had 52 screws holding the F'n cover on. No bull, I can't remember the name of it but I can remember the number of screws 'cos it was the same as the number of weeks in a year. I wonder why they aren't around any longer?

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Originally Posted by bitingmidge

It was a "Trabi"!


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I wasn't sure if that was the car or the wine so I did a google on it, all the pages were in German so I guess it's not the wine.:rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by bitingmidge

So here I am at the back of my run-up..... .......
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Yeeeeees, bowled him, beauuuuuutiful delivery that....:D

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Originally Posted by bitingmidge

Trouble is that I've never heard anyone, ANYONE who moans (no offence Bob) about the lack of Australian product, who is either:

Prepared to take a cut in pay and/or conditions to allow a competitive product to be manufactured at a reasonable price.

or:

Prepared to pay significantly more for an equivalent local product.


Someone please prove me wrong.

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Hi there Midge,

Taking a paycut not really relevant in my profession as Im providing a service rather than involved in making a product. I do however buy Australian when its an option..even if it means paying more than a foreign manufactured equivalent.

Safeway have a French Wine for $4.99, tried it once, like a delicate blend of grapella and metho, cleared a blockage in the sink though.
Made our cask wines look good..............

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Originally Posted by Iain

Safeway have a French Wine for $4.99, tried it once, like a delicate blend of grapella and metho, cleared a blockage in the sink though.
Made our cask wines look good..............

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Not for nothing do they call it vin ordinaire. :(

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Originally Posted by Driver

Not for nothing do they call it vin ordinaire. :(

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With the accent Captoon, with the accent!!!!

Al :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by kiwigeo

Taking a paycut not really relevant in my profession as Im providing a service rather than involved in making a product. I do however buy Australian when its an option..even if it means paying more than a foreign manufactured equivalent.

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... see what I mean!! You're not moaning about it!! Good on yer kiwigeo!

I used to be with you all the way, (till I discovered a certain Canadian outfit), and still try to buy local when I can...... but we are a dying breed!

cheers,

P :D

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Originally Posted by kiwigeo

Taking a paycut not really relevant in my profession as Im providing a service rather than involved in making a product.

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Don't worry, if they could figure out a way to offshore your job, sorry service, to India you'd be doing more than taking a pay cut. :eek:

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Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers

Yeah, I call it the 'silly solleys mentality', trouble is, the whole bludy world seems to have it.

Mind you, I've been fixing computers for 26 year now & the last Australian made computer that I worked on (can't remember the name 'cos it was 19 years ago) had 52 screws holding the F'n cover on. No bull, I can't remember the name of it but I can remember the number of screws 'cos it was the same as the number of weeks in a year. I wonder why they aren't around any longer?

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Was it a Microbee?

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Originally Posted by AlexS

Was it a Microbee?

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Nope, Sorry, I'm a computer snob... it was a business system, now a toy. :D

I'm still trying to rack my brains. I have it written in an old diary somewhere but a 19Year old diary will be in a shed (not sure which one) in a carton (not sure which one) full of roaches & all mouldy 'cos the roof leaked during a cyclone or 3.:rolleyes:

I'm not going to let it bother me but I'm gunna sound silly when I do remember it.... :D

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Originally Posted by AlexS

Was it a Microbee?

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No he was trying to integrate his Wang into a Honeywell...(I know:o its old)

I think we are missing the point here, just look at some of the magnificent vehicles produced here in Australia...Like the Leyland P76 for example:rolleyes: .

And there is heaps of good Aussie jobs digging stuff out of the ground and sending it overseas so it can come back as a toaster or a wrist watch or something.

and where is a TSC 10HB built?? ay ay??

I wear Steel Blue workboots...reportedly the best work boot in the world and its made right here in Aus sandshoehairycrutch!

Cheers

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Originally Posted by vsquizz

I think we are missing the point here, just look at some of the magnificent vehicles produced here in Australia...Like the Leyland P76 for example:rolleyes: .

And there is heaps of good Aussie jobs digging stuff out of the ground and sending it overseas so it can come back as a toaster or a wrist watch or something.

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The p76 was designed in the uk and adapted to aus conditions
as to say that we only export raw materials and import finished goods (toaster or a wrist watch or something.) then your views are limited to say the best have a good look around there are a lot of companies in australia that are producing world's best quality don't run us down perhaps if we all bought more australian goods or even looked at lables and had second thoughts about buying imported goods rather than just say nothing is produced in australia and what is is rubbish
I make a point of buying australian whenever I can from the simplest purchase to the largest . we will never be more than the quarry to the world till we stop this idea that products produced in australia are inferior




I am Australian And I am Proud Of It

I always buy "local".. anything produced on Planet Earth is good enough for me.. :cool: I do however object to the slave labour conditions empolyed by those on the outer planets

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Originally Posted by Ashore

The p76 was designed in the uk and adapted to aus conditions.

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Wrong -

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The P76 was BMC-Leyland’s first and only attempt to break into the lucrative Australian "big car" market. The company had enjoyed substantial success for several decades with its smaller cars, including the Austin and Morris small sedans and especially with its legendary Mini Minor and Mini Cooper. But all these had been designed with the British and European markets in mind, and the P76 was the first Leyland car designed specifically for Australian consumers and Australian conditions.

The Australian family car market was dominated by large sedans manufactured by the so-called “Big Three” Australian car makers -- Ford's “Falcon”, General Motors Holden's “Kingswood” and Chrysler's “Valiant”. All these cars were traditional large sedan designs, featuring rear-wheel-drive, front-mounted cast-iron six cylinder ‘in-line’ or V8 engines, and the choice of three or four-speed manual or three-speed automatic transmissions. The most popular sedan models could all seat five or six people comfortably, (depending on whether the front seat was a bench or two buckets). All three manufacturers offered sedan (saloon), station wagon and coupé models as well as a range of work vehicles, including utility (“ute”) and panel vans.</SPAN>

When it was launched in 1973, Leyland offered three models of the P76, all sedans -- the Deluxe, the Super and the Executive. It was manufactured at their Zetland plant in Sydney in 1973-74; Leyland also exported the components to New Zealand where they were assembled there until 1975. The body was designed in Australia by renowned Italian-born automotive designer Giovanni Michelotti (1921-1980) who also designed well-known models for BMW, Maserati and Triumph. The distinctive wedge-shaped body set it apart from the blocky lines of its competitors and clearly anticipated the styling of later Ford and Holden models, particularly the early Holden Commodores. Towards the end of production, Leyland built about 300 of a special limited-edition Targa Florio, which were all automatic

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as to say that we only export raw materials and import finished goods (toaster or a wrist watch or something.) then your views are limited to say the best have a good look around there are a lot of companies in australia that are producing world's best quality don't run us down perhaps if we all bought more australian goods or even looked at lables and had second thoughts about buying imported goods rather than just say nothing is produced in australia and what is is rubbish

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As to having picked up so well on my limited views from just one post perhaps I should mention that I pay lots more for my WA made Steel Blue workboots but never mind.

Happy Shopping


Cheers

Feeling a bit grumpy today are we Squizzy? :D

I had a pair of Blundstone steel caps once, bloody hell, they were shockers, I reckon the boxes would have been more comfortable.
When they finally started to get comfortable they wus buggered!!!
So much for local quality, yet all the horsey sheila's around here reckon they are great, but maybe they have funny shaped feet (or I have!).

We get lace up mid cut Blundstones at work now and they are by far the most comfortable boot work has ever supplied me. Take from that what you will.

Maybe they have changed, I thought you would pull ons, elastic sided boots.

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Originally Posted by Iain

I had a pair of Blundstone steel caps once, bloody hell, they were shockers, I reckon the boxes would have been more comfortable.
When they finally started to get comfortable they wus buggered!!!
So much for local quality, yet all the horsey sheila's around here reckon they are great, but maybe they have funny shaped feet (or I have!).

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I've never had a problem with blunnies, but stay away from hard yakka steelcaps...worst boot I've ever owned...

I'm proud to say that I try to buy Australian and also rural if I can to support the Aussies in the country which I think is where my heart is. I think being an immigrant into this country has made me very concious of buying and supporting Local and Australian products, I guess it's my way of saying thanks for letting me in:D

Everyone who can afford to pay more, if that's the case, should if the product is at least as good as its foreign rivals.

HH.

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Originally Posted by Iain

Maybe they have changed, I thought you would pull ons, elastic sided boots.

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We used to. We can still get them and some still wear them. They were made by Julius Marlow. I went through three pairs of them just in the academy. They were reasonably comfortable but not waterproof and the stitching holding the sole to the shoe kept coming undone. I have worn various boots since then. ALL Aussie made. Most of them were only as good as the imported counterpart and at double (or more) the price.

My loyalty lies with the company who will give me good product at a reasonable price. If that's Aussie, great. If not, then I don't really care. I think Australia is pricing itself out of the market in a lot of areas.

Dan

All the posts on this thread are reasons for all us Aussieworkers to be worried about the proposed changes to workplace legislation under the free for all majority in the Senate that Howard will enjoy as of today. :mad:

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Originally Posted by hovo

.... the proposed changes to workplace legislation .....

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Have you seen a copy yet? :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers

Have you seen a copy yet? :rolleyes:

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No, but Sir Joe used to say "Don't you worry about that!"
And I'm afraid it will be the same again.

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Originally Posted by hovo

... And I'm afraid .....

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That's the tactic & it seems to be working. :(

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Danger Will Robinson Danger


Perhaps new legislation will make Australian products more competitive when compared to imports. :eek: wota concept. :eek:

I refuse to employ anyone other than casual employess, and even then only because I have to. Not only are wages too high, current legislation in many forms, OH&S for example, mean I'm better running at a lower output than would otherwise be the case.

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I wonder if is honing his delete axe ? :p

Have it cradled in my arm :D

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Originally Posted by DanP

We get lace up mid cut Blundstones at work now and they are by far the most comfortable boot work has ever supplied me. Take from that what you will.

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Ditto.

Only boots I had that wouldn't kill yer feet walking on concrete day in day out, and wouldn't try to break your ankle when you got off the concrete. Even held their shape pretty well too, unlike others...

Last time I got a pair, they were cheap enough too and lasted the regulation year on site without too much trouble.

Unless, fresh out of the box, they have an encounter with a fresh out of the box stanley knife. :rolleyes:

I still need an innocently whistling smiley here...