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October 29, 2009

 
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Bitter over Boeing?


Posted at 12:01 am by Jon Bauer, Herald staff

Who, us? As are many people in the Puget Sound region, The Buzz is disappointed by the news that Boeing has decided on Charleston, S.C., for the location of its second assembly line for the 787 Dreamliner.

So if you'll allow us to get this out of our system ...

  • Boeing officials largely blamed the 57-day strike by Machinists and the delays it caused the 787 program for its decision against Everett. We were never very good at math, but perhaps the Boeing officials could now explain the other 22 months of the Dreamliners' two-year delay.

  • South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, R-Appalachian Trail, was so thrilled with the news that he's already booked his tickets for the 787's first flight to Argentina.

  • You know how to tell the difference between a 787 built in Everett and one built in Charleston? The South Carolina Dreamliner has Confederate flag mudflaps on the landing gear.

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    low grade humor from the Herald
    really Jon....

    I live in the Everett area too, but I have to agree with Osbourne the SC resident about your humor.

    There is another blog is alot wittier that yours, without offending the good people down south

    http://everettwablog.com/?p=2046
    Lindy Hopp | Oct 30, 2009 6:54 pm | 0 replies | View all | Post reply | Request removal
    low grade humor from the Herald
    really Jon....

    I live in the Everett area too, but I have to agree with Osbourne the SC resident about your humor.

    There is another blog that is alot wittier that yours, without offending the good people down south

    http://everettwablog.com/?p=2046
    Lindy Hopp | Oct 30, 2009 6:54 pm | 0 replies | View all | Post reply | Request removal
    (No heading)
    If they keep it up with stuff like it will have confederate mudflaps on it (even though they are joking) they will end up like Alabama and lose the plant. I bet there are lawyers looking at the original contract to see if if meant the 787 would be built in the puget sound area or if there is some loophole for Boeing.
    Nathan K | Oct 30, 2009 1:29 pm | 0 replies | View all | Post reply | Request removal
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    Don't the Boeing Co. people that escaped Seattle years ago and went to Chicago call the shots. I think the real reasons for moving away still prevails, and they are many. Besides that, it is cheaper to build planes with parts made in Europe on the east coast of the USA. This is not the age for unions to go on strike, it is the global age of competition, with suppliers subsidized by their governments. What help is the Boeing Co. getting from the U.S.A in Washington D.C.? They even want to buy Airbus planes.
    Bill Nath | Oct 29, 2009 11:07 am | 1 replies | View all | Post reply | Request removal
    Charleston SC Resident
    Mr. Bauer,
    Ha Ha very funny. The Appalachian trail? Confederate flag? Is that the best you can do? Sling mud at us because you're bitter? Well, we call that a sore loser in these parts. So to make yourself feel better, you talk trash about the good citizens of South Carolina. How 3rd grader-ish of you. Anyways, gatta go and get my resume ready for the new Boeing 787 positions that will be up for grabs. YEE-HAW! THE SOUTH SHALL RISE AGAIN!!!
    Soon-to-be Boeing Employee
    Charleston, South Carolina
    K Osbourne | Oct 30, 2009 1:41 am | 1 replies | View all | Post reply | Request removal
    Bitter Over Boeing
    Jon

    Funny, but the way I see it, the union is at least partially to blame here for creating a work environment that is blatantly hostile toward the company. Folks like you like to forget that the union COULD have capitulated and thus INCREASED the size of their workforce here in the Puget Sound...

    By the way, why is it that when Republicans screw up, you always mention their party affiliation, but when Democrats screw up, you don't?

    Ahem, I think your liberal bias "slip" is showing...
    Jay Pierce | Oct 29, 2009 8:35 am | 1 replies | View all | Post reply | Request removal
    Union did capitulate
    Sorry but I am tired of the union bashing over this deal. Feel free to go to the IAM 751 website & read the letter the Union posted & sent ot all it's memebers after the announcememnt. This was Boeing's plan all along & is using the Union as a scapegoat. It was all a ploy to get more incentives out of S.C.
    Richard Duwe | Oct 29, 2009 11:49 am | 0 replies | View all | Post reply | Request removal
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