Tuesday, Mar 18, 2008 at 22:10
Jim,
I've thought a lot about your post, and I respect your measured response. And good on Dave and Michelle.
Tonight I watched Wendy Harmer's show, "Stuff", and it reminded me why I have a sub pathological loathing of advertising.
Mate, you can see that my ute is pretty ordinary. Nearly six years old now, and has probly spent two of them as a mobile
home. Two trips to WA, two to Tassie, four over Big Red, and countless in W. Qld, not to mention our old
home in FNQ eh.
Compare that with many rigs, possibly nudging a six figure bill, that are mere status symbols. Show ponies: the victims of advertising.Go nowhere, do nothing, (And still manage to screw up).And we both know that one or two are driven by mugs, tru?
I'd best leave it, but before I go, I did buy an engine saver from the Lad in
Innisfail, thanks to his ads on EO, an exhaust from
Beaudesert Exhausts, and that bloke in Alice seems genuine.
Apart from that it's been a combination of word-of-mouth and ingenuity.
I guess what I'm saying Jim is that some humans thrive on advertising, some don't. Some are flamboyant, others tread softly.
In order my friend, I don't, I'm not and I do.
Safe travel Jim: I was surprised, that's all.
Jeff H.
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