Thomas Jefferson said in 1802: "I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies."

"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not."-- Thomas Jefferson

"When in danger or in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout." .... jbd

"When once a job you have begun, do no stop till it is done. Whether the task be great or small, do it well, or not at all." .... Anon

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. - Albert Einstein

Television is one daylong commercial interrupted periodically by inept attempts to fill the airspace in between them.

If you can't start a fire, perhaps your wood is wet ....

When you elect clowns, expect a circus ..............




Monday, October 22, 2012

Heated seats in cars ......................

Why do we need heated seats in cars? A recent survey done by MST, showed that 93.6 percent of people who had cars with this feature, had heated garages in their homes, and 89.3 percent of those parked their cars in "inside" parking during the day. So why do they need to have a heated seat in their car?

Almost 100 percent of the drivers in this country wear outerwear or topcoats in the Winter, so why the heated seat.

You know why, it is called "status" ..... it is a status symbol. Why do you need a Cadillac or a Lincoln to drive to Walmart. prestige, ego and status.

Perhaps a salesman or someone who spends a lot of time in their car during the day can appreciate and use their "luxury" extras, but why the extra expense. Perhaps ego? Or, is it advertising and marketing. You see all those lovely people on TV driving in those cars and you want to be associated with them. More status and ego, with an assist by advertising.

I remember years ago, Charles Kettering, the inventor of the self starter and many other things, extremely wealthy, lived on a large estate, was given a new Cadillac each year by GM. I have seen he and his chauffeur driving around in it, well, not the Caddy, the little Chevy he went out and bought each year.

Thank marketing and advertising and salesmanship and status  for all the expensive things you buy, and really don't need.