motorcycle insurance

[usa1911a1]

Don't stop there Kerry. How about these company execs. pulling down many millions per year. Recently an exec. at Home Depot was given a 200 million exit package to get him out of the way. Then again how about professional athletes... Capt. Bob in Durham, CT. USA http://www.essexsteamtrain.com/ 2006 A6F KLR Tires: Dunlop 607's but changing to Mefo Explorers soon Riding: Country roads (20% dirt), dual tracks wherever found and traveling to NY State and upper New England as often as possible.

----- Original Message ----- From: Kerry Stottlemyer To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 10:31 PM Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Harley strike I may start another rant here but Unions suck. I have no sympathy for these over paid Bozos. The previous statement excludes journeyman card holders. I loose half my paycheck every week to taxes, medical insurance, Social security that i'll never see, Oh and a wee bit to my 401K plan. It's time these boys pony like the rest of the world. Kerry --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Mike Frey wrote: > > > Those of us on the PA end are aware of the strike as well as the fact > that there > have been layoffs in Wisconsin. The news here has been reporting things > fairly > well balanced - just the news, no clear sympathy for either the workers > or the > company, only the effect on the community. > > Knowing what they already earn, most of the common citizens don't have much > sympathy for the strikers. > > At least it's been peaceful - so far. > > Mike Peplinski wrote: > > >For those of you who live in a cave, the Harley Davidson plant in York PA is > >on strike. Just when production should be ramping up, it is actually shut > >down. Here in the Frozen Tundra also known as Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the > >repurcussions go way beyond not being able to get a new "hog" next month. > >Here's a few excerpts from the Thursday Journal Sentinal.Signicast, an > >investment casting company who supplies HD, Mercury, John Deere, Volvo and > >Oshkosh Truck is moving workers to non-production jobs for now but the next > >step is layoffs. HP Performance, who makes brakes for HD laid off 83 of 210 > >union workers.The HD plant here laid off 440 employees due to a lack of > >requirements for the engine and transmissions and body parts made here. > >Harley operates on a JIT system, getting daily shipments from many of its > >suppliers. In some cases, deliveries are made several times per day. Here's > >my favorite quote; "Years ago, Harley turned to just-in-time delivery > >schedules to become a leaner, more profitable company" No mention has ever > >been made of how they dictate costs which could be passed on the the > >customers. These suppliers are concerned over h ow they will handle the > >surge in demand when they end the strike. Strike issues are; two tier > >(lower) pay rates for new hires; they would require employees to pay for > >part of their health care costs. How many of you have their health care > >insurance paid iin full? I don't. Thats the latest from Milwaukee. > > > >__________________________________________________________ > >Invite your Hotmail contacts to join your friends list with Windows Live > >Spaces > >http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwsp0070000001msn/direct/01/?href=http:// spaces.live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=create&wx_url=/friends.aspx&mkt=en-us > > > > > > > >List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com > >List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > >Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Ronald Criswell]

The athletes over paid is an easy solution. Don't go to the games or watch them on TV. They would be humble real soon. As would the overpaid execs or Union guys if you didn't buy their products (which has happened in the car business). Criswell

On Feb 15, 2007, at 9:43 PM, usa1911a1 wrote: > Don't stop there Kerry. How about these company execs. pulling down > many millions per year. Recently an exec. at Home Depot was given a > 200 million exit package to get him out of the way. Then again how > about professional athletes... > > Capt. Bob in Durham, CT. USA > http://www.essexsteamtrain.com/ > 2006 A6F KLR > Tires: Dunlop 607's but changing to Mefo Explorers soon > Riding: Country roads (20% dirt), dual tracks wherever found and > traveling to NY State and upper New England as often as possible. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Kerry Stottlemyer > To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 10:31 PM > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Harley strike > > I may start another rant here but Unions suck. I have no sympathy > for these over paid > Bozos. The previous statement excludes journeyman card holders. > I loose half my paycheck every week to taxes, medical insurance, > Social security that i'll > never see, Oh and a wee bit to my 401K plan. > It's time these boys pony like the rest of the world. > Kerry > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Mike Frey wrote: > > > > > > Those of us on the PA end are aware of the strike as well as the > fact > > that there > > have been layoffs in Wisconsin. The news here has been reporting > things > > fairly > > well balanced - just the news, no clear sympathy for either the > workers > > or the > > company, only the effect on the community. > > > > Knowing what they already earn, most of the common citizens don't > have much > > sympathy for the strikers. > > > > At least it's been peaceful - so far. > > > > Mike Peplinski wrote: > > > > >For those of you who live in a cave, the Harley Davidson plant > in York PA is > > >on strike. Just when production should be ramping up, it is > actually shut > > >down. Here in the Frozen Tundra also known as Milwaukee, > Wisconsin, the > > >repurcussions go way beyond not being able to get a new "hog" > next month. > > >Here's a few excerpts from the Thursday Journal > Sentinal.Signicast, an > > >investment casting company who supplies HD, Mercury, John Deere, > Volvo and > > >Oshkosh Truck is moving workers to non-production jobs for now > but the next > > >step is layoffs. HP Performance, who makes brakes for HD laid > off 83 of 210 > > >union workers.The HD plant here laid off 440 employees due to a > lack of > > >requirements for the engine and transmissions and body parts > made here. > > >Harley operates on a JIT system, getting daily shipments from > many of its > > >suppliers. In some cases, deliveries are made several times per > day. Here's > > >my favorite quote; "Years ago, Harley turned to just-in-time > delivery > > >schedules to become a leaner, more profitable company" No > mention has ever > > >been made of how they dictate costs which could be passed on the > the > > >customers. These suppliers are concerned over h ow they will > handle the > > >surge in demand when they end the strike. Strike issues are; two > tier > > >(lower) pay rates for new hires; they would require employees to > pay for > > >part of their health care costs. How many of you have their > health care > > >insurance paid iin full? I don't. Thats the latest from Milwaukee. > > > > > >__________________________________________________________ > > >Invite your Hotmail contacts to join your friends list with > Windows Live > > >Spaces > > >http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwsp0070000001msn/direct/01/? > href=http:// > spaces.live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=create&wx_url=/ > friends.aspx&mkt=en-us > > > > > > > > > > > >List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com > > >List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > > >Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Gary Hooker]

The insurance industry tends to be regulated, and most (all?) states have a Insurance Commissioner/Director/Official of some type. Here in the socialist State of Washington, the Insurance Commissioner is an elected official, and must answer to the voters, not just the insurance companies. A short letter, with copies of your policy, state law, and communications with the company to the state insurance commissioner, should produce results. If your state does not have an insurance department, your attorney general's office can likely help. If Progressive Insurance is refusing to follow the law and granting the discount, you are probably not alone. Can you say Class Action suit? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]