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Gidney N Cloyd

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12. I've had a Santa Fe for 10 years. Very reliable, sturdy, and virtually trouble-free.

Fri Dec 16, 2022, 07:03 PM

Dec 2022

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My mom's 2008 Elantra is still on the road, being driven by a friend of mine. No issues. My sister's on her second Tucson. No issues for her, either.

Now, lemme tell ya some stories about the Fords I've owned...

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Child workers found throughout Hyundai-Kia supply chain in Alabama [View all] BumRushDaShow Dec 2022 OP

Kids work cheap. Chainfire Dec 2022 #1

Beats the pants off of delivering newspapers FredGarvin Dec 2022 #3

Did you deliver papers full-time, unable to go to school, like the kids in the article? SunSeeker Dec 2022 #89

They don't pay them like adults for the same work? KS Toronado Dec 2022 #52

An oldie but goodie Roy Rolling Dec 2022 #69

I would have been in 7th heaven working for Hyndai at 14 FredGarvin Dec 2022 #2

When I was 14, I washed pots and pans in the kitchen at the local hospital. Dysfunctional Dec 2022 #11

I worked at Penney's too! mgardener Dec 2022 #31

But you only worked part-time, and were able to go to school and college, unlike these kids. SunSeeker Dec 2022 #90

Jesus H. Christ. Lucky kids? What is wrong with you? Scrivener7 Dec 2022 #82

Lucky kids? Mysterian Dec 2022 #98

DAFUQ -- how the hell are victims of child labor violations "lucky" obamanut2012 Dec 2022 #106

Imho, these cars should not be allowed to be sold here. SheltieLover Dec 2022 #4

+1 bronxiteforever Dec 2022 #5

Hi Bronxite! SheltieLover Dec 2022 #7

Hi SheltieLover! bronxiteforever Dec 2022 #16

Mice nuts compared to its competitors like Ford FredGarvin Dec 2022 #9

That was a proactive recall (two, really) - aren't those supposed to be a good thing? NullTuples Dec 2022 #39

Exploding Pinto ver. 2.0. This was a design flaw built into the system by cheapening the materials Ford_Prefect Dec 2022 #55

I've had a Santa Fe for 10 years. Very reliable, sturdy, and virtually trouble-free. Gidney N Cloyd Dec 2022 #12

Ford Rebl2 Dec 2022 #21

Fixed Or Repaired Daily or Fucked Over Rebuilt Dodge, Found On Road Dead, For the Ford fans OverBurn Dec 2022 #99

I gave my 2009 Kia Optima to my neighbor when it had 174,000 miles on it. Dysfunctional Dec 2022 #13

Totally agree. hamsterjill Dec 2022 #38

fuck that Kali Dec 2022 #51

We've had a Kia minivan for nearly 20 years mcar Dec 2022 #58

Aren't these the cars that are notorious for being easy to steal? csziggy Dec 2022 #68

Can't they put a club on these cars to prevent an easy steal of the Hyundai and/or Kia models? SWBTATTReg Dec 2022 #100

Yes, but since most cars today have an immobilizer system most don't think of it csziggy Dec 2022 #105

This makes me insanely angry. MontanaMama Dec 2022 #6

Post removed Post removed Dec 2022 #10

Read the article before you spout off SharonClark Dec 2022 #18

I would have loved it! FredGarvin Dec 2022 #22

Except it's against the law, and takes a better paying position from an adult ... marble falls Dec 2022 #27

Hear hear! AllyCat Dec 2022 #60

Um, yeah..Child Labor. whathehell Dec 2022 #64

Working an 8 hour shift with a half hour lunch break wnylib Dec 2022 #30

Child workers also tend to have more injuries, and more severe ones. NullTuples Dec 2022 #40

Really? blue neen Dec 2022 #20

Um, parts suppliers??? FredGarvin Dec 2022 #23

Do you think child labor is a great idea??? What the hell, let's just fire all adults and hire ... marble falls Dec 2022 #28

Thanks. I can't believe the flippant and dismissive attitude toward this. I'd expect on a yahoo LT Barclay Dec 2022 #80

Usually these guys move on or get "included" out the door. I'm willing to believe he had a ... marble falls Dec 2022 #95

So you think that the sweat shops of the robber baron era wnylib Dec 2022 #32

Why are you here? DoBotherMe Dec 2022 #47

That is what I've been wondering. AllyCat Dec 2022 #61

I always check the profile when someone says the darnedest things. LakeArenal Dec 2022 #78

The kids should be required to have work permits and approval by parents and their schools. Those iluvtennis Dec 2022 #8

Here in Philly and this is a PA thing BumRushDaShow Dec 2022 #17

I got a work permit at 14 to bus tables and flip burgers in Ohio ... marble falls Dec 2022 #29

Hundreds of thousands had the same situation BumRushDaShow Dec 2022 #35

Absolutely true. The only sick days I took from school after 13 was to mix "mud", carry ... marble falls Dec 2022 #36

You were fortunate you were paid BumRushDaShow Dec 2022 #37

I did not feel privileged and it was NO compensation for not doing things that kids get to do. marble falls Dec 2022 #44

Oh I agree BumRushDaShow Dec 2022 #46

Wow, thanks for that video on Mother Jones and the Mill Children -I learned something new today. nt iluvtennis Dec 2022 #48

You are welcome! BumRushDaShow Dec 2022 #54

I had to do this for my kid in Wisconsin at 14. AllyCat Dec 2022 #62

And meat factories or farms hiring undocumented migrant workers should be discouraged, too. NullTuples Dec 2022 #41

Child labor in Alabama? Kennah Dec 2022 #14

At 14 I was cutting grass with a scythe for the US military luv2fly Dec 2022 #15

Happy to have the money? SharonClark Dec 2022 #19

I delivered newspapers before school at 12 FredGarvin Dec 2022 #24

Imagine the hit to profits if newspapers had to actually pay W2 delivery people. NullTuples Dec 2022 #42

You have clearly not read the article. Perhaps you should before you make any Scrivener7 Dec 2022 #85

Good for you FredGarvin Dec 2022 #26

There is a difference between a kid doing a little work for extra cash XorXor Dec 2022 #49

It was a 40 hour a week summer job luv2fly Dec 2022 #53

That's a lot of working for a 14 year old. Even if during the summer XorXor Dec 2022 #70

I'm not supporting the violation of child labor laws luv2fly Dec 2022 #75

WTF?? Western folks DO have to like it since its happening in ALABAMA. Did you read Scrivener7 Dec 2022 #86

Yes I read the article luv2fly Dec 2022 #96

"That's a lot of working for a 14 year old" True but the question is why were they doing it? cstanleytech Dec 2022 #92

Well if CEO's walk and there is no prison time only a fine for them, republianmushroom Dec 2022 #25

Why aren't these kids in school? Deep State Witch Dec 2022 #33

To all the posters here who seem to feel nostalgic wnylib Dec 2022 #34

People romanticize being child workers NullTuples Dec 2022 #45

It also seems like comparing apples to oranges XorXor Dec 2022 #50

Exactly. Most teens get some sort of part time or wnylib Dec 2022 #65

I worked in a mall Orange Julius when I was 16 XorXor Dec 2022 #72

Yes it is a very different situation. wnylib Dec 2022 #76

They are probably not comparing similar cultural environments either. There is a difference between LT Barclay Dec 2022 #81

Amazing, isn't it? There is a REASON we do not have child labor AllyCat Dec 2022 #63

Capitalism capitalizing. Odd ain't it. twodogsbarking Dec 2022 #67

It's just creepy. And clearly none of them have read the article. Scrivener7 Dec 2022 #84

Not new. 1905. Upton Sinclair "The Jungle".....Very Sad to see this still going on. Stuart G Dec 2022 #43

It is my handle for a reason. The Jungle 1 Dec 2022 #71

Led directly to the Safe Foods Act, FDA and Dept of Agticulture inspections. That book is just .. marble falls Dec 2022 #101

Thanks for your analysis. Read it and you will see why laws were changed. And laws were changed Stuart G Dec 2022 #102

Read it the first time in the fifties. I lived in the "DP" section of Cleveland. My dad's family ... marble falls Dec 2022 #103

As long as they are attending school still and being paid the same wage as an adult I have cstanleytech Dec 2022 #56

Children should be allowed to be children The Jungle 1 Dec 2022 #74

Children cannot remain children and they do grow and a job is part of growing up. cstanleytech Dec 2022 #77

Yes child labor was very popular years ago. The Jungle 1 Dec 2022 #79

If you read the article, kids they profiled were not attending school. Scrivener7 Dec 2022 #83

I'm guessing nobody who waxxed nostalgic about child labor read the article. SunSeeker Dec 2022 #88

While living without parents in sparsely furnished rooms Scrivener7 Dec 2022 #93

"If you read the article, kids they profiled were not attending school" Did I say they were? No. cstanleytech Dec 2022 #91

You said if they were attending school you were good Scrivener7 Dec 2022 #94

I was speaking in general as if a child is attending it. cstanleytech Dec 2022 #97

In Pa they were called breaker boys The Jungle 1 Dec 2022 #57

Do they think they are Nike? Apple? Amish? twodogsbarking Dec 2022 #59

Neither Nike nor Apple do this obamanut2012 Dec 2022 #107

I see. twodogsbarking Dec 2022 #108

wtf. nt BootinUp Dec 2022 #66

And wtf with the responses in this thread. Scrivener7 Dec 2022 #87

Sweet Home Alabama prismpalette Dec 2022 #73

Post-Roe future right there ck4829 Dec 2022 #104