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Fire district board approves contracts for SCBA devices, air compressor
Board votes to formally OK 1.5-percent pay hike for '13
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Contracts for the purchase of self-contained breathing apparatus devices and an air compressor were awarded last week by the Mehlville Fire Protection District Board of Directors.
Board members voted 2-0 to award a $430,173 contract for MSA self-contained breathing apparatus devices, or SCBAs, to Towers Fire Apparatus and a $33,498 contract for a Bauer air compressor to Banner Fire Equipment. Board Chairman Aaron Hilmer was absent from the Jan. 9 meeting.
Eighty percent of the cost of the new equipment is being funded through a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency the district received last February.
The district will pay the remaining 20 percent of the cost.
Other bidders for the SCBAs included Banner Fire Equipment, $349,573.80 for Drager devices, and Franco Emergency Solutions, $431,074 for Scott devices.
Other bidders for the air compressor included Towers Fire Apparatus, $30,132 for a MAKO unit; Franco Emergency Solutions, $33,335 for a Scott unit; and Midwest Breathing Air Solutions, $33,872 for an Eagle unit.
Chief Brian Hendricks told the board the evaluation process for the SCBAs began six months ago.
The units were evaluated several ways, according to Hendricks, including a presentation by the manufacturers about the strength of their products.
"Then we put the units in a controlled environment. We built an SCBA confidence course in the basement of our new 3 house, where we ran all of our firefighters and paramedics through it," he said. "During that time, they filled out evaluation forms. We created a subcommittee, an SCBA committee through the local (2665). We had these people really spearhead. We've discussed it at length with our Operational Review Committee. We did this for a period of six months."
In addition, firefighters and paramedics tested the units in the field, according to the chief. Then a specification was created, a request for proposals was issued and the district received three responses for the SCBA units.
" I want to make it clear that all three products are terrific products," Hendricks said.
Regarding the SCBA proposals, Hen-dricks said the one submitted by Towers Fire Apparatus was closest to compliance with the district's specification.
" The driving force for the decision, from my perspective, was the evaluations by our employees ," the chief said. "It is not the low bid of $349,000.
"My recommendation for the board is going to be to award the SCBA bid to Towers Fire Apparatus "
For the air compressor, Hendricks said, " While not the lowest bid, Bauer offers the lowest cost of ownership due to less-frequent maintenance and calibration required.
"It's our opinion from our internal staff, as well as our vendor that will service the unit, that we go with the Bauer brand sold through Banner for $33,498 "
In a separate matter, the board voted 2-0 to establish 2013 rates of pay for district employees, formally approving a 1.5-percent, across-the-board salary increase.
The Board of Directors voted last month to approve the district's 2013 budget that includes the 1.5-percent salary increase for employees.
" The engineer/fire medics will now make the same rate of pay as the lieutenants," Hendricks said. "This was something that was discussed with the local. So they were aware of it So this is really just the final change. We couldn't make this change until the board approved the budget "
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After a very successful partnership with the WSK program for the 2010 racing season, the WSK North American Series by CKI will kick off their United States campaign in early April. While all the organizations and governing bodies' schedules are all but set in stone, the Championship Karting International (CKI) series along with Grand Junction Motor Speedway has made a change in their program to help benefit the sport of karting and the racers.
"While we had set our schedule mid 2009, the chance of two big races ending up on the same weekend was very likely," stated WSK North American Series by CKI Director of Operations Kevin Williams. "It just so happened that the event at the Grand Junction Motor Speedway in late June fell on the same weekend as the International Karting Federation Grand Nationals and rather then have the karter choose between two big events, we have decided to change our race date to help benefit the sport."
While the original date was scheduled for the June 25-27 weekend, CKI and Grand Junction has pushed their event back until late September over the 24–26 weekend. The event falls on an off weekend in North American karting and will now give the racers and teams the opportunity to attend the event rather than make a decision between two and hinder the sport of karting.
Williams added, "The goal of the CKI program is to help benefit the sport and increase participation on the national level. After hearing the concerns of the racer about two events on the same weekend, we have made the decision to move our race date. While there is a lot of racing going on in the United States, we believe that we have found a suitable date that will benefit the sport."
"Grand Junction Motor Speedway is very excited to be part of such a great series and look forward to having some of the best competitors in the country come and experience our facility," explained Grand Junction Motor Speedway's Stacey Cook. "September in Colorado is an incredible time of the year with this event falling on what we locals call "Color Sunday" which is when all the fall colors are at their peak and the average temperatures around 75 degrees."
Cook also added, "We also feel this is a great opportunity for anyone planning on attending the CKI Grand Championships in Las Vegas to make the trip to Grand Junction then leave their equipment free of charge and fly home. Competitors can then return three weeks later and drive on down to Vegas which is only a short seven hour trek. We have 24 hour security and assure everyone that your vehicles and equipment will be safe and secure. We thank CKI for this incredible opportunity and will do everything possible to make sure all competitors enjoy their visit."
Arrangements for trailer storage can be made by contacting Grand Junction Motor Speedway by visiting them online at GJMotorSpeedway.com
The Championship Karting International program and WSK North America Series by CKI will next see action with their second event in the first annual CKI Florida Cup presented by Supertune USA and DeFrancesco Racing. With the program taking place at the Homestead Karting Center just south of Miami, Florida, the Florida Cup Series will award more than $130,000.00 in cash and prizes including a brand new Mazda 3. For more information on the series, photos, results, news and up-to-date information, please visit www.ChampionshipKartRacing.com
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Set in the world of male strippers, "Magic Mike" is directed by Steven Soderbergh and stars Channing Tatum ("Dear John," "Step Up") in a story inspired by his real life. The film follows Mike (Tatum) as he takes a young dancer called The Kid (Pettyfer) under his wing and schools him in the fine arts of partying, picking up women, and making easy money.
Film informationGenre: Comedy, Drama
When you look at the trailers and promotional material for the hit movie Magic Mike, it is very easy to see why expectations are not overly high for a deep movie. It makes no apologies of selling the sexual side of men's dancing for money and in some cases even seems to glorify it. Despite these preconceived notions going in, I was quickly corrected in my assumptions upon watching the movie. Magic Mike is all of these things, but wrapped up into a wonderful package of cinematic fun. Being a straight male, I have no urge to see men in g-strings bouncing around a stage for money. Regardless, I would see Magic Mike again if only for some of the comedic moments throughout.
That is not to say that Magic Mike is without any issues…It has several. One such problem is the lack of depth that each fringe character gets. Channing Tatum plays the character of Magic Mike and gets a pretty good slice of the characterization pie. Magic Mike was supposed to be based around the experiences of Channing Tatum when he danced for money before his acting gig heated up.
He plays a superstar dancing draw that is aware of his stripping mortality. Because of this, he wants a bigger piece of the investment pie in the strip club. He also serves as a mentor of sorts to young Alex Pettyfer who plays Adam.
Adam is a perfect example of why the movie came up a little short in characterization. By the time his character becomes vital to the movie, you know little of his motivations, backstory or even why he is a focus. His character was one that could have stolen the show with proper writing. Instead, Pettyfer is reduced to eye candy for the ladies who also happens to make some mistakes within the story.
Matthew McConaughey plays the owner of the strip joint and he gets precious little screen time as well. The difference here is that Matthew commands the screen in his role and forces it to be important. He does less with more in one of the better roles he has had in recent years. For all his leading man roles, this one jumps out as some of his finest work.
Cody Horn, who plays Tatum's love interest and Pettyfer's sister, also does quite well despite getting precious little from the material. Her role is one on the fringe, but it does not feel that way as the movie progresses. Like McConaughey, Horn demands that you pay attention to her. If they had leaned a bit more on her in the movie, I feel it would have been vastly superior.
One thing about this movie that I loved, however, was director Steven Soderbergh and his ability to draw out the drama from within the comedy. He has always had a knack for this and he has it on full display during Magic Mike. The movie is a comedy that feels like a drama but remains funny. That special feeling that a movie takes on has always been in his repertoire since the Erin Brockovich days and it is present here in spades. Few directors can pull it off without coming off as jaded or tired. Soderbergh pulls it out of his crew like a fine wine.
While Magic Mike misses the mark on characterization and beefing up the backstory, it delivers in a huge way as far as entertainment value. The movie is flat out fun and Channing Tatum does a good job of staying near his wheel house on the acting front. When it comes to awesome movies that make you want to stand up and shout, Magic Mike certainly fits the bill.


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Pontoon: A Novel of Lake Wobegon (2007)
by Garrison Keillor
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I enjoyed this book. It was the best of the Prairie Home Companion - the stories of the people in Lake Woebegone. It makes me want to listen to his other books.
I was somewhat disappointed in this book. I found it rather depressing.
I am already a big Garrison Keillor fan, so I've been looking forward to reading this book. My high expectations were not disappointed - this was wonderful. Not necessarily high literature, as a previous reviewer has noted, but still charming and witty. I could hear Keillor's voice in my head, reading aloud to me. This would be a fantastic book to listen to on a road trip. Preferably heading northwest.
Over the years, I have only listened to Prairie Home Companion with half an ear, and I assumed it was a gentle bit of sweet down-home humor. If this book is any indication, I've been missing a lot of wickedly funny stuff, although I'm guessing that the radio show can't be quite as bawdy as this book sometimes is. In this book, a middle-aged alcoholic woman discovers that her late mother Evelyn led a racy secret life with a lover named Raoul. Even more shocking in Lake Wobegon, she was no longer an observant Lutheran, and her last wishes were for unusual funeral involving a bowling ball. Throw in pet aromatherapist from (of course) California, an Elvis impersonator, a hot air balloon and a couple of huge fiberglass ducks, and you have a laugh-out-loud entertainment with just a touch of redeeming social value.
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0670063568, Hardcover)In his fourth Lake Wobegon novel, Garrison Keillor returns to the little town that time forgot.
The fictional Minnesota town of Lake Wobegon is real to millions of A Prairie Home Companion fans, who tune in each week for the latest news about its strong women and good-looking men. Like Sinclair Lewis's Gopher Prairie, it is part of literary legend. Four novels have been set among its quiet streets: Lake Wobegon Days, Wobegon Boy, Lake Wobegon Summer 1956, and now Pontoon.
Garrison Keillor's latest book is about the wedding of a girl named Dede Ingebretson, who comes home from California with a guy named Brent. Dede has made a fortune in veterinary aromatherapy; Brent bears a strong resemblance to a man wanted for extortion who's pictured on a poster in the town's post office. Then there's the memorial service for Dede's aunt Evelyn, who led a footloose and adventurous life after the death of her husband. Add a surprise boyfriend and a band of newly arrived Mormon missionaries, and the gently rendered chaos is complete.
Full of richly drawn characters, sly wit, and indelible descriptions of everyday life in the heartland, Pontoon is another unforgettable portrait of the little town we love.
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"In Lake Wobegon lives a good Lutheran lady who is quite prepared to die and wishes to be cremated and her ashes placed inside a bowling ball and dropped into the lake, no prayers, no hymns, thank you very much. Meanwhile, the Detmer girl returns from California where she has made a killing in veterinary aromatherapy to marry her boyfriend Brent aboard Wally's pontoon boat, presided over by her minister, Misty Naylor of the Sisterhood of the Sacred Spirit. Brent arrives on Thursday. On Saturday, a delegation of renegade Lutheran pastors from Denmark come to town on their tour of America, their punishment for having denied the divinity of Jesus. And Barbara Peterson, whose mother, Evelyn, left the startling note about cremation and the bowling ball, is in love with a lovely fat man who slips around town in the dim light and reconnoiters with her at the Romeo Mote." "And then there is Raoul of the cigars and tinted shades and rainbow sportcoat and his long phone message ("Hey, Precious") after the angel of death has already come and gone." "All is in readiness for the wedding - the giant shrimp shish kebabs, the French champagne, the wheels of imported cheese, the pate with whole peppercorns, the hot-air balloon, the flying Elvis, the pontoon boat, and the giant duck decoys - and then something else happens." "It is Lake Wobegon as you've imagined it - good loving people who drive each other slightly crazy."--BOOK JACKET.… (more)
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October 26, 2014
For the last several years we've heard how the housing market is hurting homeowners upside down with mortgages and homes decreasing in value. But area realtors say that may be turning around. They say they're seeing multiple offers on properties -- a sign that buyers are now interested again.
Just driving around Wausau, there are numerous "for sale" signs in front of all types of houses. Experts say the market is up 30 percent statewide over the last year and those signs prove it.
Whether you prefer an older home with lots of character or a spacious ranch style home, realtors say you can find several good deals in the area.
Right now, $130,000 is the median home price in Marathon County according to Coldwell Banker Broker Associate Lana Mohs. But if you're in the market for a starter home, you can find those too.
They say there are plenty of options under $100,000.
"If you want to buy, now is a good time to buy and get out of your rental," says Glenn Mohs, a Broker Associate with Coldwell Banker. "Some people are going to rent forever but if you're looking to buy, now is the time."
They say houses are selling with less time on the market than they have in the past six years. Foreclosures and short sales are also contributing to sales. Realtors say with low interest rates, many people are able to buy a home for the same amount of money as they would pay in rent.
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Encouragement for Today - Jan. 25, 2008
January 25, 2008
The Song of My Rag Tag Soul
"…And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together will all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge - that you may be filled up to the measure of all the fullness of God." Ephesians 3:17-19 (NIV)
God has had me on such an amazing journey for the past seven years.
You see it was 7 years ago that I knelt beside my bed in a hotel room and told God that I wanted to live a life completely and utterly surrendered to Him. Through my tears I asked Him to reveal to me what He required of me? His reply, "Radical Obedience."
I had been obedient but only to a certain point. I was good but I was not holy. I had faith but had no desire to be put in a position to really have to practice it.
So, I pulled out my Bible and read it with fresh eyes. Eyes that desired to see more than just words. Eyes that desired to see God Himself. I wanted to walk, breathe, live, and maybe even have parts of me die in order to get past just being a good Bible study girl. I was so full of knowledge and yet completely starved of experiencing God Himself.
Francis Frangipane wrote about this condition, "Right knowledge is vital, but we want more than just knowledge. We want the Presence of the Almighty to fill the vacuum of our doctrines with substance, the very substance of Himself."
So, the adventure started. I began praying the dangerous prayers and asking the unsafe questions. I shifted from "bless me" to "expose me." I admitted my ugliness and confessed my unwillingness. And I dared to admit that I was not a woman of faith. For if I was completely honest, I lived a life that required no faith at all.
I cried. I hurt. Finally, finally the Lysa that so desperately wanted the world's acceptance, accolades, ease, answers, cover-ups, and half-hearted faith, died.
For the first time ever, I tasted life. God Himself was there. The more I saw Him, the more I was compelled to give Him everything. Francis also says, "The more we see God as He is, the more compelled we are to give Him our all."
My friend, giving my all has found me many days in the very fibers of my carpet crying puddles of tears while asking, "Are you sure God? I am scared. I am so not capable. If I were You, I'm not sure I would trust me with this."
Passionately pursuing God in absolute obedience led me to pull away from some friendships. It led me to a fast from TV for over 2 years. It led me to come to know about a war-torn nation full of crying orphans. It led me to hearing "mom" said with an African accent. It led me to deep places of questioning. It led me to be on the Oprah show. It led me to endure some of the harshest criticism I've ever known by people who don't understand. It led me
Now, after seven years of radical obedience, I wish I could give myself an "A" on this lesson and move on. But I must be honest. I find myself again in the midst of God's sweet presence saying, "I have been obedient but only to a certain point. I have been good but I am not holy. I have faith but still struggle with the desire to be put in a position to really have to practice it." And so the journey continues.
One thing I do know is that a few years ago the world was asking, "Is Jesus real?" That's not the question any longer. I'm convinced the question the world now asks is: "Does Jesus work?" Oh God, that my life could answer this question with a resounding yes, is the very beat of my fragile heart, and the song of my rag tag soul.
Dear Lord, help me know You in the deepest ways and taste and see that You are good and can be trusted in every way. Give me courage to live the life my soul was designed to live. In Jesus' Name, Amen.
Related Resources:
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What Happens When Women Walk in Faith by Lysa TerKeurst
What Happens When Women Say Yes to God by Lysa TerKeurst
Application Steps:
In your journal, write about something that God has been asking you to give up in order to spend a little more time with Him.
Ask the Lord to help you see the joy beyond your sacrifice.
If any part of this resonates with you, post a comment on my blog and let me know about it.
Power Verses:
Psalm 36:5, "Your love, O Lord, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies." (NIV)
John 5: 39-40, "You diligently study the Scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life." (NIV)
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Hopefully this is not an unwanted post, or I just launched the wrong magazine!
I'm a computer magazine publisher based in the UK with eleven years experience. I've just set up my own publishing company and my first launch is a magazine dedicated to Paint Shop Pro, the only one in the world I
Created in association with Digital Workshop, Jasc's UK master representative, it is called The Official Paint Shop Pro Library. It takes the form of a 132 page book quality colour publication, published monthly and with a CD every month. The CD includes things like 90 minutes of video tutorials, some of Jasc's picture tubes, brushes, the PSP patches, fonts, scripts and more.
It's available now in the UK at WHSmith and Borders as well as some other newsagents, and it will be available in the USA in Barnes and Noble and Borders in the large cities. Alternatively, you can find out details on the first two issue online at www.psplibrary.com/ There are also the Contents pages for the first issue as a PDF document so you can see exactly what we crammed in.
You can buy single issues or a subscription directly from the website too and we mail out copies by airmail to overseas customers.
Here's hoping people are interested!
Dave Taylor
Editor and Publisher
Dave that's clearly a blatant plug of your product, which I'll keep on here because I'm sure the magazine will be beneficial to our readers hope you'll mention us in your news pages. How about offering a few free subscriptions in a mini competition to our members?
A blatent plug it might well have been, but it worked. I've a ordered copy for apraisal and if I like it I may well take out a subscription! On the other hand, if it dosen't come up to expectation, I'll be back onto this thread to completely slate it!....Think that would be fair peeps, what do you say...lol
Regards to all.....Ade
as a sometime PSP user, I'll have to take a look at this.
Hiyer Guys....Well my copy has turned up, not bad it only took a week, especially when you consider there has been a Bank Holiday Monday recently.
First Impressions:
Very good, well written with lots of colour diagrams. When I first ordered the book/magazine I thought it would be like any other magazine with 50% of the publication stuffed full of advertisments. How wrong could I have been, the book contains 132 pages of which perhaps 2 or 3 pages are adverts, and these are only advertising what might be in the next issue or how to take out a subscription. The rest of the pages are devoted entirely to PSP I bought the very first issue which is aimed more at beginners. However don't let this put you off as I certainly have learned more things from this copy than say from something Like "Digital Photo" magazine. The book is aimed entirely at Paint Shop Pro users and is very concise and easy to read.
The Bundled CD: "Toolkit"
Excellent!.....The tutorials are fantasic and easily navigated with over 90 minutes worth.
PSP Patch 8.10 is also included, this is a whopping great big download from Jasc if you need it.
There are also plenty of other goodies included on the dics such as Plug Ins, Tube Collections, Brushes, free fonts etc.
Overall Conclusion:
In comparison to say several of the monthly magazines on sale in newsagents I think its really good value. However you maybe able to glean as much information from a really good PSP book. Having said that you certainly wouldn't get all the video tutorials and other goodies bundled with a book. At 7.99 it might seem a little expensive at first glance, that is until you have picked the book up and had a quick thumb trough to see what is included. When you compare it to other Photographic Magazines or publications I personally think it's excellent value. But only if your main editing program is PSP versions 4-8. I certainly will be putting my money where my mouth is by taking out a subscription. However my advice to you if you are considering a purchase would be to buy a single copy first (available from the company website, address at top of thread) and see whether or not it meets your needs. As I said I will be taking out a subscription for myself because I do believe that it will turn out to be a great reference tool.....9/10
Incidently before anyone pipes up, I am in no way conected with the company, and I've just tried to give a unbiased view of the product!.....Regards to all....Ade
I now have one too, but have yet to look through it in the depth that Ade has. First impressions - there's lots of tutorial material. I just wonder how long new ideas can be produced with this format/publishing plan. I reckon for you PSP users it's worth a one year sub and then see how it goes.
Thank you for the really (really) kind words, osman. It's been really great feedback from readers so far.
Since I got away with the blatent plug last month, I might as well push my luck and mention that issue 2 went on sale in the UK on Wednesday. It's the Advanced Users' Guide covering, among other things, the Materials Palette, scripts and scripting, selections, effects, etc. The Toolkit Cd this month has another 90 minutes of video tutorials and some full plugins from Flaming Pear.
If anyone does have a problem finding a copy near them (we recommend standing in WHS and stamping your feet until they agree to check the stockroom if necessary), we sell single issues direct as well as subscriptions.
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I *want* to send everyone in the world a copy free, because I'm sure they'd subscribe after seeing it.
Unfortunately, I also want to pay my mortgage.
Newbury WHS should absolutely stock it. It's big enough; I've been in it. Did you ask the staff? Normally, they'll say one of the following: "Never heard of it", "We don't stock it any more", "It's not printed any more", etc. If you persist and tell them that it is in fact part of their computing range of magazines, that it is distributed by Marketforce and that the new issue went on sale on Wednesday, they should go and check their stockroom and miraculously find it. If they do, ask them to put some of the shelves for me, would you?!
BTW, we should be stocked in with the PC magazines, not the camera titles.
If not WHS, then Borders Books, but I don't think they are in Newbury. Martins, Fuorboys and some smaller chains stock us, but they often have issues similar to WHS getting us on the shelves.
Alternatively, there are some PDFs from the first two issues on the site and you can buy a single issue rather than a sub from the site too, with free P&P in the UK.
Lastly, we've just put an order form on the website for UK people so they can give it to their local newsagent. Any newsagent in the country can stock it if you ask them to. They just need to order it from the wholesaler. However, this only works for future issues, not ones on sale now, so you could get them to get it from issue 3 onwards.
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MarkG wrote:Bypassing Aussie distributors is called grey importing, and no they can't.
Why not? If a distributor is charging them more than the overseas retail why can't they buy elsewhere?
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Re: Ridiculous Prices (rant thread)
Why not? If a distributor is charging them more than the overseas retail why can't they buy elsewhere?
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Re: Ridiculous Prices (rant thread)
Lack of warranty for one thing I'd say..but there's probably taxes etc that may limit its viability.. there's obviously some (Govt) measures put in place to protect the local market..
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Re: Ridiculous Prices (rant thread)
That's the post I was reply to.
I don't want to start an argument. I thought giving regulars a discount was a pretty standard sort of thing.
I dunno, are you saying it but then saying I dont think it happens much so im not saying it?
Am I being punked or something ?
Re: Ridiculous Prices (rant thread)
Australian law pretty much allows for the parallel import of goods, at least with respect to bicycles. If shimano applies their trademark to an object and sells it anywhere in the world to anyone, then that anyone is allowed to import it here and represent it as product of shimano without infringing the trademark.
The main problem is not that bicycle stores etc couldn't get spares via gray supply, the problem is that they need to have a complete range of spares, and relatively ontap. Gray suppliers have 50 of 3 things, and none of 50 other things.
Re: Ridiculous Prices (rant thread)
its not that they cannot do grey importing, its that if Shimano find out, they will cut off their domestic supply of the entire Shimano catalogue. then the LBS is left having to get all Shimano product from O/S which is not always possible.
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Re: Ridiculous Prices (rant thread)
2 particular LBS that I visit have a shop as well as an online ordering system and nearly every price that they have online and in shop are at least 20% off rrp, some of which have been 40-70% on one particular part. I also believe that Recommended Retail Prices are always just an indication on what is a fair price so that there is a level of consistency throughout other shops. Its the shops that offer some cheaper prices and that can still offer the fantastic service that gets my call. I always feel embarassed when asking for a better price, but in the end its your money and theres no harm in asking for a better deal.
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Visited a couple of LBSs last week to fill in some free time. I was horrified at some of the prices of stuff having done most of my purchasing online in the last few years, for both convenience and price. how many people actually pay what is on the sticker for those items? Or are the items mostly sold at a significant discount in a bundle with a bike?
I really don't like the model of retail that marks up shelf prices so that they can give you a bigger discount. Seems to be too common. I like to see a decent price on the sticker and then am happy to pay it. I dislike that a bigger discount makes it appear to be better value for some people.
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Man... I have no interest in arguing either, but you keep misrepresenting what I've said, so I have no choice. I'll spell it out.
I have no quarrel with regulars getting discounts, but that has nothing to do with giving non-regulars "reasonable prices".
It should be:
Regulars: Mates rates woot!
Non-regulars: Reasonable prices.
Regulars: Mates rates woot!
Non-regulars: Massive rip-off.
Re: Ridiculous Prices (rant thread)
If Orbea for example found out a bike shop was bringing in Northwave shoes via this means, then they would cut them off from EVERYTHING that Orbea distributes in Australia, ie Orbea Bikes, Northwave shoes, and more.
I'm sure bike shops have 'entertained' the idea in their head at some stage or another but I'm sure that's as far as they'd ever be willing to go!
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Well then isn't that anti competitive behaviour, and against free markets and whatnot?
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Re: Ridiculous Prices (rant thread)
So, if the Aussie distributor is greedy, either the LBS buys through grey channels and risks being cut off at the knees by the distributor, or the LBS can get supply and wonders why they hear the wind whistling as the occasional tumbleweed blows by...
There are no local markets any more, only local patches of a global market.
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to an extent that's correct.
Retailers in Australia have always been at the mercy of the distributor, there's nothing new there at all.
Take IGA for example. Pre-IGA most of those stores were independent one off shops who's prices were always cheaper than the corner deli, but more expensive than Coles and Woolies for the simple reason that they couldn't afford to buy the same huge quantities as the big two, so weren't getting the same discounted prices.
Someone then came up with the idea to form the Independent Grocers of Australia which was essentially a means of tying all these shops under an umbrella to get the same discounts from wholesalers.
They figured that 1000 smaller shops buying from the same wholesaler would get a better rate than 1 or 2 shops buying at one time.
Bike stores though, although most are suffering in a similar vein, are all competing against each other, so don't really have that luxury. Even franchises like BikeForce still can't command the discounts that Wiggle etc do, as they sell Aus-wide only, as opposed to world wide.
I guess that's why most of them are leaning more towards beginner bikes, servicing and consumables like tubes etc...
Who knows for sure..but it's tough out there..
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I don't understand the problem. There have been numerous stories on here and I've heard it first hand from people who work in bike stores that Shimano Australia are hopeless with supply so why don't the LBS' tell Shimano to ge their act together or they will start buying from Wiggle et al. I find it hard to believe that there would be a product that you couldn''t get at one of the online retailers. As far as warranty goes, if a part or bike fails or is faulty, you take a photo and email it the supplier and most times they'll tell the LBS to chuck it out and they'll send a new one straight away (usually to arrive within the week). Seems like a win/win situation to me for LBS.
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Because as soon as they start making noise Shimano will find a reason to cut them off. Shimano being a significant % of their product for bikes is not something to mess with.
Ever wondered why you cannot get a Yeti frame from USA? Its because one person literally went into a bike shop and asked the store to match the online price. The store owner pushed the issue back onto the distributor, who pushed back on Yeti, who in turn introduced new distributor arrangements in the USA preventing sales to non USA addresses. Silly because the price differential alone is more than a reasonable airfare on many of their frames, so you could conceivably take a holiday in the USA, build up a bike (which was already funded anyway), ride it, bring it back 2nd hand (no GST etc) and still be no worse off.
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Ah yep I was confused for sure, it read that way but I was almost sure you wouldn't say something like that because I had pegged you as a nice bloke with a sense of humour
I pretty much agree with you
The only thing I can think of in the LBS defence is they dont always set the RRP? Or do they? I had just assumed it was a distributor thing, like Shimano/SRAM?Zipp...whoever, decide the rrp.
For small stuff like a tube or 2 I think people will just pay retail price and not think about it. When the price range goes up a bit I reckon only mugs pay full retail.
That said, a small discount off an already bloated retail price is the problem.
I dunno mate, if I did I would be training on a Mclaren Venge and not a 09 ali Trek with sora
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The distributor sets the rrp and usually allows a certain deviation from that.
Its usually when other shops see one of their competitors selling the same product too cheap that they complain to the distributor.
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Doesn't the alleged behaviour of Shimano Australia violate anti-monopoly pro-competition laws... or something?
Seems strange that it would be legal.
Class action lawsuit from all Australian cyclists IMO. Power to the pedal people!
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What alleged behaviour?
Shimano Australia are the only official importer and distributor for Shimano parts in to Australia.
What monopoly are you going on about?
That's like saying Nissan are violating some law for being the only official importer of Nissan in to Australia.
Any one can import their own Nissan Skyline in to Australia, but don't expect Nissan Australia to offer a warranty on it, same as if you bring in your own imported bike.
A guy on here I know purchased some Look Keo pedals from the net, they broke, he tried to get them replaced via the Aussie importer, who rightly told him to send back to where he got them.
I don't actually understand what point you're trying to make?
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In order to bring action against Shimano you'd have to prove that the wholesale price in Australia was vastly different to that offered in the UK or the USA.
I recall similar issues surrounding Apple, Adobe etc. for the differences in prices charged on software and itunes downloads in the USA and Australia. There were some political rumblings about it but it would take some concerted political action to alter Apple and Adobe's pricing policies.
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That's right PG!
Shimano's only fault is probably making the initial cost to the shops expensive, but apart from that there's no crime being committed.
It's not like they're even prohibiting people buying their products from over seas websites.
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Not exactly same scenario.
You are talking about physical hardware vs software that is delivered electronically.
Why is an app in USA worh $1 when here it is $4
Why is music sold in itunes in USA $10 and here $20
Why is a game sold on steam in USA for $50 and here $85
All of that is delivered electronically. Once you commit to buying it, it gets instantly downloaded and what should be the case is Apple should have a fixed price worldwide and then apply local charges like GST/VAT. Same for Steam. But instead they have different prices for each locale and there is no extra distribution costs involved here.
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Slightly offtopic....
I rarely buy direct from Steam these days. A lot of their authorised Steam Key resellers such as GreenManGaming sell the same steam keys for much less. Even physical stores like EBgames are cheaper in some instances (Bioshock for example).
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I don't think you read my post properly. Australian LBS' need to stop buying from Australian wholesalers that are aren't competitive in price and/or have bad service. Not buy from them. At all. Ever.
Not every LBS sells every brand of bike and part now. Seems like win/win for the LBS, cheaper pricesand better/faster service (and probably greater variety of bikes and parts to choose from).
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The Cycling IQ series is well-written and the arguments seem quite cogent, until they get to the claims that bike manufacturers routinely over-order stock and then dump the excess on the market.
It beggars belief that any modern manufacturer could be so inefficient and remain in business, paricularly one making low-margin high-volume products such as bicycles in a very competitive market. And using components that have a short one-year model cycle.
It's been quite a few years since Toyota introduced just-in-time production methods, and they are widely understood and imitated. So manufacturers are now tightly integrated with their supply chain and large over-orders of components would be very rare.
More likely it's the component manfufacturers themselves (yes, Shimano et al) who are responsible, and this would also account for the plain packaging. Why wouldn't they sell a large quantity of components to Mr Wiggle, unpackaged to further reduce costs, when every item sold adds to the profitably of the production run?
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Mezla, I think you are expecting far too much from a competitive (but protected) environment.
Get on well with the shop: Reasonable pricing and discounts to get there
Joe bloggs: Full retail, maybe a catalogue discount
Your "mate's rate" is the sum you are prepared to pay all the time, and you can't expect it when you don't have the relationship... you also forget that times ARE tough, and they won't give those discounts to just anyone. They know your buying habits. They know your loyalty. They know. It is a shame you don't seem to realise that the mate's rate is simply what you can get from CRC or Wiggle all the time, and you have to "earn it" to get a similar price from the LBS.
You must not know anyone in small business or in retailing????? I know what markups I had to put on parts when I wrote bills. I wouldn't accept the same pricing in the first instance, but I realised I'm not poor and LBSs employ Australians (blah blah blah). My hobbies are all high markup goods... guitars, drums, bikes... and these things require staff for shops to try before you buy... at least I'm not buying clothes and perfume eh?
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