Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 alpha 4/15/85; site amdcad.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!gatech!amdcad!phil From: phil@amdcad.UUCP (Phil Ngai) Newsgroups: net.misc Subject: Re: $1288 ashtrays Message-ID: <2571@amdcad.UUCP> Date: Mon, 12-Aug-85 01:32:54 EDT Article-I.D.: amdcad.2571 Posted: Mon Aug 12 01:32:54 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 13-Aug-85 04:13:41 EDT References: <532@wjvax.UUCP> <730@vortex.UUCP> Reply-To: phil@amdcad.UUCP (Phil Ngai) Organization: AMD, Sunnyvale, California Lines: 25 In article <730@vortex.UUCP> root@vortex.UUCP (The Superuser) writes: >--they're a drop in the bucket compared >with the screwdrivers, ashtrays, and stool feet. > >--Lauren-- I would submit that instead of complaining about defense contractors charging too much for an ordinary screwdriver we should think about whether it is reasonable to buy such things from them instead of our local hardware store. I once looked up the price of an ordinary bolt from my Honda dealer for my Honda Civic. Surprise! It was much more expensive than the same thing from my hardware store. Do you think I should get mad at Honda? However, if the tool is not something you can buy from ordinary sources then I think we should acknowledge that things bought in small production runs are naturally going to be very expensive. -- Yuck! This coke tastes different! Phil Ngai (408) 749-5720 UUCP: {ucbvax,decwrl,ihnp4,allegra}!amdcad!phil ARPA: amdcad!phil@decwrl.ARPA