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Post by Fman99 » Sun Jan 15, 2023 7:43 pm

I am working tomorrow, as my employer (based out of Sweden and not the U.S.) does not have it on the holiday calendar. Wife and kids are all off. I expect it to be quiet at work since many or most of our customers will also have the day off
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Post by metirish » Mon Jan 16, 2023 8:49 am

I'm off ( I feel like I should add something here but that would seem daft )
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Post by whippoorwill » Mon Jan 16, 2023 9:24 am

Off? I’m reading this in bed!

Yes I’m off but it’s because it’s January
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Post by cal sharpie » Mon Jan 16, 2023 10:13 am

Off.

Fman, do you get any Swedish holidays off?
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Post by MFS62 » Mon Jan 16, 2023 11:27 am

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Post by Marshmallowmilkshake » Mon Jan 16, 2023 11:48 am

I'm working! We are co-hosts of an annual, large community commemoration of Dr. King's life and legacy.
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Post by The Hot Corner » Mon Jan 16, 2023 1:18 pm

Our office is open, but I no longer work Mondays, so I'm off.
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Post by Fman99 » Mon Jan 16, 2023 8:02 pm

cal sharpie wrote: Mon Jan 16, 2023 10:13 am Off.

Fman, do you get any Swedish holidays off?
No, we do not. I made a similar comment at work. I don't know who MLK's Swedish equivalent is.
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Post by Frayed Knot » Mon Jan 16, 2023 8:20 pm

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Post by Edgy MD » Mon Jan 16, 2023 9:46 pm

I think the Martin Luther King of Sweden is Martin Luther.
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Post by Benjamin Grimm » Tue Jan 17, 2023 8:54 am

Fman probably works for Kran Pool Forum Internationella Huvudkontoret.
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Post by Fman99 » Tue Jan 17, 2023 12:12 pm

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Tue Jan 17, 2023 8:54 am Fman probably works for Kran Pool Forum Internationella Huvudkontoret.
I actually work for a company most folks have heard of, as they manufactured automobiles that were sold here in the US for many years, and are generally one of the two company names most associated with Swedish cars in the states.
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Post by Edgy MD » Tue Jan 17, 2023 1:04 pm

Man, Kran Pool Forum Internationella needs to get into the car game.
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Post by Lefty Specialist » Tue Jan 17, 2023 4:54 pm

Fman99 wrote: Tue Jan 17, 2023 12:12 pm
Benjamin Grimm wrote: Tue Jan 17, 2023 8:54 am Fman probably works for Kran Pool Forum Internationella Huvudkontoret.
I actually work for a company most folks have heard of, as they manufactured automobiles that were sold here in the US for many years, and are generally one of the two company names most associated with Swedish cars in the states.
Since you used the past tense, I guess it's a Saab story.
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Post by kcmets » Tue Jan 17, 2023 5:30 pm

Lefty Specialist wrote: Tue Jan 17, 2023 4:54 pmI guess it's a Saab story.
Good one *bah dumm ching*
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Post by Johnny Lunchbucket » Tue Jan 17, 2023 5:46 pm

Saab had cool designs back in the day, the big wheels dated to their origin as an aircraft maker. But zsaabs also had a reputation as troublesome cars to repair. My old boss had one and would only trust one mechanic in the city to fix it
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Post by kcmets » Tue Jan 17, 2023 7:06 pm

Volvos and Saabs were always expensive to maintain.

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Post by Frayed Knot » Tue Jan 17, 2023 8:44 pm

I hadn't realized that Saab was no longer putting out autos.
Didn't Ove* think -- not think, Know! -- that Saabs were superior to Volvos? (or was it the other way around?)


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Post by MFS62 » Wed Jan 18, 2023 1:57 pm

According to Car and Driver, although Saab and Volvo came from Sweden , neither were particularly good in the snow.
Saab continues to design and produce some of the best fighter aircraft in the world and Volvo never got into that business.

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