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mirzai_m
All the focus in the news is how the big 3 U.S. auto makers are screwed. How are Japanese car companies doing right now? We own Hondas because American cars flat-out suck.
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I'm actually a Canadian living in Philippines temporarily and I see some effects of the economy also here but not as bad as in the US. Of course the Japanese also sell in the US so they are hurting too but since the Asian market is still some what stable they should pull through this and myself I won't be too surprised if some of the larger Japanese company's take over and buy out the US auto makers. Like something like Toyota buying out GM, I could see that happening if things got bad enough and it probably would be for the better too! The simple fact of the matter is the demand for cars will never go away since old cars wear out so eventually they need to be replaced no matter what.
To the Gripper: I have had lots of experience with domestic cars having owned nearly 30 of them and also working in a Ford dealer and in a transmission shop and in several autobody shops. The fact is 90% of American cars are complete junk! They are getting worse all the time, why do people always trust new car reviews? Time is what proves the quality of a vehicle. Ford's are actually the worst, their diesel trucks are beyond junk having junk engines and transmissions and they have a class action suit against them as of current for the defective transmissions they put in every Taurus and Sable ever built. I owned a 99 Taurus with low miles and it literally fell apart and cost me a small fortune. Did you think the Aerostar's or Windstars were good? They were both the biggest lemons to ever hit the road too! Then there is GM who has put a weak tranny in their half ton trucks for over 20 years now and over rated it's towing capacity. And then Dodge with their Caravan's with their junk transmissions. Again GM with their failing head gaskets on pretty much every model of vehicle they made since 1995, Sunfire, Venture, Grand AM to name a few....... Do a little research before you speck and no I'm not saying that all foreign cars are perfect either but they are a step up from an American car for the most part.
I'm actually a Canadian living in Philippines temporarily and I see some effects of the economy also here but not as bad as in the US. Of course the Japanese also sell in the US so they are hurting too but since the Asian market is still some what stable they should pull through this and myself I won't be too surprised if some of the larger Japanese company's take over and buy out the US auto makers. Like something like Toyota buying out GM, I could see that happening if things got bad enough and it probably would be for the better too! The simple fact of the matter is the demand for cars will never go away since old cars wear out so eventually they need to be replaced no matter what.
To the Gripper: I have had lots of experience with domestic cars having owned nearly 30 of them and also working in a Ford dealer and in a transmission shop and in several autobody shops. The fact is 90% of American cars are complete junk! They are getting worse all the time, why do people always trust new car reviews? Time is what proves the quality of a vehicle. Ford's are actually the worst, their diesel trucks are beyond junk having junk engines and transmissions and they have a class action suit against them as of current for the defective transmissions they put in every Taurus and Sable ever built. I owned a 99 Taurus with low miles and it literally fell apart and cost me a small fortune. Did you think the Aerostar's or Windstars were good? They were both the biggest lemons to ever hit the road too! Then there is GM who has put a weak tranny in their half ton trucks for over 20 years now and over rated it's towing capacity. And then Dodge with their Caravan's with their junk transmissions. Again GM with their failing head gaskets on pretty much every model of vehicle they made since 1995, Sunfire, Venture, Grand AM to name a few....... Do a little research before you speck and no I'm not saying that all foreign cars are perfect either but they are a step up from an American car for the most part.
What was the lesson learned from Typhoon Ondoy (Ketsana) and Typhoon Pepeng (Parma) in the Philippines?
liza
If you are outside the Philippines, what was your impression about the typhoon and why it was happened. Is there any fault from the citizens of the Philippines or from the government itself? Is there any purpose why is it happened?
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Be prepared. Every person, every house, every community should have a disaster and typhoon plan. At the start of each Typhoon season you should stock up on some basics such as candles, canned food, store rice in waterproof jars, have extra water bottles handy, etc. Before a major storm you should stock up about a weeks worth of food and drinking water. You should have an evacuation plan if it looks like the flooding will be really bad, you should know where you are going, and how you are going to get there.
Communities should also be prepared, and have evacuation shelters available before the storm, and take precautions such as clearing out abandoned cars and other debris from the river and drainage canals, and to lower the water levels in water retention ponds and lakes as early as possible before the storm hits. Enforcing new building codes such as requiring the living areas of all new construction above the 100 year flood level will discourage people from constructing sub-standard housing in flood prone areas.
These types of disasters happen all the time, all across the world. Communities become very relaxed after a long period with no major storms, and then after a disaster hits they scramble to take action. A similar story happened in Florida USA, after decades with no bad storms, Hurricane Andrew hit Miami in 1990, causing a lot of damage and deaths. Florida was so scared they made new building codes and emphasised flood control and disaster planning, so when the many bad hurricanes hit Florida in 2004 and 2005, there was not that much damage or loss of life. Lousiana had not seen a major Hurricane for a long time, so when Hurricane Katrina passed over Florida and hit New Orleans it caused major damage and loss of life. Now New Orleans is re-building with an emphasis on disaster and flood control.
Philippines gets hit by about 20 major Typhoons every year, it is known as 'Typhoon Alley'. Maybe disaster preparedness and Red Cross Volunteer work would be a good national hobby or focus of the schools and news media?
Be prepared. Every person, every house, every community should have a disaster and typhoon plan. At the start of each Typhoon season you should stock up on some basics such as candles, canned food, store rice in waterproof jars, have extra water bottles handy, etc. Before a major storm you should stock up about a weeks worth of food and drinking water. You should have an evacuation plan if it looks like the flooding will be really bad, you should know where you are going, and how you are going to get there.
Communities should also be prepared, and have evacuation shelters available before the storm, and take precautions such as clearing out abandoned cars and other debris from the river and drainage canals, and to lower the water levels in water retention ponds and lakes as early as possible before the storm hits. Enforcing new building codes such as requiring the living areas of all new construction above the 100 year flood level will discourage people from constructing sub-standard housing in flood prone areas.
These types of disasters happen all the time, all across the world. Communities become very relaxed after a long period with no major storms, and then after a disaster hits they scramble to take action. A similar story happened in Florida USA, after decades with no bad storms, Hurricane Andrew hit Miami in 1990, causing a lot of damage and deaths. Florida was so scared they made new building codes and emphasised flood control and disaster planning, so when the many bad hurricanes hit Florida in 2004 and 2005, there was not that much damage or loss of life. Lousiana had not seen a major Hurricane for a long time, so when Hurricane Katrina passed over Florida and hit New Orleans it caused major damage and loss of life. Now New Orleans is re-building with an emphasis on disaster and flood control.
Philippines gets hit by about 20 major Typhoons every year, it is known as 'Typhoon Alley'. Maybe disaster preparedness and Red Cross Volunteer work would be a good national hobby or focus of the schools and news media?
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