Thanks for the great beer site. I couldn't find Billy beer on it. You remember Billy beer don't you? It was named after Billy Carter, president Jimmy Carter's brother. It's kind of ironic that this thread is about Budweiser because when Billy beer was being sold it cut into Bud's profits and they decided to investigate. Bud scientists sent an unmarked vile of Billy beer to an independent lab for analysis.

When the sample came back it said "We're very sorry to inform you that your horse has diabetes.

I think that we have become numb about the corporate mergers and buyouts. It's all a part of globalization and we better learn how to compete. One big plus on the rising oil price is it is costing countries that export to the US more to ship their products here and I read that some companies are returning to the US. Our weak dollar also makes our products cheaper to buy globally.

I certainly have empathy for anyone losing their jobs because I lost mine after 20 years with Champion Spark Plug so I know how it feels. Luckily I was able to transfer into engineering for another 5 years and left on my own.