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Old May 25, 2012 | 09:20 AM
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RG Steel To Idle Sparrows Point Steel Mill; About 2,000 Layoffs Expected « CBS Baltimore

Place has had 5 owners in 7 years and still is run by the same original idiots...

I guess it's a good thing I just spent a pocketful of cash on a new car/toy....
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Old May 25, 2012 | 09:23 AM
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Old May 25, 2012 | 09:26 AM
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Damn that sucks for them
Them is me too...
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Old May 25, 2012 | 09:30 AM
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Oh **** i was thinking u were one of the lucky ones damn sucks to hear stuff like that
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Old May 25, 2012 | 09:47 AM
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Oh **** i was thinking u were one of the lucky ones damn sucks to hear stuff like that
No problem man. That number is just for the Maryland plant. They are also closing the other two plants, one in West Virginia, and one in Michigan...probably like 4000 people total.
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Old May 25, 2012 | 01:16 PM
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I was going to ask how it was going. Alot of the guys I know have heard mixed things on whats going on. A buddy of mine is hauling slabs thats left over to the oar pier to be shipped away, he told me he could almost bet that they were shutting down soon. Sucks is when the new owner's bought it alot of people knew that only one of the guys had any business in the steel industry, the others were simply investors. Hope you can find some work brotha.
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Old May 25, 2012 | 02:58 PM
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I was going to ask how it was going. Alot of the guys I know have heard mixed things on whats going on. A buddy of mine is hauling slabs thats left over to the oar pier to be shipped away, he told me he could almost bet that they were shutting down soon. Sucks is when the new owner's bought it alot of people knew that only one of the guys had any business in the steel industry, the others were simply investors. Hope you can find some work brotha.
Thanks man. And I hope I find something soon too, so I don't have to sell my new car already...lol
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Old May 25, 2012 | 03:27 PM
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Thanks Obama for continuing the trade **** with China bringing us the cheap *** china steel minus the American jobs.

and yeah, I just turned this political. Because they (liberal media & Obama's Admin) keep telling us unemployment is down... when it is not and it is getting even worse.

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Old May 25, 2012 | 03:32 PM
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Must agree, Nobama is the worst thing that has happened to this country in some time. For the ones who don't buy that shame on you, the proof is in the pudding.

When Beth Steel sold out, that was a good indication of how the economy was beg to fall. I hope you do not have to sell your new car man, but if you do PM me, my buddy is looking into a hot rod of some kind. I truly hope you do not have to, can find something to bring in the paper my friend.
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Old May 25, 2012 | 03:50 PM
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Sorry to hear that brother. Its hard for a good looking white guy to find a job these days

My thoughts x10 on Nobama.

My work as a pipefitter/welder depends a lot on steel mills, it sucks to see all the pipe and steel with china stampings on it, it is complete ****.
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