Ricochet's posts might at times seem to be a tad verbose...
See, this is what the resident shill doesn't quite understand. I AM too "long winded" in my posts - I have to be. Getting complex points and arguments across does require some writing. But then our shill tries to slam me for "not giving full context"...
THAT'S WHY I START OFF A COMPLEX SUBJECT WITH A LINK TO OUTSIDE SOURCES FOR THE READER TO FAMILIARIZE THEMSELVES WITH THE TOPIC! (this not directed at "downtrodden in texas").
What is going on ISN'T something that can be summarized in a single pamphlet and let it stand. There was a reason for the investors conference call - THEY had questions as to the direction FedEx was going. The whole point of my linking the transcript was to prove that institutional investors KNEW what was up, but they were uncertain as to the timing or scope of the impending changes.
Things have reached the point in the last couple of months that even the long time skeptics have finally admitted that Express is going in the direction that I have long stated it was going. The timing of when the change would occur was uncertain in the past - but at this point it is undeniable that the trigger has been pulled, and change is coming - just as I illustrated over 2 years ago.
I'll point to the first evidence on this forum that the "change" was imminent, as the posting made by bbsam a few months ago regarding a conversation he overheard regarding a spike in Ground volume due this summer. I tried to get some confirmation from my sources, but they couldn't verify the very specific statistic he gave. Later on, when the news of Express Saver service being eliminated leaked out, everything finally came together.
Then more and more news hit the media regarding the "restructuring" at Express (what they are calling "rightsizing"), and from then it was indisputable.
I don't let the resident shill concern me - his attempts at misdirection and obfuscation are absolutely pathetic at this point.
I also don't have any illusions that the wage employees will organize (what I was trying to "spark" back in late 2009 through mid-2010) - it is too late for that. Fred opened up his pocketbook, made the right payments to the right people and got the legislation and administrative rules that he needed to insure his project couldn't be derailed. At this point, it is more akin to watching a slow motion explosion - there isn't anything, anyone out there can do to stop it at this point. The only thing that can be done is get the word out to those who may be caught in the blast wave, to either get some distance from it before it overtakes them - or to dig real deep as fast as they can to save themselves.