I didn't watch stupid Big Bird and i couldn't stand those gritty, sugary twinkies or those gummy cup cakes.

Twinkies are sugary (in a good way), but not gritty.  I will miss them--even though I had my first one today, in decades.  I HATE what the Teamsters did to this company.  There were a few who wanted to work, but the bullying of these thugs prevented them, and now everybody loses!

Quote from: Yawn on November 16, 2012, 08:28:24 PM
Twinkies are sugary (in a good way), but not gritty.  I will miss them--even though I had my first one today, in decades.  I HATE what the Teamsters did to this company.  There were a few who wanted to work, but the bullying of these thugs prevented them, and now everybody loses!

I'm going to buy about 3 boxes, considering they can survive a nuclear holocaust, they should be fresh in 20 years when I put them on Craigslist.
Those dying for a Twinkie will pay anything.

Quote from: Solar on November 17, 2012, 05:32:09 AM
I'm going to buy about 3 boxes, considering they can survive a nuclear holocaust, they should be fresh in 20 years when I put them on Craigslist.
Those dying for a Twinkie will pay anything.

Never did like Twinkies, but I would devour whole boxes of Zingers!

Quote from: mdgiles on November 17, 2012, 05:52:28 AM
Never did like Twinkies, but I would devour whole boxes of Zingers!

Same here, as a kid I loved them, but my teen tears wanted nothing to do with them, but chocolate?

Notice how the libs have avoided this thread?

Quote from: Solar on November 17, 2012, 08:56:16 AM
Same here, as a kid I loved them, but my teen tears wanted nothing to do with them, but chocolate?

Notice how the libs have avoided this thread?

How do they declare their love of the junk food, with out bad mouthing their beloved unions? 

Quote from: mdgiles on November 17, 2012, 09:52:03 AM
How do they declare their love of the junk food, with out bad mouthing their beloved unions? 

lolol,,, that would mean they would have to admit that they do actually kill off businesses and jobs to... Keep payin the dues,,,, yea yeaaaaaaaa.   Isnt Wonderbread gonna be part of this closure also? Ricky Bobby types are gonna be real mad about that...

Quote from: Solar on November 17, 2012, 08:56:16 AM
Same here, as a kid I loved them, but my teen tears wanted nothing to do with them, but chocolate?

Notice how the libs have avoided this thread?

Anyone else see the tragic irony in the fact that pot was made legal in two states and hostess went down the tubes within two weeks time? 

Congratulations to the union employees on their victory over Hostess!  You guys really showed them!!

Quote from: JustKari on November 17, 2012, 11:51:56 AM
Anyone else see the tragic irony in the fact that pot was made legal in two states and hostess went down the tubes within two weeks time? 

Well played....

Quote from: JustKari on November 17, 2012, 11:51:56 AM
Anyone else see the tragic irony in the fact that pot was made legal in two states and hostess went down the tubes within two weeks time? 

I didn't see it.

That is too funny.

Quote from: JustKari on November 17, 2012, 11:51:56 AM
Anyone else see the tragic irony in the fact that pot was made legal in two states and hostess went down the tubes within two weeks time? 

Yeah, Hostess was about to make a big comeback............and they missed it! 

George Will, today, says someone will buy the company in bankruptcy and start over with as non-union workforce in another state.

Quote from: Yawn on November 18, 2012, 09:03:22 AM
George Will, today, says someone will buy the company in bankruptcy and start over with as non-union workforce in another state.

I think he might be right, everything I've read about this points toward a possible buyout of certain brands, including Twinkie.
The CEO said he was hopeful, but said with a snack mkt over saturated with competition, he didn't hold out much hope.

One bright side in all of this, is the striking workers most likely won't be able to draw unemployment bennies, the union will have to cough up that money.

Quote from: Yawn on November 18, 2012, 09:03:22 AM
George Will, today, says someone will buy the company in bankruptcy and start over with as non-union workforce in another state.

Or the different units will be sold individually. The plant in NC is closing, but NC is a right to work state. Once the bankruptcy is complete, somebody could have this plant up and running the next day, with no union involvement.

Whether Obama and the unions like it or not, as jobs become more and more scarce, I think we are going to see a continuing decline in union membership and control. The union workers are not going to sit back and watch their jobs evaporate and companies continue to close because they can no longer afford to pay them fat pensions. From the workers standpoint, it doesn't make any sense.