1 Sep
2023
1 Sep
'23
9:09 p.m.
On Sep 1, 2023, at 3:23 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
On 9/1/23 11:58, Christian Kennedy via cctalk wrote:
That's a bit like Coors, which makes beer and high quality ceramics.
paul
At one point in the late 1970's, some
division of Ball ended up buying
the firm that did contract maintenance on our Novas and 16 bit
Eclipses. After the purchase the quality of the work took a nosedive,
which led to one of my coworkers observing "Well, it kinda makes sense
when you consider that they also make the garbage cans in the parking lot".
A friend employed by Ball Aerospace used to receive every year, at
Christmastime, a box of holiday-themed mason jars. Of course, Ball has
long-since spun off its glass jar operation, although the Ball brand
continues.