Neighbors Wary as New "Borg" Walmart Prepares to Open
Posted by:: Phin Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 04:11:17 GMT
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COVINGTON, WA -- While employees at the special new "Borg-Themed"
Wal-Mart store are preparing for a April 26 grand opening and ribbon
cutting, the new $19 million store is drawing mixed reviews.
The new Borg cube is nearly 134,000 square feet, roughly the size of
two and a half NFL football fields and full of half-human /
half-machine employees connected by some unfathomable technology into
a collective whole.
City officials, facing tight budgets in recent years, are anticipating
the city's first big-box store will mean about $400,000 annually in
new sales tax revenue.
Mike Matthias of Maple Valley, another QFC shopper, grimaced at the
mere mention of Wal-Mart.
``They don't treat their people right,'' said Matthias, a member of
the plumbers union and a staunch supporter of organized labor.
Matthias said neither he nor his wife will shop at Wal-Mart because
employees are "turned them into half-mutated, human robots devoid of
any type of individual consciousness".
In Covington, Wal-Mart has been at the center of wrangling over
development issues for more than three years.
Homeowners launched what would turn out to be a losing campaign
against Wal-mart after the giant retailer first announced it planned
to 'assimilate' a 16-acre site north of the downtown area, on property
flanked on three sides by single-family homes.
The chain expects to draw customers into it's mechanized evil presence
from Kent's East Hill, Maple Valley, Black Diamond and other areas.
A spokesperson for Wal-mart stated that the new Borg-design is an
attempt to get away from the traditional 'big white box' design of
years past and attain a more '21st Century' design.
Some of his neighbors say they'll shop at Wal-Mart and others say they
won't. Jordan and Elizabeth Valcroux said he and his wife probably
will shop there.
``I guess progress comes everywhere and Covington seems to be
experiencing progress at a rapid pace now,'' said Jacob Valcroux.
"Sure," another neighbor said, "we will be assimilated into an
unhuman, mechanical hell-on-earth, but at least I can buy a hair dryer
for $9 less than anywhere else".
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"Phin" wrote in message
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> COVINGTON, WA -- While employees at the special new "Borg-Themed"
> Wal-Mart store are preparing for a April 26 grand opening and ribbon
> cutting, the new $19 million store is drawing mixed reviews.
>
> The new Borg cube is nearly 134,000 square feet, roughly the size of
> two and a half NFL football fields and full of half-human /
> half-machine employees connected by some unfathomable technology into
> a collective whole.
>
> City officials, facing tight budgets in recent years, are anticipating
> the city's first big-box store will mean about $400,000 annually in
> new sales tax revenue.
>
> Mike Matthias of Maple Valley, another QFC shopper, grimaced at the
> mere mention of Wal-Mart.
>
> ``They don't treat their people right,'' said Matthias, a member of
> the plumbers union and a staunch supporter of organized labor.
>
> Matthias said neither he nor his wife will shop at Wal-Mart because
> employees are "turned them into half-mutated, human robots devoid of
> any type of individual consciousness".
>
> In Covington, Wal-Mart has been at the center of wrangling over
> development issues for more than three years.
>
> Homeowners launched what would turn out to be a losing campaign
> against Wal-mart after the giant retailer first announced it planned
> to 'assimilate' a 16-acre site north of the downtown area, on property
> flanked on three sides by single-family homes.
>
> The chain expects to draw customers into it's mechanized evil presence
> from Kent's East Hill, Maple Valley, Black Diamond and other areas.
>
> A spokesperson for Wal-mart stated that the new Borg-design is an
> attempt to get away from the traditional 'big white box' design of
> years past and attain a more '21st Century' design.
>
> Some of his neighbors say they'll shop at Wal-Mart and others say they
> won't. Jordan and Elizabeth Valcroux said he and his wife probably
> will shop there.
>
> ``I guess progress comes everywhere and Covington seems to be
> experiencing progress at a rapid pace now,'' said Jacob Valcroux.
>
> "Sure," another neighbor said, "we will be assimilated into an
> unhuman, mechanical hell-on-earth, but at least I can buy a hair dryer
> for $9 less than anywhere else".
>
> see full story and more at http://www.nationalcynical.com
>
> (Photo: Thanks Rev. Error)
Naw, SUBgenius. See, the litmus test is: if I read this out loud to 100
random people, how many of them would recoil in disgust and maybe even
try to hit you with something? If it seems clear that it would be better
than 50/50, you're in Dobbs Country. This glorious offering is just such
a piece.
--
HellPope Huey
All that modern science flapping around,
but still no bacon-flavored cereal. Hmph!
"The essence of Christianity is told us
in the Garden of Eden history.
The fruit that was forbidden
was on the Tree of Knowledge.
The subtext is, All the suffering you have
is because you wanted to find out what was going on.
You could be in the Garden of Eden
if you had just kept your fucking mouth shut
and hadn't asked any questions."
- Frank Zappa
"How can I study this planet
if the entire population is staring
at my freakishly deformed head?"
- "Invader Zim"
> In article ,
> "Rev Chain Smerker" wrote:
>
> > Genius
>
> Naw, SUBgenius. See, the litmus test is: if I read this out loud to 100
> random people, how many of them would recoil in disgust and maybe even
> try to hit you with something? If it seems clear that it would be better
> than 50/50, you're in Dobbs Country. This glorious offering is just such
> a piece.
>
Yup. Most people WANT to be assimilated. To them, it is a GOOD thing.
"polar bear" wrote in message
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> In article ,
> HellPope Huey wrote:
>
> > In article ,
> > "Rev Chain Smerker" wrote:
> >
> > > Genius
> >
> > Naw, SUBgenius. See, the litmus test is: if I read this out loud to 100
> > random people, how many of them would recoil in disgust and maybe even
> > try to hit you with something? If it seems clear that it would be better
> > than 50/50, you're in Dobbs Country. This glorious offering is just such
> > a piece.
> >
> Yup. Most people WANT to be assimilated. To them, it is a GOOD thing.
>
I'd smile and chuckle if it weren't so true.
Saaay... Just why *did* the current administration try so hard to get those
tubes put back into Terri Shiavo?
> Saaay... Just why *did* the current administration try so hard to get those
> tubes put back into Terri Shiavo?
I vaguely recall Boy George saying something about "erring on the side
of life" -- but that can't be right because I remember his unwillingness
to intervene in even the most questionable death sentences while
governor of Texas.
--
How's this for a punchline: I wasn't joking, motherfucker!
the Mystical RevvedErrand Doktor Eddie Vroom
Certified God by the holy authority of
the White Lotus Fortune Cookie Company
June 23, 2004
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"Eddie Vroom" wrote in message
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> Paul E. Jamison wrote:
>
> > Saaay... Just why *did* the current administration try so hard to get
those
> > tubes put back into Terri Shiavo?
>
> I vaguely recall Boy George saying something about "erring on the side
> of life" -- but that can't be right because I remember his unwillingness
> to intervene in even the most questionable death sentences while
> governor of Texas.
>
I think "unwillingness" is putting it mildly. I'd heard that in one case
Governor GW actually made fun of one condemned prisoner's efforts to get her
death sentence commuted. I'll have to Google "Karla Faye Tucker" and find
out more.
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> I vaguely recall Boy George saying something about "erring on the
side
> of life" -- but that can't be right because I remember his
unwillingness
> to intervene in even the most questionable death sentences while
> governor of Texas.
>I think "unwillingness" is putting it mildly. I'd heard that in one
case
>Governor GW actually made fun of one condemned prisoner's efforts to
get her
>death sentence commuted. I'll have to Google "Karla Faye Tucker" and
find
>out more.
Even better, as Governor, GW signed a law that allowed Hospitals to
remove life support to include feeding tubes from any patient who
cannot pay. Not matter what the families wants.