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THALL10326 said:
Ya know chances are Tony would rather run Woodie down with the car than to beat some Stihl sense in that hard head. I bet damage to the car will be in thousands if they hit "head" on,LOLOL
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Nope...attacking Woodie's head may not work...when you combine its emptiness with its hardness; Woodie becomes kinda invincible there. Better tell Tony to go for the body where he's as soft jelly donut! :monkey:
 
More Book Please!

Got us all interested and then dropped us like a hot tater!
 
bcorradi said:
Hey...hold off on sending any soprano dvd's to mr. hall or else it'll be 2011 by time he gets this book done.
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Just Mow said:
Now that makes sense
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Yep!!!!!! I wouldn't take that one on a bet,,, I better get ahold of my stockbroker and buy some interest in Tepid Folgers!!!! LOL!!!! :monkey:
 
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In October 1942, the parish council writes the minutes of a meeting held on the 24th. Stihl has to build a number of engine test benches for the further growth of the company. To this end it has aquired most of the land on Kugelberg, including 3784 sq.m lot 99 from the council. In addition , the council lets go of a 1037 sq.m lot of land near the factory.

At this time Andreas Stihl is planning to build a new factory next to the rail station in Neustadt. According to the minutes of the parish council meeting, he decides not to build the factory while the war is going on.

The first large Royal Air Force raid against Stuttgat takes place in November 1942. Further raids follow. Bombs has already fallen in the city back in May. Bad Cannstatt is hit badly in the night of April 15, 1943 along with other districts. When an incendiary bomb hits the Stihl family home in Taubenheimstrasse, Andreas Stihl leaves the shelter. With neighbors he succeeds putting out the fire. He then rushes to the factory in Hallstrasse. The situation is chaotic. Other than the office building everything is in flames. Nobody is hurt because the raid was at night. Staff who live nearby hurry to the firm and help Andreas Stihl fight the fire.

The next morning the full extent of the damage is seen. The entire warehouse, the washroom and most of the workshops are destroyed. Many machines are buried beneath rubble. The entire workforce, office staff included, work to save whatever can be saved. Machines and equipment that are still serviceable are set up again not in Bad Cannstatt, they are instead transferred to Neustadt. The Stihl family also moves its home to the former paperboard factory which now becomes the chainsaw factory.

The bomb damage causes production to come to a standstill for the time being. With an enormous amount of effort Stihl Maschinenfabrik is up and running again, turning out up to 100 chainsaws per month.

In view of the increasing number and ever heavier air raids provisions are made to protect the workers from future attacks. Andreas Stihl has an air-raid tunnel blasted out of the mountian for the workforce protection notes the parish council. Fortunately, the community of Neustadt, it citizens and the Stihl factory are spared bomb and artillery attacks.

Regardless of the bomb damage in Bad Cannstatt, Army General Headquarters insists on a further increase in saw production. Besides that they demand the development and construction of a standard saw for the Army. The saw is named Kraftsage 43(power saw 43) which is shortened to KS43. It is then manufactured by Dolmar, Festo, Rinco along with Stihl.

On the basis of the official specifications, the gasoline engine, gear box with clutch and helper handle are built in the Stihl pattern. The guide bar, chain, sprocket and chain guide pully are built to the Dolmar pattern. Stihl is given the overall responsibility for the project KS43. Moreover, he has to undertake to send the other companies the final drawings.

The separate production locations, lack of supplies and war damage at the different manufactures results in deliveries of the saw not starting until 1944.
The KS43 is packed in solid wooden boxes for the army. Apart from the engine, the box contains the helper handle, various guide bars and chains. Included too are one gasoline and one oil canister. The intention is that it must be possible to work the saw as soon as they are unpacked. As the war came to a close many unused army saws are buried in their original package in the woods and feilds. The oiled saws are so well protected in their wooden boxes that large numbers of them, still fully functional, ar dug up years after the war. Most ar sold relatively cheap on the market. A business that did not please the chainsaw manufactures.

The air raids against Stuttgart get worse in 1944. In March, the city is first attacked by 500 and then by more than 800 British bombers. Almost the entire city center is obliterated during three large raids in July. The remains of Maschinenfabrik Stihl are still standing in Hallstrasse. They demise comes in October. The only remaining large production shop and all the offices are destroyed. A few areas are rebuilt in a makeshift manner. The offices are placed over several locations and remain that way for a long time. Andreas Stihl now has no option left but to move the rest of the factory to Neustadt.
As some of the staff remain in various offices in Bad Cannstatt, the company does business under the name Andreas Stihl Maschinenfabrik Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt up to 1952.

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The German Reich capitulates on May 8th, 1945. Andreas Stihl is arrested by the French troops on May 27, 1945. Shortly afterwards he is handed over to the the Amercians.

His private fortune is confiscated by the Americans and he himself is interned. He is moved through the Army Internee Camps of Ludwigsburg and Garmish to the Moosburg Internment and Laobr Camp in Bavaria, where he has to work in the forest.

The lock up of the boss is a huge blow to the company. Fortunately , the American military appoints an experienced trustee who is loyal to Andreas Stihl, Karl Gutjahr. He steers the company through two very difficult post-war years. Thanks to the support of an Amercain officer, Colonel Drewfs of the 384th Engineering Battalion, permission is obtained to re-open the company on June 1,1945. It had been closed since April 21st.

Karl Gutjahr's pleasure is short lived. The remaining saws are impounded. They have to be distributed according to a plan laid down by the forestry diectorate. The start of production is further hampered by power cuts and lack of coal. Moreover, there are insufficient skilled workers because of the workforce, which had been at 500 at the beginning of the year, has shrunk to now 80.

This is further aggravated by pressing everyday problems, above all, the hunger brought about by the poor food supply, a lack of heating fuels, and operational restrictions due to the power cuts. An effort is made to balance work sharing between Neustadt and Bad Cannstatt. Transportation of the workers between the two factories creates problems. The bus used for transporting runs only at certain times, which makes a flexiable arrangement very difficult. To compensate for operational restrictions caused by power cuts, the companty works one hour longer from Wednesday to Saturday. This applies to Neustadt as well as Stuttgart.

A decsion to re-open the factory kitchen in Neustadt is made in October 1945. In order to obtain firewood for the company and employees, the works counsil commissions two members of the sales staff, who have contacts with the sawmills and forest services, to get in touch with clients at their conveinance. The counsil also urges management to take every opportunity to find wood for the company's employees. Regardless, the fuelwood issue remains a problem.

Faced by inadequate food supplies, in March 1946 the works counsil requests that every employee be granted a holiday durng harvest time upon request. It purposes later that all the fruit that grows on company land be used in the company kitchen. In addition to lunch, the factory kitchen now privides a free breakfast soup. Even so, the factory kitchen is criticzed by the staff. Unjustifiably so according to the works counsil, since the present rations do not allow better meals to be provided.

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(apparently this food shortage deal must have really struck a core with Andreas Stihl for years to come. The kitchen at the Va Beach factory is unbelievable, its loaded to the hilt with anything a person could want, I know, I've ate there several times, mmm mmm good)
 
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Yes I have watched all the 1st season of the Sorprano's now so its back to the Stihl story. Unless of course some might want to send me the second season, I'm begging, please,LOL
 
and now the rest of the story :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:
 
THALL10326 said:
Before I say anything you are positive the DVD's are sent, correct? (hehehe)
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Tommie ole boy,

You at Club Bed or somethin'? You're comin' up short on the Chainsaw Chronicles.

And, don't think I don't know 'bout them DVDs you're talkin' 'bout. That special 'Luscious Demi Does Leesburg' is so hard to find, but get back to work.

Since you've been messin' round, the world's gone to pot:
1. Brian (2000) gets banned,
2. Roland(Belgian) is making jokes,
3. Woodie's reached puberty,
4. The dollar has fallen,
5. The Clinton's lost an election,
6. Housing's in a slump,
7. Husky's made a 'new' 575XP,
8. World recession looms large,
9. Dr. Phil has a problem, and
10. SawinRedneck bought a saw.

Now, get to work,

joat

PS: I was just kiddin' 'bout #10.

PSS: Bet GB will blame YOU TOMMIE in the SOU address tonight!
 
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joatmon said:
Tommie ole boy,

You at Club Bed or somethin'? You're comin' up short on the Chainsaw Chronicles.

And, don't think I don't know 'bout them DVDs you're talkin' 'bout. That special 'Luscious Demi Does Leesburg' is so hard to find, but get back to work.

Since you've been messin' round, the world's gone to pot:
1. Brian (2000) gets banned,
2. Roland(Belgian) is making jokes,
3. Woodie's reached puberty,
4. The dollar has fallen,
5. The Clinton's lost an election,
6. Housing's in a slump,
7. Husky's made a 'new' 575XP,
8. World recession looms large,
9. Dr. Phil has a problem, and
10. SawinRedneck bought a saw.

Now, get to work,

joat

PS: I was just kiddin' 'bout #10.
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Glad you were kidding about #10
Geeeee I thought I missed something. Hehehehehe
 

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