gig3m

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   by gig3m 8y ago

   At least in Texas, illegal immigrants cannot get insurance (for themselves) or a driver's license.
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   by gig3m 8y ago

   Also, don't own a pool, a dog, a house with stairs, a car, a rope, kitchen knifes, or cook with fire.
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   by gig3m 12y ago

   Believe me, the last thing I ever thought to see on HN was pallets! Glad to have the conversation!
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   by gig3m 12y ago

   1) There are plenty of standards in the pallet industry, especially in the EU. ( http://www.palettes-cp.com/welcome-en.html ) The US has the 48x40 GMA which for many years was used almost exclusive in the grocery chain. Th
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   by gig3m 12y ago

   There's a massive PR engine at work for both the wooden and plastic side, but the things brought up most are fire and chemical composition. You would think that nothing could worse for a fire than wooden pallets (It's a constant
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   by gig3m 12y ago

   While CHEP definitely has changed the way some retail supply chains work, overall the pallet industry largely works the same as it did before CHEP was on the map. We build upwards of 2mil new manufacture wooden pallets per year and I never
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   by gig3m 12y ago

   Disclosure: I run one of the largest wooden pallet manufacturing companies in the United States. My family has been in this business for 50+ years. Your perspective on whitewood comes from a 3rd tier perspective (grocery, as you say). In