Message-ID: <27748410.1075855223900.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 11:48:02 -0800 (PST) From: griff@odessapumps.com To: e-mail <.ashlee@enron.com>, e-mail <.billie@enron.com>, e-mail <.brian@enron.com>, e-mail <.brian@enron.com>, e-mail <.damon@enron.com>, e-mail <.eddie@enron.com>, e-mail <.glen@enron.com>, e-mail <.jack@enron.com>, e-mail <.jeff@enron.com>, e-mail <.jennifer@enron.com>, e-mail <.john@enron.com>, john.griffith@enron.com, e-mail <.john@enron.com>, e-mail <.junior@enron.com>, e-mail <.kelly@enron.com>, e-mail <.melinda@enron.com>, e-mail <.michelle@enron.com>, e-mail <.michelle@enron.com>, e-mail <.michelle@enron.com>, e-mail <.rhonda@enron.com>, e-mail <.rick@enron.com>, e-mail <.roy@enron.com> Subject: FW: FW: Thousands die... and they cheered! Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Mike Griffith @ENRON X-To: ASHLEE PFEIFFER (E-mail) , BILLIE QUINN (E-mail) , BRIAN KNIGHTEN (E-mail) , Brian Corrie (E-mail) , DAMON STUARD (E-mail) , EDDIE AARON- HOME (E-mail) , GLEN LANKFORD (E-mail) , JACK BOONE (E-mail) , JEFF JONES (E-mail) , JEFF JONES (E-mail 2) , JENNIFER GRIFFITH (E-mail) , JOHN AND ANGIE GRIFFITH (E-mail) , Griffith, John , JOHN PAUL JOINER (E-mail) , JUNIOR RICHARDS (E-mail) , KELLY WOOD (E-mail) , MELINDA FITTS (E-mail) , MICHELLE ROBINSON (E-mail) , MICHELLE TODD (E-mail) , MICHELLE TODD (E-mail) , RHONDA GRIFFITH (E-mail) , RICK GRIFFITH (E-mail) , ROY PAT RUCKER (E-mail) X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \John_Griffith_Jan2002_1\Griffith, John\Funny X-Origin: Griffith-J X-FileName: jgriffit (Non-Privileged).pst -----Original Message----- From: Dana Ralston [mailto:dralston@tombrown.com] Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 1:46 PM To: Mike Griffith Subject: FW: FW: Thousands die... and they cheered! > > > > Subject: FW: Thousands die... and they cheered! > > > > > > > > How Budweiser handles those who laughed at those who died on 11 Sept > > 2001 > > > > > > > > Thought you'd like to know what happened in a town north of > Bakersfield > > > > California. After you finish reading this, please forward this story > on > > to > > > > others so that our nation and around the world will know about those > who > > > > laughed when they found out about the tragic events in New York, PA > and > > > > the > > > > Pentagon. > > > > e > > > > September 11th, a Budweiser employee was making a delivery to a > > > > convenience store in a town called McFarland. He knew of the tragedy > > that > > > > had occurred in New York, but was continuing his shift to stores and > > > > seeing > > > > owners weeping and sad talking about what was happening in New York. > He > > > > entered the 7-11 to find the two Arab owners whooping and hollering, > > > > clapping and doing high-fives and really cheering it up. It was > obvious > > > > they > > > > were elated with what had happened earlier.. > > > > > > > > The Budweiser employee went to his truck called his boss and told him > of > > > > the > > > > event. He said he was stunned and had returned to the truck to call > and > > > > tell > > > > someone about the horrible people inside. His boss told him, "Do you > > think > > > > you could go in there long enough to pull every Budweiser product and > > item > > > > our beverage company sells there? We'll never deliver to them again." > > > > > > > > The employee walked in, proceeded to pull every single product his > > > > beverage > > > > company provided and left with an incredible grin on his face. He told > > > > them > > > > never to bother and call for a delivery again.Then he added 'call Bin > > > > Laden > > > > for your beer from now on!' > > > > > > > > Budweiser happens to be the beer of choice for that community. Just > > > > letting > > > > you all know how Kern County handles this situation! Pass this along. > > > > America needs to know that we're all working together. > > > > > > > > Well, I need to add to this. My father in Nevada sent this to me. Fact > > is, > > > > I > > > > live not too far from McFarland here in Central California, and I > heard > > > > about this at work the day after it happened. Seems a lot of people > from > > > > work frequented the store in question. But it didn't end there. As > Paul > > > > Harvey might say, here's the rest of the story... > > > > > > > > Seems the Budweiser driver had friends...in particular, the Pepsi > route > > > > driver. The Bud driver called his Pepsi friend from his cell phone > while > > > > he > > > > was still at the store and told him what happened. Seems the Pepsi > > driver > > > > called his boss, and received the identical orders the Bud driver did. > > So > > > > Pepsi went in and took out everything in the store under their > corporate > > > > brand. And if you know Pepsico (Pepsi, Frito Lay, etc.), that's damn > > near > > > > EVERYTHING. Last I heard, that store has no product, no customers > (word > > > > spreads fast in these small towns, y'know) and no hope. And I say > good > > > > riddance to bad rubbish. I hope they enjoyed their cheers....it's > the > > > > last > > > > they'll be doing in THIS country. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >