Comments on: Bailouts, Ball-caps, Chit-Chat, and the Birth of a Commercial http://www.mikeroweworks.com/2009/08/bailouts-ball-caps-and-birth/ Mike Rowe's PR Campaign for Hard Work Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:27:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Thump http://www.mikeroweworks.com/2009/08/bailouts-ball-caps-and-birth/comment-page-1/#comment-639 Thump Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:50:23 +0000 http://www.mikeroweworks.com/?p=8992#comment-639 Wow. Finally someone who gets it. No, wait. Two folks who really get it; Mr. Rowe, and JulesMeansBusiness. Thanks to both of you for working to set the record straight. God bless. Keep up the good work. Wow. Finally someone who gets it. No, wait. Two folks who really get it; Mr. Rowe, and JulesMeansBusiness. Thanks to both of you for working to set the record straight. God bless. Keep up the good work.

]]> By: JulesMeansBusiness http://www.mikeroweworks.com/2009/08/bailouts-ball-caps-and-birth/comment-page-1/#comment-638 JulesMeansBusiness Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:23:06 +0000 http://www.mikeroweworks.com/?p=8992#comment-638 Reviews, Rewards, Responsibility and Respect I've been a short-time lurker on this site, and have been recently inspired to voice my opinion. Thank you, Mike, for giving a place to do just that. You can thank Glen Beck for this rant—I’ll explain in a moment. Maybe I'm missing the point. No, really, I think I must be. I know the blog was not written because Mr. Rowe gives a flying rat’s whooziewhatsit what I drive or who I’ll buy my next car from. I read this blog entry from Mr. Rowe and concluded that the point to be made was “Congratulations. Small voices can be heard. Small voices together as one are louder. This site is accomplishing its goals, it is making a difference. YOU are making a difference.” Victory, even on some small scale, is still victory. It may be pure conjecture on my part, but I also understood the entry to be an expression of Mike’s views on responsibility. I imagine the robust conversations in his Father’s living room are very similar to the ones that happen in mine. I have never understood people who expect to get something without working for it. Since I was a young child, I have tried to wrap my head around someone wanting something they did not earn. I have been working since I was ten, first in school sponsored programs, baby sitting, helping my father in his construction business—to my current career. I still put in 45+ hours a week, while being salaried for fewer than 40. I do it because it needs to be done. I do it because IT’S MY JOB. Even the few stints of unemployment I’ve had, I did volunteer work. I cannot even pretend to understand the people I deal with daily who steal, or collect checks for sitting home. It infuriates me that several hours a day I work, I am paying for someone else to drive a nicer car and live in a nicer place and not have to work. And these people are still stealing from me. This blog called to mind the pure frustration and anger toward a majority that expects to have nice things without ever having to work for them. It occurred to me a while ago that it comes down to respect. I was dealing with a frequent-flyer shoplifter who had some choice words for me when she was caught. I realized she had no respect for me, for the merchandise she was stealing, and ultimately herself. If she had respect for herself, she would pick herself up, get a job, and pay for the things she could afford, instead of steal the things she wanted. If she had respect for herself, she would realize that not having a job and carrying a $3,000 LV hand bag was unacceptable, and completely unnecessary. If she had any respect for herself, she’d have respect for me. If she had been TAUGHT respect. Sadly, she hadn’t, and she is passing on the no-respect way of life to her children, who she frequently enlists to help shoplift. That respect is directly responsible for, well, responsibility. If you have respect for yourself and those around you, then you act responsibly. Acting responsibly means driving the car you can afford, not the BMW to impress your neighbors. Responsibility means that if you have $50, you wear $50 jeans , instead of $300 jeans from a designer, expecting someone else to pick up the tab. Responsibility means passing those values on to your children. Responsibility means telling your children NO. Here’s where Glen Beck comes in. The other day someone in my house turned his program on. Although I was busy doing something else, I could hear him spout and preach about how people need to redefine what the term “GOOD JOB” means. He’s right. The definition of having a good job has changed so dramatically—even in the twenty years since I graduated High School. It is unrecognizable from the definition of the term my parents understood when they graduated High School (and College) 52 years ago. He drew me in, and I had to stop and watch. As I watched him make his snarky faces and roll his eyes, I was reminded of a situation that came up over the summer. Near the Fourth of July, a good friend of mine was driving and came across an eight year old and a ten year old up-rooting American Flags a local Vet organization had put up for the parade. My friend, having similar values as I, felt the responsibility to stop them. He pulled over, rolled down his window, and asked them to stop. Now, when I was that age, I knew it was understood that if an adult told you to do something, regardless of who that adult was, regardless of what you wanted to do, you did it. Not these kids. A stream of expletives erupted out of their disrespectful juvenile mouths, and the younger of the two actually reached into the vehicle, intending to do physical harm. I digress. Back to GB—I was astonished that he does not see his actions speak louder than his words, and negate any good that may come out of his mouth. His actions and reactions are that of a five year old throwing a tantrum. Makes no difference what he says, he’s contributing to the problem. WAIT—he is the poster child for the problem! Like so many people who “agree” with me, understand what I’m saying and agree that respect and responsibility issues are what are eating away at the very heart of our nation, he’s all talk. Good Job, Glen Beck? Hard Work, Glen Beck? How about you get off your duff and GET A REAL JOB? You are paid a good living so sit on your tuckas and WHINE. How about instead of just talking about the problem, you do something about it? You certainly aren’t leading by example. How about everyone who’s complaining and whining and “concerned” and in agreement that we have a serious problem with value in this country get up and do something to make a difference? (Thank you, Mike, for taking steps to DO just that with mrW.) I am not talking about extraordinary measures. I am simply talking about everyone stepping up and doing what they are SUPPOSED to. What does all of this have to do with Ford? There is something I tell my employees all the time. They will not get rewarded for doing something they are supposed to. I will thank them. I will thank them for coming in, I will thank them for having a pulse, I will thank them for doing the bare minimum required to pass as getting the job done—but I will not reward them. They will not get a great review, or a raise, or a pat on the back for just doing the bare minimum, basic required actions. In order to be recognized for doing something great, they have to actually do it. They have to go above and beyond to get recognized for going above and beyond. With this philosophy, we have created an amazing team, and our every day standard far surpasses those around us. We have taken something not-so-good and made it extraordinary. And for that, we are rewarded. But rewards for doing what you are expected to do? NO. Just doing it is its own reward. I profusely thank my customers and clients, because they don’t HAVE to be there, spending money. But my employees, I’m paying them, and I expect to get every dollar’s worth. Why are we congratulating Ford, or any other company, for that matter, for doing what they are supposed to do? Why are we thanking them for standing on their own two feet? By that reasoning, each one of us should receive a big fat bonus for paying our mortgages on time, getting up and going to work, recycling, breathing. It really is a ridiculous expectation. How about someone put me on the news for not cheating another person out of money today? Where’s my Nobel Prize for not over-extending my credit? There is someone standing on your front porch with your trophy for not running that red light this morning. I’ll make sure to watch the special report tomorrow when you’re given an hour-long special with Oprah for not committing murder. Here's a beer and a shag and a check for getting out of bed today. WHO ARE WE KIDDING?! By gushing congratulatory thank-you messages for the basic, bare minimum, we are perpetuating the problem. Why aren’t we all banding together to put a hand out, help lift someone up, and educate them on what value really is? We should be thanking them for lending an ear to the “little people”. That’s really the only great accomplishment here. Thank you, Mike Rowe, for standing up and doing something about the problem, not just talking about it. Thank you to all the hard working men and women on this site for doing the same. Each one of us is a small voice, and united together, we can make a loud noise. By simply standing up and doing what we are supposed to, we will make a difference. By the way, welcome to my soap box. Reviews, Rewards, Responsibility and Respect
I’ve been a short-time lurker on this site, and have been recently inspired to voice my opinion. Thank you, Mike, for giving a place to do just that. You can thank Glen Beck for this rant—I’ll explain in a moment.

Maybe I’m missing the point. No, really, I think I must be. I know the blog was not written because Mr. Rowe gives a flying rat’s whooziewhatsit what I drive or who I’ll buy my next car from. I read this blog entry from Mr. Rowe and concluded that the point to be made was “Congratulations. Small voices can be heard. Small voices together as one are louder. This site is accomplishing its goals, it is making a difference. YOU are making a difference.” Victory, even on some small scale, is still victory.

It may be pure conjecture on my part, but I also understood the entry to be an expression of Mike’s views on responsibility. I imagine the robust conversations in his Father’s living room are very similar to the ones that happen in mine.

I have never understood people who expect to get something without working for it. Since I was a young child, I have tried to wrap my head around someone wanting something they did not earn. I have been working since I was ten, first in school sponsored programs, baby sitting, helping my father in his construction business—to my current career. I still put in 45+ hours a week, while being salaried for fewer than 40. I do it because it needs to be done. I do it because IT’S MY JOB. Even the few stints of unemployment I’ve had, I did volunteer work. I cannot even pretend to understand the people I deal with daily who steal, or collect checks for sitting home. It infuriates me that several hours a day I work, I am paying for someone else to drive a nicer car and live in a nicer place and not have to work. And these people are still stealing from me.

This blog called to mind the pure frustration and anger toward a majority that expects to have nice things without ever having to work for them. It occurred to me a while ago that it comes down to respect. I was dealing with a frequent-flyer shoplifter who had some choice words for me when she was caught. I realized she had no respect for me, for the merchandise she was stealing, and ultimately herself. If she had respect for herself, she would pick herself up, get a job, and pay for the things she could afford, instead of steal the things she wanted. If she had respect for herself, she would realize that not having a job and carrying a $3,000 LV hand bag was unacceptable, and completely unnecessary. If she had any respect for herself, she’d have respect for me. If she had been TAUGHT respect. Sadly, she hadn’t, and she is passing on the no-respect way of life to her children, who she frequently enlists to help shoplift.

That respect is directly responsible for, well, responsibility. If you have respect for yourself and those around you, then you act responsibly. Acting responsibly means driving the car you can afford, not the BMW to impress your neighbors. Responsibility means that if you have $50, you wear $50 jeans , instead of $300 jeans from a designer, expecting someone else to pick up the tab. Responsibility means passing those values on to your children. Responsibility means telling your children NO.
Here’s where Glen Beck comes in. The other day someone in my house turned his program on. Although I was busy doing something else, I could hear him spout and preach about how people need to redefine what the term “GOOD JOB” means. He’s right. The definition of having a good job has changed so dramatically—even in the twenty years since I graduated High School. It is unrecognizable from the definition of the term my parents understood when they graduated High School (and College) 52 years ago. He drew me in, and I had to stop and watch.

As I watched him make his snarky faces and roll his eyes, I was reminded of a situation that came up over the summer. Near the Fourth of July, a good friend of mine was driving and came across an eight year old and a ten year old up-rooting American Flags a local Vet organization had put up for the parade. My friend, having similar values as I, felt the responsibility to stop them. He pulled over, rolled down his window, and asked them to stop. Now, when I was that age, I knew it was understood that if an adult told you to do something, regardless of who that adult was, regardless of what you wanted to do, you did it. Not these kids. A stream of expletives erupted out of their disrespectful juvenile mouths, and the younger of the two actually reached into the vehicle, intending to do physical harm. I digress. Back to GB—I was astonished that he does not see his actions speak louder than his words, and negate any good that may come out of his mouth. His actions and reactions are that of a five year old throwing a tantrum. Makes no difference what he says, he’s contributing to the problem. WAIT—he is the poster child for the problem!
Like so many people who “agree” with me, understand what I’m saying and agree that respect and responsibility issues are what are eating away at the very heart of our nation, he’s all talk. Good Job, Glen Beck? Hard Work, Glen Beck? How about you get off your duff and GET A REAL JOB? You are paid a good living so sit on your tuckas and WHINE. How about instead of just talking about the problem, you do something about it? You certainly aren’t leading by example.

How about everyone who’s complaining and whining and “concerned” and in agreement that we have a serious problem with value in this country get up and do something to make a difference? (Thank you, Mike, for taking steps to DO just that with mrW.) I am not talking about extraordinary measures. I am simply talking about everyone stepping up and doing what they are SUPPOSED to.

What does all of this have to do with Ford? There is something I tell my employees all the time. They will not get rewarded for doing something they are supposed to. I will thank them. I will thank them for coming in, I will thank them for having a pulse, I will thank them for doing the bare minimum required to pass as getting the job done—but I will not reward them. They will not get a great review, or a raise, or a pat on the back for just doing the bare minimum, basic required actions. In order to be recognized for doing something great, they have to actually do it. They have to go above and beyond to get recognized for going above and beyond. With this philosophy, we have created an amazing team, and our every day standard far surpasses those around us. We have taken something not-so-good and made it extraordinary. And for that, we are rewarded. But rewards for doing what you are expected to do? NO. Just doing it is its own reward. I profusely thank my customers and clients, because they don’t HAVE to be there, spending money. But my employees, I’m paying them, and I expect to get every dollar’s worth.

Why are we congratulating Ford, or any other company, for that matter, for doing what they are supposed to do? Why are we thanking them for standing on their own two feet?
By that reasoning, each one of us should receive a big fat bonus for paying our mortgages on time, getting up and going to work, recycling, breathing. It really is a ridiculous expectation. How about someone put me on the news for not cheating another person out of money today? Where’s my Nobel Prize for not over-extending my credit? There is someone standing on your front porch with your trophy for not running that red light this morning. I’ll make sure to watch the special report tomorrow when you’re given an hour-long special with Oprah for not committing murder. Here’s a beer and a shag and a check for getting out of bed today. WHO ARE WE KIDDING?!

By gushing congratulatory thank-you messages for the basic, bare minimum, we are perpetuating the problem. Why aren’t we all banding together to put a hand out, help lift someone up, and educate them on what value really is?

We should be thanking them for lending an ear to the “little people”. That’s really the only great accomplishment here.

Thank you, Mike Rowe, for standing up and doing something about the problem, not just talking about it. Thank you to all the hard working men and women on this site for doing the same.

Each one of us is a small voice, and united together, we can make a loud noise. By simply standing up and doing what we are supposed to, we will make a difference.
By the way, welcome to my soap box.

]]> By: David http://www.mikeroweworks.com/2009/08/bailouts-ball-caps-and-birth/comment-page-1/#comment-624 David Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:29:42 +0000 http://www.mikeroweworks.com/?p=8992#comment-624 I like the fact you dont wear suits, just plain clothes and a cap...keepin it real so to speak, thats why youre my hero... I like the fact you dont wear suits, just plain clothes and a cap…keepin it real so to speak, thats why youre my hero…

]]> By: Neil http://www.mikeroweworks.com/2009/08/bailouts-ball-caps-and-birth/comment-page-1/#comment-514 Neil Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:57:54 +0000 http://www.mikeroweworks.com/?p=8992#comment-514 It was a wise choice to hire you as Ford's spokesperson,as your audience is pretty well the same folks that Ford wants in their showrooms. My first car was a 1956 Thunderbird, bought in 1960, as it was something neat that I could afford to buy. Later, I traded it for my first new car, a Studebaker Lark convertible. Then funny thing...I had been looking at a 409 Chevy, and here came the Mustang, and I had to have one! Bought a 289 Hi Performance coupe, which titled as a 1965 model. Later, wanting a convertible again, I bought a new 390 Mustang in 1967, and it was definitely one fast car, without the typical characteristics of a true high performance engine, but with massive torque and horsepower. Then, I got away from Fords for a while, and even bought a new Chevy pickup in 1972. It was a gas and oil guzzling dog! Traded it off on a Jeep pickup...dependable and tough, but really crude. then, much later, in 1986 I bought a new 4x4 Ranger. Nice, dependable truck. This begun our family's brand switch away from GM and Chrysler. the '72 was bad enough to make me swear GM off. Since that time, I've owned new F-150 pickups in '93, '95, 97,'99, and '01. Then made the switch to a Super Duty crew cab with the 6.0 Diesel in '04. What a sweet truck! It pulls out fifth wheel RV like it almost isn't there. Just set the cruise for what you want, and it stays there. During this time, my wife has had a couple of new Tauruses, a T-Bird and a Windstar, which she loves and won't get rid of it! When gas was so expensive a year or so ago, I bought a new Focus SES with all the toys, mainly for my drive to and from work...it is an amazing car! Everything fits and works I get in the range of 33 to 34 MPG on mixed mode driving, and it is the first thing out of the driveway when my wife wants to run up to the store or whatever. All of this experience with Fords for the past several years has convinced me that once you drive one of theirs for any length of time, the competition really looks crude by comparison. And, Ford executives taking massive voluntary salary cuts, plus having the foresight to set up a significant mortgage backed line of credit, proved they had a viable plan, and the will to carry it out. My favorite MR commercial? The proving grounds truck comparison. I wouldn't even want to ride in a Toyota truck now! It was a wise choice to hire you as Ford’s spokesperson,as your audience is pretty well the same folks that Ford wants in their showrooms. My first car was a 1956 Thunderbird, bought in 1960, as it was something neat that I could afford to buy. Later, I traded it for my first new car, a Studebaker Lark convertible. Then funny thing…I had been looking at a 409 Chevy, and here came the Mustang, and I had to have one! Bought a 289 Hi Performance coupe, which titled as a 1965 model. Later, wanting a convertible again, I bought a new 390 Mustang in 1967, and it was definitely one fast car, without the typical characteristics of a true high performance engine, but with massive torque and horsepower. Then, I got away from Fords for a while, and even bought a new Chevy pickup in 1972. It was a gas and oil guzzling dog! Traded it off on a Jeep pickup…dependable and tough, but really crude.
then, much later, in 1986 I bought a new 4×4 Ranger. Nice, dependable truck. This begun our family’s brand switch away from GM and Chrysler. the ’72 was bad enough to make me swear GM off. Since that time, I’ve owned new F-150 pickups in ’93, ’95, 97,’99, and ’01. Then made the switch to a Super Duty crew cab with the 6.0 Diesel in ’04. What a sweet truck! It pulls out fifth wheel RV like it almost isn’t there. Just set the cruise for what you want, and it stays there. During this time, my wife has had a couple of new Tauruses, a T-Bird and a Windstar, which she loves and won’t get rid of it! When gas was so expensive a year or so ago, I bought a new Focus SES with all the toys, mainly for my drive to and from work…it is an amazing car! Everything fits and works I get in the range of 33 to 34 MPG on mixed mode driving, and it is the first thing out of the driveway when my wife wants to run up to the store or whatever. All of this experience with Fords for the past several years has convinced me that once you drive one of theirs for any length of time, the competition really looks crude by comparison. And, Ford executives taking massive voluntary salary cuts, plus having the foresight to set up a significant mortgage backed line of credit, proved they had a viable plan, and the will to carry it out.
My favorite MR commercial? The proving grounds truck comparison. I wouldn’t even want to ride in a Toyota truck now!

]]> By: Tim Machula http://www.mikeroweworks.com/2009/08/bailouts-ball-caps-and-birth/comment-page-1/#comment-479 Tim Machula Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:59:00 +0000 http://www.mikeroweworks.com/?p=8992#comment-479 Mike, my first car was a '67 mustang, and since then I have had 2 torinos, 2 tracers, and an escape with a few mopars and rice burners in between. The Fords were all excellent cars and I have been and always will be a Ford man. This is especially true now that Ford did not take the money. It doesn't hurt that they have the most likeable man on TV as their spokesman. Keep up the good work with Ford, and of course in all your other endeavors! Mike, my first car was a ’67 mustang, and since then I have had 2 torinos, 2 tracers, and an escape with a few mopars and rice burners in between. The Fords were all excellent cars and I have been and always will be a Ford man. This is especially true now that Ford did not take the money. It doesn’t hurt that they have the most likeable man on TV as their spokesman. Keep up the good work with Ford, and of course in all your other endeavors!

]]> By: Mike Priebe http://www.mikeroweworks.com/2009/08/bailouts-ball-caps-and-birth/comment-page-1/#comment-424 Mike Priebe Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:34:55 +0000 http://www.mikeroweworks.com/?p=8992#comment-424 Great work. I can't wait to see what you do next. Great work. I can’t wait to see what you do next.

]]> By: Pamela http://www.mikeroweworks.com/2009/08/bailouts-ball-caps-and-birth/comment-page-1/#comment-420 Pamela Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:19:26 +0000 http://www.mikeroweworks.com/?p=8992#comment-420 The "masses" are more alert today in ways they haven't been in a long time. I am actually a politician from the "personal responsibility" end of the spectrum, and it is really encouraging to see folks noticing and sometimes even taking action on what they see around them. That Madison Avenue doesn't see this as a selling point is a good example of why they need to spend a little time off the island. As it turns out, the "masses" (i.e. potential Ford customers) aren't uncaring about America's future; they were just a bit tuned out for a while and had developed a bit of apathy, as a result. At least for now, those days are over. I have had four people approach me in the last two months to ask how they can run for office. Assuming they are not planning to run against me, I always find the time to sit down for a long cup of coffee and have an honest conversation about what they are getting into and (this is the important part of my rambling) HOW MUCH A DIFFERENCE THEY CAN MAKE WITOUT BEING ELECTED just by using their voice on blogs, talk radio, letters to the editor, their Facebook and Twitter accounts, and emails to their friends. While your fans weren't trying to make a policy change, necessarily, they did convince some big shots to reconsider the direction of the message in a million dollar ad campaign. They can do the same with that energy in public policy. Our right to free speech is a powerful tool that we ALL can wield for very little monetary investment in this new digital age, after all. Thanks for your post, Mike. I hope it encourages the many folks who participated in the thread to keep up the pressure all over the internet and beyond. The “masses” are more alert today in ways they haven’t been in a long time. I am actually a politician from the “personal responsibility” end of the spectrum, and it is really encouraging to see folks noticing and sometimes even taking action on what they see around them. That Madison Avenue doesn’t see this as a selling point is a good example of why they need to spend a little time off the island. As it turns out, the “masses” (i.e. potential Ford customers) aren’t uncaring about America’s future; they were just a bit tuned out for a while and had developed a bit of apathy, as a result. At least for now, those days are over. I have had four people approach me in the last two months to ask how they can run for office. Assuming they are not planning to run against me, I always find the time to sit down for a long cup of coffee and have an honest conversation about what they are getting into and (this is the important part of my rambling) HOW MUCH A DIFFERENCE THEY CAN MAKE WITOUT BEING ELECTED just by using their voice on blogs, talk radio, letters to the editor, their Facebook and Twitter accounts, and emails to their friends. While your fans weren’t trying to make a policy change, necessarily, they did convince some big shots to reconsider the direction of the message in a million dollar ad campaign. They can do the same with that energy in public policy. Our right to free speech is a powerful tool that we ALL can wield for very little monetary investment in this new digital age, after all. Thanks for your post, Mike. I hope it encourages the many folks who participated in the thread to keep up the pressure all over the internet and beyond.

]]> By: Mercades http://www.mikeroweworks.com/2009/08/bailouts-ball-caps-and-birth/comment-page-1/#comment-419 Mercades Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:11:51 +0000 http://www.mikeroweworks.com/?p=8992#comment-419 Mike, Mike, Mike............. I really like that your a stand-up guy when it comes to this bail out program...(among other things) I can totally see you having a heated discussion with your Dad in Florida.......I am a Nurse in Florida, and I have a soap box myself....I make sure I save it for important things........... Just wanted to let you know I am a huge fan and I support you and the show.......if your ever in my neck of the woods and need to be cleaned up after one of your dirty jobs.......I'd love to help you out!!!!! ----Mercades---- Mike, Mike, Mike………….
I really like that your a stand-up guy when it comes to this bail out program…(among other things) I can totally see you having a heated discussion with your Dad in Florida…….I am a Nurse in Florida, and I have a soap box myself….I make sure I save it for important things……….. Just wanted to let you know I am a huge fan and I support you and the show…….if your ever in my neck of the woods and need to be cleaned up after one of your dirty jobs…….I’d love to help you out!!!!!
—-Mercades—-

]]> By: Peace of Mind...aka Amanda http://www.mikeroweworks.com/2009/08/bailouts-ball-caps-and-birth/comment-page-1/#comment-355 Peace of Mind...aka Amanda Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:55:45 +0000 http://www.mikeroweworks.com/?p=8992#comment-355 Hello Mike, First off let me say i am an addict to MRW.... if im not at one of my two jobs or at school...im here...and loving it... About the Ford commercials....I think there great...especially sine i recently become part of the ford family....(2001 Ford Ranger xlt 4x4). Built Ford tough is my kinda style...and brining pride back to the working man fits right in with Ford and their mission so thats even better... Well...Discovery is my favorite channell....Dirty Jobs is my Favorite Show...and You, Mike are my Favorite Person...I love what you are doing with MRW and I will do my very best to spread the word...maybe oneday I can get you on one of my jobs... ...like I always say...if everyone does a little a lot gets done ~Amanda~ Hello Mike,

First off let me say i am an addict to MRW…. if im not at one of my two jobs or at school…im here…and loving it…

About the Ford commercials….I think there great…especially sine i recently become part of the ford family….(2001 Ford Ranger xlt 4×4). Built Ford tough is my kinda style…and brining pride back to the working man fits right in with Ford and their mission so thats even better…

Well…Discovery is my favorite channell….Dirty Jobs is my Favorite Show…and You, Mike are my Favorite Person…I love what you are doing with MRW and I will do my very best to spread the word…maybe oneday I can get you on one of my jobs…

…like I always say…if everyone does a little a lot gets done

~Amanda~

]]> By: John Campbell http://www.mikeroweworks.com/2009/08/bailouts-ball-caps-and-birth/comment-page-1/#comment-346 John Campbell Sun, 20 Sep 2009 05:52:33 +0000 http://www.mikeroweworks.com/?p=8992#comment-346 Dear Mike, I bought the New Mustang GT from FORD, because of their ability not to take the money. YOu are a perfect person to talk about it, you know work and how to get it done. I am tired on other car companies having Joe Bob's say they drive it but when you look they arent. You drive on all the time on the show and look proud of it. I went to but the other sports car and was told and i quote "Oh its got a premium on it because its a sports car, the premium is 10K" Ok they take alot of money and charge extra. Ford said, hey we can beat that price, adn give you a great car. Keep of the awesome work, love the show, and you rock. JC Dear Mike,

I bought the New Mustang GT from FORD, because of their ability not to take the money. YOu are a perfect person to talk about it, you know work and how to get it done. I am tired on other car companies having Joe Bob’s say they drive it but when you look they arent. You drive on all the time on the show and look proud of it.

I went to but the other sports car and was told and i quote “Oh its got a premium on it because its a sports car, the premium is 10K” Ok they take alot of money and charge extra. Ford said, hey we can beat that price, adn give you a great car.
Keep of the awesome work, love the show, and you rock.

JC

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