http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/is-the-sun-about-to-set-on-sun-country/ The last honest travel site Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/is-the-sun-about-to-set-on-sun-country/comment-page-1/#comment-7187 MoNgo Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:07:44 +0000 http://www.tripso.com/?p=5540#comment-7187 "Should Sun Country not be able to obtain additional financing or obtain relief from our major creditors in the near future..." from who? Either creditors aren't even around any more or they are too afraid to lend to anyone, especially other creditors. "You're thinking of this place all wrong. As if I had the money back in a safe. The money's not here. Your money's in Joe's house...right next to yours. And in the Kennedy house, and Mrs. Macklin's house, and a hundred others. Why, you're lending them the money to build, and then, they're going to pay it back to you as best they can. Now what are you going to do? Foreclose on them?...Now wait...now listen...now listen to me. I beg of you not to do this thing. If Potter gets hold of this Building and Loan there'll never be another decent house built in this town. He's already got charge of the bank. He's got the bus line. He's got the department stores. And now he's after us. Why? Well, it's very simple. Because we're cutting in on his business, that's why. And because he wants to keep you living in his slums and paying the kind of rent he decides. Joe, you lived in one of those Potter houses, didn't you? Well, have you forgotten? Have you forgotten what he charged you for that broken-down shack? Here, Ed. You know, you remember last year when things weren't going so well, and you couldn't make your payments? You didn't lose your house, did you? Do you think Potter would have let you keep it? Can't you understand what's happening here? Don't you see what's happening? Potter isn't selling. Potter's buying! And why? Because we're panicky and he's not. That's why. He's picking up some bargains. Now, we can get through this thing all right. We've got to stick together, though. We've got to have faith in each other. " Welcome to Potterville “Should Sun Country not be able to obtain additional financing or obtain relief from our major creditors in the near future…” from who? Either creditors aren’t even around any more or they are too afraid to lend to anyone, especially other creditors.
“You’re thinking of this place all wrong. As if I had the money back in a safe. The money’s not here. Your money’s in Joe’s house…right next to yours. And in the Kennedy house, and Mrs. Macklin’s house, and a hundred others. Why, you’re lending them the money to build, and then, they’re going to pay it back to you as best they can. Now what are you going to do? Foreclose on them?…Now wait…now listen…now listen to me. I beg of you not to do this thing. If Potter gets hold of this Building and Loan there’ll never be another decent house built in this town. He’s already got charge of the bank. He’s got the bus line. He’s got the department stores. And now he’s after us. Why? Well, it’s very simple. Because we’re cutting in on his business, that’s why. And because he wants to keep you living in his slums and paying the kind of rent he decides. Joe, you lived in one of those Potter houses, didn’t you? Well, have you forgotten? Have you forgotten what he charged you for that broken-down shack? Here, Ed. You know, you remember last year when things weren’t going so well, and you couldn’t make your payments? You didn’t lose your house, did you? Do you think Potter would have let you keep it? Can’t you understand what’s happening here? Don’t you see what’s happening? Potter isn’t selling. Potter’s buying! And why? Because we’re panicky and he’s not. That’s why. He’s picking up some bargains. Now, we can get through this thing all right. We’ve got to stick together, though. We’ve got to have faith in each other. ”
Welcome to Potterville

]]> http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/is-the-sun-about-to-set-on-sun-country/comment-page-1/#comment-7168 Wrona Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:18:09 +0000 http://www.tripso.com/?p=5540#comment-7168 http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081006/sun_country_bankruptcy.html?.v=2 Well they have filed for bankruptcy protection now, but sounds like they hope to keep operating. http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081006/sun_country_bankruptcy.html?.v=2 Well they have filed for bankruptcy protection now, but sounds like they hope to keep operating.

]]> http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/is-the-sun-about-to-set-on-sun-country/comment-page-1/#comment-7154 Gregg Welpe Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:42:57 +0000 http://www.tripso.com/?p=5540#comment-7154 Oh, Crap! They are the primary charter airline for Apple, Funjet and Worry-Free Vacations from DFW, which accounts for about 75-80% of our leisure bookings to Cancun! Hopefully it is early enough to find another charter airline for the 2009 season...... Oh, Crap! They are the primary charter airline for Apple, Funjet and Worry-Free Vacations from DFW, which accounts for about 75-80% of our leisure bookings to Cancun! Hopefully it is early enough to find another charter airline for the 2009 season……

]]> http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/is-the-sun-about-to-set-on-sun-country/comment-page-1/#comment-7150 Wrona Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:47:22 +0000 http://www.tripso.com/?p=5540#comment-7150 Considering they've been having troubles meeting payroll, I am not surprised by this. Considering they’ve been having troubles meeting payroll, I am not surprised by this.

]]> http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/is-the-sun-about-to-set-on-sun-country/comment-page-1/#comment-7149 marge Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:41:23 +0000 http://www.tripso.com/?p=5540#comment-7149 I am not the least bit surprised by this and I don't think you're wrong, Chris. Another one bites the air. I am not the least bit surprised by this and I don’t think you’re wrong, Chris. Another one bites the air.

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