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To: "FRED E THOMAS" <frede.thomas2@verizon.net>, "Shop-Talk Mailing
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Craftsman Tools
From: "Karl Vacek" <kvacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:22:09 -0600
That unsung hero was Peter M. Roberts

ISOA (Illinois Sports Owners Association - our local Triumph club) gives out 
the Peter M. Roberts award every month to the member who does the nicest 
thing for another member - helping to get his car going, etc.

Karl



> Some years back a young tool salesman at Sears submitted a suggestion for 
> a
> quick release ratchet, the home office told him they would check into it 
> but
> did not have intentions of going very far with it, less than one year 
> later
> "Craftsman" had a full nationwide sale on a totally new "quick release
> ratchet",  Sears made it a really big deal introduction, but' only gave 
> the
> employee $5,000 bucks, he sued and came away with ==$105 million== , his
> claim, they lied to him about what he had and their plans for it..  "FT"
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