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Old 04-04-2010, 11:26 AM
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one of his factories in Indy got nailed years ago by d.e.a because supposedly they were selling drugs and shipping them inside helmets. I used to work for simpson, he is a genuine A-HOLE!! treats his people like ****, he gets whatever he deserves
After this I decided to take the Simpson harnesses out of Penny and put in some SafeQuip stuff.. didn't want his name on there any more (plus the belts were getting old).

Nice when a company sacrafices safety to make more cash...
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After this I decided to take the Simpson harnesses out of Penny and put in some SafeQuip stuff.. didn't want his name on there any more (plus the belts were getting old).

Nice when a company sacrifices safety to make more cash...
yeah, sounds like they did it in the past, and now are not doing it anymore, but the damage has been done. Pretty stupid thing to do if true, and the liability issue of doing it...................

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yeah, sounds like they did it in the past, and now are not doing it anymore, but the damage has been done. Pretty stupid thing to do if true, and the liability issue of doing it...................

Jody
I know Simpson isn't owned my Simpson anymore.. but still, his name is starting to leave a bad taste like Shelby does these days...
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I know Simpson isn't owned my Simpson anymore.. but still, his name is starting to leave a bad taste like Shelby does these days...
Hey, my Shelby shaving cream works great!
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