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Quote from: Chas on December 19, 2012, 10:03:21 amWell, technically they are north of SD - in Vista, CA to be exact. And they are neighbors - D1 is right next to (and about the same size as) the Employee parking lot for Watkins MFG.Correct! Google Maps shows D1 and Watkins to be 0.4 miles apart.
Well, technically they are north of SD - in Vista, CA to be exact. And they are neighbors - D1 is right next to (and about the same size as) the Employee parking lot for Watkins MFG.
"The catbird seat" is an idiomatic phrase used to describe an enviable position, often in terms of having the upper hand or greater advantage in all types of dealings among parties. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the first recorded usage occurred in a 1942 humorous short story by James Thurber titled "The Catbird Seat," which features a character, Mrs. Barrows, who likes to use the phrase. Another character, Joey Hart, explains that Mrs. Barrows must have picked up the expression from Red Barber, a baseball broadcaster, and that to Barber "sitting in the catbird seat" meant "'sitting pretty,' like a batter with three balls and no strikes on him."
I just toured the factory a few days ago (vista) and happened to read this post before, so I asked the question and just got laughs in return. After laughing they said "who is buying us now?" followed with more laughing.
I just posted my D1 purchase in another thread....To answer you question they did deny it. I realize I am just one consumer and a "peon" at that, but I did speak with factory workers and CEO types, and all confirmed that not only has nobody bought them, but they are going strong.Again, if you have an inside scoop, more power to you. Just passing along what I was told
What took so long, we talked about this was coming weeks ago right here lol. When this came up my questions were 1) would they move it all down to Mexico where Jacuzzi/Sundance spas are made but apparently not or at least not for awhile or maybe because of space and 2) was this more about getting swim spas available for the Jac/Sun dealers or was this really about getting the D1 spa brand & its dealers.