anonymousNetUser wrote:
> Janet Wilder wrote:
>> Arri London wrote:
>>>
>>> Nancy2 wrote:
>>>> On Jul 14, 2:24 pm, Dave Smith > wrote:
>>>>> Andy wrote:
>>>>>> Goodbye Budweiser!
>>>>>> Depending on the shareholder vote, Anheiser Busch will become the
>>>>>> property of
>>>>>> !Bev a Belgium company.
>>>>>> There goes the neighborhood.
>>>>>> I shall not be drinking Bud Light any longer.
>>>>> Funny, but that is what a lot of people think when American
>>>>> businesses take over
>>>>> their local operations. At least the Belgians make good beer.
>>>> Somewhere in the back of my mind, I'm thinking the Clydesdales are
>>>> Belgian - are they?
>>>>
>>>> N.
>>>
>>> No, originally from Scotland. Doubt the Belgian company would get rid
>>> of them...cheapest
>>> advertising/marketing tools they can have. No expensive contracts for
>>> fussy personnel
>>
>> Have you ever seen the stable in St. Louis? Many people would be
>> thrilled to have a home half as nice as that stable. A lot of the
>> buildings at the brewery in St. Louis are on the National Historic
>> Register, too. What happens when foreigners buy something on the
>> National Historic Register? Does anyone know?????
>>
>
> All it means is that the place has been deemed worthy of keeping around.
> There are tax incentives to maintain them, so ownership isn't really a
> determining factor.

Thanks. I like old buildings, even the gaudy, heavy-handed German styled
ones at the brewery. I'd hate to see them come down. There is a lot of
history and culture in those buildings.

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Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life