E-mail from ASE 7/4/16

[Flat-rate]

I want independance from ASE. It has not done anything for me, even with 28 yrs of being certified.
But this just proves how worthless ASE truly is. Copy&pasted from todays email.

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Happy Memorial Day
On this day in 1776, the thirteen American colonies declared their independence from the British Empire. This bold move by our founding fathers almost two and a half centuries ago, set the stage for the freedoms and liberties we enjoy on a daily basis. From our family to yours - we hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable Independence Day!
Best Wishes,
Your ASE Family

 

[southalabama]

Wow

Someone is historically challenged.

Smarter than a fifth grader? Not hardly.

 

[LXCam]

Nice

 

[Gogo300]

Too many solvents and other petroleum products absorbed while turning a wrench.

 

[Bill Bowman]

Maybe should have taken the HISTORY test.

 

[aircommuter]

I started before they were heard of or maybe even dreamed about, never needed them still don't. I just can't figure what has kept the government from getting their nose into this field of licensing, they do it for houses but not cars. At least not in CA which has a government that rivals the feds. We have a consumer affairs department that collects money from shops and checks out complaints. They are just another government leach. Let the people just stand up for themselves, always wanting someone to hold their hand.

 

[stimpy]

learned along time ago they are nothing but a bunch of college educated desk Jockeys making a living off your money , they used to make it sound like you needed them and there piece of paper to work as a mechanic . I have my own papers on the wall that say I am more than qualified ..

 

[firworks]

To be fair, they are not HIST certified...

 

[pancho400cid]

That is just depressing......

 

[southalabama]

Well it was a Memorial Fourth of July.

Not quite as depressing as finding out the PBS fireworks show I watched wasn't live and was from a prior year.

 

[GTA Matt]

 

[Schurkey]

What am I missing?

1776 was 240 years ago. That's "almost" two and a half centuries.

July 4 was not the day that the Declaration of Independence was signed, but it was the day it was "Proclaimed" publicly, and is the "traditional" "Independence Day". One can argue that "The thirteen colonies" didn't declare independence, but it was their representatives at the Continental Congress who did, therefore The Thirteen declared independence by proxy.

I don't see a problem with their e-mail.

 

[southalabama]

Original post says ....happy Memorial Day.

 

[Jarhead0408]

Well it was a Memorial Fourth of July.

Not quite as depressing as finding out the PBS fireworks show I watched wasn't live and was from a prior year.

Yeah, THAT was a crock of you know what. Really ticked me off.

 

[pancho400cid]

Cntrl C / Cntrl V from Wikipedia with minor edits:

During the American Revolution, the legal separation of the Thirteen Colonies from Great Britain occurred on July 2, 1776, when the Second Continental Congress voted to approve a resolution of independence. Americans celebrated independence on July 4, the date shown on the much-publicized Declaration of Independence, rather than on July 2, the date the resolution of independence was approved in a closed session of Congress. Historians have long disputed whether members of Congress signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, even though Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin all later wrote that they had signed it on that day. Most historians have concluded that the Declaration was signed nearly a month after its adoption, on August 2, 1776, and not on July 4 as is commonly believed.

 

[Schurkey]

Original post says ....happy Memorial Day.

Thanks for that. I read right past that.

 

[Stuart in MN]

Damning the entire ASE because of what one office intern mistakenly said in an email doesn't make a lot of sense, either.

 

[4x4_G30_Sportvan]

This screenshot shows something different than what OP said.
They could have perhaps used a template from Memorial day, and just goofed it up, or the OP could have misread.

 

[wssix99]

During the American Revolution, the legal separation of the Thirteen Colonies from Great Britain occurred on July 2, 1776, when the Second Continental Congress voted to approve a resolution of independence. Americans celebrated independence on July 4, the date shown on the much-publicized Declaration of Independence, rather than on July 2, the date the resolution of independence was approved in a closed session of Congress.

Wasn't this two day delay due to a contentious sit-in on the floor of the Continental Congress? I recall Paul Revere streamed the action live on his printing press...

 

[ms fowler]

Tempest in a teapot.
Find something deserving of all this anger.