On Share memories of GM in Janesville
Posted on December 17 at 11:37 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
My memories goes back to the early 1960's.I have such great memories. Yes, Janesville is a GM city, and proud of it. I was so proud because my dad was a boss! I had a dad that was proud of the product that he was in charge of. He walked the line so much that he wore out many souls on his shoes. Yes, mom was forever taking them to the show repair shop for new souls to be put on. I even remember when mom bought him a counter to wear to show how many miles he had walked in a day. Being that dad was a boss he had the opportunity to test drive cars to see what bugs needed to be worked out or changed. After they had 3000 miles on them they were sold at a dicount. But only GM employee could buy them. They did this also for an insentive to purchase the product they built and it was a great perk. Us kids couldn't wait until dad pulled in the driveway to see what the color of the car was going to be and what the inside would look like. Maybe I could get the first ride in it and get to sit by the window. I always remember how big the model change for that year would be,in those days it was huge. The year air-con and electric windows came out, even power seary. Would GM out do the year model before. I remember when the fabric of the seats changed. Maybe even velvet! We were never aload to eat in the cars, even though going to Mcdonalds was only once in a blue moon. Than there was the times when the cars would be taken down for clean up. Right on plant property there was a shop.Pull in, vacucum, wash and fill it up with ethyl and out we would go.We thought as kids that it was just great getting to go. The Open Houses that the Janesville plant would have for the employee's and for the city was alot of fun. Standing in line forever, just to get in. Mom made us look just perfect and you behave, because your father works at the plant and he is a boss.
Than along in the 70's, I not only grew up as a GM brat, but became a wife of a GM employee.I was proud that after he got out of the Navy he was able to get hired at GM. We have been Blessed that we have been provided for all these year's. We have sinced transfered out of the city and my husband is still working for GM. But we will always care about you in the Janesville plant. Janesville as a city was proud of the product they built. GM is a product of many generations. Thank you, Janesville. May God Bless you.
On Share memories of GM in Janesville
Posted on December 13 at 5:06 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
March 23rd 1977 was my first day as a Janesville GM assembler. The day was very bright & sunny. Seven of us were nervously waiting in the personnel office to find out what department we would be working in. Without a word, a foreman with a clip board in his hand came out of the office and pointed,"You two to the body shop, you two to paint, you two go to hard trim, and you go to soft trim". So my career with GM begain in hard trim. I would be a "trimmer". As the two of us made our way to hard trim, with our foreman leading the way, I spotted my father-in-law at the end of the Body Shop Line. He was the day shift superintendent of body shop. He wasn't my father-in-law at that moment. He was a guy that had awhole lot of responsibility. As I walked by him, he reminded me of my captain of my ship, when I was in the Navy. The way he looked and handled himself told me right at that moment, that the Janesville GM Assembly Plant was a very special place to be working at!!!. He knodded to me, I knodded back, and off I went.
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Posted on December 18 at 6:14 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Dose anyone know who those two gentle men are?