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Old 01-31-2009, 11:17 PM   #1
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Greetings! I'm Ken, an EC from central Iowa. Just got around to registering here. Hope to get some good ideas here.

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Old 01-31-2009, 11:46 PM   #2
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Where bout in central IA? Always looking to meet new subs that can handle their business.
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Where bout in central IA? Always looking to meet new subs that can handle their business.
Des Moines area. But I can meet you halfway in M'town.
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Des Moines area. But I can meet you halfway in M'town.
Ahhh, let's just go to Tama and try to "reinvest" in our future...let it ride

How are things down there? bad time of year for the seasonal reason, but other than that, you still looking good? Nice thing about sparkey's and plumbers, bascially two functions people will not go without
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Ahhh, let's just go to Tama and try to "reinvest" in our future...let it ride

How are things down there? bad time of year for the seasonal reason, but other than that, you still looking good? Nice thing about sparkey's and plumbers, bascially two functions people will not go without
Things not bad for me right now. I'm busier'n a pack of drunk dogs in a fire hydrant factory.
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Things not bad for me right now. I'm busier'n a pack of drunk dogs in a fire hydrant factory.
Kind of the same story with all my subs too, they'll be busy with all the flood work we got here for awhile since most hosues are now forced to be brought upto code, which is'nt a bad thing other than the fact HO's wonder where they're supposed to get money to do all of the things the city's are requiring for them to get back in their homes.

My #1 sparkey had a health issue so obviously that hurt him and his business since he went months without being able to work due to treatments and the ill effects, and now he's wondering where he's going to get work from since we all had to find other electrcians to fill in his void and have since lined everything up through the new guys, used their bids, take off's etc...i normally have no problem getting him back on board, but i have to keep a tight schedule, so unfortunately i cant take chances of when he'll ba able to work, when he'll have to leave for treatements and how long he'll be out recouping from them...sucks since i have personal relationships with all my guys, but as bad as it sounds, this is a case where i had to take a step back and say business is business and mae the call of what was going to allow me to stay on schedule and profitable for my own families sake...

this is a tough business for sure, soo much pressure on all of us that give a chit to perform that when things get rocky it's hard to recover from.
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Greetings! I'm Ken, an EC from central Iowa. Just got around to registering here. Hope to get some good ideas here.

All's I'm gonna say is:
Dude...you're late.


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Hey, good to meet you. I'm new here myself from Cedar Rapids, IA. Got on here to get some new ideas and learn a thing or two. Good to hear from fellow Iowa contractors.
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