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The Years Half Over
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07-04-2006, 09:01 PM
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Trade: excavating / concrete / masonry
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The Years Half Over
It's July 4th, we're in the 3rd quarter. 6 months left to 2006. First 1/2 of the year flew by.
How are things going? Going to buy any new equipment this year? A new truck? Is there enough work coming in? Is the weather treating you OK? Are we making money? Is your life on track? How are things?
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07-04-2006, 10:00 PM
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Trade: manager of excavation division
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Re: The Years Half Over
Nick,
Things are fine, and think of it this way the second half of the year is just begining. What could be better? 
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07-07-2006, 10:35 PM
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Re: The Years Half Over
188 days gone by so far this year. 177 days left in this year. 125 working days left if you don't work Saturdays. 151 working days left if you do work Saturdays.
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07-07-2006, 10:53 PM
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Re: The Years Half Over
can i split the difference on the saturday thing?
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07-07-2006, 10:57 PM
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Re: The Years Half Over
Sure Day, 138. "time to make hay while the sun shines?
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07-16-2006, 07:30 PM
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Re: The Years Half Over
First half of the year was slow. Things are really busy now and we have a backlog. If things come out right, we will have 2 or 3 site work jobs for residential developments next year. If we get them, we will be getting another artic haul truck and dozer.
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07-16-2006, 08:07 PM
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Re: The Years Half OverQuote:
 Just checked our numbers for the first half of 06 we are up 29% from the first half of 05. That must explain why I am tired all the time.  We are not back logged but have some projects coming up and a good handfull to bid. If I could just get out of the babysitting business things could be better. 
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07-16-2006, 08:42 PM
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Trade: Renovations contractor
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Re: The Years Half Over
Hey guys, I finally did my first excavation job today
 Mrs. Ron wanted to put a pond in our backyard and wanted me to dig the hole It was not that big, so I didn't bother renting an excavator, just used my trusty shovel Almost 4 ft. deep and about 20 ft. in circumference but all clay and really hard. Added water to soften up a little and only took me about 6 hrs. Great way to start the second half of the year Will this job qualify me as an excavator dude
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07-16-2006, 09:43 PM
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Re: The Years Half Over
Ron, Talk to Ricpacer he's got a real sweet deal for ya.
 Shovel? You don't really sound like excavator material yet, , but sounds like you'd make a swell laborer. Got plans for next week?
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07-16-2006, 09:52 PM
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Home Improvement Guy
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Re: The Years Half Over
jmic...I love laboring, I just wish you guys weren't located at the other end of the world
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07-17-2006, 05:42 AM
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Re: The Years Half OverQuote:
Sweet, the next time that I have 4,000 LF of silt fence to install, I'll give you a call.
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07-31-2006, 07:59 PM
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Re: The Years Half Over
Only 5 months left to 2006 everyone still upbeat about the rest of the year?
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07-31-2006, 08:10 PM
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Re: The Years Half OverQuote:
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