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  • theengel
    Service Manager

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    • Nov 2011
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    #1

    Are you slow right now?

    The past month has been extremely slow for me. As an independent, I was starting to get worried. I even called a few of my bigger customers to "check" on them. No--they're not going to anyone else... at least they didn't indicate that.

    Is anyone else slow?

    Actually--today it's picking up. This is the first day in over a month that I've had more that 2 calls scheduled.
  • Tonerbomb
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    #2
    Re: Are you slow right now?

    Yes, school's winding down and things are slowing down here in Bugaha...........
    Mystic Crystal Revelations

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    • blackdog
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      • Jun 2012
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      #3
      Re: Are you slow right now?

      Hey this is it, the new economy!
      Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but it's never going to be the 70's & 80's again when you could actually make a profit. Internet destroyed that.
      I give boxes away (free) just to pick up a service policy. Never thought I'd see the day.
      You've got to go with the flow my friend and hope for the best.
      Good Luck

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      • theengel
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        #4
        Re: Are you slow right now?

        Originally posted by blackdog
        Hey this is it, the new economy!
        Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but it's never going to be the 70's & 80's again when you could actually make a profit. Internet destroyed that.
        I give boxes away (free) just to pick up a service policy. Never thought I'd see the day.
        You've got to go with the flow my friend and hope for the best.
        Good Luck
        I don't know what you're talking about. I'm using the internet and I'm making money in repair. It's just been slow this past month.

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        • slimslob
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          #5
          Re: Are you slow right now?

          Originally posted by Tonerbomb
          Yes, school's winding down and things are slowing down here in Bugaha...........
          Not only that, tax time is over until next year so all the accountants are not using their equipment as much.

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          • slimslob
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            #6
            Re: Are you slow right now?

            When I first saw the title of this thread, my first thought was yes but it is only that my old bones can't move as fast as they used to.

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            • blackdog
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              • Jun 2012
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              #7
              Re: Are you slow right now?

              Originally posted by theengel
              I don't know what you're talking about. I'm using the internet and I'm making money in repair. It's just been slow this past month.
              OOPS, sorry you must be a youngster.

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              • Debs1964
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                • Oct 2010
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                #8
                Re: Are you slow right now?

                Originally posted by slimslob
                When I first saw the title of this thread, my first thought was yes but it is only that my old bones can't move as fast as they used to.
                Me too
                There are 10 types of people in this world, those who understand binary maths and those who don't

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                • theengel
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                  #9
                  Re: Are you slow right now?

                  I'm not that young. 40s. But I'm young enough not to know what the business end of the service industry was like in the 70s.

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                  • blackdog
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                    #10
                    Re: Are you slow right now?

                    Originally posted by theengel
                    I'm not that young. 40s. But I'm young enough not to know what the business end of the service industry was like in the 70s.
                    Dealers could write their own ticket. It was a total niche. Much like the HVAC boys had before R410a came along.

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                    • Tonerbomb
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                      #11
                      Re: Are you slow right now?

                      Originally posted by theengel
                      I'm not that young. 40s. But I'm young enough not to know what the business end of the service industry was like in the 70s.
                      Your still a pup! enjoy it while it lasts..................
                      Mystic Crystal Revelations

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                      • blackcat4866
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                        #12
                        Re: Are you slow right now?

                        Originally posted by slimslob
                        When I first saw the title of this thread, my first thought was yes but it is only that my old bones can't move as fast as they used to.
                        I thought the same thing. These old bones just aren't moving as fast as they used to. =^..^=
                        If you'd like a serious answer to your request:
                        1) demonstrate that you've read the manual
                        2) demonstrate that you made some attempt to fix it.
                        3) if you're going to ask about jams include the jam code.
                        4) if you're going to ask about an error code include the error code.
                        5) You are the person onsite. Only you can make observations.

                        blackcat: Master Of The Obvious =^..^=

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                        • slimslob
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                          Re: Are you slow right now?

                          Originally posted by blackcat4866
                          I thought the same thing. These old bones just aren't moving as fast as they used to. =^..^=
                          Yeah, but I think yours are moving a little faster than they were a couple of months ago.

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                          • blackcat4866
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                            #14
                            Re: Are you slow right now?

                            Originally posted by slimslob
                            Yeah, but I think yours are moving a little faster than they were a couple of months ago.
                            True that. =^..^=
                            If you'd like a serious answer to your request:
                            1) demonstrate that you've read the manual
                            2) demonstrate that you made some attempt to fix it.
                            3) if you're going to ask about jams include the jam code.
                            4) if you're going to ask about an error code include the error code.
                            5) You are the person onsite. Only you can make observations.

                            blackcat: Master Of The Obvious =^..^=

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                            • theengel
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                              #15
                              Re: Are you slow right now?

                              Originally posted by Tonerbomb
                              Your still a pup! enjoy it while it lasts..................
                              Now that makes me worried... cause I feel damn old already. All these aches and pains I wasn't prepared for. Sounds like it's just the start. :>

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