Re: Envious...

["Peter Church" <yahoo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mark,

Yes, you're right I did have my tongue in my cheek, so apologies to
Stephen for dragging his name through this.

I'm fully aware of the pressure of running a business, and the needs
to make a living.  I've taken a fair bit of stick myself over the
years as a parasitic management consultant - but I do work damned
hard as well!

The point I wanted to make though really is that as an owner of an
Integrator I would expect nothing less than an impecable
installation - access to the right kit, with the right skills all on
tap should mean that you can achieve top results at "cost" price
-
that could be a fraction of the cost that we would have to pay to
deliver the same results.  Added to that it can be viewed as a staff
training exercise, act as a showroom etc etc.  It sounds like he's
done just that and got it right - a good advert for his business.

Personally I enjoy the challenge of learning how to get a CBUS light
switch to open my Velux windows etc, so I wouldn't necessarily go
down the integrator route.

However, I'm still envious....

P



--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Mark McCall" <lists@...> wrote:
>
> > I'm guessing that it's not a high volume low margin business
> > It would be nice to be able to afford to give him some money to
> > add some more kit to his set-up!
>
> Peter, I know you weren't 100% serious but having had call to speak
to
> Stephen on many occasion I can tell you he's regularly many miles
from home,
> at all hours of the day and night and up to his armpits in cables
himself.
>
> It's easy to believe everyone else's job is easy and a license to
print
> money.  I'd guess in the present economic climate some installers
are facing
> challenging times.  Anyone involved in their own business knows the
hours
> that go in behind the scenes and the costs that no one realises.
>
> Perhaps I shouldn't even have mentioned who's the house was -
apologies
> Stephen, I should have asked you first.  It's just that it really
blew me
> away how good this stuff can be when it's done properly.
>
> M.
>



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