Re: Panel grounding

[tourman <robercampbell@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Dec 16, 3:00=A0pm, Jim <alarmi...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Dec 16, 10:47 am, tourman <robercampb...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > RHC: I guess I'm luckier than most in some ways. The area I service is
> > the capitol city of Ottawa, and it's filled with highly paid
> > government workers who's jobs are safe compared to the average man on
> > the street. Also, housing is still booming here, unlike everywhere
> > else in North America (government towns tend to be isolated in many
> > ways from reality). Honestly, I cannot keep up with the demand for new
> > service through referrals and my website. Other small dealers I know
> > are in the same boat. I have to artificially restrict myself to two
> > installations a week and leave the balance of the week open for other
> > business related activities. And frankly, my son and I are fast
> > approaching the "second glass ceiling" where if we go over about 1200
> > accounts, we will need another person. And I do NOT want this to
> > happen ( I know Jim...don't say it...:))
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> Wellllll .....ok. But you know the sentiment is still there.
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> >So I've started cutting back
> > on "takeovers" since these usually create an inordinate amount of
> > service work over time.
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> > I have to really think this one out because I have about five good
> > years left in me for installs, and I don't want this to ever stop
> > being a "family business". So I have some hard choices ahead of me. I
> > have a buyer who has for years been trying to get my accounts (at a
> > superb multiple I should say). However, I don't like that idea either.
> > Plus, I've just been diagnosed with very early prostate cancer, so
> > treatment may take away from time allotted for installs.
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> Sorry to hear that.
> Early stage is good, however.
> Lots of new treatment methods being used with excellent results.
> Get lots of opinions for all the options and keep copies of all .....
> and I mean ALL your tests and reports.
> I'm just giving =A0you advice that my wife gives all of her breast
> cancer patients.
> Chances are in your favor.
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> > I guess relative to some in our industry, my position is not all that
> > bad...

RHC: Thanks....I caught it purely by chance, and at it's earliest
stages. The team of doctors at the Ottawa Cancer Centre are super, and
the whole team have given me all the options, one of which is do
nothing and "wait and watch". Its called a 25 year killer, which would
put me at 90 years of age...(about 15 years before I plant to
retire...:)). All test scores are very low, but after I return from
Florida, I do plan to start some sort of treatment in April.
Surprisingly, knowing I have it has only been an irritant, rather than
a scare, because it might slow me down slightly during treatment
(about two months). At the moment, I have no doubt I'll beat
it.....nor would I ever think otherwise...

I guess this is where I start to feel I get something for the huge
amount of taxes I pay the government every year. You can't have "free"
health care and not pay the piper (just like in our business...)