Re: Rob Blaire

["Bob La Londe" <none@xxxxxxxxxx>]

"Jim" <alarminex@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at 12:03:52 PM UTC-4, Bob La Londe wrote:
>> "Jim" <> wrote in message
>> news:c7e042f5-302e-4577-b33b-99e6407369ed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > On Monday, June 27, 2016 at 12:28:26 PM UTC-4, Bob La Londe wrote:
>> >> "Bob La Londe" <none@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> news:nkf8jp$vd7$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> > You ever gonna send those samples you promised at the King Alarm
>> >> > dinner
>> >> > in
>> >> > 1994?  I've been in the business a little longer than just a few
>> >> > months
>> >> > now Jerk!
>> >> >
>> >> > Hell, I am retiring from the business soon.  LOL.
>> >> >
>> >> > Don't call me.  I already took it here a long time ago.  LOL.
>> >>
>> >> What?  Not even a snicker?
>> >
>> > Oh Hell ..... alright ..................... snicker!
>> >
>> > Happy now?
>>
>>
>>
>> No, not at all.  SNERK!
>>
>> January 1st I will be thrilled though.  You know I only had a plan to be
>> in
>> the business for five years when I started...
>
> I presume that you'll be doing something else though.
>
> If you sit for too long you get fat, grow roots and your brain turns into
> a turnip.

I've been doing something else for a while.  CNC machining custom molds and
other stuff.  I think its been 8-10 years since I started tinkering with it
in my spare time.  At the moment I have two CNC mills producing work on a
daily basis, and I am supposed to have two more on Friday, God willing and
the creeks don't rise.  I just got a new 14x40 manual lathe last week.  I
also have three hybrid CNC machines I am building, and a CNC router that
helps out from time to time.

CNC Molds N Stuff: www.cncmolds.com

Everyday I learn something new.  I enjoy it like I used to enjoy being a
technician.  The big differences are all my jobs are prepaid and my customer
base is literally world wide.  From Austraila to Europe to North America to
South America and even South Africa.  Almost every job is custom so its
challenging, and my customers don't mind (except for some understandable
impatience) that I have a back log of work and theirs will get done when its
their turn.  I won't get rich doing it, but its bringing in enough to pay
its own bills.  I've even taken a paycheck from time to time.   Not just a
draw, but an actual paycheck.  LOL.

The thing is my contracting customers are starting to realize how valuable I
was.  Some have literally begged me not to quit contracting.  I feel for
them, but they will have to find somebody else.  I'm still getting job
requests that are hard to turn down too.  If they insist I price it stupid
high.  I am still getting them.