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Yep. It’s true. I’m moving to Vegas for a week or so.
My wife, the one with the real job, mentioned to her boss that I could punch out the new branch office they’re building in Las Vegas, Neveda. I’ll be doing everything from securing building permits to changing door locks. I’m beginning to think their strategy of opening an office in a place that has economic activity is a good one.
I duplicated a plan desk and blueprint holder cubby at Dani’s shop. It’s on a pallet and will probably arrive near the end of my stay.
They’re paying me well enough and picking up my airfare, meals, condo and vehicle. If I can stay out of the casinos and the t***y bars, I may return to Michigan with a few bucks. The condo has internet accesss, so I’m not turning off my lead services or missing anything here.
If anyone needs anything from the ISSFA headquarters, just name me your agent and I’ll be happy to stop by and pick it up. Maybe I’ll just drop in and say hi anyway.
I’m leaving on Tuesday the second of January. It’ll be nice to start the new year in the sun.
Joe
Heh, heh, good luck, man.
Sounds like a good gig, and a bit of fun. With luck? some carnage thrown in the pot. Triple play.Tom
Joe… something tells me ISSFA will be closed for inventory or schedule a meeting on the east coast when you are there.
KC:
Now that the ’06 is a wrap, maybe Oxley could use a hand filing ISSFA’s tax returns. I can’t recall ever turning down a fellow fabricator in need. Do you think he reads this board or should I just drop in and offer in person? Or would that be presumptuous and rude? I’m trying to get the new year started right.
Joe
They just might need help Joe. Since they seem really confused on how many members they have, another 10 fingers and toes might help. Actually Joe, I’m just kiddin… Everyone knows they just look at the mailing list and count members that way. I’m sure they have counted me for 2 years now, as I still get all the ISSFA member mailings, even though I dropped out 2 years ago.
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Joe, that is such a sincere offer to help them. Everyone knows your passion for the truth and correctness. I would expect them at the minimum to hire you as a consultant while you are there.
Andy wrote
Joe,
Are you stirring to pot again?
Good luck with the project.
Andy:
No, I’m not trying to stir the pot. I may be tempted to smoke it, but I would not stir. Actually, as an employee for a while, I’m subject to random drug testing, which I’ve already passed. I’m not going to blow this gig for a little boo.
Were I to stir the pot, I would do something like reveal that of the seven shops interviewed last year by Surface Fabrication Magazine, I’ve only confirmed that two are ISSFA members. Apparently you have to be a player to get profiled as the average business profiled has a 47,000 square foot shop and an average of 84 employees. I think these shops would make excellent ISSFA members, due to their size alone.
Now if I were a pot-stirer, I would call these five shops and ask if anyone from ISSFA has ever contacted them about joining. I have not done that.
If I really wanted that pot stirred, I would contact ISSFA and ask why, if Kevin Cole, SF Editor, has such an easy time finding and interviewing these large shops, why can’t ISSFA do the same? Or let Oxley tag along? They could split a room or something.
No, Andy. I know pot-stirring when I see it and this ain’t it. I just want to have a great new year.
Joe
All:
I left my house at 6a.m to make it to Vegas by 11:00. We had the crying baby on the plane but he quited down after we were airborne. Michigan cloudy and sucky, Vegas, 60 and sunny.
Car rental, office assessment and a shopping trip and that is about a day. I made it back to the Hilton at about 6:00p.m. That’s 9p.m. Michigan time. The condo isn’t until the weekend.
We ate at a Star Wars themed restaurant in the hotel. I had a drink called the Romulan Colada or some such thing and it was blue with whipped cream on top. I swear, I’m not making this up, but Commander Warf walked past my table, pointed that sickle-sword thingy he carries at my girlie-man smurf drink and shook his head sadly. Good thing he didn’t see the new Dansko clog shoes I got for Christmas, whew!
I toddle into the casino (who didn’t know that?) and blow four dollars and ninty-five cents on video poker in about a half an hour.
This internet connection is $11.95, but you guys are worth it. I’ve gotta stay up late to adjust to the time change anyway.
Joe
Andy,
Each time you ask questions such as that on this BB, just lets all the readers know, you haven’t been out of California much. Maybe the trip to Florida will help you out, especially if you were to drive your mini-Van through the midwest
All:
http://www.zappos.com/n/es/d/722020273/page/1.html
Joe
P.S.
You only become gay if you click your heels together.
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