This makes me smile

Actually, you were asking me to design a logotype which would have taken me
a few hours and fifteen years experience.

On Thu, Nov 4, 2021, 11:23 AM Cameron Crum <[email protected]> wrote:

> That kid of sounds a little like this: https://27bslash6.com/p2p2.html.
> If you need some good laughs, read this guys articles. IT is a riot.
>
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 4, 2021 at 10:35 AM Steve Jones <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> Hopefully he buys some good tooling that you can buy up at the bankruptcy
>> auction.
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 3, 2021, 3:17 PM Sterling Jacobson <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I sense high degree of manipulative behavior there.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> You sure “missed out” lol!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Good riddance to asshats is what I say.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Life’s far too short to deal with yahoos like this.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *From:* AF <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of * Chuck McCown via AF
>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 3, 2021 12:39 PM
>>> *To:* [email protected]
>>> *Cc:* Chuck McCown <[email protected]>
>>> *Subject:* [AFMUG] OT something I learned
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Over the years, I went from taking every opportunity and frequently low
>>> balling to get the work to turning away many more opportunities than I
>>> take.  Just this morning a guy that had been trying to get me to  help him
>>> develop some kind of ground heater (whatever that is, I think perhaps for
>>> thawing ground)  a few weeks ago.  Here is an email he just sent:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> So,  I have made the assumption you folks are not interested in taking
>>> on this project of mine. This will be the SECOND time you've turned away a
>>> project for me. I've seen your facility, I know it's capabilities, but it
>>> just seems there's no real interest in outside work. With the funds I had
>>> allotted to have this work done, I have decided to use to purchase our own
>>> equipment. With all the writing all over your building, I was pretty sure
>>> you folks would be THEEE place to get some one-off things accomplished. We
>>> will be doing our work now in house, or have several operations in Montana
>>> for the larger pieces. We were really looking forward to doing business
>>> with you, but sadly, that ship has sailed.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I understood that.. no one even wanted to quote either project. Both fit
>>> your production capabilities.  We had time to wait.  But it's all kind of
>>> moot at this point.. We've moved on.  I drive by there at least once a
>>> week. All the wording on the building and websites just feels misleading at
>>> this point.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The first project I brought in was pretty small, and was told you didn't
>>> have the staff on hand.  I tried to present a resume,  but no one was
>>> interested in that either. So here we are that,  about to launch a national
>>> company,  and now have our own shop. Just would have been nice to get an up
>>> front own and honest answer from the start that you guys weren't interested
>>> at all, or didn't want the business.  I've been waiting for a quote for
>>> some time which waged some time,  but after the first issue,  it's just not
>>> worth my time.  I just wanted you folks to know where I was coming from
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I forwarded the only three emails I have ever sent to him.  In all I
>>> referred him to other shops, never offered to quote.  But this is a perfect
>>> example of the type of wingnut you want to avoid.  Good that in a period of
>>> a month he now has his own shop and manufacturing capabilities etc.  Lost
>>> out bigtime here... yeah, I lost out on bitcoin too.  Oh well.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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