On 28 Nov 2002 at 19:57, Shawn Pearsall wrote: > Hang in there Jon...remember this is why we make the big bucks..
Up here we make the big bucks to give 40% to the gov't off the top, and then 7+7% provincial & federal taxes at the retail counter with the 60% that's left over. Sometimes (not often) I think, hey Jean (say it in your best french accent [John without the "n"] Mr. Cretien, our leader), come over here and run this for a while. You do my job and I'll just come over and pick up my 40% every month ;) ..keep > thinking that anyway. TG Night...I'm writing manuals, laying out > literature, preparing for a lawsuit by a former employer....fun fun fun. NO lawsuits in 16 years of business. In construction the motto is "bury your mistakes and accidents, it's cheaper" :0 1 legal action the court official threw out before I got a chance present my defense (I didn't use a lawyer and I spent 13 hours preparing my data, and I didn't know what was going on, I wanted to present my side of the story....It was like "shut up, Kid, you won") 3 customers (in 16 years and 4,000 projects) that did not pay their bill in full (99.9 cents collected on every dollar billed -- 16 years!). For many years I was able to say "I have no living customers that haven't paid in full", I guess I'm getting soft in my old age ;) > > Got a call today from a client Canada...as I'm cooking the meal! Susan cooks and books our social events.....I attend, both. The results of me doing either of the above have not been pretty. I'm not allowed to do either! Took > the call, answered all his questions and scheduled a client visit for > the next few weeks....your life could be worse...ask Robert > Wilson...just be foolish enough to go out and start your own business! Hey I worked today (well mostly), regular day up here in Canada. Our little company is 10 strong. It's taken 16 years but I've got THE BEST construction team for our specialty in our trading area, bar none. None of us are superstars, but our teamwork gets amazing results. The early years required late nights, usually to fix screwups. I probably don't work late more than once in two months. I am now the token "slacker". One of the secrets to success in Canada is lifestyle. With high taxes, it really encourages NOT making the money, and enjoying the time instead. So far "they" haven't figured out how to tax me when I'm goofing off not earning. Aren't you guys happy you got your dose of Robert's Vitamin "(brackets), parenthesis and ..." all in one shot this year (and not in the backside), just before Christmas...or as some silly Canadians are trying to be politically correct this year "holiday season". Some things set me off, but lucky for me not French Signage/Labelling requirements ;), we know where that can go! Seriously, fingers off the trigger my friends down south. Our Prime Minister's reaction to his aide calling Bush a "moron" was "He's not a moron, he's my friend". Now you may think the comment is funny, but if you are a Canuk you were rolling on the floor laughing when our assasin of the English language responded with that ["Presbyterian, I tot he was a Vegitarian"]. I think the only person who does it better is my grandma....Jimmie's taking the Volgo (Volvo) to Loco (Woolco) to buy a Microphone (Microwave) Oven, and then he's going to play on his 'Pukelator (computer). Man, the first sure made the international press. I was listening to "Radio Havana" on shortwave last weekend and they incorrectly translated (don't know how they did that because the broadcast was in English) it as "imbecile". Love RHC on Saturday nights because it has a program called "DXers Unlimited" with Arnie Coro a program about shortwave listening (& Ham) and reception conditions. I hear Sadman did much the same. Wasn't able to bring in the "glorious leader" from Radio Pyongyang in N. Korea last week, so I don't know what they had to say. RPY has to be the only English propeganda saturated broadcast left in political SW broadcasts. All the rest (BBC, canada, voice of America, R Australia, R France, Channel Africa, etc). have about an equal level of nudging your opinion, mostly by omission of important points. What were we talking about;) Oh yea, I AM NOT related to Dr. w. euGene Scott broadcasting on shortwave from Pasadena...any similarities in "nutbar" are just coincidental. Did I mention I listen to shortwave by opening my mouth and attaching a wire to one of my fillings. And then I turn on the radio, Gotcha! Have a good holiday evening my friends, hope you got a chuckle reading my run on sentences, and felonious punctuation....rant! Robert You were warned [FLUFF LONG RANT - ABSolutely no GTS]
