I think we should all chip in a few bucks and buy Robert's GTS back......:>)
hawke On 11/28/02 10:39 PM, "Robert Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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]
