Us kids are sore from falling,...lol
--- On Thu, 3/5/09, NGL <[email protected]> wrote: > From: NGL <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Knowing when to stop doing installs yourself, they are > for the young > To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, March 5, 2009, 10:48 AM > What wrong with you kids? I am 75 and still doing installs. > Just have to be > careful. Same thing when you 20. > NGL > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Patrick Leary" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 8:12 AM > To: <[email protected]>; "WISPA General > List" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Knowing when to stop doing installs > yourself,they are > for the young > > > Enjoyed the story Joe. Definitely made me laugh. Being > 44 now, I get it > > to. Not so long ago I'd think nothing of jumping > off a 1 story roof. Now > > I give a second thought to jumping down 3 stairs... > You know age is > > catching up when you have your chiropractor in your > mobile phone > > "favorites" list! > > > > > > Patrick Leary > > Aperto Networks > > 813.426.4230 mobile > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On > > Behalf Of Joe Miller > > Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 6:10 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [WISPA] Knowing when to stop doing installs > yourself,they are > > for the young > > > > > > This should make for a good read, or a good laugh. > > > > This week, my installer has been out of town. However, > business still > > goes on. I decided to do some of the installs while he > is away. Nothing > > was different about these installs from the hundreds > of installs that > > I've done in the past. > > > > The first install that I did on Tuesday of this week > resulted in > > drilling a small hole in my right hand. I was trying > to drill a hole > > into a blank wall plate. All of the sudden, it > shattered into about 10 > > pieces. What the hell was I thinking. I've never > tried to do that in the > > past. I've always used a 2x4 or something like > that to back it up to > > keep that from happening. It was getting late and I > took a short cut. My > > right hand is still paying the price for that one. > > > > The second install resulted in putting my foot through > the ceiling due > > to not have full use of my right hand from the install > the day before. > > Walking around in ceilings requires the use of both > hands. Well, my > > right hand, still in pain from the install the day > before, was having > > issues with it being used. Anyway, while moving around > in the attic area > > for the third time to fish up my cat5 cable and to > remove the tools that > > I put up there, I slipped on one of the ceiling joists > and put my foot > > through the sheetrock. I though the homeowner was > going to come unglued, > > but he was pretty cool about it. He was more concerned > about me than his > > ceiling. In order to save face, I gave him the $249.00 > install for free, > > gave him the new router and USB wireless adapter (cost > of $100.00) for > > free as well. Along with a free months service of > $49.95. This was to > > help cover the cost of the repair of the sheetrock. > The hole in the > > ceiling was the size of my size 13 shoe. > > And of course I'm really sore this morning writing > this. > > > > Anyway, the whole point of writing this is that there > is a time in > > everyone's life when you have to leave the > installs to the younger ones. > > I'm not saying I'm too old to do this, but > after running cable in houses > > for over 20 years, it is time to let others take care > of it. Even if it > > means putting off installs for new customers. As the > VP of Operations > > for my company, I've always had the "just get > it done" attitude. There > > is nothing that my company does that I cannot do, and > I have. It doesn't > > mean that "I" have to do them. When that > time comes, you just have to > > learn how to delegate those jobs out. > > > > Now that everyone has had a laugh at my expense, > (it's ok). Maybe > > someone here can learn from what I did this week and > not make the same > > mistakes. The main thing is that we do our jobs well. > And above all...we > > do them safely. > > > > Joe Miller > > DSLbyAir, LLC > > 228-238-2563 > > www.dslbyair.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > -------- > > WISPA Wants You! 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