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Posted by Don Ocean on July 4, 2009, 11:39 pm
Tekkie® wrote:
> Don Ocean posted for all of us...
>
>> Steve wrote:
>>> Temps here around the century mark with heat index real close to the
>>> 'teens.... been like this for the last 2 weeks and the phone is only ringing
>>> from folks who have no cooling, and very few of those. System replacements
>>> have dropped off to nothing.
>>> Lots of leakers on jurassic systems, Rheem M coils are no longer
>>> available.....lots of folks not happy that they will have to replace their
>>> whole system, and especially not happy that the media has said *NOTHING*
>>> about the R-22 phase-out.
>>> Sad thing is the higher the price of gasoline goes, the less the phone
>>> rings. Seems that even the folks in the big metro areas are feeling it now.
>>> WTH, I am only a 1 man band.... what do I know.
>> I am still getting lots of repair calls. I have a number of replacement
>> bids out, but nobody making the big decision. The big boys are dropping
>> employees like flies. the daily local layoffs are happening on a regular
>> basis. The State screwed the pooch and levied every business in the
>> state $150 per employee to prop up the state unemployment fund. Which of
>> course encouraged management to promptly lay off people that they were
>> skeptically keeping on the payroll. Also the Electric was given
>> permission to increase rates $8 per month/per home. City has decided to
>> build a new convention center that the $400,000 analysts say we have no
>> customers for. that of course means a new levy. Several counties are
>> also installing Permit fees, even out in the damned boondocks. Drivers
>> licenses were just tripled in price and car licenses doubled. If the
>> Bankers can't bankrupt us the Government is making damned sure that it
>> can! Keep an eye on all insurance rates. The Teachers are demanding a
>> raise and more benefits.
>
> Hey, Pennsylvania is still ahead of you.
I guess if you ain't the lead Dog..you ain't gonna like the view. ;-p
>
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