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Well, I have to admit, for the first time in years, business has slowed down for me. I've never been affected by recessions/inflation/turndowns/upturns etc, etc. Also, I've lost a number of customers. Moving away, "out of the state" ( New York) say a majority of them. Some are retiring and moving "out of the state" Some, just to get away from the high taxes that go as benefits to pay the the "open boarder" mentality. As if the "defund the police money wouldn't have paid for it. I mean service calls are still coming in, and the jobs that I'm getting are high end, $5K, $9K. So that sort of makes up for the low number of installs. But I'm not used to not rushing around, getting parts, doing estimates, meeting deadlines - - - - having a day off in the middle of the week now and then. Makes is kinda scary. Like - - - - - what's next? I just reviewed the Napco Isecure line of products. It'll probably workout OK. Just have to let it evolve by "other people" finding the faults for a year or two first. If anyone wants my input / impression on it so far. Let me know.

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Jim Davis
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I've been working seven days a week for a while. An afternoon to go fishing once in a while, but worked all morning first... And the old guys who want to talk for hours when I need to work. I think I just pissed one off right now. I told him I had a machine shut down and I had to call him back... one more thing. Then a second machine shut down... and one more thing. I hung up.

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Bob La Londe

Listen to the machines. They're telling you to - - - - -- GO FISHING ! ;->

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Jim Davis

The rise of the machines. They are like giant killer fly traps.

FEED ME!

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Bob La Londe

Hi Jim, et al

I feel like I fell off the Planet. My Thunderbird did a upgrade to the latest version and in doing so cause all my newsgroups to disappear.

I have spent hours and hours trying to correct, different software but I had to learn something new!! Which hurt the brain. Then I got some help from others and was able to see (1)one newsgroup that I frequent. The others were non-existent. They just did not show up anywhere that I could subscribe to.

Then just yesterday a new version of Thunderbird was available. I loaded it about 30 minutes ago. I went to the newsgroups and there was no change. That is when I saw it!!! A button with "Refresh" on it. I tapped it and then there the lost Newsgroups came up. Yea!!

So now I have recovered from my devastation!! I'mmmmm Baccckkkk!!

As for What's NEW! Besides the above I just finished a huge 4 week project at a school that added (3) Modular Units. A total of (6) Classrooms. I had to re-wire and install Pull Stations, Smoke Detectors, Horn Strobes, Security for all Doors, Motion Detectors, all connected to existing systems in the school as well as the PA Speakers hooked up to the School PA System in the Office. Had a Part-time helper that did manage to stress me a bit. But, I survived and got it done on a T&M Basis with weekly billing. All is good. BTW while all that was happening I still had to take care of multiple service calls for other customers. Today, I crashed!!

Sorry for the long read!! Have a good weekend, when it gets here!!

Les

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ABLE1

Stress TEST!!!

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ABLE1

I miss Outlook Express. Everything seemed to sort and organized easier from email to newsgroups. Thunderbird was the only thing out of a dozen programs I tried that came close to the same functionality. My big one gripe with Outlook Express was the constant nagging to compress messages.

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Bob La Londe

Hi Bob,

Yes, I agree! I once had Outlook Express as well. I do miss it!! With Thunderbird now at v102.2.0 I kinda wish that it would remain at what it is for a long time. I only use Email and Newsgroups. All the OTHER STUFF I have no need for. I was very frustrated and stressed when this previous updated version caused what it did.

Hours and Hours of wasted time trying to figure it out what happened.

Les

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ABLE1

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