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cablmon
1/19/2001
Hello, c.Moore, What up?
Gary Vest
1/19/2001
Hey Cablmon. Went to Manchester, Ky., splicing for Todd Cody. Great footage, but billygoat action all the way. I gave Larry the "scoop" on Roanoke Rapids. That job has been raped and there isn't much gravy left, if any. Are you still there? I am just trying to keep busy till Asheville starts, which I hope is soon, because I really hate being on the road. It is not for the family man, that is for sure! Hell, it isn't even for the single man. Motel living sucks! Like the saying goes, " There is no place like home" !!! Hope all is going well for ya and your making wagon loads of money.
TERRY CLARK
1/19/2001
Gary, from Clemmons to Morehead City is a 4 and 1/2 hour drive doing the speed limit. (I hung cable there in 1981). I have some real decent upgrade splicing in South Boston Va. and South Hill,Va. that I could put you on right away, My brother Charlie is on that job now with John Butler and 2 others.they could use some good help. I pay every week with no retainage and you get paid 1 week after your 1st invoice call me and I will give you the prices.It does have quite a bit of rural running.I can put you in touch with Charlie and he can give you all the skinny on it. my office # is252-###-####. fax # is252-###-####. my secretary will give you my cell #. and to answer your question, no I have not seen Paige or Billy Butler for a couple of years,but have talked to them.I think they are in J-ville,Fl. Take Care. -TC.
TERRY CLARK
1/19/2001
anybody lookin to do a bandit jump off the new river gorge bridge (when the temps warm up) call me . -TC
Doug
1/20/2001
Mike Brakefield is in St Pete, Wayne Blanchard (last time I heard ) is in Md, still has his place in Morehead though, Eric Herbert and John Shoemaker are still with Mike Jim Wallace went to Skope Splicing,I have some fond memories with ASI, I remember the Dearden brothers, Jim and Crispy, Mike Steard, Rudy, big Stan Holibar, Boston ( Brian O'boyle ), Arlo, Paris,Pete, Mike, Jay, Mark Lawers, Ricky Spikett ( god rest his soul ) I working out in LA with Rick Grooms when he died and flew out to pay my respects,I still miss him but I know he is up in cable heaven giving some supervisor a ration of shit, I can still remember the smell of that old Ford motor building we worked out of in Dallas those were the good ole days, back when men were men and strippers were glad of it,anyone remember Young Bloods or Zebo's?
Doug
1/20/2001
Oh and Billy Butler and Paige, hey you two remember Ricky Spickett don't you? boy have I got the skinny on that,
Doug
1/20/2001
Well time to head to work yall have a good day.
CARLOS FARIA
1/20/2001
HI THERE! My name is Carlos, and I've been working with TV systems for years, at this time I'm opening a new bussiness (CEF Cable Consultant). I am Venezuelan and I'm looking for a company to work in USA, I appreciate if you give me some info. about it. thanks. visit my web site at. http://communities.msn.com/cefcableconsultant.
cablmon
1/20/2001
Sean Brown ....... where you at?
onecableman
1/20/2001
What has this industry come to?
My fellow cable brothers we are all about to become bankrupt, start living WELL below what we are accustomed to, or be forced to find another trade. Personally I don’t know anything else but cable & am too old to want to learn another trade. Cable has been good to me in the past, but I see the industry changing for the worse. Gerald I don’t know you from Adam, but I think you’re on the right track. As long as the scalpers don’t put you out of business, or “someone” starts hiring 18 year old hamburger flippers who were making $5.75/hr and “train” them and pay them & 6.5/hr. I’m not saying that a union is what we need either, but we do need to find a happy medium.
Just take a minute and listen to what I have got to say, take off the blinders, and don’t lie to yourself for the next couple of minutes. AT&T is the largest MSO in the country now. They cut their rates by at least 40% & still want more work done for that 40% cut than before. If they get that work done for that price, then don’t fool yourselves by thinking the other MSO’s won’t cut there rates then. THAT IS ECONOMICS. Look inside your Nike tennis shoes and see where they were made. How many times do you pick something up and it says made in Mexico, but it is an American owed company. These large companies found a way to cut payout rates and make it work. I don’t have the answer, but I can see the problem. Several heads put together is better than one. Also remember that management in MSO’s have as much right to read the posts on this web sites as we do.
For those of you who have a “good contract” with “good rates” just remember it is probably only good for a year and has to be renewed soon. They can come back with 40% cuts and shity composite pricing to. All with the philosophy that AT&T did it, and made it work so can we. WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING, besides cowering down.
