Closin' up shop / Public Thank You.

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  • Oldfatdogs
    Oldfatdogs Posts: 1,874
    edited May 2013
    Hello Tom,I hope things work well for you.Enjoy being your own boss again.
    Dan
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited May 2013
    Congrats and good luck Tom.
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,279
    edited May 2013
    "Back in business"....congrats
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    Gone to new homes: (Matt Polk's)Threshold Stasis SA12e monoblocks, Pass XA30.5 amp, Usher MD2 speakers, Dynaudio C4 platinum speakers, Modwright LS100 (voltz), Simaudio 780D DAC

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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited May 2013
    atta'boy
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,114
    edited May 2013
    Good luck, hope all goes well, and the economy keeps chugging along for you.
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  • doctor r
    doctor r Posts: 837
    edited May 2013
    Good luck. Being your own boss is a lot of work, but can be more rewarding in a lot of ways also.
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited May 2013
    Congrats and best of luck to you Tom!
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  • polrbehr
    polrbehr Posts: 2,830
    edited May 2013
    Lasareath wrote: »
    What kind of business do you have?, I thought you were a Police Officer?

    Nah, that's just the story he uses to get free cups of coffee at convenience stores... :eek:

    Good for you, Tom. I love hearing stories like yours. Long hours and responsibilities aside, trying to type the list of tax benefits for owning your own business would exhaust my laptop battery. Best of luck to you and yours!

    Harry
    So, are you willing to put forth a little effort or are you happy sitting in your skeptical poo pile?


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  • CoolJazz
    CoolJazz Posts: 570
    edited May 2013
    That's the best news I've seen in a while Tom. I'm real glad for you! COOL!!

    CJ
    A so called science type proudly says... "I do realize that I would fool myself all the time, about listening conclusions and many other observations, if I did listen before buying. That’s why I don’t, I bought all of my current gear based on technical parameters alone, such as specs and measurements."

    More amazing Internet Science Pink Panther wisdom..."My DAC has since been upgraded from Mark Levinson to Topping."
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  • zane77
    zane77 Posts: 1,696
    edited May 2013
    Good luck, got'ta love being your own boss again
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    edited May 2013
    Don't let him BS you guys. He just couldn't stand being away from now that I'm in FL and is moving down here to be near me again.
    He is still a putz. Y'all shoulda heard him crying like little girl on the phone last week.
    He's still my beeyatch!
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    edited May 2013
    Hey Tom, you got any pics of your work? I would love to see the before and afters of anything you've restored....
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,335
    edited May 2013
    Congrats Tom and good luck! I wish you and your family great success.
    Carl

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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,958
    edited May 2013
    dorokusai wrote: »
    Nobody likes pole climbers and why should they.

    I like the ones of the opposite sex.


    Congrats Tom, good news and I'm sure you and the family can use the breather from being a small business owner.
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,755
    edited May 2013
    lightman1 wrote: »
    Don't let him BS you guys. He just couldn't stand being away from now that I'm in FL and is moving down here to be near me again.
    He is still a putz. Y'all shoulda heard him crying like little girl on the phone last week.
    He's still my beeyatch!

    Note to self. Do NOT read a thread like tis while eating a chef salad. My keyboard and monitor will never be the same...
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,015
    edited May 2013
    Hehe, obviously Tony didn't read the whole thread.... The breathe was good while it lasted, BTW. It made me reflect on things and allowed me some quality time with the family.

    Sal, it is [as I'm sure you have figured out by now] a home/commercial restorative services business. We basically would have gone into a 1-80 year old property and make it look brand new or build [let's say] a gym from the metal framing up....to finishing or restoring a bank or an insurance office. At the same time, painting and restoring [multiple properties, interior and exterior] apartment complexes on the commercial level without going into HVAC, plumbing or flooring. The new business is a complete turn-key operation doing basically the same thing but on a volume level much larger, this time with the housing market. The whole shebang. From landscaping to painting, cleaning to restoration. We now do it all and this company will be nothing like the last one. It will be on any given day 3-4X as large as it was with the potential to grow exponentially without the pressure to "have" to do so.

    EndersShadow, unfortunately when my hard drive/'puter failed a year or two back? I lost all of my photos/documents. I had a backup to save it all but the backup failed and basically lost everything. Damned shame because I had some rather sweet photos/pricing and documentation to make quite the portfolio for a potential client. With that said, there should be PLENTY of photos here in the near future. The volume to be expected just at the start is, to be honest, more than I had ever expected. It won't be overwhelming but it won't be like the last company......at all. This is the big leagues for a business like this. Good news is, we will be able to hire many folks and help stimulate the local economy. That's always good thing.

    Oh, shut up Russ. Ya' bug wuss. BTW, Florida is too long of a commute.......and I need to talk to you about your little one. More on that in a private conversation. Give me a jingle when you get the chance and quit training new people to drive wearing blindfolds. I never did think that was a good idea!

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,958
    edited May 2013
    Yep, spot on Tom....I didn't.

    My mistake....but congrats anyway for going BACK in business :cheesygrin: Been on both sides of that fence myself and can honestly say owning your own business is the most nerve racking thing in the world. In todays climate, I'd probably have gone postal on someone by now.
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    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited May 2013
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    Jake
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,015
    edited May 2013
    Thank guys [and gals]! It is a good feeling but I do know that we have much work that needs to be done before the re-launch.

    Well, just picked up the trailer today...WHOA! That thing is big. It's a Challenger, dual axle, electric brake, barn back doors and side door, full compliment of LED's and it's kind of weird to see an empty trailer again. It's amazing to look at this cavernous thing [7'x16' with a 6'3" inside height] knowing full well that it will be loaded to the hilt in less than two weeks. We still have to build the shelving units and test the weight all around to insure a safe drive but I made sure that this trailer would be capable of getting the job done and actually handling the load we are planning to put into it. Time to put the Chevy back to work!!!

    It took me almost three hours and an hour and a half of driving to find the type locks that are required. I can not believe most of the locks they sell today for trailers. Every single one of them could be broken into within a matter of seconds or easily bypassed with minimal noise or time. No wonder trailer crimes are so rampant. While it may have taken me going through probably about 12 catalogs at one place and 5 or 6 at another, I was actually able to find the locks I had before. I possess two of them already, two more will have to wait until June [unless I get lucky and find some elsewhere] and I need to order a set of 3 same key temporary or "while we are on site" locks to keep the sticky fingers out while we are working. We are also working on setting up a self powered alarm for motion detection as well as open door detection and since this is not offered by any company, no thief will know how to disable it. Oh yeah, gettin'er done baby!

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • custopper30
    custopper30 Posts: 252
    edited May 2013
    Stay safe, most important of all things. Best of luck!
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  • Fongolio
    Fongolio Posts: 3,516
    edited May 2013
    What a great thing to hear!!! I wish you much success in the re-launch!

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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited May 2013
    Good stuff for sure, congrats on the new gig.
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