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The only good thing I see for red dots is on coffee pots to let you know it's ready.

Re: Typical conversation...

Originally posted by Stamas
"My friend, it is soooooo good to see you. You have to do what? Oh, no problem, I see do what you think best, but is that the best you can do for me, a small business man with a large family. Oh good thank you, thank you for the discount, please, get it down so I can make the money to pay you.
Yes, yes, I know we agreed on that price,but it wasn't REALLY what it takes to have DONE that work is it? Don't you think you can do better? I pay you CASH! (implication-don't tell your Boss-it'll be between you and me). You take care of me-yes?"

I like this one, lol. And they are telling you this while they are charging you $1.59 for the Aquafina.
"Charging me for that just cost you any discount I may have given you" is what I'm thinking.

Re: Re: OD

Originally posted by ozone drone
Yeah, but it's an art museum. 30 males, 70 females ...some nice busts to look at.

Yes, but I don't like bruising my fingers when I squeeze them.

My buddies

Have a family owned convenience store. A few years back the local radio station had guest DJ night. These two went on and did the stint acting like Indian store owners. It was friggen halarious! It was also they end of guest DJ night. I knew someone at the station who said they got more request for encore perfomces frow that night, but the station thought they'd get sued over it.

Re: Typical conversation...

Originally posted by Stamas
"My friend, it is soooooo good to see you. You have to do what? Oh, no problem, I see do what you think best, but is that the best you can do for me, a small business man with a large family. Oh good thank you, thank you for the discount, please, get it down so I can make the money to pay you.
Yes, yes, I know we agreed on that price,but it wasn't REALLY what it takes to have DONE that work is it? Don't you think you can do better? I pay you CASH! (implication-don't tell your Boss-it'll be between you and me). You take care of me-yes?"

I can do a really good east indian accent so good that when my buddies call me and i put it on they think they have the wrong number. My father in law is an old redneck and he hadn't met me untill after I asked my wife to marry me. I was going to call him up and ask to marry his daughter but as she was older I be asking how much the dowery would be etc. And also tell him we would have lots of little kidstoo. But My wife wouldn't let me just incase he had a heart attack or stroke because of it

Re: Re: Re: OD

Originally posted by condenseddave


UhHuh, but if'n you drop a tool in front of one of the "males", you have to just leave it there, go buy a new one...

Try to pick it up and they'll be callin' you Susie and trying to put a pretty ribbon in your hair... [/B]

Yeah Dave, testosterone is at a real premium around here.
But the eccentric, artsy, avant garde women more than make up for the presence of the guys who pronounce their "s's"
with a "th" you're tho thweet!

Re: Re: OD

Originally posted by ozone drone

Originally posted by Diceman
You work in a museum?
Where everything is all ancient and stuffed?
No one bothers you cause they are 5000 years old, yeah, nice gig.

Yeah, but it's an art museum. 30 males, 70 females ...some nice busts to look at.

UhHuh, but if'n you drop a tool in front of one of the "males", you have to just leave it there, go buy a new one...

Try to pick it up and they'll be callin' you Susie and trying to put a pretty ribbon in your hair...

Typical conversation...

"My friend, it is soooooo good to see you. You have to do what? Oh, no problem, I see do what you think best, but is that the best you can do for me, a small business man with a large family. Oh good thank you, thank you for the discount, please, get it down so I can make the money to pay you.
Yes, yes, I know we agreed on that price,but it wasn't REALLY what it takes to have DONE that work is it? Don't you think you can do better? I pay you CASH! (implication-don't tell your Boss-it'll be between you and me). You take care of me-yes?"

Re: OD

Originally posted by Diceman
You work in a museum?
Where everything is all ancient and stuffed?
No one bothers you cause they are 5000 years old, yeah, nice gig.

Yeah, but it's an art museum. 30 males, 70 females ...some nice busts to look at.

Originally posted by The Penguin
add drycleaners to that list most of them here are run by chinese or east indian and you haven't seen cheap untill you have serviced dry cleaners eh?

I've got two that are American owned and operated. Never had a problem, other than R12 at 325 psi head in some German made chiller....

Originally posted by bb
I'll bet his name is Patel .. .. bastards

I worked at a hotel owned by one Patel family. Interesting place. They purchased the hotel were planning on a $1,000,000 fluff and go job, lthen sell. descided to keep the hotel. $10.5 million later and they were still going. So some can spend the money.
Len

OD

You work in a museum?
Where everything is all ancient and stuffed?
No one bothers you cause they are 5000 years old, yeah, nice gig.

When you are searching for your next job, I advise you to try your damndest to find a museum. The benefit package is the best I've seen in 32 years and once they see you can do "inhouse" what they used to contract out they'll send those $ your way. In 2 years they raised my salary by 9,000 and given 2,500 in bonuses and I started at what I was making in the truck. Wish I had made the jump 10 years ago.

add drycleaners to that list most of them here are run by chinese or east indian and you haven't seen cheap untill you have serviced dry cleaners eh?

Re: Political correctness is for wimps

Originally posted by spotts
My bottom line is where the buck stops.

YEAHBUDDY.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

I used to know a guy who started out with one Indian and one Chinese account. He was really cheap and was a fair mechanic, just had no business sense. They passed his name out to all of their relatives and friends in similar businesses. He was working 12 hours a day and making less than he would as a tech. They kept him so busy he had to turn away people willing to pay more.

Re: Yet another good reason for my infamous list!

Originally posted by condenseddave

Originally posted by ME @ http://hvac-talk.com/vbb/newreply.ph...&postid=499807


Ragheads are cheap, and have a tendency to not pay after receiving service. Fact.

I am not politically correct, in fact, I'm often just plain not correct. Fact.

I don't care what others think about my attitude. I am discriminatory. I know and accept that. Big fact.

Here's a little list of businesses that I never conduct business with:

• Asian groceries.
• Asian restaurants.
• Middle Eastern groceries.(Raghead, dothead...)
• Middle Eastern restaurants.
• Mediterranean restaurants.
• Restaurants, of any variety.
• Establishments that sell alcoholic beverages.
• Establishments involved in gambling, legal or otherwise.
• Any establishment that sells gasoline, in conjunction with any of the above listed items.
  
  • Above list subject to be added to in the future. No deletions will be made.

That's the way it is, I don't need to explain my reasons, but let me state here that my biggest tax problem for the last few years was having no uncollected debt to write off. I like it that way.

Guess I better add Middle Eastern Hoteliers...

I agree wholeheartedly,I have wasted too many precious minutes with these customers,So much so that I had to instruct my secretary to flat turn these customers away.
{scenario}
Chinese restaurant calls,no cooling.
Arrive at call,extension ladder to rooftop....
Visual Inspection,Disconnect burned to hell and back,wiring burned behind breaker in disconnect.
Visual inspection,breaker in main panel tripped and one leg burned beyond recognition..
Me to customer,"We will have to replace disconnect,burned breaker and replace burned wiring to get unit operational to check unit status,it will cost $***.00 any other repairs after that will be extra."
Customer"o.k.,do you take checks?"
Me,"Yes after all repairs are made"

Repair wiring to get unit operational,tripped breaker.......
Compressor shorted to ground......oh sheeeaattt.
I knew right then,i was screwed...
Needless to say,I never got paid for replacing the disconnect,breaker and wiring.Couldnt even get the diagnostic fee..
Took it like a man and went home....
Live and learn...
DICEMAN was right about that "gut feeling" I am honing this instinct every day.
If I posted my true feelings about dealing with "certain nationalities" on this site i could probably get in some trouble.
I am sure there are others who have dealt with these problems and agree with me.....

Political correctness is for wimps

My bottom line is where the buck stops.

Condenserdaves list is right on target. The only question you have to ask yourself, is whether it's wiser to be politically or *financially* correct.

Dont let the door hit ya

in the ass on the way out!