rradina
join:2000-08-08
Chesterfield, MO | reply to bbeesley
Re: Comcast and ATT worst offenders You do these things to keep customers and retain the margin you have. Just because an ISP has built a network doesn't mean they can just sit around and print money.
I wish I could convince my employer that since I've completed what I consider enough projects that they now owe me a liftetime salary.
If anyone has a job like this or runs a business like this, please enlighten me.
I was flipping channels the other night and paused on the Weather Channel (mainly because the reporter was someone who I find very attractive). It was a program about a new kind of "sand bag" that uses (I think) the same moisture absorbing stuff that's in feminine hygiene products and diapers. When they get wet, they expand to many times their former size. Hundreds of bags can quickly be deployed without any back-breaking labor. You can either wait for the rising water to expand the bags or take a garden hose and "activate" the bags. I was dumbfounded how simple the idea is and how effective it is to enable folks to easily buy, transport and RAPIDLY deploy flood barriers. Someone is pure genius.
They also showed large tubes much like the ones that corral oil on water except the tubes were filled with water. Instant dam.
These are examples of why we just can't sit on our rears and print money. Things change and it's natural to invest in your business to make sure it keeps pace with what your customers demand. Isn't this business 101? |
