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I don't see how massacring my favorite house is going to further the show. But you can't say, because this is the spoiler free thread. You guys might be OK with it that read the book, but right now millions of new jimmies are rustled. I need you to cry with me, bro.

I just talked to my 70 year old parents, and Martin managed to make them butthurt also. He's managed to rustle multiple generations with this one. Way to go, Martin, you are making Grandmothers lose sleep over this B.S.

My jimmies were rustled enough to the point that I emailed this post to Martin.

But I'm going to be really pissed about it. I never got over Ned, let alone Baby Ned. This is some bullshit!

Fuck you, you evil sadistic motherfucker. Last night, I saw the most screwed up scene on TV ever. What's the point in building up characters, just to kill them off? I hope that one day, you have a daughter that is going to be married, and that you have a Red Wedding all of your own! I...

The Starks was the reason I watched the show. Now that they are pretty much wiped out, why should I watch this any more? I'm not tuning in just for Khaleesi.

I was screaming during that last scene, and then during the credits. I'm not going to be OK again for quite some time.

I'm done with this show. I like Ned, they kill him. I like Rob, they kill him. They kill all of my favorite characters. My brain can't process what just happened.

The Big Three competitors include us and two other companies. One of them has moved to 100% government work, and they send us free referrals. This guy just sent us $7,000 in one week because he won't do residential work any more. He prefers having a set amount of business every month on a big...

Why would I buy a competitor when I'm bidding on jobs against them?

Legal stuff aside... It was probably the best month we've had in two years. We did about $90k in sales and just under 35k in profit (net income+debt servicing+owner's draw). I've been planning for a year for me to get to the point where I could hire more people and keep them busy, and we've...

Try $300 a month, and see where your placement is. A few years back, $150 a month used to guarantee me a #1 spot, because no competitors were on. Now I spend almost $1k a month to get the same placement, and I hit my daily budget too early. Try a few hundred, and see what the results are...

I bet it differs from town to town. Like I said, I sued the one customer in a small country town, and had to sit through several cases that were heard by the Judge only.

Yesterday, the customer found out who my insurer was, and filed a claim against me. In talking with the adjuster, based on the evidence I've shown, they are going to tell the customer that it's not what they'd cover. They are going to tell the customer, based on the investigation, that it was...

The last time I sued someone for non-payment, there was just a judge. That was five years ago, and it was in a small country town (if that matters). There was no jury. And I won. This is in a much bigger and affluent area. I'm not sure if that impacts it.

I imagine they'll settle. They have money, and work for two large corporations. Losing a lawsuit would mean that their credit would be trashed. Most professionals don't want their credit trashed. A few years ago, I was involved in a non-profit, and there was a $50 charge that showed past due...

None of these will bring you more money than focusing on the Internet. Every time someone types in specialty fish, I'd have your store name pop up. You are selling a niche product, so what better way to get to people in that niche? You've had success getting people from CL, I'd look at other...

Do what this man says. I can remember when I worked for one Regional Vice President, he encouraged us to be at each other's throats. You didn't have to talk shit about anyone, they would just say you did anyway. You could be sitting in your office, working and have someone make a story up...

Having worked for two Fortune 500 companies, I can attest to this. Politics are B.S. After getting stories made up about me by people I thought were friends (in my first corporate job out of college), I learned that you have to keep your distance from people. There is difference between a...

The customers are being absolute dicks. We had an agreement worked out where we were going to let the insurance companies argue it out (and finish the contract). They since sent me a letter telling me to suck it, they wanted me to pay it all, and are refusing to pay for the work done, or let...

And that's why he should pay it. Hell, sometimes we get money back, it all evens out in the end. We sold our house a year ago, and got money back because they screwed up our escrow.

I find it amazing that all of the supporters of this game have all of the sudden flipped.

Were I in your shoes, I'd do everything I could to market the business on the Internet.

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Radio is what didn't do well. I was on a local talk station 190 times a week, and we literally got ten calls from it in five months. TV has always done well for us. Since I started in the 5 am and 6am slots, 20% of my calls for estimates came from TV. I've since expanded to 6pm. The later...

I feel like we are focusing more on gearing up on the T5 alerts, I'm sure we'll get together more in a bit. Pretty much, the only reason to run the lower raids, is to farm for marks of triumph. I need lots of those, but apparently everyone is pugging. We used to do T4 because it was hard, but...

T5 is a bitch. It's really hard. Even the solo challenges are an absolute pain. Our league has decided to gear up more before we raid. Apparently, the guys that have raided have said that you need at least six pieces of T5 just so you don't get one-shotted. I'm sure the casuals are pissy...

I've been planning for so long, that it's good to get my hands dirty again. And it was our most profitable week in years. I've planned things out for a year now, it's time to stop planning and start implementing. It's amazing how productive we are right now. We brought in $43k in approved...

Once QB is setup, there's really not much of a time investment, as it updates as you go.

I worked from 7am to 10 pm yesterday, but we got a combined $30k in signups in 48 hours. I'm taking an office day to day.

It happens to us once every six months, but those days are done. The logs are admissable as court evidence.

These trackers are great! There's no more padding of hours, I can tell when they get in. I can re-route guys, based on high priority jobs. I can see if they've picked an efficient route (some times, they pick a route that loses them time, we've started more training on this). I hired a new...

You guys can end the cutting of flesh over who I hire, I'm running estimates now. I've spent the last few weeks trying to get someone even close, and they just aren't there. The guys showed poor work habits and I canned them (as in no-call/no-shows). I have one of my guys who is really...

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You are 100% correct in your assessment of what I'm doing. As I've said, by being more efficient, I can clear up time for the Estimator. For instance, I had a specially made trailer for a piece of equipment for one of my guys who works on his own (his job is separate from the crews'). I...

I've made quite a few changes in April. I am on point with the issue (being slammed by customers). I just said I reinvested 35k in equipment (and improvements), hired two more guys so we can do $1,500 more a week, changed workflow for better efficiency and delegated alot of the Estimator's...

Enough with the dick waving please, no one cares. I'll take any constructive feedback when it's legit, but I'm also the first to call bullshit. Tarrant has actually made me go look at some numbers and do some assessing. I even got my Manager involved. This thread is great for me, and...

Of course, it bothers me. I have two negative reviews on my business, one is from a guy that waited too long on an estimate, another is from someone who tried to steal a check that his insurance company paid out that was supposed to go to me. I do stand to lose 160-180k in sales, but I've...

And I when I sent Tuco my financials on FOH, he got tax returns showing that the owner draw was only 4k a month over a multi year period. I pay myself what my Manager makes, and that's been confirmed by Tuco. Mind you, I live in a 5k+ square foot house, drive a Mercedes and live in a great...