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And yet, we watch this show like a mofo. Walking Dead is now pulling in higher ratings than the network shows LOL. This is the show we love to hate. I can't stand how it plays like a soap opera. If Shaun of the Dead is a Zombedy, than this is a Zomberopera...

I can't stomach taking vacation any more, usually by Thursday I'm itching to get back to work.

Old powerlifting trick to keep the weight where it should be: curls your toes upward on the negative part of the movement. This helped me when I had that problem.

Don't take my advice, or anyone else's advice on this matter. Do what makes you happy. But man, it seems like everyone I know retires, just to unretire. Throw me in with the type that would be miserable not working at least 30 hours a week. I'm doing what I want to do, not everyone has...

Considering I worked 20 hours a day, six days a week until I was 35, working 50 hours a week to me is like retirement. One should do what makes one happy, and not let others define what makes them happy.

My favorite was the memo that was being circulated amongst DC Execs. Since Batman killed Superman at the box office, they said that any new entrants to the box office would be "dark and gritty." Somehow, I don't see Booster Gold or Blue Beetle (the original one) like this. Stan Lee said...

While DC is still trying to figure out if any superheroes other than Batman and Superman will sell, Marvel is making billions doing it with their B charachters. Avengers was never as popular as Spiderman or X-Men, but Marvel cultivated this team into breaking sales records. In the meantime, DC...

Apparently, this is still in development hell? Someone should write a book on the politics at Warner. http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Has-J...ped-35604.html When Warner Bros. released Ruben Fleischer's Gangster Squad in January there were a lot of comic book fans who muttered, "Uh oh"...

I'm at a point where I could work 20 hours a week for the rest of my life. Yet, I always find ways to work 50. I just get too bored not staying busy.

DAFUQ?

I'm pretty sure it's been an Olympic sport for at least a thousand years. This sucks.

What a pisspoor ending to the "Death of the Family" storyline.

Like I said, if you sit down with government officials, you can get a lot of stuff dismissed/put on hold. Get used to this. I still have to do crap like this every six months. They come up with some stupid standard, and I go and try to talk some sense to them. I just had a conversation like...

LOL. What comic (and issue) is that? I can't find it.

Horror sucks nowadays.

We have equipment that can only be used 1,000 hours before servicing, but there is no odometer. That would help, as also minimize how much tracking the guys need to do on the trucks. As soon as you go over, you get an alarm. And yeah, we have had cases where a customer tries to claim we...

Can you blame them for wanting to drag this show out? I'm pretty sure it has more viewers than Breaking Bad, Mad Men and the next five of this network's shows combined.

I said the exact same thing to my wife last night after the show. It's like they don't know where to take the show next. They just follow the same cycle.

I know a guy who works at a large law firm here that is built around suing businesses with commercial trucks for millions. They work all day to find cases like this. They look at any accident with a commercial truck as an opportunity to hit the lottery. It's going to be hard for them to claim...

Security from external threats is also an issue, as well as being able to show we are safe drivers in case of accident. No lawyer can tell me we are speeding when that is all monitored by a third party. As I said earlier, it will help me reroute drivers during the day. I can actually send new...

Newvia is now a psycho, but at least she's interesting now.

This is going to sound screwed up, but I'm liking Superior Spiderman. Let the flaming begin.

Good stuff. There are so many people out here trying to sell what you are saying as legit. I can usually tell we are getting off to a bad start when they claim they are Google (just to get the decision maker on the phone) and then you call them back and they are some two dollar month SEO firm.

Google just called and showed me I'm only reaching 10% of the area I'm targeting. And interestingly enough, if 90% of the area is the goal, only 3% of that is explained by budget. The rest is that my keyword quality sucks. It's not a spending issue they tell me. They showed me what to do...

Yup.

I don't need everyone with a smartphone, just the ones dealing with customers. Like I said, there are times where we have to jump off route, but the guys use heavy equipment and can't hear the phone. Hell, even the Secretary can find the guys' address based on the web app, and the ones that...

If someone steals a truck, I get an alarm to my phone automatically. As soon as the truck starts, or equipment is moved, an alarm will instantly go to my phone and anyone else I give access to the app. We only work on weekends if there is emergency work, or if the city stipulates it has to be...

As I said it before, get in good with the inspectors, talk about trying to create jobs, how much you've lost bla bla bla. Just like that one lady you talked about that operated for 1.5 years with no license, I'm sure they can tell you how to operate in the gray areas. Ask them to have an "off...

I subsidize cell phones for the guys that would need them. But we'll need to figure something else out since none of them are using Iphones currently. I believe this app is Iphone and Android, does that cover most smartphones? I think the apps are cool from the standpoint of always knowing...

That list is insanely retarded. I've found sometimes, that you can cut through redtape by telling them how it will benefit them to work with you to get up and running, i.e., more jobs. Maybe you can get them to turn their heads while you are working on that list. You are losing money every...

I can't wait for Chuk to start nerd raging on this show, that's half the fun of watching it.

My unsolicited advice is to do what it takes to make sure you stay "up." No one wants to buy anything from a depressed salesperson. Almost every successful businessperson I know is an eternal optimist that things will pick up and tomorrow will be a better day.

I'm looking at Fleetmatics and also Next Traq. Fleetmatics is more expensive, but the iphone app is a lot more user friendly, and it has people saying good things about it. Next Traq is about $120 cheaper a month, but the app seems pretty cumbersome. With Fleetmatics, I can look at my...

Is the opening still the 15th? If you wouldn't mind posting pics of the finalized store (feel free to take the store name off) that would be cool. Hopefully, you'll be able to come back to this thread five years from now, like I can, and look at how far you've come. As you update the...

This place has been the most moderated board on FOH for years. Now guys come in and derail every thread they can just for fun. If you aren't going to add value, stay in screenshots where you are wanted.

Most of them weren't service businesses. I'm asking around, and like I said, I hear good things about one service, and then someone else says bad things about it. I need to expand my network to be around more service based businesses.

Irrelevant to the conversation. If you don't like the subject of comparing GPS tracking services, go elsewhere.

I'm going to do it, I was looking at one service, and then heard that it wasn't so reliable. Apparently, the units go under a lot. The threat of having it is one thing, but it's not just to stop employee waste. There are times when a big customer (city or some other large organization)...

Also my imagination. 6% of sales from this issue, on average. I guess LoJack fixes someone being off route? http://www.inc.com/john-brandon/how-...who-steal.html In a service business, most of the problems come from being off route. Stop trying to derail a simple informational thread.

You are absolutely right, the hundreds of owners that have told me they dealt with it are a figment of my imagination.