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Good read. Don't post much. Read a lot. I've been doing neon for a long time. It started as a hobby and evolved into a full time endeavor. I stay as busy as I want to be I guess, While I have observed the insurgence of LED and other products that have tried to replace neon, it's amazing to me that the neon dudes, including myself, have sat on our ass and let the other applications come into our own backyard and literally take over. I am from south Georgia and we have a fish in local rivers and ponds called a Crappie. It's a great tasting fish to eat, but not fun to catch. The fish literally will take the bait and not put up a fight at all......all the way to the frying pan. Hell, if it could jump into your cooler it would. LOL. Neon is going to DIE if we don't put up a fight and try and reverse the trend. In my own town, it's dead. The biggest sign shop in my community is done selling or promoting it and it once was a big line item on their financial spreadsheet. Why LED? It's faster, easier and an easy sell to the customer. Our local governments have become sign experts as well, and the business owners, who pay and collect the most tax, have set on their ass and allowed their local elected officials to destroy their ability to recruit new business with the use of signs. Neon folks and maybe me included have become Crappies. Maybe we need to get off our ass and do something....maybe not...........My dad died four year ago. I was with him when he drew his last breath. He left the house in his underwear and a T shirt.....and nothing esle. He took no money, his house or his car...My kids have NO interest in what I do...so I guess I am going to take what I have learned about Neon to the grave with the Grim Reaper. Let's start the process of resurrecting our profession. Just my thoughts.