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Does it switch off with Florida next year or is the ISA going to be in Vegas again? Either way good excuse to go on a trip. I'll probably only be at the show 45 minutes and play the rest of the time :D

Couple different ways 1. You can buy a FM transmitter for your iPod and tune your reciever to that station ($40.00+) 2. if you have a AUX in on your stereo 3. Use the tape deck with an adapter 4. use one of the rear jacks on your stereo like the CD Changer or additional audio In Depends on what kinda stereo you have, stock or aftermarket

I should have listend to my instincts and not gone. Boy was this a waste of time, for me anyway. Nothing new, nothing mouth dropping. Very small this one was, I haven't been to one in over 6 years. Every booth was the same thing, either a laser engrave, cut printer or LED. The only thing that interest me was a guy who sold mold making materials. I wasn't even there over a 1/2 hour. At leat it was only a 1 and a half away. I thought this one was going to be pretty big :unsure: Anyone else go? Different opinion? This is only my second one so maybe I'm expecting to much, there were ton of stuff for promotions & tshirt stuff though if you do that. I went to one years back at the Disneyland hotel and it was more on equipment and raw materials. I felt like this one was just mostyl sign suppliers and not sign material manufacturers I had so much work to do today too, BAH

Boarding on Saturday, Jet skiing Sunday. Next month I'm going to try Kite Surfing I've been filing permits out in the counties and it's hot as fook! This weekend will be well needed

CAll me tonight I think the only day I can escape is tomorrow too.

Just bought myself a new iPod, my old 1st generation finally took a dump. I was without one for 1 day and it was pure hell, I felt as naked as being without my cellphone. This one is cheaper, smaller & does MORE. I love it!!! :D Being in my truck and not being able to hear the songs I wanted to was absolute suckage The cool part is I can store CD cover art, Holds my photo album and will display on a TV and stores the full resolution images on it's disk. It's the smaller 20Gig iPod but more room than I would ever use, my old was a 5Gig. I'd highly recommend one, they have lots of features like calendar with a planner, alarm, games and other mods you can use for business.

WUHAHAHAHA!!!! :arcadefreak:

I've been filing permits all last week and this week. I want to go but I might have to be working on all these signs. I haevn't had to much time to be upgrading and fiddling around with this site. But that's a good thing right? :D

Got back Sunday night from LAughlin Nevada. We and took our Jet Ski's with us, driving time took about 5-6 hours from our house. Temp was 112-115 and wouldn't you know just as we arrive the fan unit in my truck to blow in the AC blows We stayed at the Palms Resort, arriving at 6pm we checked and dunked the ski's in at 7pm and went for a long trip down river. Most of the time was spent just killing the motor and floating alongside side the ski down river. Man was it relaxing :D We didn't really engage in gambling to much, I'm not to much of a gambler though I love Black Jack. I just won enough to pay myself back for food and board then quit. I had to pull my wife away though :hammer: from the slots. That heat takes a toll on you bigtime and riding the ski's and being out of shape killed us. Very hard to get out of bed for the both of us, so sad There were all kinds of boats and ski's out. It seems to be a very fast growing town now. I don't have very many pics cause I forgot to take a H2o camera, but here's a few The drive back sucked with no AC :o we were dying for 3 -4 hours till we reached Rancho Cucamonga.

Happy 36 :beer: another person older than me, you make me feel young I'm posting early, It's saturday but I won't be here over the weekend Happy Birthday

Subways, buses hit across city; at least 33 dead, 350 hurt The Story :swear:

heh, no sooner did I read your post and what do I find in my mailbox, the new issue "Sign Business". After reading it does make for a good "how to" article. but then the next article has to do with format printing

I've seen several threads around different forums and I'm coming to the conclusion that the Sign Painter is going the way of the dodo. You have to be a real artist to be a sign painter, it's not something everyone has a talent and a eye for. But now with vinyl cutters and the newer cheaper and easier format printing where accuracy and quantity is easier and faster, I just see the painter as having to adapt to the new industry. But they seem stubborn and resilient to change over and I'm wonderering if it's "fear", fear to learn something new after mastering a way for so long. I hear the cons to vinyl such as, you can't letter on unstable surfaces like stone or stucco. Well in turn I would think that's where a dimensional letter would come into place. They say any dummy can go on a computer and design a sign and you have to be a true artist. I think it's true, a computer can aid a non artistic individual but I'm thinking a sign painter could do wonders with one especially with the talent and eye for art. So give up the brush? Vinyl one day soon will be lost as well as format printing technology gets better and less expensive with more aggressive inks and solvents. Why spend the time to color seperate when you can do it all in one shot. You can say also that "Sign Painters" are a breed all their own too. These are the same people who paint scenic murals and have a gift to capture images and display them on canvas. So is a "Sign Painter" really a wayward artist who choses to do advertising instead of selling his work at a gallery? IMHO, sign paint work is inaccrurate and doesn't compare to the brilliance and accuracy of format printing. But to get damn near close to one is truely a talent. I know if I had a choice as a business owner I would want an accurate depicted sign rather than paint. On the other hand if I was fortunate enough to own a classic car I would want a painter with talent to spray and airbrush a nice set of flames to flow with the metal paint than have a post surface, or to have a artist paint a mural inside my resturant to depict a setting according to my theme. Let's not forget Re-creation of classic setting and theme parks. My conclusion would be to adapt in other areas or change.

Brings back memories

A Patriotic Desktop :D

Amen :groupwave: The Greatest and Freest country there has ever been. An individual will always have the freedom and power to make change. For all those who and have family protecting our country and making a sacrifice, Thank You!

Work calls me & everyone else in our industry

I'm such a lazy bastard, I just went outside to water the back lawn and noticed I started to empty and clean the spa...like days ago. Blacked out somehow and walked away just leaving it there. it may sit for a day longer but it sounds good tonight to go with my beer and pretzels Back to the thread, where do you live? Sounds like your doing pretty good for a home based business. I don't know what your bills are or costs to operate but...where's my calculator?

:unsure: I need a beer too I have all this beer thats been sitting in my fridge

I think I can have fun with this thread for the rest of my life in between phone calls and taking a dump. I'm not mistaken this is "Mr. Wet Application" the man everyone loves to have post. "the rest of youus" I'm picturing Elmer fudd Rodger, "The Spin Stops Here"

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