Mad Scientist

Thin out the deadbeats, cheap hunters (they will always be cheap and their referrals will expect cheap), favor seekers. You'd be surprised how much quality time is left for your good customers and personal life.

Started in the 80's when we started breaking up companies to sell off the pieces. The business world realized they would make more money if those pesky employees weren't in the way of profits. Here we are as a result of that greed. Everyone wants to be rich sitting at a keyboard. What? Can't fix the sign from your keyboard? John is definitely talking about the corporate world because mom and pop shops don't put up with that crap. I used to have to explain why we didn't keep spare neon letters on the truck. What do you mean 2 trips. Describe it in a 5 page letter with 32 snapshots and maps showing your position in relation to the sign, that a keyboard employee can review to see if you get the job. Keep in mind your knowledge in troubleshooting the situation efficiently must be the low bidder.

Can't believe friggin Bruce Jenner and the Kardashian circus have America actually talking about this crap. Pretty soon your kids wont know what sex they are until they watch it on a reality show.

All code involving Procedures, Appearance and Quality Welds.

That windshield got pretty close.

Is Sign World a licensed contractor or winging it in the sign biz. Seems estimating would be a basic skill one should be familiar with if you dabble in a business that is not handyman oriented. $30 extra for the 3rd man? What? Workers Comp must be cheap in Virginia not to mention employee pay..

New wind chime type letters are sure to be the next big thing. No drilling, no hardware and no experience needed.

What was the purpose of the beat down EMT inside the letter?

Sounds typical. Local franchise vinyl slappers see money in electric signs since customers are mostly clueless on who to buy these type of signs from. They peel backing from vinyl so it makes sense to them to slide over to LED's because you can peel backing on LED's also. Shit they got experience. Installation/permits are given to whoever wants it for the money available in the tip jar. Sign customers.drive past a "franchise storefront" and assume this is where ALL signs are born. Hey sign companies, it is your job to enforce the rules for bitches who break and go around them, I know you are not waiting on limited city budgets or sign cops to do it for you.

Damn Henry you've been in California too long, you are getting used to it. I thought California was expensive to live in, but not according to your quote. ( Which I thought we don't discuss here ). I hope that doesn't include permitting otherwise you are being "one of those" sign companies.

I don't have a short term solution but a long term solution could be TRUMP.

You better bring a golf cart if you go to Disney, way too much walking. We do Islands of Adventure/Universal Orlando, more geared for adults and rides. Great rides. More compact than the million square miles of Disney.

I don't believe there is a clean and slick method of hiding or even installing lamp storage boxes on a short and already packed to the rafters truck. First thing you can try is remove the utility boxes which cable companies and the like seem to love on these trucks. I get it it is for storage but those utility boxes are useless in the sign business in my opinion.

Drove by the other day and it was back up. Had to see what was there. Apparently the skirt is sitting on the rotted pipe and Fred Flintstone shims were used for leveling.

Apparently the sign company that installed this sign thinks poles and concrete are for suckers.

If you sneak up to some monument signs at night you can actually tip them over. Nice anchoring.

This is a perfect example of "There's a sucker born every day". Hey follow that carrot on that stick, it will get closer.

The Department of Business and Professional Regulation now has an App to quickly verify licenses by name or number, view inspections and report unlicensed activity. Florida has seen its share of unlicensed contractors scamming the public, especially during hurricane season. Installing signs, electric or non-electric without being licensed is on the radar.

I'm sure there are many creative minds here, just not sure if there are any willing to start designing your "rush" logo for free. You say your opening next month? Typical to leave the sign decisions for last. I guess Toronto doesn't have a permit process for your "Sign Board" project or you would be way behind. Since the custom sign shop you visited probably wants money to design your logo, visit Google Images and type in Jingle Logo see what happens.

Cheap is still trying to be King. Creativity going in the wrong direction. Probably being installed by the same window border installers who are slapping up cheezy LED window borders. Code enforcement?

You like the reverse drain holes drilled into the top of some letters for their convenient wiring runs?

The LED's are just the way they were when faces were removed. Please admire further samples of same sign and the workmanship you get for a discount. The clumping is a new lighting effect or Special Effect I have noticed around town. We always say; And they got paid for this shit?

This is a set of letters maybe 6 months old which were done by a company beating us by almost $1000 on the initial estimate. As fate would have it the store got popped by code enforcement for not pulling a permit and the client called us back. That is why we got these pics. Lettering was not as per mall criteria and needed to be replaced all together. Now the store owner bought 2 signs for the same store. Save a nickel - lose 10 bucks.

This new technology allows one to ride back and forth in front of cars waiting at a light and simply turn the handle for proper arrow orientation. Who will be the LED entrepreneur to jump all over this captive un-tapped audience at the light?