Thephranc

73 with very little humidity because we are in the AC. Its a little slow now but there are two service calls this week.

People put to much faith in a license. Its just a piece of paper much like a UL sticker. Just because you have one doesn't mean you'll do it right and just because you don't have one doesn't mean you'll do it wrong.

We are swamped right now because 3 neon benders in the region have gone toes up. Love the work but hate to gain it this way. Last year was a boon for us too. How ever come June when our lease is up the company will dissolve as two of us move out of the area. Our bender will most likely start another business with less overhead and focus on just bending.

How exactly have we, as an independent neon shop that doesn't pay dues, been helped by an association has done next to squat to foster the truth about our industry while at the same time propagating dishonest misinformation?

That sure beats the dead raccoon carcase I once found and the 1-2" layer of muck with worms in a race way about 30' off the ground the other day.

Wow! Who ever thought that was a good enough idea to entertain outside of a joke needs their head examined. We'd be out of business the day after that was enacted. The only people I see benefiting from that would be UL with their new mandatory payments and the biggest neon companies who could afford a full time UL inspector.

I'm pretty ignorant on what power the associations have to begin with. Outside of trying to sway places like UL to accept certain things what exactly do they do? We aren't a member of any sign group. The older guys have been in the past and saw no real benefit. Are we missing out anything other than paying dues?