Gremban
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That's hilarious!
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2 minutes ago, tdewitt said:
NO FLIPIN WAY!! We run our business all day every day, but on a day like that we would not make our employees come in. I know bills need to be paid and if we're not open or not sending the trucks out we don't make any money, but there is a time when the install or service call would cost you money to complete. I seen one of the other service companies out yesterday servicing a Jimmy Johns logo, -5 degrees with -25 wind chills, it just didn't make sense to me to send out your truck and employee to service a sign in those conditions, by the time you figure the cost of extra fuel and time because the employee is sitting in the truck warming up every 15 minutes... I know the equation of just passing the buck onto the customer but when he gets a bill for 350.00 vs the 175.00 bill he got last time all you may be doing is pissing off a customer.
It all depends on what you get used to...it snows here before Halloween and I have seen it snow as late as Memorial Day weekend. We can go weeks subzero...
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14 minutes ago, tdewitt said:
We can dress in layers and keep somewhat warm, jumping in and out of the truck for warmth....But I'm just in constant cringe mode when running our trucks in this weather. What do you guys do for warm up procedures on the hydraulics after driving your truck to the job site?
It is nearly impossible to operate the trucks when the temps are that cold...say air temp of -10 is about the cutoff point where we won't send the trucks any real distance...Although I have been out installing with the air temp at -23...factor in a little wind and it can pretty easily feel like -40...not enough coffee to keep you warm then.
We average 180" of snow per season...anyone looking for help in Florida?
Diving into the office...just aim between the trees ;)
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5 degrees would be a warm spell for us...we are 80 miles NE & across Lake Michigan from Green Bay WI...it was -30 (yes 60 degrees below the freezing point) her a week ago. Bundle up and get it done!
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Hard to tell if the strap broke or the eye bolt pulled through...I watched it over and over frame by frame full screen...The right side gave up first. Good thing is underware are $10 a pack and everyone walked away...