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i'm about ready to throw my mtn bike in my truck and head over to bear notch. i got to see a moose on my ride yesterday. when i get back i'll take the doggies for a jaunt around the property til dark...then throw some paint on some trim for a sign. big exciting nite here...lol!
do you think you'll still be in this business in 5 years?
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Me, I love snow even though I got to travel upwards in the winter to find it. It would be much more satisfying if it just came down when I live, hey James Kim hadn't a problem finding it near my home this past winter.
I do but does anyone else work on Sunday? Sunday is actually the first day of the week according to all calendars
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i usually do. however i do not return phone calls over the weekends unless it involves a job i'm doing that weekend. tomorrow i have to letter a boom truck including the boom.
do you know where you stand financially in your business?
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balogna, pimento cheese, mustard & mayo on whole wheat!
what is the strangest thing you've ever eaten and won't eat again?
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Termites on our honeymoon in Belize in the rain forest. But I would eat them again...pretty tasty critters!
Where is the worst place you have ever been?
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I'm thinking gobs of sugar at the bottom of a cheerios bowl............
If offered, would you attend a school of the crafts to better yourself in your particular facet of the trades? (and pay a fee for such)
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I don't! Why should I? got the bb for all the news that matters and doesn't matter. However, the cell phones got a bit wet from water balloons at a grad party cookout for my niece's sister-in-law!
When's the last time you've been to a water-balloon party?
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No, but the kids seem to like it sometimes...different cultures & attitudes, I guess.
Over here in the 70s & early 80s The Goodies (with Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke taylor & Bill Odie), and The Young Ones (with Rik Mayall & others) were two favourite TV shows- British humour- did you ever see them, and on the ginger vs maryanne idea, which did you like the most, The Goodies or The Young Ones?
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"...there are no limits when you aim for perfection..." Jonathan Livingston Seagull Posts: 7014 | From: Highgrove via Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia | Registered: Dec 2002
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national brand tires aren't always the best for every application so I get what works best for whatever it is I drive. I have 4 or 5 vehicles and the tires range from yokohama to kelly and I'd buy them all over again if the quality remains the same.
Whats the difference between a goodyear tire and a box of used condoms?
-------------------- HotLines Joey Madden - pinstriping since 1952 'Perfection, its what I look for and what I live for'
What motivates you to get up everyday and work in the sign artisan industry?
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New projects and new skills always get me up in the morning. Fresh ideas are never in short supply... only the time to do them all.
When was the last time you jumped in over your head on a project and then pulled it off to your absolute delight??
-grampa dan
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Every job for the last year and a half. The learning curve from 2D to 3D has been... interesting, challenging and emotionally rewarding - to say the least!
Question: What is the highest level of math you've learned - and do you still use it?
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Two years at university studying engineering got me well into calculus & most other branches of higher maths, to a greater extent than we did at school, and with greater purpose, but since then I enjoy learning new high-speed mental maths approaches, like learning to figure out 247 x 247 in your head, quickly, or 46 x 87, or the square root of 45678 etc. I'm not that quick at all, but the learning & practicing is fun. We play memory games with the kids on long car journeys too.
Question- do you do your own auto/mechanical repairs?
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"...there are no limits when you aim for perfection..." Jonathan Livingston Seagull Posts: 7014 | From: Highgrove via Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia | Registered: Dec 2002
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Repairs No - Maintenance Yes. When I was just learning to drive my Dad made sure I learned how to change a tire, check the oil and water.... I've been a grease-monkey's assistant all my life, so I can at least hand 'em the right tools.
What exactly is calendered vinyl?
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It's stuff that falls off in 30 days (one calendar month) if the customer doesn't pay!
It's actually made by squashing vinyl flatter & flatter & flatter, calendaring it. It will have some desire to reshrink back, depending on the standard. Cast vinyl is poured into a puddle, and there it stays, very stable. That's a crude explanation, anyhow.
What aspect of signage would you like to learn to do well, which you currently do not do?
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"...there are no limits when you aim for perfection..." Jonathan Livingston Seagull Posts: 7014 | From: Highgrove via Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia | Registered: Dec 2002
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I have done only a few, (20-25) hand painted signs. Those were some of my best work tho. Seems that we are still educating our clients of the value and worth of a good hand made product. You'd think that wouldn't be an issue in Amish country.
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I have an 11-year-old son, Joshua, and a 9-year-old daughter, Kelsey. They are my greatest source of joy on this earth. My boy is an accomplished guitarist and is playing baseball and tennis, and my daughter is a free spirit, happy and playful all the time. She has a strong work ethic and plays piano. Both kids want to work in the sign biz, but they're still very yound and at the stage where dad can do no wrong. I'll give them a few more years and see how they feel about it then. Kids are great, I wish I had 10 more.
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Dimensional with gold leaf and a side of smaltz.
What is your least favorite type of sign job?
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I've still got my overhead projector. It was my first purchase when I went out on my own in '86. And was the subject of my favorite cartoon by my Alaska based sign buddy.
Edited to answer the question: unfortunately, no the last time I used it was for a large mural in 2001. But it is still patiently waiting!
Did you start as an apprentice with one of the old timers or just hang out yer shingle and jump into the sign business?
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I started out in reverse...hung a shingle and an old-timer saw it and took me under his wing. Thank God! I'd still be painting horrendous signs if not for Bill Berberich.
What type of brush oil (if any) do you prefer?
Love....Jill
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