IRS is the new "N" word according to Martin Bashir

[bigarrow]

Quote from wjk:

Blue roofs were big bucks in my neck of the woods after Ivan. Did you make it the central gulf then?

No I don't chase roofing jobs that far. When I go to the coast it's doing adjusting working for the insurance companies.

 

[BSAM]

Quote from wjk:

Blue roofs were big bucks in my neck of the woods after Ivan. Did you make it the central gulf then?

Hmmm...What is a blue roof?

 

[wjk]

Quote from bigarrow:

No I don't chase roofing jobs that far. When I go to the coast it's doing adjusting working for the insurance companies.

One day I'll share a story about my adjuster (the first one) after Ivan , but that's for chit chat and another day. I fear I derailed this thread (sorry).

So back to the topic. I'm no fan of Bashir (big surprise, right?

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[wjk]

Quote from BSAM:

Hmmm...What is a blue roof?

Big blue tarp they put on your roof after your shingles/tiles blow away.

 

[BSAM]

Quote from wjk:

Big blue tarp they put on your roof after your shingles/tiles blow away.

LOL
I thought it was some type of roof I had never heard of.
I think tile or metal is the only way to go with a roof.
You do those, brother Big?

 

[wjk]

Quote from wjk:

Big blue tarp they put on your roof after your shingles/tiles blow away.

Temp fix while waiting for Bigarrow's crew to arrive. Sometimes weeks or months depending on the storm.

 

[bigarrow]

Quote from Lucrum:

I'll let you continue to slave over a hot stove in the kitchen Alice. I like my salary and I have no interest whatsoever in sales.

I've had friends get into business and they were thinking since they were skilled and hard workers and priced reasonable that they would be successful. Then comes the hard reality that nothing moves without sales, nothing. I've done this so long it doesn't feel like sales to me. I'm pretty laid back and I have enough referrals coming in so I don't feel pressure when I'm talking to people. I enjoy it, there's some neat people out there.

 

[Lucrum]

Quote from bigarrow:

I've had friends get into business and they were thinking since they were skilled and hard workers...

Roofing, honest hard work absolutely, skilled labor? Who knew.

I'm pretty laid back...

Just not here, huh?

 

[bigarrow]

Quote from Lucrum:

Roofing, hard work yes, skilled labor? Who knew.Just not here, huh?

Yeppers roofing does take skilled labor. That's the secret right there lucrum, hire skilled labor. It cost more but it's worth it.

 

[Lucrum]

Quote from bigarrow:

Yeppers roofing does take skilled labor....

Oh yeah, how much school and or training is required for that?
Is there licensing involved, for the hired hands not the contractor?

I only recall doing any roofing once, when I was a kid. I honestly don't remember my exact age but I think it was 11 or 12 possibly 13. I'm pretty sure I wasn't strong enough to carry the packages of shingles up the ladder. But I had no problem with anything else. I didn't have any training of course but I already knew how to hammer a nail from helping with my dad's construction of adding on to our house.

(it was a one story house that did not have a particularly steep roof)