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Hi Paul,
How are you? Are you still residing in Michigan? With this weather I can't see why any of us stick it out - oh yeah the $$$$. This industry is so well paid we can't afford to leave. You know better than that.
Things started to go slow 1 year ago and really got bad after Sept. 11. We've been holding our own but there is more used equipment on the market than the last 15 years combined. All of the start-up and telecommunication companies that were buying fast and furious last year are gone or at least selling this year. So it's another chapter in industry.
It is too bad about all of our colleagues that are being displaced but I guess it has to effect us as well as the rest of the country. In some cases changing industries is actually a favor.
Jim Roelofs is here but kicking back a little, we have tried to give him more responsibility several times and he says "No thanks". He's reached that stage where he realizes responsibility has more drawbacks that positives and is real comfortable where he is - smart. It amazes me how things repeat themselves and if you just pay attention to history you have a pretty good idea of what's going to happen next.
Hope things are well with you .
Tom P.

----- Original Message -----
From: paul saint
To: Tom Patterson
Cc: p1saint@angelfire.com
Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 8:42 PM
Subject: randy hertis ??? and
hello.. well i guess business has picked up.. because there is no "for sale" sign out side your building.. ha ha ..
i had spoke with National service manager Ron wiley a while back and he had said that randy hertis the michigan service dispatcher was no longer ther and i can't imagine he left by choice, or went far, so i was wondering where he was now?. Also he said that Doug mahn the vibration sales man was no longer working there.. i can't imagine him leaving .. he was the project manager on the ill fated litton project.. When i told litton that a project that size should have a project manager.. Thats when i found out that doug mahn was "the man.". ha ha .. good communication huh? .. But no loss because your company got the follow on contract.. But i understand you have Mr. Rouloffs there now. the replacement of Dick Mckinly.. funny "Curt"the sales guy he replaced bo bjarno with in San Jose .. said that the sales had to go around with a good grip on their ankles " to survive..
just keep smilling i guess.. and say yes sir!!
Thanks for this moment of your time...
Paul Saint "It's not me, it's the complimentary peanuts."