OT- Why do we place no value on others time, knowledge and experience?

yoder519 said:
Out of curiousity(sp?), Who do you wokr for? It sounds like we work for a similar company. I work a company called Electro Mechanical Corporation. We build coal mining power centers, substations, switch gears etc.
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He works for Cummings Pacific or something like that :p They build small portable alternators.
 
Hurley said:
haint nothing but flagpole factories in Abington
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Ill second that. A part of the company i wk for actually builds some part for that company. I work in Bristol.

Gotta love that big town of saltville
 
yoder519 said:
Ill second that. A part of the company i wk for actually builds some part for that company. I work in Bristol.

Gotta love that big town of saltville
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Those big ass stainless salt storage silos on the top of the mountain in Saltville, I was the foreman on that steel crew that erected the steel, conveyors, scales, and tanks years ago. Love that place... :rolleyes:
 
rockcity said:
Those big ass stainless salt storage silos on the top of the mountain in Saltville, I was the foreman on that steel crew that erected the steel, conveyors, scales, and tanks years ago. Love that place... :rolleyes:
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Ah Heck? Yea I know where your talkin about I do a lot hunting in saltville
 
jeepinmatt said:
He works for Cummings Pacific or something like that :p They build small portable alternators.
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Gotcha. Company I work for has salesmen all over the US is the reason I asked figured he may be one
 
I get this kind of thing all the time, and have all my career in the car business. People seem to think you have some sort of gift that you have a responsibility to share with others or something.
When I worked at a dealership, we would get people all the time who would come tell us what symptoms they had so we'd tell them what might be wrong with their car, go to parts and buy the part, then come back to us and want to know how to install it. Or wanted us to stop one of the mechanics in the back and have them come up and talk to them. People pulled up to the shop daily, and went in to talk to mechanics about things like this.

I started building computers for awhile while I was there. Then everyone wanted to come ask me questions about that.

I'm a dealership vendor now, and do work for a bunch of dealerships in the area. And I get people that the dealers give my number to that don't want me to fix their issue, they want me to tell them what's wrong with it and what they can do to fix it.

I do a LOT for either really cheap or free. Go to a senior citizen's house to fix their car? If it's really easy, I'll either do it for free or very little. Have done that hundreds of times. Does it cost me money? Sure, but I figure most older folks probably paid it forward like I'm doing now, so hopefully I might see some payback later. Might not, but I'll always be on the right side of the ledger, that's for sure. And I do that for people "in the business" sometimes, because I might need something from them one day.
 
Glad I'm not the only one.
A few clarifications about the original post.
1- Friends of course are totally excluded. Ive spent countless hours trying to help folks out and never thought twice about it and always will, if they are truly a friend.
2- Potential customers are also excluded the DH in the op, I actually offered to quote him a new peice of equipment and he replied "No Im not wasting that money, Ill find something on the internet. I just need you guys to make sure I dont make a mistake" Thats what set the F-YOU buzzer off
 
Ron said:
Glad I'm not the only one.
A few clarifications about the original post.
1- Friends of course are totally excluded. Ive spent countless hours trying to help folks out and never thought twice about it and always will, if they are truly a friend.
2- Potential customers are also excluded the DH in the op, I actually offered to quote him a new peice of equipment and he replied "No Im not wasting that money, Ill find something on the internet. I just need you guys to make sure I dont make a mistake" Thats what set the F-YOU buzzer off
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So if IM understanding this correctly, this is one of those guys that pretty much says "Im not gonna pay for new equipment from you, I just want you to take your time that your on your companys clock and tell me where else I get a cheap piece of equipment with out buying yours" lol

People tlike that kill me. Same thing as a guy calling you about a truck your selling and says well you want to much you know anybody thats got the same thing for less?
 
Saltville, :shaking: I toured Appalachian Museum. What a whacked story. And a bunch of wacked folks back then?? Placed an entire town below the ole Salt Peter Mine (alkaline waste pool) that took out the entire town when it blew just before Christmas. Still an amazing place but crazy history.
 
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