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 .