Who started Ridgid in So Cal?

[gear junkie]

I notice the majority of us are from the west coast/ So Cal area. I think me and pcrack, Aaron are the only 3 from the east coast. Who got all the Cali guys started on this forum? Was it word of mouth or at a trade show that we never get over here? Just curious how it all got started.

[papadan]

Probably the earthquakes that create the need for more than a normal amount of plumbers. :rolleyes: That or there is just way too much chit on the west coast.:D:D:D

[plumberscrack]

Gear,

The "Westies" think they are better than us. They have trade shows that we don't get an invite to. Josh even takes them out for a round of golf before the show. Now they are all "buddie buddie" and have drinks together. Sure they may have the better climate riding around in convertibles and motorcyles with a silicone enhanced trophy wife on their arm but it's all just a facade. On Monday most will be ankle deep in pooh just like you and I. And when the "Big One" hits sending So. Cal. back to the stone age we will rule this forum. The blatent posts of the comradery and respect for each other leaves a foul taste in my mouth. I'm not bitter about being left out of the fun I just want a little consideration of our feelings next time. I am human too.

Get your .22 rifle Gear and lets go opossom hunting after midnight. I'll grab a 12 pack of beer. See? we don't need them to have fun. BOOH YAHH! :D

[PLUMBER RICK]

remember you guys back east have gdavis62:eek:

we have plumbdog10:D

wanna trade:confused:

never;)


rick.

[PLUMBER RICK]

p.c. your name came up yesterday during lunch:)

butt:eek: then your avitar came up too. so we took up a pool to change your image. out here in s.calif, we all have plastic surgery:D we are up to putting you under the knife and cleaning up your image. unfortunately we only collected enough for a pair of proper fitting overalls.:D

make you a deal. next year, i'll treat you to the royal "josh" treatment.

i'll even take you for a tour of the "stars homes" there is a company that does the tour on segways. but you got to be under 250#. so start with limiting the twinkies;)

maybe we can make it an annual thing and change the location every year:confused:

i'm up for a shotgun over a putter;)

rick.

[ToUtahNow]

When I started here there was dog, plumber and Rick. I believe plumber was from Illinois but I may be wrong. I just happened to stumble by and did not know anyone before posting. It also seems like we have a bunch of plumbers from Alberta, I'm not sure why we have clusters from different areas but I am sure that will change with time.

Mark

[Aaron91]

Ah man that's not fair, I never knew they had trade shows out there, when are some gonna come our way?!

[gear junkie]

Gear,

The "Westies" think they are better than us. They have trade shows that we don't get an invite to. Josh even takes them out for a round of golf before the show. Now they are all "buddie buddie" and have drinks together. Sure they may have the better climate riding around in convertibles and motorcyles with a silicone enhanced trophy wife on their arm but it's all just a facade. On Monday most will be ankle deep in pooh just like you and I. And when the "Big One" hits sending So. Cal. back to the stone age we will rule this forum. The blatent posts of the comradery and respect for each other leaves a foul taste in my mouth. I'm not bitter about being left out of the fun I just want a little consideration of our feelings next time. I am human too.

Get your .22 rifle Gear and lets go opossom hunting after midnight. I'll grab a 12 pack of beer. See? we don't need them to have fun. BOOH YAHH! :D

I had the same thoughts. After possum hunting we can go snipe huntin. I bring the kroger sack, you bring the whistle.;) Is your avitar really you?

[gear junkie]

remember you guys back east have gdavis62:eek:



You're not funny.

[Aaron91]

Rick just HAD to rub that in our faces didn't he?

[plumberscrack]

p.c. your name came up yesterday during lunch:)

butt:eek: then your avitar came up too. so we took up a pool to change your image. out here in s.calif, we all have plastic surgery:D we are up to putting you under the knife and cleaning up your image. unfortunately we only collected enough for a pair of proper fitting overalls.:D

make you a deal. next year, i'll treat you to the royal "josh" treatment.

i'll even take you for a tour of the "stars homes" there is a company that does the tour on segways. but you got to be under 250#. so start with limiting the twinkies;)

maybe we can make it an annual thing and change the location every year:confused:

i'm up for a shotgun over a putter;)

rick.

Rick, apology accepted:cool:

The wife and I will be in San Diego 1st week of Jan. for a math convention:eek: If it's still golfing weather then I'll go a round with whoever is close by just so I don't have to hang with these professors. All they do at dinner is pass around math equations on cocktail napkins to see who can solve it first. And when they do talk its all about the elegance and symmetry of mathmatics...BORING! Last years meeting got ugly when the subject of open or closed superstring theories came up. You know like the way we argue about Flat Rate vs. T & M.

Gear, that is one handsome fella don't you agree?

[gear junkie]

You're sense of humor is almost as good as Rick's.

[ToUtahNow]

Ah man that's not fair, I never knew they had trade shows out there, when are some gonna come our way?!
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You snooze you loose, March 8, 2007

This will be the biggest show of the year:

126th Annual Convention and
ISH North America Trade Show
9/29/2008 - 10/3/2008
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[PLUMBER RICK]

Rick, apology accepted:cool:

The wife and I will be in San Diego 1st week of Jan. for a math convention:eek: If it's still golfing weather then I'll go a round with whoever is close by just so I don't have to hang with these professors. All they do at dinner is pass around math equations on cocktail napkins to see who can solve it first. And when they do talk its all about the elegance and symmetry of mathmatics...BORING! Last years meeting got ugly when the subject of open or closed superstring theories came up. You know like the way we argue about Flat Rate vs. T & M.

Gear, that is one handsome fella don't you agree?


sounds good. let crappy work on the location since this is his neck of the woods.

i'm sure the rat pack would be up for a road trip.

rick.

[gear junkie]

Mark, thanks for heads up. My wife's family lives an hour south so I'll definently be there. Can anyone go or do you have to be a member of phcc?
Are there good deals on tools at these kind of things?

[ToUtahNow]

You do not need to be a member but you do need to be in the Trades. Many of the Exhibitors will offer Show Specials including specials on Trucks.

Mark

[Crappy days]

Sure i will set it up. We can play Frisbee golf instead of regular golf(it will be great for the stoner's that come as they will fit right in with with the majority of the people on the course). Besides there is nothing like yelling at the bums to get out of the way for birdie. After golf we can go to an early dinner at lips.
http://www.morleyfield.com/course/morley.htm
http://www.lipsshow.biz/

If you guys are serious let me know.

[Drip Leg]

The lips show WTF?? :eek:

Socal also has phcc apprentice schools. My father graduated there in L.A. back in the 70's

I wish we had good schools here in Washington State

Anyone familiar with Daisy Plumbing in Cali? Are they still around in laguna and stanton I believe?

[Crappy days]

What, I thought everyone liked drag queens.

[plumberscrack]

Sure i will set it up. We can play Frisbee golf instead of regular golf(it will be great for the stoner's that come as they will fit right in with with the majority of the people on the course). Besides there is nothing like yelling at the bums to get out of the way for birdie. After golf we can go to an early dinner at lips.
http://www.morleyfield.com/course/morley.htm
http://www.lipsshow.biz/

If you guys are serious let me know.

I want to party with you Crappy!:D Can we get V.I.P. seating at Lips?:p

Do I have to bring my own disc for Frolf? What are the rules?

[plumberscrack]

Drag??? that's a drag show?:eek::eek: OMG I'm out!

[Crappy days]

Plumbers Crack, come on If your post picture is at all accurate I'm sure all the drag queens will love ya.

[plumberscrack]

That's EXACTLY what I'm afraid of!

[westcoastplumber]

Plumbers Crack, come on If your post picture is at all accurate I'm sure all the drag queens will love ya.
hey crappy,
were you at the trade show yesterday?think i saw you van:confused:

[Aaron91]

Thanks ToUtahNow

[Crappy days]

No, I have been in Utah since Saturday. I thought I would not be able to chat on the forum. The house we are staying in on Bear lake has Internet service. The truck you saw probably is another guy that has my same name. That is another thing you should do soon. Go to your county recorders office and file your fictitious name permit. My business name no one else can use in my area of San Diego. If I was to start doing business further north , I might have to file for a new name.

[westcoastplumber]

No, I have been in Utah since Saturday. I thought I would not be able to chat on the forum. The house we are staying in on Bear lake has Internet service. The truck you saw probably is another guy that has my same name. That is another thing you should do soon. Go to your county recorders office and file your fictitious name permit. My business name no one else can use in my area of San Diego. If I was to start doing business further north , I might have to file for a new name.
thanks crappy,
i already did that before i got scheduled for my exam.

[gear junkie]

Crappy, you're a sick, sick man.;) I'll stick w/ pcrack's offer of possum huntin. Mark, thanks for the heads up on the trucks but I found the one I want and I'm going to lease it. I hear this is the best way to go. Any thoughts, opinions?

[Crappy days]

PLumbersCrack, If you look at the link I think you will find more than I can tell you about Frisbee golf. The rules are similar to golf. I use to play from time to time and can say it is actually pretty fun for an inexpensive outing. Its a great time for young kids and so forth. As long as you do not mind a bunch of pot heads . You usually end up running into at least one hippie every game. As far as Lips goes I have never been. My wife has suggested we go with a few other couples for a good laugh.

Can someone tell me how to include other post with my own. You now with the Grey background.

[Crappy days]

It is best to talk with your tax guy as every one needs different right offs. I have leased and purchased trucks. I find with the lease options the dealers always try to hide additional fees so watch out for that. There is also a balloon payment at the end of most leases, so make sure you read all of the fine print. One thing about a lease is the dealer can roll in the stock. This way you can fully stock the truck without any upfront out of pocket expenses other than your down payment. Depending on you're business structure this can be helpful. Although I would pay it off right as soon as you can ,unless the tax guy says differently.

[ToUtahNow]

Crappy, you're a sick, sick man.;) I'll stick w/ pcrack's offer of possum huntin. Mark, thanks for the heads up on the trucks but I found the one I want and I'm going to lease it. I hear this is the best way to go. Any thoughts, opinions?

Very nice and very similar to my trucks. Mine were 14' long and then had horizontal compartments with dividers above the compartments shown in your picture. That is where we kept all of our copper fittings for repipes. As big as the forward cabs are they have a tighter turning radius then standard vans.

As far as leasing I always purchased my trucks but to each their own. I think if I was turning the trucks over every couple of years I would have leased. The problem is I kept my trucks forever than swapped the bodies to a new chassis

Mark

[ToUtahNow]

Here is a truck I have been considering having made but with a full walkin.

Mark

[gear junkie]

One of my friends who has his own hvac business was telling me about leasing. He said if I buy the van, the only thing I can write is the deprication besides the maintance stuff. If I lease, I can write off the payments plus the maintance stuff. When my lease is up, I just get a new lease w/ a new van. What are the benifits of owning the van outright? Should I have made this a new thread?

[plumbdog10]

remember you guys back east have gdavis62:eek:

we have plumbdog10:D

wanna trade:confused:

never;)


rick.

Thanks for keeping me on the team Rick (I think, well............... Yea thanks). I actually looked at the last big thread and found the following breakdown by location:

Southern California (6)
New York (1)
Maine (1)
Washington, D.C. (1)
New Hampshire (1)
New Jersey (1)
Oregon (1)
Kansas (1)
Mississippi (1)
Virginia (1)
Don't Know/Won't Tell (2)


Keep in mind that Southern California encompasses L.A., Orange, Ventura, San Diego, Riverside, Imperial, and San Bernadino counties, many of which are larger than eastern states. There's a helluve a lot of people livinging in Southern California (and I'm not including the millions of illegal aliens from Mexico, El Savadore, Guatamala, ect.)

[Crappy days]

This is what I have, I love it.http://www.workhorse.com/Default.aspx?tabid=188
my guys drive either the Chevy 3500 with enclosed utility bodies or the new sprinter. They really like the sprinter, there only complaint is they can smell they're equipment after a nasty drain.

[ToUtahNow]

One of my friends who has his own hvac business was telling me about leasing. He said if I buy the van, the only thing I can write is the deprication besides the maintance stuff. If I lease, I can write off the payments plus the maintance stuff. When my lease is up, I just get a new lease w/ a new van. What are the benifits of owning the van outright? Should I have made this a new thread?

I think I will answer you in a new Thread

Mark

[PLUMBER RICK]

Crappy, you're a sick, sick man.;) I'll stick w/ pcrack's offer of possum huntin. Mark, thanks for the heads up on the trucks but I found the one I want and I'm going to lease it. I hear this is the best way to go. Any thoughts, opinions?


that's the truck i drive. it's a 12' bed and has the utility doors only on the passenger side. i don't like the road side doors as here in busy traffic, you could get killed.

be careful with your choice. at 6mpg this will break your wallet:eek:

fortunately i only do 6000 miles a year:D

rick.

[drtyhands]

I want to party with you Crappy!:D Can we get V.I.P. seating at Lips?:p

Do I have to bring my own disc for Frolf? What are the rules?
I've got 40 different discs We got you covered:)

[apf]

Dog,
You forgot Oklahoma in your pole [1] , if you got the info. from the last big thread that would be the Glavdis thread which I wanted no part of............
APF

[plumbdog10]

APF,

I based my survey on a thread that I don't see you on, I checked. But I have nothing against Oklahoma, my mother's side of the family all comes from there. My point was that plumbers from all over post on this forum, I just picked one thread to illustrate it. There is alot from Southern California, but millions of people live here.

I meant no offence.

[apf]

I consider myself a Chicagoan , born and raised , I've just traveled a lot in the last 20 yrs. I've bein in Oklahoma 4 years . I spent 3 years at Edwards AFB in the early 80's . Stayed in Lancaster / Palmdale area for a year. One of my good friends parents had a condo on Mullholland drive. Absolutely beautiful. I don't really feel slighted Dog , I'm just trying to ease into your group and share my passion of our trade . The only really frickin sensitive thing for me is the T&M v Flat rate posts. And it seems once you made your point or said your piece you gotta lighten-up. I don't kick people when there down and grew out of gangs decades ago . This is not a shot at you but a general uneasiness I've had after reading some threads . You just have to ignore fools sometimes and they"ll go away , sure enough.;)

[Crappy days]

apf, What part of Oklahoma do you live in. My Father in law live in McAllister Oklahoma.

[apf]

Hey Crappy , in a town called Ada , about 80 miles from McAlester and beautiful Lake Eufala.That area is awesome. I am moving to Oklahoma city in 2 weeks , I don't know anyone there but I know that is where I want / need the business to be .