[Rhodes22-list] Ike Pushes into Quebec (political humor, I suppose)

[Brad Haslett]

Mike,

Yeah, we looked at that three years ago before we opted out of doing
gubment work period.  We were going to be a woman owned, minority
(slant-eyed Asian, not to be confused with Sub-continent Asian, which
raises the question of how are Vietnamese not sub-continent versus
Chinese? but I digress) company and then decided not to fool with it.
My guess is that the FEMA primes are having a hard time attracting
subs because of the Katrina experiences.  You and I could run FEMA out
of our homes and do a better job.  Another contractor called us today
and is interested in putting us on hourly as an owner/operator with he
being the sub to the prime.  My brother and I are trying to figure out
what our break-even costs for mobilization  will be and how long it
will take for the sub to realize he's going to losing his ass and
sends us home.

This ain't our first rodeo and we're taking the "old bull versus young
bull" approach.  In other words, it's cheaper to do nothing in
Katrina-land than throw money away in Ike-land.

Brad

On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 3:03 PM, Michael D. Weisner <mweisner at ebsmed.com> wrote:
> Brad,
>
> You need to approach the situation from the standpoint of accomplishing the
> easiest tasks first.  A decade ago I transferred 51% ownership of the
> business to my better half (NY is an equal property state so it only
> technically cost me 1%) and then applied to be certified as a woman owned
> small business through the Central Contractor Registration (www.ccr.gov) so
> that we could qualify for work that we had been asked to bid on.  There are
> provisions for veteran and disadvantaged owners as well on the site.  You
> probably have quite a group to pick from if you're looking to partner up
> with one of the Rhodies on "da list" to meet the criteria.  Get with the
> program and at least be certified to receive work that you are "qualified"
> to perform.
>
> Mike
> s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
> Nissequogue River, NY
>
>
> From: "Brad Haslett" <flybrad at gmail.com>Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008
> 2:31 PM
>> Mike,
>>
>> Just got off the phone with a FEMA prime contractor that still had us
>> in their roledex.  We initially considered mobilizing to Texas when
>> common sense took hold and we had second thoughts. Now I get this call
>> and we're reconsidering so I'm staring at the forms they just faxed.
>> Are we a small business?  YES.  Are we a woman owned business? Yes, if
>> you consider that nothing gets done unless my wife approves it.  Are
>> we a "Small Disadvantaged Business"? Well DUH! HUB Zone? Yes, but we
>> haven't gone through the three years of red tape to be certified.
>> Veteran Owned?  Veteran of what?  Getting screwed by the 'gubment'?
>> Service Disabled Veteran Owned?  Yada, Yada, Yada.
>>
>> I can get divorced in 90 days.  Does anyone know of a half
>> American-Indian, half African-American, one-legged Army veteran who is
>> poor that I can marry quickly?
>>
>> Anyone who thinks more federal government is the answer to their
>> problem deserves to be shot!  No, on second thought, scratch that
>> idea.  That would require more time and paperwork than it's worth.
>> They'll die of natural causes before the feds can get the job done.
>>
>> Brad
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 1:12 PM, Michael D. Weisner <mweisner at ebsmed.com>
>> wrote:
>>> While our Texan Rhodies, particularly those in the Houston area, have
>>> been dealing with the aftermath of Ike, The Gazette in Quebec needed to
>>> share their experiences with this devastating storm:
>>> Ike making its mark here
>>> MONTREAL- After causing billions of dollars in damage in Texas, the
>>> remnants of Hurricane Ike hit Quebec overnight last night and this
>>> morning.
>>> Environment Canada issued a heavy rainfall warning for many parts of the
>>> province.
>>>
>>> Winds reaches up to 90 kilometres in the Montreal area, causing many
>>> branches to fall and election posters to be torn off, but no major damage
>>> has been reported.
>>>
>>> (rest of article at: http://tinyurl.com/624k5c )
>>>
>>> Election posters?  Pleeeease!
>>>
>>>
>>> Mike
>>> s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
>>> Nissequogue River, NY
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