[Rhodes22-list] Andrew C. said, "... again... and now a touch Political

[Tootle]

Andrew,

Good to hear that you are keeping going on...

But you said, "As to credit, we observe that the media is not portraying the
actual
financial situation accurately (what a surprise).

Gee, it is your liberal media!  Are you saying that at times the MSM does
not knoweth what they say?  Have you heard me say that a few times?  

The main stream media has a craving for controversy and not truth nor
accuracy.  Locally our paper is what I would call 'Liberal'.  They claim
balanced, but if you do not understand what is reported how can it be
balanced.

Since you seem to one of the few with a positive outlook, we list members
expect your leadership in getting things accomplished in the Northeast.  

Ed K
Addendum:  "New York State.Cattargaugus County/ 1851- a burial ground
uncovered scores of skeltons with bodies if 7 to 8 and a half ft tall." 
News you can believe in...








Andrew Collins-2 wrote:
> 
> Ed
> 
> While the mechanism of taking my people and perhaps clients on aretreat
> would no work for many reasons, your underlying concept of stating that
> the
> situation is vulnerable to analysis and measures can be taken that will
> compensate for the 'absence ' (more on this in a moment) of liquidity in
> the
> credit market is right on.
> We are doing some things that are new: we have established an Energy
> Modeling Laboratory which allows our clients to know the annual energy
> consumption cost of every design decision made and this also allows us to
> guide them to obtaining utility co. rebates for equipment and solar PV
> installations, Green Building tax credits, and accreditation through the
> US
> Green Building Council (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). We
> printed up a nifty postcard announcing the Energy Lab, we reduced fees, we
> will do certain kinds of inspection work we hadn't been doing, and so
> forth.
> We are the engineers for the only LEED Platinum rated building in NY
> State,
> the Queens Botanical Garden Admin Building, which gives us credibility
> whenbidding. We have formed a marketing group that offers soup to nuts
> design to construction to commissioning services. So we are adjusting our
> sails.
> 
> As to credit, we observe that the media is not portraying the actual
> financial situation accurately (what a surprise). Since I cannot know
> exactly what is happenning due to my worm's eye view, by inference I do
> know
> that things are not monolithically froze. As is usual during downturns the
> following sectors are up: education, bars and restaurants,
> endowment-funded
> outfits like the Bronx Zoo continue to work, as do publicly funded
> projects.
> Luxury homes are recession proof, but housing in general has not stopped
> in
> its tracks by any means. Corporations need new offices if they down-size,
> and if they move, let us keep our fingers crossed. Malls, restaurants etc
> are jammed in the NY, Tucson and LA areas, my sources report. An employee
> bought his first house, with a mortgage and at a steep discount (25%!) and
> the builder paid the closing costs. I guess the builder is reacting, too.
> Other clients are clearly getting credit. So while the construction sector
> is slowing as a whole, it is nuanced.
> Thanks for your support
> 
> Andrew
> sv Carmen
> 
> On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 8:45 AM, Tootle <ekroposki at charter.net> wrote:
> 
>>
>> Andrew C said, "Oh, and since my clients can't get loans, they are not
>> building, and don't need to hire engineers. This is going to be quite a
>> holiday season, thanks to the absence of leadership in the in the halls
>> of
>> Washington."
>>
>> Andrew, looking to others or to Washington is an abdication of
>> leadership.
>> At times you seem to be a man who can reason.  Consider the approaching
>> quiet time as opportunity.
>>
>> What you say?  Have you ever heard of the Adirondack Mountains?  Find a
>> cheap and quaint motel, hotel, or such near or in the mountains.  Take
>> your
>> people for a couple of days cross country skiing.  Tell them to bring
>> their
>> lap tops and a couple of blank flip charts.
>>
>> Maybe bring a real prospect that has a genuine need for your services.
>> Bring in a banker or someone skilled at getting financing to do projects.
>>
>> The second day after a day of exercise and skiing and beverages, sit
>> around
>> a big round table in the morning and discuss a hypothetical built around
>> your client and his need.
>>
>> Just go around the table as a case study with brain storming, no
>> solutions
>> just discussions of need.  Then go skiing again.
>>
>> Designate two different people to prepare old fashioned paper flip charts
>> of
>> the mornings discussions.  Over dinner and wine, review what was said,
>> and
>> then on a blank flip chart write down potential ways to achieve a good
>> result.
>>
>> Leaders do not look to others to lead.  There is always a need for
>> leaders.
>> Now is the time for you to be that 2nd Lieutenant and say "Charge".
>>
>> Ed K
>> Addendum:  ""I am looking for a lot of men who have an infinite capacity
>> to
>> not know what can't be done." Henry Ford
>>
>>
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