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Another of Heinlein's little rules of thumb was that any culture
where rudeness was accepted or even expected, the norm in every day interaction, was in steep decline. Scott Vernon wrote: Did he mention anything about NGs? Y'know, Heinlein was pretty darn smart and predicted many things accurately... for example he was the first science fiction writer to have computers displaying data via TV-like screens... he would have been flabbergasted by the Internet. DSK |
@ 3k then its a 120K investment per backpack...With a return of only
100% if you get street value. Doubt thats gonna happen so looks like only a 50% return on original investment with a very high risk. There are many better ways to make a living, or quick cash IMO. South of the border would provide a higher return on your original investment, like a 800 % return. Still... the thought of years in prison.... makes the whole ideal insane. Joe |
"Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
news:sCjZd.29093$i6.7161@edtnps90... "Joe" wrote in message oups.com... Sizeable profit is........ Each had 256K @ 40 lbs street value. Over a million and a half for 6 hikers. What's 120 lbs cost in Canada? I believe it's about 3K a lb... ... Oy, who is buying at those prices? Clearly their allowances are too big! When I was a youth a nickle ($5) bag was a lunch sack half full. |
"Joe" wrote in message South of the border would provide a higher return on your original investment, like a 800 % return. Still... the thought of years in prison.... makes the whole ideal insane. True Joe... but you must understand that it's US buyers coming up into Canada to purchase available product that promotes continued grow-ops. The majority of Canadian consumers grow their own. A half dozen plants in a closet or basement is easily a year's supply to most. It's a wonder you Yanks are too stunned to grow it yourselves! CM |
"Vito" wrote in message Oy, who is buying at those prices? Clearly their allowances are too big! When I was a youth a nickle ($5) bag was a lunch sack half full. When you were a kid Mexican rag was a nickel bag and you could only dream of Panama Red! Half the contents of your nickel bag could be milled to T&G and the seeds caused the shake to pop when your toked it. Remember the Tandem Master/Slave? Bong? I still recall placing the weed in a coffee grinder to get a better mix. The stuff grown now is generally Indica or Hybrid Sativia ... all female and only the bud is harvested.... although some prefer the shake for it's milder effect. Hardly anyone pays for pot up here unless you are a Yuppie in the city with no contacts. CM CM |
"John Cairns" wrote in message om... "Donal" wrote in message ... "Bob Crantz" wrote in message ink.net... Compare the Canadian marajuana violence with the actions of labor unions in the United States. Using the same logic, labor unions should be outlawed. Most labour unions seem to think that people should get paid even if they don't produce anything. If labour unions had their way, then the American Dream would collapse in no time at all. Bwahaahhahahhahahhaha. Funny, most indicators of prosperity in the US have been declining steadily over the last 20 years or so, coinciding very nicely with the decline in................drumroll please............Union membership. It also coincides very nicely with an increase in government interference in the way that businesses are run. Over here, anti discrimination laws mean that job application forms may not ask about marital status, physical ability or date of birth. A friend of mine has a small business that provides supplies for window cleaners. A local government inspector recently made him spend $1,500.00 fitting a "disabled bathroom" in his premises. How many disabled window cleaners do you know? Are you some sort of fascist, Donal? Somewhat ironic, you could exchange the word "labor union" for "CEO" and come up with a statement that more correctly reflects reality with the addendum, "don't produce anything and drive the business into the ground and get a huge bonus". That is a typical socialist viewpoint. 95% of "CEO's" are small businessmen, who don't earn huge bonuses. Look around you! Look at the little shops, the gas stations, the boatyards and all the other small businesses that provide employment for the ungrateful masses. You would happily saddle all these businesses with additional costs without any thought for the financial cost, or the time that the owner must invest, so that your utopian view of life could be maintained. The reality is that increased costs slow down growth. You cannot hire more people if you are spending the cash on bathrooms for the, non-existant, disabled. So, you think that I'm a fascist!! Somewhat ironic, since I bet that you have never been directly responsible for the creation of a single job. Do you think that you have a "human right" to an income that allows expensive holidays on an annual basis? Regards Donal -- |
"Scout" wrote in message ... "John Cairns" wrote in message om... "Donal" wrote in message ... "Bob Crantz" wrote in message ink.net... Compare the Canadian marajuana violence with the actions of labor unions in the United States. Using the same logic, labor unions should be outlawed. Most labour unions seem to think that people should get paid even if they don't produce anything. If labour unions had their way, then the American Dream would collapse in no time at all. Bwahaahhahahhahahhaha. Funny, most indicators of prosperity in the US have been declining steadily over the last 20 years or so, coinciding very nicely with the decline in................drumroll please............Union membership. Are you some sort of fascist, Donal? Somewhat ironic, you could exchange the word "labor union" for "CEO" and come up with a statement that more correctly reflects reality with the addendum, "don't produce anything and drive the business into the ground and get a huge bonus". John Cairns HERE HERE - Well said! Scout How many jobs have created with your own self-funded time or effort? How many jobs have you had? Can't you see the hypocrisy? Regards Donal -- |
"Donal" wrote in message Do you think that you have a "human right" to an income that allows expensive holidays on an annual basis? If they want my services for that duration.... Yes!... and most likely even more in bonuses! Which by the way I usually negotiate without union interference. CM |
"Donal" wrote in message ... A friend of mine has a small business that provides supplies for window cleaners. A local government inspector recently made him spend $1,500.00 fitting a "disabled bathroom" in his premises. How many disabled window cleaners do you know? Some of the bigger truckstops have 1 or 2 handicapped truck parking spaces. Give me a break! SV |
On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 12:40:14 -0500, DSK wrote
this crap: Thom Stewart wrote: Doug, If your so hot on individual choice. GO! Why look to NASA to lead you. You really don't think you'll get a free rocket ride without an ID do you? Who said anything about free? Another of Heinlein's little rules of thumb was that any culture where rudeness was accepted or even expected, the norm in every day interaction, was in steep decline. DSK He also claimed that you shouldn't own more than you can carry. Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now! |
"Scott Vernon" wrote in message Some of the bigger truckstops have 1 or 2 handicapped truck parking spaces. Give me a break! Short Haul... Bad Heart??? Don't you guys have rigerous physicals on an annual basis? CM |
Horvath wrote:
He also claimed that you shouldn't own more than you can carry. Do you disagree? DSK |
"Capt. Mooron" wrote in message news:9tqZd.31304$i6.5281@edtnps90... "Scott Vernon" wrote in message Some of the bigger truckstops have 1 or 2 handicapped truck parking spaces. Give me a break! Short Haul... Bad Heart??? Don't you guys have rigerous physicals on an annual basis? Every other year. cough, cough SV |
On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 20:04:39 -0500, DSK wrote
this crap: Horvath wrote: He also claimed that you shouldn't own more than you can carry. Do you disagree? You are a liar. Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now! |
He also claimed that you shouldn't own more than you can carry.
Do you disagree? Horvath wrote: You are a liar. Asking a question makes me a liar? Do you disagree with Heinlein's premise that one should not own more than you can carry? Personally, I don't follow it literally but I think it's a good principle. Oh and BTW, I didn't see your name in the winner's list from Key West? I thought you were the big-time Champion of Champions among PHRF racers? DSK |
Schematics in autocad!
How stone age! You are in hell! Amen! Bob Crantz "Scout" wrote in message ... Scotty, I've worked 3 jobs for the past 20 years in order to put myself, my wife and kids through college (6 undergrad and 2 grad degrees). You already know what my day job is. At night, I draw electrical schematics in AutoCAD and program ddc graphics for Honeywell. On the weekends I have what has turned into a cushy job operating a power plant (sounds better than boiler room). I used to open the boilers and work all the mechanical projects, but on the midnight shift I just watch gauges, flip switches, open and close valves, and read read read. Oh, and sometimes I come on here to make a little trouble. Pathetic, eh? Scout "Scott Vernon" wrote in message ... That's always been my contention, unions were needed back then, and they worked . unfortunately they've gone too far in a lot of cases. Why are you up at 0400? |
A pure lie. Average wealth has increased.
"John Cairns" wrote in message om... "Donal" wrote in message ... "Bob Crantz" wrote in message ink.net... Compare the Canadian marajuana violence with the actions of labor unions in the United States. Using the same logic, labor unions should be outlawed. Most labour unions seem to think that people should get paid even if they don't produce anything. If labour unions had their way, then the American Dream would collapse in no time at all. Bwahaahhahahhahahhaha. Funny, most indicators of prosperity in the US have been declining steadily over the last 20 years or so, coinciding very nicely with the decline in................drumroll please............Union membership. Are you some sort of fascist, Donal? Somewhat ironic, you could exchange the word "labor union" for "CEO" and come up with a statement that more correctly reflects reality with the addendum, "don't produce anything and drive the business into the ground and get a huge bonus". John Cairns Labour Unions and Prosperity are mutually exclusive. Are you some sort of communist, Bob? Regards Donal -- |
$300 an ounce?
C'mon. Holy smokes! Bob Crantz "Capt. Mooron" wrote in message news:sCjZd.29093$i6.7161@edtnps90... "Joe" wrote in message oups.com... Sizeable profit is........ Each had 256K @ 40 lbs street value. Over a million and a half for 6 hikers. What's 120 lbs cost in Canada? I believe it's about 3K a lb... but frankly I haven't had to purchase pot in over 5 years. Everyone that smokes generally grows their own. I can't do that due to circumstances..... People in the city are paying about a 10 bucks a gram or C-note for a quarter ounce or 3 hundred for an ounce. They are the main customers of the grow-ops. The majority of grow-ops are mom&pop small time outfits with a couple of dozen plants to supply friends and family with pot as well as turn a small profit... which is funnelled back into the market. A very few are big commercial run grow-ops backed by the criminal enterprises. CM |
I know... the good lord intended for us to grow and smoke it for free.....
yet these devil worshippers insist on charging for a product most people are too lazy to grow themselves. The heathen *******s should burn in the Lava Lakes! CM "Bob Crantz" wrote in message ink.net... $300 an ounce? C'mon. Holy smokes! Bob Crantz "Capt. Mooron" wrote in message news:sCjZd.29093$i6.7161@edtnps90... "Joe" wrote in message oups.com... Sizeable profit is........ Each had 256K @ 40 lbs street value. Over a million and a half for 6 hikers. What's 120 lbs cost in Canada? I believe it's about 3K a lb... but frankly I haven't had to purchase pot in over 5 years. Everyone that smokes generally grows their own. I can't do that due to circumstances..... People in the city are paying about a 10 bucks a gram or C-note for a quarter ounce or 3 hundred for an ounce. They are the main customers of the grow-ops. The majority of grow-ops are mom&pop small time outfits with a couple of dozen plants to supply friends and family with pot as well as turn a small profit... which is funnelled back into the market. A very few are big commercial run grow-ops backed by the criminal enterprises. CM |
Capt. Mooron wrote:
I know... the good lord intended for us to grow and smoke it for free..... yet these devil worshippers insist on charging for a product most people are too lazy to grow themselves. The heathen *******s should burn in the Lava Lakes! You're talking about wheat & corn, right? DSK |
"DSK" wrote in message You're talking about wheat & corn, right? Of course.... especially corn for the ethanol content. CM |
$54/hour to work at my kitchen table. Yes, it sure is hell.
Scout "Bob Crantz" wrote in message ink.net... Schematics in autocad! How stone age! You are in hell! Amen! Bob Crantz "Scout" wrote in message ... Scotty, I've worked 3 jobs for the past 20 years in order to put myself, my wife and kids through college (6 undergrad and 2 grad degrees). You already know what my day job is. At night, I draw electrical schematics in AutoCAD and program ddc graphics for Honeywell. On the weekends I have what has turned into a cushy job operating a power plant (sounds better than boiler room). I used to open the boilers and work all the mechanical projects, but on the midnight shift I just watch gauges, flip switches, open and close valves, and read read read. Oh, and sometimes I come on here to make a little trouble. Pathetic, eh? Scout "Scott Vernon" wrote in message ... That's always been my contention, unions were needed back then, and they worked . unfortunately they've gone too far in a lot of cases. Why are you up at 0400? |
At $54 an hour Honeywell is getting a sweet deal. Their overhead costs would
put you in the $125-175 / hr range. Are you paying omissions insurance for that work? Do you have a hold harmless or indemnification agreement for the work? Do you know what liability insurance for programmers cost? You aren't doing this work as an individual are you? It's all sweet, until something goes wrong. Hopefully you won't be paying with your personal assets. "Scout" wrote in message ... $54/hour to work at my kitchen table. Yes, it sure is hell. Scout "Bob Crantz" wrote in message ink.net... Schematics in autocad! How stone age! You are in hell! Amen! Bob Crantz "Scout" wrote in message ... Scotty, I've worked 3 jobs for the past 20 years in order to put myself, my wife and kids through college (6 undergrad and 2 grad degrees). You already know what my day job is. At night, I draw electrical schematics in AutoCAD and program ddc graphics for Honeywell. On the weekends I have what has turned into a cushy job operating a power plant (sounds better than boiler room). I used to open the boilers and work all the mechanical projects, but on the midnight shift I just watch gauges, flip switches, open and close valves, and read read read. Oh, and sometimes I come on here to make a little trouble. Pathetic, eh? Scout "Scott Vernon" wrote in message ... That's always been my contention, unions were needed back then, and they worked . unfortunately they've gone too far in a lot of cases. Why are you up at 0400? |
On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 08:01:11 -0500, DSK wrote
this crap: He also claimed that you shouldn't own more than you can carry. Do you disagree? Horvath wrote: You are a liar. Asking a question makes me a liar? Everything you post is a lie. Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now! |
On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 18:03:47 -0500, DSK wrote
this crap: You're talking about wheat & corn, right? You're lying. Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now! |
Doug, Horass is an idiot. Just about everyone else does.
In article , DSK wrote: He also claimed that you shouldn't own more than you can carry. Do you disagree? Horvath wrote: You are a liar. Asking a question makes me a liar? Do you disagree with Heinlein's premise that one should not own more than you can carry? Personally, I don't follow it literally but I think it's a good principle. Oh and BTW, I didn't see your name in the winner's list from Key West? I thought you were the big-time Champion of Champions among PHRF racers? DSK -- Jonathan Ganz (j gan z @ $ail no w.c=o=m) http://www.sailnow.com "If there's no wind, row." |
Good points Bob.
I don't work directly for Honeywell, but through a dealer. Since I tele-commute, I am able to keep overhead down to almost nothing. They like the numbers and I'm ok with them too; enough is as good as a feast. I do carry liability insurance and have done so for 25 years. In addition, I work for only one contractor, and they insist that all designs and drawings be approved and stamped by their engineers before they are issued to clients. I first started my business as a mechanical sub-contractor 2+ decades ago, and incorporated at that time. In 1990, while working at a construction site, I broke my back and I was immobile for 6 months. I used that time to learn programming. Those new skills merged nicely with what I already knew about the trade, and things progressed rather naturally into a modest side business. I've been offered more money to join a design team, but I like the scenario I'm in now too much to tamper with it. Honeywell provides basic wiring schematics and technical support to the electricians. They install the network and interface equipment, do the start-ups, and make hand drawings and notes (as-builts), which they then scan and fax or email to me at home. I convert hand drawings to AutoCAD, receive (emailed) building drawings from architects and modify to show busses and other equipment locations. (I was also doing the graphics programming, but the volume of work was more than I could handle without hiring someone.) I email or fax data in and out. Finally, I submit a request for payment and the contractor deposits the money directly into my bank. I never have to leave the house, although I try to visit all local jobsites. My retirement plan includes doing all this from a sailboat. I wonder if I can write off the boat as a floating office. Scout "Bob Crantz" wrote in message ink.net... At $54 an hour Honeywell is getting a sweet deal. Their overhead costs would put you in the $125-175 / hr range. Are you paying omissions insurance for that work? Do you have a hold harmless or indemnification agreement for the work? Do you know what liability insurance for programmers cost? You aren't doing this work as an individual are you? It's all sweet, until something goes wrong. Hopefully you won't be paying with your personal assets. "Scout" wrote in message ... $54/hour to work at my kitchen table. Yes, it sure is hell. Scout "Bob Crantz" wrote in message ink.net... Schematics in autocad! How stone age! You are in hell! Amen! Bob Crantz "Scout" wrote in message ... Scotty, I've worked 3 jobs for the past 20 years in order to put myself, my wife and kids through college (6 undergrad and 2 grad degrees). You already know what my day job is. At night, I draw electrical schematics in AutoCAD and program ddc graphics for Honeywell. On the weekends I have what has turned into a cushy job operating a power plant (sounds better than boiler room). I used to open the boilers and work all the mechanical projects, but on the midnight shift I just watch gauges, flip switches, open and close valves, and read read read. Oh, and sometimes I come on here to make a little trouble. Pathetic, eh? Scout "Scott Vernon" wrote in message ... That's always been my contention, unions were needed back then, and they worked . unfortunately they've gone too far in a lot of cases. Why are you up at 0400? |
"Scout" wrote My retirement plan includes doing all this from a sailboat. I wonder if I can write off the boat as a floating office. Scout Should be like an in home office, where you can deduct a portion of it. Scotty |
Sounds like you have a good set up.
Don't make a full deduction for the home office, it will raise IRS flags, especially if you don't have a space solely dedicated to the work. Another IRS test is how much of your income, percentage wise, comes from your home business? Do deduct for electricity, heat, travel, flowers, food, etc. The best thing about your situation is that you are not involved in the day to day soap opera at the office. You do your work, you're done. Office politics and shennigans can ruin otherwise great work. You don't have to deal with people's personality disorders 8+ hours a day. Stay at home. Those engineer stamps are a liability firewall, and to a lesser degree, customer sign offs. Autocad is fine for those type of schematics, you aren't fabricating any circuit boards or the like from them. Sounds like you work all the time. What do you do for fun? Does the steam plant have a Hagan Control board? Like Doug, I once worked in a 1350 psi steam plant. Two boilers, D type. I spend my spare time fantasizing aboutr Katysails. Amen! Bob Crantz "Scout" wrote in message ... Good points Bob. I don't work directly for Honeywell, but through a dealer. Since I tele-commute, I am able to keep overhead down to almost nothing. They like the numbers and I'm ok with them too; enough is as good as a feast. I do carry liability insurance and have done so for 25 years. In addition, I work for only one contractor, and they insist that all designs and drawings be approved and stamped by their engineers before they are issued to clients. I first started my business as a mechanical sub-contractor 2+ decades ago, and incorporated at that time. In 1990, while working at a construction site, I broke my back and I was immobile for 6 months. I used that time to learn programming. Those new skills merged nicely with what I already knew about the trade, and things progressed rather naturally into a modest side business. I've been offered more money to join a design team, but I like the scenario I'm in now too much to tamper with it. Honeywell provides basic wiring schematics and technical support to the electricians. They install the network and interface equipment, do the start-ups, and make hand drawings and notes (as-builts), which they then scan and fax or email to me at home. I convert hand drawings to AutoCAD, receive (emailed) building drawings from architects and modify to show busses and other equipment locations. (I was also doing the graphics programming, but the volume of work was more than I could handle without hiring someone.) I email or fax data in and out. Finally, I submit a request for payment and the contractor deposits the money directly into my bank. I never have to leave the house, although I try to visit all local jobsites. My retirement plan includes doing all this from a sailboat. I wonder if I can write off the boat as a floating office. Scout "Bob Crantz" wrote in message ink.net... At $54 an hour Honeywell is getting a sweet deal. Their overhead costs would put you in the $125-175 / hr range. Are you paying omissions insurance for that work? Do you have a hold harmless or indemnification agreement for the work? Do you know what liability insurance for programmers cost? You aren't doing this work as an individual are you? It's all sweet, until something goes wrong. Hopefully you won't be paying with your personal assets. "Scout" wrote in message ... $54/hour to work at my kitchen table. Yes, it sure is hell. Scout "Bob Crantz" wrote in message ink.net... Schematics in autocad! How stone age! You are in hell! Amen! Bob Crantz "Scout" wrote in message ... Scotty, I've worked 3 jobs for the past 20 years in order to put myself, my wife and kids through college (6 undergrad and 2 grad degrees). You already know what my day job is. At night, I draw electrical schematics in AutoCAD and program ddc graphics for Honeywell. On the weekends I have what has turned into a cushy job operating a power plant (sounds better than boiler room). I used to open the boilers and work all the mechanical projects, but on the midnight shift I just watch gauges, flip switches, open and close valves, and read read read. Oh, and sometimes I come on here to make a little trouble. Pathetic, eh? Scout "Scott Vernon" wrote in message ... That's always been my contention, unions were needed back then, and they worked . unfortunately they've gone too far in a lot of cases. Why are you up at 0400? |
Wow! Thanks Bob... I've saved that file to my "Nifty Bumper Stickers" file!
CM "Bob Crantz" wrote in message ink.net... "Capt. Mooron" wrote in message news:x4qZd.31221$i6.23950@edtnps90... "Donal" wrote in message Do you think that you have a "human right" to an income that allows expensive holidays on an annual basis? If they want my services for that duration.... Yes!... and most likely even more in bonuses! Which by the way I usually negotiate without union interference. CM |
Bob Crantz wrote:
Autocad is fine for those type of schematics, you aren't fabricating any circuit boards or the like from them. Get Orcad! Bob, your work will go twenty times as fast. I wouldn't hire anybody to draw schematics in AutoCad; I'd figure I was paying to much for their time. Cheers Marty |
I use Cadence.Amen!
Bob Crantz "Martin Baxter" wrote in message ... Bob Crantz wrote: Autocad is fine for those type of schematics, you aren't fabricating any circuit boards or the like from them. Get Orcad! Bob, your work will go twenty times as fast. I wouldn't hire anybody to draw schematics in AutoCad; I'd figure I was paying to much for their time. Cheers Marty |
"Bob Crantz" wrote
Sounds like you have a good set up. Don't make a full deduction for the home office, it will raise IRS flags, especially if you don't have a space solely dedicated to the work. Another IRS test is how much of your income, percentage wise, comes from your home business? Do deduct for electricity, heat, travel, flowers, food, etc. Yes, I use a factor of 15% for home and utility costs. Since it's part time, I don't want to push it too hard. The best thing about your situation is that you are not involved in the day to day soap opera at the office. You do your work, you're done. Office politics and shennigans can ruin otherwise great work. You don't have to deal with people's personality disorders 8+ hours a day. Stay at home. AMEN! I love that and working in my underwear. Of course, asa fills my need for daily distraction and drama. Those engineer stamps are a liability firewall, and to a lesser degree, customer sign offs. Autocad is fine for those type of schematics, you aren't fabricating any circuit boards or the like from them. Yes, there are faster programs out there, but the contractor has supplied me with AutoCAD 2000 and asked me to use it. Previously, we've used Drafix, Designer 3.x and 4, AutoCAD Lt, and an MS product whose name has slipped my mind. Sounds like you work all the time. What do you do for fun? Does the steam plant have a Hagan Control board? Like Doug, I once worked in a 1350 psi steam plant. Two boilers, D type. I spend my spare time fantasizing aboutr Katysails. The boiler room is small. 4 low pressure (100 psig) fire tubes (3 Superiors and 1 Power-Master), each 350 HP; and 2,000 tons in centrifugal chillers. Nothing fancy. But we take good care of them and they still look new when we open them up every year (they were built in 1953). Same year as Katy? |
Hey Scout
I hope you are banking a good part of your part-time earnings, You will need it if you get audited. One of the tests for a home office deduction is that the space is not used for anything else. I doubt that your kitchen table would pass that one. JR Scout wrote: "Bob Crantz" wrote Sounds like you have a good set up. Don't make a full deduction for the home office, it will raise IRS flags, especially if you don't have a space solely dedicated to the work. Another IRS test is how much of your income, percentage wise, comes from your home business? Do deduct for electricity, heat, travel, flowers, food, etc. Yes, I use a factor of 15% for home and utility costs. Since it's part time, I don't want to push it too hard. The best thing about your situation is that you are not involved in the day to day soap opera at the office. You do your work, you're done. Office politics and shennigans can ruin otherwise great work. You don't have to deal with people's personality disorders 8+ hours a day. Stay at home. AMEN! I love that and working in my underwear. Of course, asa fills my need for daily distraction and drama. Those engineer stamps are a liability firewall, and to a lesser degree, customer sign offs. Autocad is fine for those type of schematics, you aren't fabricating any circuit boards or the like from them. Yes, there are faster programs out there, but the contractor has supplied me with AutoCAD 2000 and asked me to use it. Previously, we've used Drafix, Designer 3.x and 4, AutoCAD Lt, and an MS product whose name has slipped my mind. Sounds like you work all the time. What do you do for fun? Does the steam plant have a Hagan Control board? Like Doug, I once worked in a 1350 psi steam plant. Two boilers, D type. I spend my spare time fantasizing aboutr Katysails. The boiler room is small. 4 low pressure (100 psig) fire tubes (3 Superiors and 1 Power-Master), each 350 HP; and 2,000 tons in centrifugal chillers. Nothing fancy. But we take good care of them and they still look new when we open them up every year (they were built in 1953). Same year as Katy? |
Thanks JR,
but with my equipment covering the entire table, and a few smaller tables around it, I don't expect any IRS problems. We eat at the dining room table! Scout "JR Gilbreath" wrote in message . .. Hey Scout I hope you are banking a good part of your part-time earnings, You will need it if you get audited. One of the tests for a home office deduction is that the space is not used for anything else. I doubt that your kitchen table would pass that one. JR Scout wrote: "Bob Crantz" wrote Sounds like you have a good set up. Don't make a full deduction for the home office, it will raise IRS flags, especially if you don't have a space solely dedicated to the work. Another IRS test is how much of your income, percentage wise, comes from your home business? Do deduct for electricity, heat, travel, flowers, food, etc. Yes, I use a factor of 15% for home and utility costs. Since it's part time, I don't want to push it too hard. The best thing about your situation is that you are not involved in the day to day soap opera at the office. You do your work, you're done. Office politics and shennigans can ruin otherwise great work. You don't have to deal with people's personality disorders 8+ hours a day. Stay at home. AMEN! I love that and working in my underwear. Of course, asa fills my need for daily distraction and drama. Those engineer stamps are a liability firewall, and to a lesser degree, customer sign offs. Autocad is fine for those type of schematics, you aren't fabricating any circuit boards or the like from them. Yes, there are faster programs out there, but the contractor has supplied me with AutoCAD 2000 and asked me to use it. Previously, we've used Drafix, Designer 3.x and 4, AutoCAD Lt, and an MS product whose name has slipped my mind. Sounds like you work all the time. What do you do for fun? Does the steam plant have a Hagan Control board? Like Doug, I once worked in a 1350 psi steam plant. Two boilers, D type. I spend my spare time fantasizing aboutr Katysails. The boiler room is small. 4 low pressure (100 psig) fire tubes (3 Superiors and 1 Power-Master), each 350 HP; and 2,000 tons in centrifugal chillers. Nothing fancy. But we take good care of them and they still look new when we open them up every year (they were built in 1953). Same year as Katy? |
Take clients out in it and write it off as an expense....get your sails
printed with your company logo and write them off as advertising... "Scott Vernon" wrote in message ... "Scout" wrote My retirement plan includes doing all this from a sailboat. I wonder if I can write off the boat as a floating office. Scout Should be like an in home office, where you can deduct a portion of it. Scotty |
Bob Crantz wrote:
I use Cadence. I thought that was a magazine? Cheers Marty |
"Martin Baxter" wrote in message ... Bob Crantz wrote: I use Cadence. I thought that was a magazine? No... that's "Cannabis". |
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