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Ghosted by a Customer, What Do You Do?—EP 215

I’m dealing with a customer right now who seems interested in some CNC machines Graff-Pinkert has for sale. They told me they needed this type of machine ASAP! And these machines are RARE! They even said they had a big job for the machines already and they are on the

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Cuba Road Trip

Now that United States has begun normalizing relations with Cuba, I get irritated at times when Americans who have never been there give me their

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A Real Piece of Work

Chicago Public Schools are laying off 462 teachers, because the budget is a hopeless mess and the Teachers Union is much more interested in protecting

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The Summer of ‘61

Summer jobs for younger people used to be common and highly desirable. Twenty years ago almost two thirds of high school kids found paid summer

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For the Love of the Game

I love sports. Unfortunately, my vision problems caused by retinal detachments over the last 13 years have curtailed my ability to play many of my

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Give Me An “N”

What is a letter worth? Specifically, the letter “N” in a company sign, 30 feet above the ground, three feet tall, made of 31-year-old weathered,

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