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cabal
ParticipantCongrats on your purchase. Alta Loma is one of the better locations in the Inland Empire is terms of value retention; sticky on the way down and bullish on the way up. If I remember correctly, the rule of thumb was to stay north of Foothill, north of Baseline if possible, and obviously west of I-15 away from Fontana. I owned two houses in Alta Loma in the late 80s before moving down to SD in the early 90s. It was there that I first tasted the RE Kool-Aid (yummy). The last house was in the Victoria tract near Baseline & Haven. Where abouts is your home? What is the area like these days? From memory, Alta Loma and the adjacent towns of Upland and Claremont were beautiful communities, particularly in winter when the smog is sparse and the views to the mountains are simply majestic. Some of the homes particularly on the northern fringes of town are simply spectacular, certainly on par with homes in SD communities like Olivenhein. On balance, it’s a great area to raise a family. I miss the 30 min drive time to ski Mt Baldy, the charm of old Claremont and the Claremont Colleges, the fairgrounds, and Vince’s Spaghetti (is it still there?).
cabal
ParticipantCongrats on your purchase. Alta Loma is one of the better locations in the Inland Empire is terms of value retention; sticky on the way down and bullish on the way up. If I remember correctly, the rule of thumb was to stay north of Foothill, north of Baseline if possible, and obviously west of I-15 away from Fontana. I owned two houses in Alta Loma in the late 80s before moving down to SD in the early 90s. It was there that I first tasted the RE Kool-Aid (yummy). The last house was in the Victoria tract near Baseline & Haven. Where abouts is your home? What is the area like these days? From memory, Alta Loma and the adjacent towns of Upland and Claremont were beautiful communities, particularly in winter when the smog is sparse and the views to the mountains are simply majestic. Some of the homes particularly on the northern fringes of town are simply spectacular, certainly on par with homes in SD communities like Olivenhein. On balance, it’s a great area to raise a family. I miss the 30 min drive time to ski Mt Baldy, the charm of old Claremont and the Claremont Colleges, the fairgrounds, and Vince’s Spaghetti (is it still there?).
cabal
ParticipantCongrats on your purchase. Alta Loma is one of the better locations in the Inland Empire is terms of value retention; sticky on the way down and bullish on the way up. If I remember correctly, the rule of thumb was to stay north of Foothill, north of Baseline if possible, and obviously west of I-15 away from Fontana. I owned two houses in Alta Loma in the late 80s before moving down to SD in the early 90s. It was there that I first tasted the RE Kool-Aid (yummy). The last house was in the Victoria tract near Baseline & Haven. Where abouts is your home? What is the area like these days? From memory, Alta Loma and the adjacent towns of Upland and Claremont were beautiful communities, particularly in winter when the smog is sparse and the views to the mountains are simply majestic. Some of the homes particularly on the northern fringes of town are simply spectacular, certainly on par with homes in SD communities like Olivenhein. On balance, it’s a great area to raise a family. I miss the 30 min drive time to ski Mt Baldy, the charm of old Claremont and the Claremont Colleges, the fairgrounds, and Vince’s Spaghetti (is it still there?).
cabal
ParticipantCongrats on your purchase. Alta Loma is one of the better locations in the Inland Empire is terms of value retention; sticky on the way down and bullish on the way up. If I remember correctly, the rule of thumb was to stay north of Foothill, north of Baseline if possible, and obviously west of I-15 away from Fontana. I owned two houses in Alta Loma in the late 80s before moving down to SD in the early 90s. It was there that I first tasted the RE Kool-Aid (yummy). The last house was in the Victoria tract near Baseline & Haven. Where abouts is your home? What is the area like these days? From memory, Alta Loma and the adjacent towns of Upland and Claremont were beautiful communities, particularly in winter when the smog is sparse and the views to the mountains are simply majestic. Some of the homes particularly on the northern fringes of town are simply spectacular, certainly on par with homes in SD communities like Olivenhein. On balance, it’s a great area to raise a family. I miss the 30 min drive time to ski Mt Baldy, the charm of old Claremont and the Claremont Colleges, the fairgrounds, and Vince’s Spaghetti (is it still there?).
cabal
ParticipantCongrats on your purchase. Alta Loma is one of the better locations in the Inland Empire is terms of value retention; sticky on the way down and bullish on the way up. If I remember correctly, the rule of thumb was to stay north of Foothill, north of Baseline if possible, and obviously west of I-15 away from Fontana. I owned two houses in Alta Loma in the late 80s before moving down to SD in the early 90s. It was there that I first tasted the RE Kool-Aid (yummy). The last house was in the Victoria tract near Baseline & Haven. Where abouts is your home? What is the area like these days? From memory, Alta Loma and the adjacent towns of Upland and Claremont were beautiful communities, particularly in winter when the smog is sparse and the views to the mountains are simply majestic. Some of the homes particularly on the northern fringes of town are simply spectacular, certainly on par with homes in SD communities like Olivenhein. On balance, it’s a great area to raise a family. I miss the 30 min drive time to ski Mt Baldy, the charm of old Claremont and the Claremont Colleges, the fairgrounds, and Vince’s Spaghetti (is it still there?).
cabal
Participant[quote=scaredycat]i do feel like young guys get sold a bill of goods in society. we need to go back to arranged marraiges with family support. young people really cannot support themselves and afamily early on. arranged marriages. no reproducing without a care plan in place. if one party will stay at home, they have to sign binding agreements that they will do so. love stinks. we need some govt regulation[/quote]
Scaredy,
Your posts always read somewhat incoherent but nonetheless entertainng. You were born in the wrong era. Here’s a link to the infamous 1955 Good Housekeeping article for your enjoyment – “Good Wifes Guide”cabal
Participant[quote=scaredycat]i do feel like young guys get sold a bill of goods in society. we need to go back to arranged marraiges with family support. young people really cannot support themselves and afamily early on. arranged marriages. no reproducing without a care plan in place. if one party will stay at home, they have to sign binding agreements that they will do so. love stinks. we need some govt regulation[/quote]
Scaredy,
Your posts always read somewhat incoherent but nonetheless entertainng. You were born in the wrong era. Here’s a link to the infamous 1955 Good Housekeeping article for your enjoyment – “Good Wifes Guide”cabal
Participant[quote=scaredycat]i do feel like young guys get sold a bill of goods in society. we need to go back to arranged marraiges with family support. young people really cannot support themselves and afamily early on. arranged marriages. no reproducing without a care plan in place. if one party will stay at home, they have to sign binding agreements that they will do so. love stinks. we need some govt regulation[/quote]
Scaredy,
Your posts always read somewhat incoherent but nonetheless entertainng. You were born in the wrong era. Here’s a link to the infamous 1955 Good Housekeeping article for your enjoyment – “Good Wifes Guide”cabal
Participant[quote=scaredycat]i do feel like young guys get sold a bill of goods in society. we need to go back to arranged marraiges with family support. young people really cannot support themselves and afamily early on. arranged marriages. no reproducing without a care plan in place. if one party will stay at home, they have to sign binding agreements that they will do so. love stinks. we need some govt regulation[/quote]
Scaredy,
Your posts always read somewhat incoherent but nonetheless entertainng. You were born in the wrong era. Here’s a link to the infamous 1955 Good Housekeeping article for your enjoyment – “Good Wifes Guide”cabal
Participant[quote=scaredycat]i do feel like young guys get sold a bill of goods in society. we need to go back to arranged marraiges with family support. young people really cannot support themselves and afamily early on. arranged marriages. no reproducing without a care plan in place. if one party will stay at home, they have to sign binding agreements that they will do so. love stinks. we need some govt regulation[/quote]
Scaredy,
Your posts always read somewhat incoherent but nonetheless entertainng. You were born in the wrong era. Here’s a link to the infamous 1955 Good Housekeeping article for your enjoyment – “Good Wifes Guide”September 18, 2009 at 6:28 PM in reply to: Is anything made in the U.S.A. anymore? You’d be surprised #458718cabal
Participant[quote=lindismith]We are in manufacturing, right here in San Diego.
My business has increased A LOT in the last 7 years, mostly because we use a lot of technology, despite the fact that commercial sewing is a somewhat old-fashioned type of process. We don’t have any high tech specialty cutting machines in the factory per se, we just utilize high tech marketing (blogs, SEO, email etc.)and software for running the business as much as possible. So the high tech element is on the front end.
Sometimes when my competitors go out of business, they call me to see if I want to buy equipment. It’s interesting to see, but they often have high tech stuff in their factory, but not in their office, which is the opposite of us.
You can see what we do at http://www.garymanufacturing.com, but we manufacture very basic items, despite stiff competition from China.
The other high tech element we use is reading the blogs, like Piggington and CR. I would say those two single-handedly helped me ramp up prior to the recession so that I was prepared for it.
Ultimately I was surprised by how fast and how far the economy dropped, but still, I felt like I had access to really great data thanks to Rich and all the Piggs.
Hope all is well with you guys – have had a busy summer, but still lurk once in a while. Like, today.
Belinda[/quote]
Nice to see examples of local manufacturing businesses finding a way to compete globally, rather than complain about unfair trade practices. My employer is also a manufacturing intensive company, competing domestically as well as globally with powerhouse European and Asian businesses. Fourth quarter 2008 and 2009 has been extremely challenging, but thanks to a proactive management team, we executed our recession scenario business plan flawlessly allowing us to still met business targets with minimal layoffs. Although a hiring freeze is still in place, I’m happy to report no more layoffs are planned for the forseeable future.
I don’t see how, but more power to you if find blogs like Piggington helpful in managing your business. As a former small business owner with upwards of 20 employees at the peak, I found the biggest challenge hands down was managing, motivating and retaining quality employees. It was a wild ride for 6 years. I don’t miss it at this stage in life as I prefer the relative safety and abundant resources of the corporate world. If you happen to check in, I would be interested in hearing about the unique challenges of your business. Good luck.
September 18, 2009 at 6:28 PM in reply to: Is anything made in the U.S.A. anymore? You’d be surprised #458908cabal
Participant[quote=lindismith]We are in manufacturing, right here in San Diego.
My business has increased A LOT in the last 7 years, mostly because we use a lot of technology, despite the fact that commercial sewing is a somewhat old-fashioned type of process. We don’t have any high tech specialty cutting machines in the factory per se, we just utilize high tech marketing (blogs, SEO, email etc.)and software for running the business as much as possible. So the high tech element is on the front end.
Sometimes when my competitors go out of business, they call me to see if I want to buy equipment. It’s interesting to see, but they often have high tech stuff in their factory, but not in their office, which is the opposite of us.
You can see what we do at http://www.garymanufacturing.com, but we manufacture very basic items, despite stiff competition from China.
The other high tech element we use is reading the blogs, like Piggington and CR. I would say those two single-handedly helped me ramp up prior to the recession so that I was prepared for it.
Ultimately I was surprised by how fast and how far the economy dropped, but still, I felt like I had access to really great data thanks to Rich and all the Piggs.
Hope all is well with you guys – have had a busy summer, but still lurk once in a while. Like, today.
Belinda[/quote]
Nice to see examples of local manufacturing businesses finding a way to compete globally, rather than complain about unfair trade practices. My employer is also a manufacturing intensive company, competing domestically as well as globally with powerhouse European and Asian businesses. Fourth quarter 2008 and 2009 has been extremely challenging, but thanks to a proactive management team, we executed our recession scenario business plan flawlessly allowing us to still met business targets with minimal layoffs. Although a hiring freeze is still in place, I’m happy to report no more layoffs are planned for the forseeable future.
I don’t see how, but more power to you if find blogs like Piggington helpful in managing your business. As a former small business owner with upwards of 20 employees at the peak, I found the biggest challenge hands down was managing, motivating and retaining quality employees. It was a wild ride for 6 years. I don’t miss it at this stage in life as I prefer the relative safety and abundant resources of the corporate world. If you happen to check in, I would be interested in hearing about the unique challenges of your business. Good luck.
September 18, 2009 at 6:28 PM in reply to: Is anything made in the U.S.A. anymore? You’d be surprised #459244cabal
Participant[quote=lindismith]We are in manufacturing, right here in San Diego.
My business has increased A LOT in the last 7 years, mostly because we use a lot of technology, despite the fact that commercial sewing is a somewhat old-fashioned type of process. We don’t have any high tech specialty cutting machines in the factory per se, we just utilize high tech marketing (blogs, SEO, email etc.)and software for running the business as much as possible. So the high tech element is on the front end.
Sometimes when my competitors go out of business, they call me to see if I want to buy equipment. It’s interesting to see, but they often have high tech stuff in their factory, but not in their office, which is the opposite of us.
You can see what we do at http://www.garymanufacturing.com, but we manufacture very basic items, despite stiff competition from China.
The other high tech element we use is reading the blogs, like Piggington and CR. I would say those two single-handedly helped me ramp up prior to the recession so that I was prepared for it.
Ultimately I was surprised by how fast and how far the economy dropped, but still, I felt like I had access to really great data thanks to Rich and all the Piggs.
Hope all is well with you guys – have had a busy summer, but still lurk once in a while. Like, today.
Belinda[/quote]
Nice to see examples of local manufacturing businesses finding a way to compete globally, rather than complain about unfair trade practices. My employer is also a manufacturing intensive company, competing domestically as well as globally with powerhouse European and Asian businesses. Fourth quarter 2008 and 2009 has been extremely challenging, but thanks to a proactive management team, we executed our recession scenario business plan flawlessly allowing us to still met business targets with minimal layoffs. Although a hiring freeze is still in place, I’m happy to report no more layoffs are planned for the forseeable future.
I don’t see how, but more power to you if find blogs like Piggington helpful in managing your business. As a former small business owner with upwards of 20 employees at the peak, I found the biggest challenge hands down was managing, motivating and retaining quality employees. It was a wild ride for 6 years. I don’t miss it at this stage in life as I prefer the relative safety and abundant resources of the corporate world. If you happen to check in, I would be interested in hearing about the unique challenges of your business. Good luck.
September 18, 2009 at 6:28 PM in reply to: Is anything made in the U.S.A. anymore? You’d be surprised #459317cabal
Participant[quote=lindismith]We are in manufacturing, right here in San Diego.
My business has increased A LOT in the last 7 years, mostly because we use a lot of technology, despite the fact that commercial sewing is a somewhat old-fashioned type of process. We don’t have any high tech specialty cutting machines in the factory per se, we just utilize high tech marketing (blogs, SEO, email etc.)and software for running the business as much as possible. So the high tech element is on the front end.
Sometimes when my competitors go out of business, they call me to see if I want to buy equipment. It’s interesting to see, but they often have high tech stuff in their factory, but not in their office, which is the opposite of us.
You can see what we do at http://www.garymanufacturing.com, but we manufacture very basic items, despite stiff competition from China.
The other high tech element we use is reading the blogs, like Piggington and CR. I would say those two single-handedly helped me ramp up prior to the recession so that I was prepared for it.
Ultimately I was surprised by how fast and how far the economy dropped, but still, I felt like I had access to really great data thanks to Rich and all the Piggs.
Hope all is well with you guys – have had a busy summer, but still lurk once in a while. Like, today.
Belinda[/quote]
Nice to see examples of local manufacturing businesses finding a way to compete globally, rather than complain about unfair trade practices. My employer is also a manufacturing intensive company, competing domestically as well as globally with powerhouse European and Asian businesses. Fourth quarter 2008 and 2009 has been extremely challenging, but thanks to a proactive management team, we executed our recession scenario business plan flawlessly allowing us to still met business targets with minimal layoffs. Although a hiring freeze is still in place, I’m happy to report no more layoffs are planned for the forseeable future.
I don’t see how, but more power to you if find blogs like Piggington helpful in managing your business. As a former small business owner with upwards of 20 employees at the peak, I found the biggest challenge hands down was managing, motivating and retaining quality employees. It was a wild ride for 6 years. I don’t miss it at this stage in life as I prefer the relative safety and abundant resources of the corporate world. If you happen to check in, I would be interested in hearing about the unique challenges of your business. Good luck.
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