[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

[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

[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

[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

[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

[lindismith]

I may qualify as an “elder” but only because I’ve been around for so long, not because of my expertise. I hardly ever post, but definitely read/lurk as much as possible.

I miss Bugs. TG keeps me pretty entertained…
Rich is my investment advisor. (Dumped the last one who told me to buy RE at the height of the market!) Adam (SDR) is my future RE agent. I guess I like to see what my ‘online friends’ are doing.

This site stopped me from wasting my money (by buying at the height,) prepared me for the down-turn in the economy, and now…? There are just so many smart people on here, it makes sense to check in and see what they say. It’s a way for me to get a true read on what’s really happening.

[lindismith]

I may qualify as an “elder” but only because I’ve been around for so long, not because of my expertise. I hardly ever post, but definitely read/lurk as much as possible.

I miss Bugs. TG keeps me pretty entertained…
Rich is my investment advisor. (Dumped the last one who told me to buy RE at the height of the market!) Adam (SDR) is my future RE agent. I guess I like to see what my ‘online friends’ are doing.

This site stopped me from wasting my money (by buying at the height,) prepared me for the down-turn in the economy, and now…? There are just so many smart people on here, it makes sense to check in and see what they say. It’s a way for me to get a true read on what’s really happening.

[lindismith]

I may qualify as an “elder” but only because I’ve been around for so long, not because of my expertise. I hardly ever post, but definitely read/lurk as much as possible.

I miss Bugs. TG keeps me pretty entertained…
Rich is my investment advisor. (Dumped the last one who told me to buy RE at the height of the market!) Adam (SDR) is my future RE agent. I guess I like to see what my ‘online friends’ are doing.

This site stopped me from wasting my money (by buying at the height,) prepared me for the down-turn in the economy, and now…? There are just so many smart people on here, it makes sense to check in and see what they say. It’s a way for me to get a true read on what’s really happening.

[lindismith]

I may qualify as an “elder” but only because I’ve been around for so long, not because of my expertise. I hardly ever post, but definitely read/lurk as much as possible.

I miss Bugs. TG keeps me pretty entertained…
Rich is my investment advisor. (Dumped the last one who told me to buy RE at the height of the market!) Adam (SDR) is my future RE agent. I guess I like to see what my ‘online friends’ are doing.

This site stopped me from wasting my money (by buying at the height,) prepared me for the down-turn in the economy, and now…? There are just so many smart people on here, it makes sense to check in and see what they say. It’s a way for me to get a true read on what’s really happening.

[lindismith]

I may qualify as an “elder” but only because I’ve been around for so long, not because of my expertise. I hardly ever post, but definitely read/lurk as much as possible.

I miss Bugs. TG keeps me pretty entertained…
Rich is my investment advisor. (Dumped the last one who told me to buy RE at the height of the market!) Adam (SDR) is my future RE agent. I guess I like to see what my ‘online friends’ are doing.

This site stopped me from wasting my money (by buying at the height,) prepared me for the down-turn in the economy, and now…? There are just so many smart people on here, it makes sense to check in and see what they say. It’s a way for me to get a true read on what’s really happening.

[lindismith]

I live on 5th, 2 blocks south.

The area is known as ambulance alley, as ambulances leave the hospital just north of us, and head straight down 4th at all hours of the day and night with sirens blaring. Then, they come back up 5th with the patient 20 mins later, sirens still blaring. I had to get sound-proof windows a few years ago.

I have been on the Atlas tour. I don’t believe there are sound-proof windows.

I think for what you get, you will feel like a rat in a cage unless you are in the penthouse.

In another year or so, pricing will be much more realistic. Even then, sirens are never good.

[lindismith]

I live on 5th, 2 blocks south.

The area is known as ambulance alley, as ambulances leave the hospital just north of us, and head straight down 4th at all hours of the day and night with sirens blaring. Then, they come back up 5th with the patient 20 mins later, sirens still blaring. I had to get sound-proof windows a few years ago.

I have been on the Atlas tour. I don’t believe there are sound-proof windows.

I think for what you get, you will feel like a rat in a cage unless you are in the penthouse.

In another year or so, pricing will be much more realistic. Even then, sirens are never good.

[lindismith]

I live on 5th, 2 blocks south.

The area is known as ambulance alley, as ambulances leave the hospital just north of us, and head straight down 4th at all hours of the day and night with sirens blaring. Then, they come back up 5th with the patient 20 mins later, sirens still blaring. I had to get sound-proof windows a few years ago.

I have been on the Atlas tour. I don’t believe there are sound-proof windows.

I think for what you get, you will feel like a rat in a cage unless you are in the penthouse.

In another year or so, pricing will be much more realistic. Even then, sirens are never good.

[lindismith]

I live on 5th, 2 blocks south.

The area is known as ambulance alley, as ambulances leave the hospital just north of us, and head straight down 4th at all hours of the day and night with sirens blaring. Then, they come back up 5th with the patient 20 mins later, sirens still blaring. I had to get sound-proof windows a few years ago.

I have been on the Atlas tour. I don’t believe there are sound-proof windows.

I think for what you get, you will feel like a rat in a cage unless you are in the penthouse.

In another year or so, pricing will be much more realistic. Even then, sirens are never good.

[lindismith]

I live on 5th, 2 blocks south.

The area is known as ambulance alley, as ambulances leave the hospital just north of us, and head straight down 4th at all hours of the day and night with sirens blaring. Then, they come back up 5th with the patient 20 mins later, sirens still blaring. I had to get sound-proof windows a few years ago.

I have been on the Atlas tour. I don’t believe there are sound-proof windows.

I think for what you get, you will feel like a rat in a cage unless you are in the penthouse.

In another year or so, pricing will be much more realistic. Even then, sirens are never good.

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