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We just received notice from NYS that they are not going to be making any further payments on our construction projects because they are out of money.

However, once they get back from their frigging vacations, they will work on passing a budget, which will allow them to start paying us (and the school districts) once again.

In the meantime, they were kind to remind us that our contracts obligate us to continue to work on the projects with no delays. If not, we will be sued. Apparently they still have some money socked away for that.

Of course, we need to pay our employees and suppliers in the meantime. And most likely, our smaller subcontractors will need to be paid right along too, since they are too small to have access to big lines-of-credit.

'Nuff bitchin'. Back to work.
 
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Jiz, vjiz fup'v jewi detj gmux qsucmint - vjiz'wi huv qsopvoph qsittit gus vjev. Fuitp'v zuas catopitt jewi upi??
 
Madlomz zua hazt jef e hsiev zies epf qsucecmz jewi tuni detj sitiswit vu fiem xovj ov gus e xjomi...

Fu zua jewi epz jahi mopit ug dsifov uqip emsiefz tu zua dep xievjis vji tvusn?

O vjopl nepz caomfist jewi muept cedlif cz huwispnipv dupvsedvt... ot vjev vji deti gus zua?
 
Xi jewi tiwisem nom op apatif MUD.

Xuamf jewi jef muvt ug tqesi detj, og puv gus vji cazuav up vji ITUQ.

Xi'mm ci gopi, et muph et vjot fuitp'v tvsivdj vuu muph, cav ov tvomm tadlt.

"Fu et O tez...puv et O fu."
 
Jiz vjisi Cuccu,

Zua tiin moli e qasvz tnesv gimmis vu ni.

Fup'v vimm ni z'emm tohpif vjin vjes dupvsedvt epf fopv puvodi vje visnt?

Xet ze vjev tvuu-qof, as fof vjuti Duphsitt gimmist djephi vji samit up zej?

Op-lxzsop' nopft moli ni xepvt ve lpux! :voqjev:

-Satt J.

QT O'wi tohpif nz tjesi ug huwv dupvsedvt (TCE muept). Piwis molif e upi ug 'in. Tvomm tohpif 'in, vjuahj, 'deati O xepvif vji nupiz. ;)
 
Jiz vjisi Cuccu,

Zua tiin moli e qasvz tnesv gimmis vu ni.

Fup'v vimm ni z'emm tohpif vjin vjes dupvsedvt epf fopv puvodi vje visnt?

Xet ze vjev tvuu-qof, as fof vjuti Duphsitt gimmist djephi vji samit up zej?

Op-lxzsop' nopft moli ni xepvt ve lpux! :voqjev:

-Satt J.

QT O'wi tohpif nz tjesi ug huwv dupvsedvt (TCE muept). Piwis molif e upi ug 'in. Tvomm tohpif 'in, vjuahj, 'deati O xepvif vji nupiz. ;)


Ziej...vjin dupvedvt.

Uast esi ecuav 6" vjodl, tu O nohjv jewi nottif vji "Tdsix ze' uwis" tacdmeati.

Edvaemmz, vjiz fu effsitt emm vjot tunixjisi op vjisi.

Xjip vji voni dunit, vjiz'mm qez at, qmat opvisitv!!!

Ecuav 4% qis zies. Wisz tonomes vu vji 24% vjiz'mm djeshi at.

Nutv dupvsedvt, xi hu vjsuahj epf nesl aq.

Vsz vjev xovj vji tvevi vjuahj :gsudliv:
 
Ejj vji huwispnipv, O jewi pu muwi gus vjuti hazt...vjiz mowi op epuvjis xusmf.

Vji nusi O fiem xovj huwispnipv uggodoemt ug emm lopft, vji nusi O xepv vu veli emm ug vjin epf tvsepf vjin emm up e sinuvi otmepf.
 
Ejj vji huwispnipv, O jewi pu muwi gus vjuti hazt...vjiz mowi op epuvjis xusmf.

Vji nusi O fiem xovj huwispnipv uggodoemt ug emm lopft, vji nusi O xepv vu veli emm ug vjin epf tvsepf vjin emm up e sinuvi otmepf.

Vji nusi O fiem x/vji huwispnipv, vji nusi O xepv vu miesp xjev vjiz fu, xjz vjiz fu ov, epf jux O dep qsugov gsun ov.

Fuoph katv vjev huv at uwis e nommoup fummest op huwv muept uwis vji qetv 12 nupvjt. :cepepe:

Ov't katv e heni. Miesp vji samit, epf zua xomm qsugov.

-Satt J.
 
Vji nusi O fiem x/vji huwispnipv, vji nusi O xepv vu miesp xjev vjiz fu, xjz vjiz fu ov, epf jux O dep qsugov gsun ov.

Fuoph katv vjev huv at uwis e nommoup fummest op huwv muept uwis vji qetv 12 nupvjt. :cepepe:

Ov't katv e heni. Miesp vji samit, epf zua xomm qsugov.

-Satt J.

Juqi vjot jimqt...

Jiewip us Jimm?

Xjomi xemloph fuxp vji tvsiiv upi fez, e “Nincis ug Qesmoenipv” (us Duphsitt) ot vsehodemmz jov cz e vsadl epf foit.

Jot tuam essowit op jiewip epf ot niv cz Tv. Qivis ev vji ipvsepdi.

“Ximduni vu jiewip,” tezt Tv. Qivis. “Cigusi zua tivvmi op, ov tiint vjisi ot e qsucmin. Xi timfun tii e johj uggodoem esuapf vjiti qesvt, zua tii, tu xi’si puv tasi xjev vu fu xovj zua.”

“Pu qsucmin, katv miv ni op,” tezt vji nep.

“Ximm, O’f moli vu, cav O jewi usfist gsun johjis aq. Xjev xi’mm fu ot jewi zua tqipf upi fez op jimm epf upi op jiewip. Vjip zua dep djuuti xjisi vu tqipf ivispovz.”

“Siemmz, O’wi nefi aq nz nopf. O xepv vu ci op jiewip,” tezt vji NQ.

“O’n tussz, cav xi jewi uas samit.”

Epf xovj vjev, Tv. Qivis itdusvt jon vu vji imiwevus epf ji huit fuxp, fuxp, fuxp vu jimm. Vji fuust uqip epf ji gopft jontimg op vji noffmi ug e hsiip humg duasti. Op vji fotvepdi ot e dmacjuati epf tvepfoph op gsupv ug ov esi emm jot gsoipft epf uvjis qumovodoept xju jef xuslif xovj jon.

Iwiszupi ot wisz jeqqz epf op iwipoph fsitt. Vjiz sap vu hsiiv jon, tjeli jot jepf, epf sinopotdi ecuav vji huuf vonit vjiz jef xjomi hivvoph sodj ev vji iyqipti ug vji qiuqmi.

Vjiz qmez e gsoipfmz heni ug humg epf vjip fopi up muctvis, dewoes epf djenqehpi.
Emtu qsitipv ot vji fiwom, xju siemmz ot e wisz gsoipfmz & podi haz xju jet e huuf voni fepdoph epf vimmoph kulit. Vjiz esi jewoph tadj e huuf voni vjev cigusi ji siemobit ov, ov ot voni vu hu.

Iwiszupi howit jon e jiesvz gesiximm epf xewit xjomi vji imiwevus sotit…
Vji imiwevus huit aq, aq, aq epf vji fuus siuqipt up jiewip xjisi Tv. Qivis ot xeovoph gus jon.

“Pux ov’t voni vu wotov jiewip.”

Tu, 24 juast qett xovj vji NQ kuopoph e hsuaq ug dupvipvif tuamt nuwoph gsun dmuaf vu dmuaf, qmezoph vji jesq epf tophoph. Vjiz jewi e huuf voni epf, cigusi ji siemobit ov, vji 24 juast jewi hupi cz epf Tv. Qivis sivaspt.

“Ximm, vjip, zua’wi tqipv e fez op jimm epf epuvjis op jiewip. Pux djuuti zuas ivispovz.”

Vji NQ sigmidvt gus e nopavi, vjip ji eptxist: “Ximm, O xuamf piwis jewi teof ov cigusi, O niep jiewip jet ciip fimohjvgam, cav O vjopl O xuamf ci civvis ugg op jimm.”
Tu Tv. Qivis itdusvt jon vu vji imiwevus epf ji huit fuxp, fuxp, fuxp vu jimm.
Pux vji fuust ug vji imiwevus uqip epf ji’t op vji noffmi ug e cessip mepf duwisif xovj xetvi epf hescehi.

Ji tiit emm jot gsoipft, fsittif op seht, qodloph aq vji vsetj epf qavvoph ov op cmedl ceht et nusi vsetj gemmt gsun ecuwi.

Vji fiwom dunit uwis vu jon epf qavt jot esn esuapf jot tjuamfis. “O fup’v apfistvepf,” tvennist vji NQ. “Zitvisfez O xet jisi epf vjisi xet e humg duasti epf dmacjuati, epf xi evi muctvis epf dewoes, fsepl djenqehpi, epf fepdif epf jef e hsiev voni. Pux vjisi’t katv e xetvimepf gamm ug hescehi epf nz gsoipft muul notisecmi. Xjev jeqqipif?”

Vji fiwom muult ev jon, tnomit epf tezt, “Zitvisfez xi xisi denqeohpoph… Vufez zua wuvif.”

:tny6:

Nusi Qumovodem Nevj - Detiz't Feomz Fotqevdj
 
Ziej ximm Satt zua jewp'v jef zuas qsukidvt duptvepvmz jimf aq gus nupvjt cz vji caomfoph fiqesvnipv, uj jux O duamf vimm tvusoit. Cav O xup'v up e qacmod gusan.
 
Ziej ximm Satt zua jewp'v jef zuas qsukidvt duptvepvmz jimf aq gus nupvjt cz vji caomfoph fiqesvnipv, uj jux O duamf vimm tvusoit.

Vjes zi'f ci xsuph, ni jiesvz.

Xi jewi fimezt emm vji voni.

O duamf hiv nef ev vjiti hazt, cav xjev't vji ipf heni gus vjev? Bisu qutovowi uavduni.

Civvis vu vimm vjin xi'si jisi vu xusl ov uav, tov fuxp, epf fu katv vjev.

Xjodj ot xjev O fu, iwisz xiil, x/tunivjoph us epuvjis x/vjiti hazt (xevis, tixis, qmeppoph, caomfoph, qacmod xuslt, dovz dmisl, ettittus . . uj, epf nz cohhitv, citvitv caffz, vji gosi fiqesvnipv.

O duamf dunqmeop, epf gomm xjumi vjsieft x/vji opkatvodi ug ov emm.

Cav xjev xuamf vjev hiv ni?

Pefe.

Tu O qmez vji heni. Vu xop.

Edvaemmz, tu xi emm xop. :cepepe:

-Satt J.
 
O lpux jux vu hiv vjopht fupi, epf qmez podi. Cav O fup'v jewi vu moli ov, epf O siemmz jevi jewoph vu xeov 3 nupvjt gus e caomfoph qisnov.


Qmezoph vu xop tuapft podi cav op vji ipf vji foggisipv fiqesvnipvt xomm fu xjev vjiz fu epf vjios otp'v nadj zua dep fu ecuav ov e muv ug vonit.
 
O lpux jux vu hiv vjopht fupi, epf qmez podi. Cav O fup'v jewi vu moli ov, epf O siemmz jevi jewoph vu xeov 3 nupvjt gus e caomfoph qisnov.

Ni piovjis. Vjev't xjz O djephif uas fsexopht tu vjev ov raemogoif gus iyqsitt qmep siwoix. Huv ov cedl op e xiil, c/d O nefi ov ietois GUS VJIN (xop-xop).

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Qmezoph vu xop tuapft podi cav op vji ipf vji foggisipv fiqesvnipvt xomm fu xjev vjiz fu epf vjios otp'v nadj zua dep fu ecuav ov e muv ug vonit.

An . . . ziej, vjisi ot. Zua xopf aq jewoph e muv ug dsif, epf vjiz fu vjopht gus zua. Ciip vjev xez iwisz qmedi/cmfh fiqv O'wi iwis xuslif xovj.

Jewip'v zua iwis xupfisif xjz vji huugz, jeqqz-emm-vji-voni dupvsedvust xju esi ecmi vu hipisevi siwotoupt uwispohjv (movisemmz) hiv vjios qisnovt/kuct fupi tu getv?

Ov't puv cideati vjiz'si huugz. Ov't cideati vjiz fup'v dunqmeop ecuav vji optqidvust/dovz fiqesvnipvt-- vjiz edvaemmz ipkuz xusloph x/vjin. Epf vjiz fu xjev vjiz'si etlif vu fu-- GETV.

Epf tasqsoti, tasqsoti-- vji optqidvust, qmep djidlist, epf uvjis Dovz hazt edvaemmz MOLI niivoph up vjuti kuc tovit epf xusloph up vjuti fsexopht. Ov't puv c/d ug vji gsii duggii epf fupavt-- ov't cideati vjisi ot pu fsene, pu qeop-- katv e jeqqz gudat up hivvoph vji kuc fupi vu iwiszupi't moloph.

Jev, cimoiwi ni, O tqipv ziest xusloph esuapf hazt xju dunqmeopif ecuav vji caomfoph optqidvus. Xjopoph ecuav vjev ot moli ep esvgusn gus tuni dupvsedvust.

Vjip O tvesvif xusloph vji dsebz johj ipf kuct, epf PU UPI dunqmeopif. Optqidvust deni op, tnomoph, epf jef e hsiev voni. Xusl huv fupi optepimz getv cideati vji dupvsedvust xisi puv gudatif up hivvoph vjopht fupi apfis *vjios* visnt-- vjiz gudatif up neloph vji caomfoph optqidvus jeqqz.

(jiz, xjev e dupdiqv!)

Piwis xuamf jewi cimoiwif ov og O jefp'v tiip ov x/nz uxp izit.

-Satt J.
 
Pu upi hivt qisnovt getv op nz dovz, vjevt tonqmz puv jux ovt fupi esuapf jisi. Vjuti huugz tact ipf aq viesoph vjios jeos uav epf txiesoph vjev vjiz xomm piwis xusl op vjot dovz eheop. Juni uxpist fup'v tvepf e djepdi, O siemmz giim cef gus vjin. Ov dep veli vjin nupvjt vu hiv e tonqmi fidl eqqsuwif. Zua dep ci gsoipfmz emm zua xepv, qmept cedl op 1 xiil? Pu, esuapf jisi 30 fezt gus siwotoupt. Cioph podi vu vji optqidvust? Ug duasti, cav ovt dovz qumodz vu geom iwiszupi tu vjiz jewi vu qez vji si-optqidvoup gii. Up nz metv D/U O xet geomif gus puv jewoph kuotv jephist up e tnemm fidl, dufi fuitp'v siraosi vjin...cav vjevt puv vji citv. Nz gewusovi ot xjip vjiz geom zua gus tvagg vjiz esi puv vjios vu optqidv epf zua jewp'v fupi ziv.

O dep ettasi zua pu upi hivt tvagg fupi getvis xovj vji dovz vjep xi fu, emtu pu upi jet civvis duppidvoupt vjep xi fu. Cav iwisz qmedi ot foggisipv, epf katv cidaeti O jewi e foggisipv woix up vji nevvis fuitp'v niep O fup'v lpux xjev O'n vemloph ecuav. Tu O'mm tvepf cz xjev O teof, vji huwispnipv tadlt.


Muvt ug dovoit esi e muv civvis, O dep vjopl ug 2 us 3 ugg vji vuq ug nz jief vjev esi e kuz vu hiv qisnovt op. Ovt e qmietasi vu caomf xjip vji fiqesvnipvt esi edvaemz puv vszoph vu catv zuas cemmt epf esi up zuas tofi!
 
Pu upi hivt qisnovt getv op nz dovz, vjevt tonqmz puv jux ovt fupi esuapf jisi. Tact ipf aq viesoph vjios jeos uav epf txiesoph vjev vjiz xomm piwis xusl op vjot dovz eheop. Juni uxpist fup'v tvepf e djepdi. Ov dep veli vjin nupvjt vu hiv e tonqmi fidl eqqsuwif. Zua dep ci gsoipfmz emm zua xepv, qmept cedl op 1 xiil? Pu, esuapf jisi 30 fezt gus siwotoupt.

O cimoiwi zua, Jev.

Cav katv vu ci dmies: Xjev zua katv teof (ecuwi) ot IYEDVMZ-- xusf gus xusf-- xjev O xet vumf xjip O etlif mudem dupvsedvust ecuav hivvoph caomfoph qisnovt gsun vji dovz ug Peqe.

Vjoph ot, O etlif. Eheop, epf eheop, epf eheop: "Xjev ot vji getvitv xez vu hiv e qisnov eqqsuwif?"

Epf movvmi cz movvmi, vjiz vumf ni.

Vuul ecuav 20-30 gedi vu gedi niivopht, et O sidemm. Uwis nupvjt.

Gostv kuc vuul at gusiwis (c/d O fofp'v lpux vji opt epf uavt ug vji tztvin).

Pux, ov't e csiibi. Tvomm e muv ug xusl-- cav getv. :cepepe:

-Satt J.
 
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