Do you want names of other contractors that aren't far from northern Illinois that can maybe send a crew to you? It may be a little bit more expensive, but it really doesn't sound like a good situation.
On Fri, Oct 9, 2020 at 12:20 AM Steve Jones <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> wrote: > We lost a primary sight in July during the storms. This is a remote site > feeding around 80 customers and has been a shitshow getting back online. > They were patient for a bit. We've hit wall after wall, new lease delays, > 5ghz interference, multiple licensed links, wrong equipment, new hardware > failures, electricians running 220 to 110 circuits, contractors wife > kidnapping a kid, if it could go wrong it did. The town has had meetings > over this and we last promised to be production ready and problem free 2 > weeks ago. At this point they're shopping our lease probably. We have a > multi year breakout on the lease and can fix it, but in the interim they'll > probably colocate a competitor. Honestly, I cant blame them. > > > On Thu, Oct 8, 2020, 11:54 PM Darin Steffl <darin.ste...@mnwifi.com> > wrote: > >> Can you clarify what you mean by "80 customer site loss"? >> >> Does this mean you'll miss out on potentially 80 new customers or you'll >> lose 80 current customers if you don't do said work? >> >> If it's 80 new customers waiting for service, most will wait an extra 2 >> weeks if you explain COVID has taken out a guy. Some may go with a >> competitor but if they suck, they'll be back to you eventually. We had >> people wait up to 5 weeks for an install when we were backed up from the >> COVID rush for service between March-August. >> >> On Thu, Oct 8, 2020 at 11:46 PM Steve Jones <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> So, I have a probable covid positive contractor. >>> I know the answer here, I'm just sounding it out. >>> I'm behind as fuck with this guys work. I worked with him last weekend, >>> I've been sick with harvest flu since a couple days before, his daughter >>> tested positive the next day, his wife and other daughter the day after >>> that and he got sick wednesday. Everybody is over symptoms (wife and >>> daughter still have no taste or smell, but that lasts a long time) >>> My harvest flu symptoms havent changed, not worried about me. >>> >>> Hes wanting to catch up behind work saturday. I'm usually very risk >>> tolerant, and my house has been directly exposed a ton of times, so I know >>> it's not as easily spread as they say. >>> Its mid harvest, a farmer getting this shit right now could be >>> devastating. >>> >>> Its gonna cost us alot if he doesnt get caught up, a substantial amount. >>> Like 80 customer site loss substantial. We arent big, that's more than 5 >>> percent. >>> >>> My boss respects me after all these years, if I make a call, knowing the >>> costs like this, he will back my call, but it burns all those years of >>> trust. >>> >>> Theres like a .0001 percent chance he would spread it, zero direct >>> interaction. But hes present at grain elevators mid harvest. Grain dust >>> will drop anything airborne like a rock. It takes an exposure to a high >>> viral count to even get symptomatic. >>> >>> Tell me I'm wrong to push his work out another week or 2 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> AF@af.afmug.com >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >> >> >> -- >> Darin Steffl >> Minnesota WiFi >> www.mnwifi.com >> 507-634-WiFi >> Like us on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/minnesotawifi> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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