[Raiden]

No criticism.I mistakenly thought you were in the swimming pool industry.

that's like asking a custom home builder to build a jail.
apples-to-oranges
I mistakenly thought any reasonable and prudent person would understand that. My mistake.

[SanDog]

Not really.
I was just pointing out that there are alot of big projects out there that he'll never have because of his attitude tward bid work. regardless of who it's for. When you want your ac/car/whatever fixed do you call around and get prices or do you just call somoeone and say charge me whatever you want?

You are missing his point. There are a ton of people who don't call around. They have guys that were referred by friends, and they trust that you will do the right thing.
The only conversation they may have is "I have a budget of $150,000. Show me what we can do". Or give me works based on having Palm Trees, a 40 foot slide, saltwater pool. This happens more than you might think.

[Raiden]

Not really.
I was just pointing out that there are alot of big projects out there that he'll never have because of his attitude tward bid work. regardless of who it's for. When you want your ac/car/whatever fixed do you call around and get prices or do you just call somoeone and say charge me whatever you want?

you really are retarded, aren't you?

I'm not fixing cars, ACs, or shit. I'm building high-end residential pools. understand the context of shit in life and you'll have a much better life.

[Raiden]

You are missing his point. There are a ton of people who don't call around. They have guys that were referred by friends, and they trust that you will do the right thing.
The only conversation they may have is "I have a budget of $150,000. Show me what we can do". Or give me works based on having Palm Trees, a 40 foot slide, saltwater pool. This happens more than you might think.

once again, this dude gets it. what's wrong with you, Bill? are you really that stupid or do you just enjoy e-debating that much?

[Raiden]

They think that you are gloating that you are rich since you hate poor people. What you are saying is that in your business you only like to do business with the people that have an "if I have to ask the price, I can't afford it" attitude. They are the ones that you can make money off of.

oh, now I get it. well, that just shows how stupid they are, eh?

[Blueeyedwoman]

Raiden, in one of his pools,

[Raiden]

Raiden, in one of his pools,

mafuggs said you can't build a pool for under $30K. ha!

[SanDog]

Raiden, in one of his pools,

Price is no object!

[cLaY]

Raiden will never be "guy with no budget"...that makes me laugh, he thinks he's a roller.

[SanDog]

Raiden will never be "guy with no budget"...that makes me laugh, he thinks he's a roller.

Fuck, even if I ever could afford to be the guy with no budget, I would never run my finances that way. Unless it is just sickening wealth, it can always disappear.

[CT280]

raiden singlehandedly kicked his own ass at least 7 times in this thread. nice job, dumb fuck.

[Raiden]

Raiden will never be "guy with no budget"...that makes me laugh, he thinks he's a roller.

he does?
linx0rz?

[Raiden]

raiden singlehandedly kicked his own ass at least 7 times in this thread. nice job, dumb fuck.

he did?

linx0rz?

[BIRD33]

that's like asking a custom home builder to build a jail.
apples-to-oranges
I mistakenly thought any reasonable and prudent person would understand that. My mistake.

I would think if pools were my business I'd have a cursory idea.

[cLaY]

Fuck, even if I ever could afford to be the guy with no budget, I would never run my finances that way. Unless it is just sickening wealth, it can always disappear.

i would never hire a tool who fucks around on message boards dedicated to BMW mods, can't spell, and uses terms like "linxorxs" to build me a pool or anything else for that matter. better off doing it myself.

[Raiden]

I would think if pools were my business I'd have a cursory idea.

then you obviously don't grasp the concept, because if pools were your business you would not have a cursory idea of how much one pool costs v. another without looking at finished plans.

[BIRD33]

then you obviously don't grasp the concept, because if pools were your business you would not have a cursory idea of how much one pool costs v. another without looking at finished plans.

The questions was a how much a olympic size pool costs with the proper equipment.Pretty generic question for your industry really.I bet most of your competitors could give a rough estimate and be close.

[SanDog]

I would think if pools were my business I'd have a cursory idea.

I would think it would be akin to residential and commercial real estate. You are both selling property, but it is not the same thing.

[Raiden]

The questions was a how much a olympic size pool costs with the proper equipment.Pretty generic question for your industry really.I bet most of your competitors could give a rough estimate and be close.

I'll bet they can't. Not without having actual plans.

[BIRD33]

I would think it would be akin to residential and commercial real estate. You are both selling property, but it is not the same thing.

Its really just a pool when you get down to it.