Thursday, November 13, 2008
Another RedDirt Moment
As Charles Dickens would say,"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." Yes the opening sentence of "A Tale of Two Cities" explains exactly where ol' Reddirt is at this point of my life's journey. "Why", you ask, here's why.
I was told last Wednesday that I would lose my job at XEROX. I don't blame myself. Millions of dollars were saved by the company with my presence. I kept close watch on my responsibilities to make sure their return of the investment they made on me paid off. It was really simple. The amount of electricity cost that I was able to save them, more than offset my wages. The simple part is I understand the refrigeration cycle. I built trend analysis data on evaporator and condenser approaches so I knew when power was being wasted. Centrifugal chillers are for the most part very efficient machines as long as water flows and heat exchange are monitored closely. All the other work I provided for them over the past 18 years, was basically free to the company. No contractors were called if I was able to fix the problem. Most of the time I had the knowledge to fix it, just didn't have the equipment to do so. That was their decision, not mine!!
Now that you've heard the "worst of times" here are what I conceive to be the "best of times". My Future!!!
I will, to the best of my ability, refuse to ever work for another corporation. I believe the most important people in my life are my family. My wife of 27 years, my son the guitar major and my daughter the french major. Yes, both of my kids are in college. I have already told them both, That's where you will stay, if Dad has his wish. I've stressed the importance to each of them to stay in school until they receive their degrees. They both have too much, of both me and their mother in them, not to succeed.
Now for the best part. Ol' RedDirt gets to roll his 401k into a self-directed IRA. I also get the opportunity to build my very own air-conditioning business. Well, sort of, I plan to buy out an existing business and build it up to it's, and mine own potential. So here we go again, starting over from scratch. Although, this time I'm just a little older. But, much wiser! I'll continue to trade, just as I did today, and day's past! I'll continue to study and become better at what I do. I will continue to post on this blog until I'm laid six foot under. That's about all I can ask of myself.
Now in case you haven't noticed, all my public stock charts are gone. So, the blog sidebar will be changing to reflect that loss. I've built out many free charts to get my point across to what I feel is important to watch. Along with those charts are many other links that I think are important to keep an eye on. So, hang around and let's just see how much more we can accomplish.
Thanks for stopping by and as always, Good Luck with all your trades!
I was told last Wednesday that I would lose my job at XEROX. I don't blame myself. Millions of dollars were saved by the company with my presence. I kept close watch on my responsibilities to make sure their return of the investment they made on me paid off. It was really simple. The amount of electricity cost that I was able to save them, more than offset my wages. The simple part is I understand the refrigeration cycle. I built trend analysis data on evaporator and condenser approaches so I knew when power was being wasted. Centrifugal chillers are for the most part very efficient machines as long as water flows and heat exchange are monitored closely. All the other work I provided for them over the past 18 years, was basically free to the company. No contractors were called if I was able to fix the problem. Most of the time I had the knowledge to fix it, just didn't have the equipment to do so. That was their decision, not mine!!
Now that you've heard the "worst of times" here are what I conceive to be the "best of times". My Future!!!
I will, to the best of my ability, refuse to ever work for another corporation. I believe the most important people in my life are my family. My wife of 27 years, my son the guitar major and my daughter the french major. Yes, both of my kids are in college. I have already told them both, That's where you will stay, if Dad has his wish. I've stressed the importance to each of them to stay in school until they receive their degrees. They both have too much, of both me and their mother in them, not to succeed.
Now for the best part. Ol' RedDirt gets to roll his 401k into a self-directed IRA. I also get the opportunity to build my very own air-conditioning business. Well, sort of, I plan to buy out an existing business and build it up to it's, and mine own potential. So here we go again, starting over from scratch. Although, this time I'm just a little older. But, much wiser! I'll continue to trade, just as I did today, and day's past! I'll continue to study and become better at what I do. I will continue to post on this blog until I'm laid six foot under. That's about all I can ask of myself.
Now in case you haven't noticed, all my public stock charts are gone. So, the blog sidebar will be changing to reflect that loss. I've built out many free charts to get my point across to what I feel is important to watch. Along with those charts are many other links that I think are important to keep an eye on. So, hang around and let's just see how much more we can accomplish.
Thanks for stopping by and as always, Good Luck with all your trades!
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Best wishes for your future, RDT. I am sure that you will do well in the world of business, and hope that this economic downturn provides opportunities vice hardships. At the thought of the refrigeration cycle, I chuckled, as only someone that understands how closely it resembles my recent inflation/deflation cycle drawing, could. I highly suggest creating a resume on USAJOBS.GOV and activating a search engine on the site, that will periodically e-mail you any matches you may have. If you need any help in that area, you let me know. I will certainly make a best effort.
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