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Offline Jake

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Noobie saying Hi! :)
« on: June 06, 2008, 12:46:30 PM »
Hi everyone. My name's Jake and I just wanted to introduce myself and say hello, as well as I wanted to say Thank You all for such a kick a$$ forum!

I started painting professionaly in 94, then took a lot of time off but have been back in business since 2006.

The amount of collective knowledge here on this forum is amazing. Truely I think just about everytime I log in here I learn something new. If not I usualy at least get a good laugh! :)

Cheers everyone and again, Thank you for the awesome forum!

*EDIT Sorry, I just noticed the introduce yourself thread that's stuck at the top.

Jake.
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Re: Noobie saying Hi! :)
« Reply #1 on: June 06, 2008, 06:15:46 PM »
Jake, welcome aboard.  I'm rather new here, as well, but have thoroughly enjoyed my short stay.
Best,<br />Marion

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Re: Noobie saying Hi! :)
« Reply #2 on: June 06, 2008, 07:08:35 PM »
Thanks Marion!!!   :D

Cheers!!!
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Offline DecorativeWalls

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Re: Noobie saying Hi! :)
« Reply #3 on: June 06, 2008, 08:24:06 PM »
welcome aboard Jake.  :)

Yes, there are some great valuable knowledgeable professional painters on this board.

Don't remember saying welcome aboard to you either Marion, but a big welcome to you also.  :)

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Re: Noobie saying Hi! :)
« Reply #4 on: June 07, 2008, 02:48:55 PM »
Welcome Jake. Yea, we do get a litle crazy here once in a while.  0:>)

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Offline rmichael

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« Reply #5 on: June 07, 2008, 03:02:18 PM »
Welcome aboard Jake!  You will always get an honest professional opinion here... We don't always agree but we are friendly about it ( we save the blow outs for the Trolls..  ;) )
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Offline Jake

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Re: Noobie saying Hi! :)
« Reply #6 on: June 07, 2008, 09:22:54 PM »
Thanks for the welcome DecorativeWalls, Lynjowoman, and rmichael! :)

Cheers!

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« Reply #7 on: June 08, 2008, 10:10:39 PM »
Welcome Jake,  hows the realestate market out there ? I hear its about the worst in the nation for foreclosures, my girls sister let there house go out there right in Las Vegas

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« Reply #8 on: June 09, 2008, 05:49:08 PM »
Hiya Vin,

Yeah the market out here seems to be hit pretty hard. I specialize in repaints so it's not to bad for me. Even if a house is sold as a forclosure, the new owners want it to look sweet... So in we go. I do have a buddy who lost his condo but has managed to hold on to his other two houses. It also seems like they still can't build stuff fast enough here. The city keeps expanding from it's center and the high rises, both residential and casinos just keep going up. Sometimes it makes me wish I was union. A union painter here working on a new casino starts at 33 and some change per hour. Not to shabby, although through private work I can sometimes pull as much as 100 bucks an hour. Not to often, but it does happen.

I still miss the upper mid-west where I'm from and want to move back there. I'm sick of Vegas. If you live here you realize that this city is a city within a city. Vegas is NOT just the strip. I want the green and the trees again though.

If I can get a job back in Minneapolis soon while there's still a couple of months of summer left I'm gone, otherwise I'll wait till spring. My friends tell me that works still pretty good back there.

Hmmmm, interesting thought... The houses and the things that a painter runs into back in the mid west are way different than what one runs into here in the desert. I wonder how much different other places in the country are as well?

Anyway, cheers man!!! :)

Jake.
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