Here's an Idea...

Pallets...

 

This is typically what happen to pallets, they just get piled up somewhere in a landfill, or they get burned...

Is pallet wood safe to burn?

"You can check its moisture content with a moisture meter. pallets. Generally, pallets are safe to burn in fireplaces, although those that are treated with the fumigant methyl bromide (labeled with the initials MB) are unsafe to burn. Also, pallets may have been exposed to a variety of chemicals while they were in use."

 

However, it doesn't matter because people will still burn them regardless of chemicals because nothing spells bonfire like Pallet...

 

Aside from all that, there is another problem with pallets that this picture represents, without even knowing...storage...

 

Warehouses are full of their own product without the headache of finding space to stack the pallets, but what if there was a better solution...

 

What we see...is a pallet that is collapsible and NOT made of wood...

 

Pallets fall apart too easy, anyone that has worked with wood knows that screwing into them holds the wood together better than a smooth nail that over time the wood slips off of...

 

The other problem with Pallets is that they have different weights to them depending on moisture and sometimes the age of a pallet...

 

Sure, parcel companies love heavy pallets because it adds dollars to the bottom line when companies have to use them to ship product...

 

Shipping is hands down the most expensive expenditure that a business has to deal with, and customers always complain about...

 

Customers want products yesterday, but don't think they should have to pay a higher price due to the fact that they bought the product from you...

 

Some companies provide free shipping for customers which has changed the dynamics for other/smaller businesses that can't afford free shipping due to one reason or another...

 

It would also be nice to have a pallet that you can count on the same weight everytime, and not be paying for something you don't have too, which nobody likes to do...

 

We also see sliders built into to the sides of the pallets themselves, so when you stack them together, they are easily accessible and they balance better when stacked...

 

The material to use is some kind of carbonate, high strength, but light weight...

 

These pallets would also last longer which saves costs on replacing pallets which cost about 10 dollars a pallet, minimum...

 

It would also prevent the obvious landfill fillup, and the prevention of people of exposing chemically treated wood into the air by burning them...

 

The collapsing process we see looks kind of like an accordion where the ends come together...

 

Well, as they say...it's just an idea...and that's a fact!

5hVnz song of the Month...

 

Bobby Darin simple song of freedom...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFfu8kGcjYE

 

Don't confuse kindness with weakness, because one thing you can bet on, if you come a knockin' we're gonna start rockin'...and that's a fact!

The Failed Business Model...

Over the years we have been noticing a trend in business and with that trend a story seems to follow that goes like this, we just aren't making any money any more...

 

"Money itself isn't lost or made, it's simply transferred from one perception to another." O.S.

 

What's sad about that statement is that it takes a generation to go by before you'll ever recognize it or understand its meaning and by then you'll ask, what was it all for anyway...

 

Well it's simple really, "Rob Peter To Pay Paul" Rob means to NOT PAY Peter in order to pay Paul, thus meaning, robbing another person of payment...

 

It doesn't matter what city you go to, a large one or a small one, the business practices are all the same, the only difference is will be the amount of foot traffic that passes by that establishment every day...

 

Just like in a small city it's the same in the big city, there's just a handful of companies that are really making money in the town, while the rest are making money for the town...

 

The dreamers really, believing in the old theory, an honest day's work, for an honest day's wage, only to discover, it was only a theory...

 

Theory does have the ability to become reality, it just depends on which direction you take, and which outcome you are willing to accept...

 

The biggest failure we see in businesses is that they aren't open on the weekend, considering that most people work during the week and their only days off are the weekend, doesn't make sense to us that you wouldn't be open for business on the weekend...

 

The other biggest failure we see in businesses is that they open too late in the morning, some at 9:00 and some at 10:00, when these businesses should be opening at 7:00...

 

The other biggest failure we see in business is that they close too early, some close at 5:00 when most people are getting off of work...

 

A good example of this is a fishing and boating store we saw that opened at 10:00 and closed at 5:00 and was complaining about how business has been bad...

 

Another example of this is an Automotive repair shop that closes on the weekend...

 

Let us explain: Who's ever heard of a fisherman waking up at 10:00 to start fishing and who has time during the work week to get their oil changed and yet these people are baffled at why they can't make any money...

 

Which takes us to the service industry or more commonly known as the technicians or mechanics...

 

You will never feel more intimidated, nervous or even scared as you will be when you are face to face with the service department...

 

MEAN PEOPLE SUCK!

 

This is truly why we have seen such a rapid decline in service related industries, which in turn has given birth to the disposable world we live in today...

 

Most people today would rather replace than repair due to the insufferable mannerisms, the extreme costs of repair or the inability to get an appointment that works with your schedule...

 

In order to grow your business, you'll need to keep separation from the back of house and the front of house...

 

Allow a service manager to be the liaison between the sales department and the service personnel, and sometimes they'll need to interact with the Customers to help explain a procedure that was performed, but once explained remove the element so the sales can do their job by selling more services...

 

A good service technician will help sales with this transition by concluding with a statement of a follow up visit, that will help sales by bringing you back...

 

A restaurant is a perfect example of this system and has worked successfully for years, the cooks stay in the back, the servers stay up front and the Managers maintain stability between the two...

 

cannedrebuttal: sure, the Chef sometimes comes out and visits the guests, but they are on a short leash, because as you have seen, they have short tempers when they hear criticisms about their food... 

 

In order to stay open from 7-7, 7 days a week, you'll need to split up the shifts and will also need to allow people to work different shifts if they want, this way you break up the monotony...

 

cannedrebuttal: obviously 24/7 operations are not included in this model.

 

You'll also be able to hire more people and be able to pay them more money because you'll be offering more hours for people to shop which in turn brings in more money for the business...

You'll be able to hire full and part time positions for your business to accommodate all sorts of schedules...

Oh, and you're going to have to stop standing around waiting for someone to come in the door to make money, you'll need to get online...

By getting online you'll be able to telecommute your company and will be able to hire people that have to stay at home, like people with disabilities, stay at home parents and seniors...

 

Plus, when you close your doors for the night, don't put up the sign, sorry we missed you, rather you should put up the sign, See you online... 

 

Unfortunately, Amazon is the only game in town in order to get online, because everybody knows about Amazon, but that can change, and needs to change FAST!!!

 

We're sure you've heard of the saying, don't put all your eggs in one basket, well this saying is not a theory, this one is reality...

 

Amazon doesn't give a shit about you, all they want is your vendors and your land so they can expand...

 

If Amazon really cared about you, they wouldn't be using the Amazon Banner to sell your products...

 

Plus, Amazon takes out the personal connection you have with your customers and the knowledge of the product they are purchasing...

 

Your customer is talking to an employee that is constructed from the sum of all parts, but lacks any significance to your business...

 

However, Amazon has shown you as bluntly as possible that CO-OP for business is the model that works in order to get your business to succeed...

 

You're trying to improve your bottom line, so by paying Amazon a fee for selling your products is counterintuitive to your profit margin, but by Co-opping your businesses improves your buying power by saving and making you more money than Amazon ever will...

 

Just like we mentioned before the only way Washington was going to make their liquor stores work is if they CO-OP their business to offset the 30% of taxes the Government is taking from them...

 

argumentative: What about Marijuana...that's easy, limited supply and a HUMUNGOUS Demand...

 

Supply and Demand, it's as simple as that, as long as you can supply what the masses want, their demand will stay constant, that is as long as your supply stays relevant...

 

You'll have to give more responsibility to your employees, this way they feel needed and will provide more of their services for you, which in turn will gain you the most valuable and trusted resource you can have...

 

You'll also have to extend the lunch hour back to an hour instead of the current half-hour model...

 

When did this happen? Half Hour lunch hours are what's hurting the restaurants, not the millennials...

 

We read an article that the Millennials are ruining the casual dining experience, but that is not at all true...

 

Unhealthy choices to choose from and half-hour lunches are to blame for the fast food and casual dining restaurants decline in sales...

 

Having a half-hour to eat lunch doesn't give people enough time to heat their food because they're always waiting for a microwave...

 

Having a half-hour to eat lunch doesn't give people enough time to go get food at a restaurant, because by the time you get to restaurant and order you'll be 15 minutes in and that only gives you 15 minutes left to get back to work so you find yourselves eating in the car and we know what that leads to...distracted driving...

 

Having a half-hour lunch restricts you from taking care of the little things that everyone needs to take care of during the week because everyone is closed on the weekend...

 

Like, picking up your clothes from the cleaners, or renewing your tabs, or picking up a prescription and on and on...

 

To help increase sales in restaurants, small businesses and the sort by bringing back the Hour Lunch... 

 

Plus hour lunches are good for personal meetings with employees or potential customers...

 

Of course golfing is the best place to have meetings with employees and potential customers, but a round of golf takes a little longer than an hour ;-)...

 

There are other factors that are ruining the business model of today, but we'll save that for another post, for now, let's start simple, you know...kis, Keep it Simple...

The Start-Stop Technology for Automobiles...

This is a technology that came out of Germany, that was to help in vehicle's energy efficiency...

People think that climate change is being caused by the pollutants people are putting in the air, and nothing could be further from the truth...

What's happening with our Earth is a natural progression/regression that has happened already 66 million years ago with the extinction of the Dinosaurs...

The Earth is shifting and because of that, the climate is changing, and there is nothing you can do about it...

This start and stop technology is a perfect example of an idea that was introduced without any long term thought process whatsoever...

They didn't take into account the increased use your starter will go through having to start your car over and over again...

They didn't take into account when the car is put into reverse from a rolling forward movement the car stops and jerks into reverse because the car is starting while being shifted...

You lose all your resources in the car while the engine is off, no heater, no A/C, the car has to be braked because it will roll backwards if on a hill...

This works great for an All Electric car or a car that's in electric mode, but for a Fuel Motored car is very quirky...

You have to be careful and considerate when introducing new ideas into an already established solution that has worked for many years...

Stop using people as your guinea pigs without a precaution put in place to protect the driver other than an extended warranty service agreement...

You can disable the Start-Stop feature on some cars, but it has to be reinitiated every time you start your car...

“Start-stop” technology shuts down car engines at stoplights to save gas...

http://www.slate.com/articles/business/the_juice/2015/08/start_stop_technology_it_shuts_down_car_engines_to_save_gas_and_it_s_coming.html

 

We've seen this mentality before where a tech thinks they have the solution to a problem, or they think that they have discovered a new idea and want to test it on production servers...

 

What they don't understand is that they have no skin in the game, and if you bring down a production server you'll take food out of the mouths of everyone...

 

CEO's you need to put your foot down on this behavior and remind them that they don't pay the bills and that you need to test it on development servers/cars before you go live with your so called solution...

 

Sure they'll promise up and down that it will work and will probably rant and rave like a 5 year old that didn't get a toy, but their bark is worse than their bite and the only person that will have to answer for a production unit being down is you...and that's a fact!

5hVnz Picture of the Day...

 

 

 

 

Sittin' on the dock of the bay, watchin' the tide roll away, oooh, sittin' on the dock of the bay, wastin' time...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Es3Vsfzdr14

Happy Memorial Day...

THESE COLORS DO NOT RUN...

 

 

To the Revered the Forsaken, and the Fallen, we salute you and thank you for our FREEDOM!!!

 

**UPDATE**

 

There is a movement that is stating that this day shouldn't be prefaced by "HAPPY"...

 

To this we retort, Perception is reality...

 

If today means something to you that is contradictory to what it means to another let it be, for this day is your day...

 

This is the problem with America today and that we are held to only one idealism and are not allowed to share our thoughts and opinions...

 

That's because the view is limited and lacks intellect...

 

 

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8:

 

1 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens:

2 A time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,

3 A time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build,

4 A time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,

5 A time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,

6 A time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away,

7 A time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,

8 A time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.

 

...AND TODAY IS THAT DAY...AND THAT'S A FACT!

Our Rebuttal...

YOU ARE IGNORANT

 

ALL SOFTWARE CAN BE HACKED ALL SOFTWARE CAN BE HACKED

ALL SOFTWARE CAN BE HACKED

Microsoft, Linux, Android all of 'em can be hacked, it's not if, it's when...

 

Recently Fortune.com wrote an article about WHO SHOULD WE SUE for the Ransomware Malware program that infected millions of computers...

http://fortune.com/2017/05/20/microsoft-ransomware-legal/

 

The part that he missed in his article was, infected all the computers that "WEREN'T CURRENT"...

 

There was already a patch that was available from Microsoft that everyone could download to protect themselves from this latest attack...

 

If they "WEREN'T CURRENT" they could get infected, and they did...

 

Windows 7 Windows 8 and Windows 10 operating systems are still receiving updates from Microsoft, the difference between 7 and 8 from 10 is that 7 and 8 aren't receiving new features...

 

If you're using any other Microsoft Operating system you shouldn't be on the net, and if you are it's the risk you accept...

 

Surfers surf in the Ocean where there are sharks, but does that stop them...NO...and if they get attacked, do they SUE the Shark...NO, because they know the risks...

 

If you put your Operating system on the Internet you risk swimming with sharks that know how to bite through nets...

 

If you wanna sue someone you should sue the person that thought of the Internet, or the people that built the internet, because it's the Internet or the Ocean that's dangerous...

 

Maybe we should shut down the Internet and while were at it, we'll drain the Ocean :-D but that'll only create new problems...

 

That's life Kids, you're afraid to leave the house because the world is dangerous and someone drives through your living room...

 

Before the internet people were downloading viruses on computers with Floppy Disks, so that's the paradox you have to be prepared for when you shut down the Internet...

 

You're not going to shut down the Internet because it's opened up the Eyes of the World to the Atrocities and Beauties that the World consists of, and your general curiosity drives its existence...

 

It's like a Woman, beautiful to look at, but ABSOLUTELY DANGEROUS to touch, but you do it anyway, because curiosity drives your existence, and that's life kids, good, bad or indifferent, but life as we know it and remember, you reached out, so you only got yourself to blame...and that's a fact!