That's good advice, Jim. Afterall,....with NO business,...or very little business,...what good is it going to do, to join ANY organization that wants thier dues paid on time, and can't seem to do ANYTHING to help increase business for us ? Just another bill to pay,...with NO change in site. What organization would want members who are on the verge of starving to death, due to lack of enough business to keep thier doors open ? In a way I don't blame them. Nesda is for members who already have plenty of business, and want to be in a group that likes to go to conventions for upgraded training, and serve in positions of power, and to look for more ways to corner whats left of the feeble repair market for themselves. If they had any concern for the small "one man" shops, they would open the NesdaNet up for us at a reasonable price of about $50 / year, instead of making us pay $300 / year for the full benifit package. It's a good thing that we at least have TechAssist to help us, when we need to provide assistance to each other. Maybe that's all we need. IMO, LLW LeRoy Westlund Westlund TV & Electronics 97 North Main " I forgot,..to remember,.. Centerfield, UT 84622-0087 to forget " Ph./Fax 435-528-3822 mailto:LLW@xxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: becyn <becyn@xxxxxxxxxx> To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Friday, May 06, 2005 10:02 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: NSA (National Service Alliance). >I suppose that your handful of people will be petitioning Walmart out >of business next? > >If you are experiencing a business downturn, YOU need to examine how >things have changed >that YOU haven't adapted to. I'm not saying that I'm getting rich, but >there are things that have >changed that WE had to address. In fact, the ONLY way you will survive >in the television repair >business is to do the lastest and greatest large sets in home. >Notice that I said "survive". At current warranty and TPA rates coupled >with fuel costs, this is a >marginal enterprise at best. To further detract from future prospects, >the price tag REDUCES every >year of production making the REPLACE option more attrctive than the >repair option. > >Theres other things to offer, such as setup, etc. Use your imagination >rather than expecting an impotent >national organization to save you! It AINT GONNA HAPPEN LeROy! > >The "elite" will do what they have always done. They will use the office >they hold to meet with the powers >that be at the mfrs to advance their own business interests. Just look >at who has those "sweetheart deals" >for national referb centers, etc. I don't see how any of this will help >YOU. > >Save your NESDA dues and do some advertising or something... :-) > >Jim McVey >McVey Alltronix >327 Broadway >Newburgh N.Y. 12550 > >"If it doesn't play... >CALL MCVEY !!!!!!" >Factory authorized >service for over 20 >major brands. >845 561 8383 >(Last of the Mohegans) > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Email List is Public. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Appliance Repair List: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/chatjoin.htm#app Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/