Real techs

[Jack]

Are there any real techs on here that work for a real shop or own one?
It seems like there are mostly hobbiest types on here or consumer types
looking for a quick answer to a complex problem. Stuff like "no picture,
blown fuse, won't come on...ect..." Can we diverse this group into a real
tech group so professionals can help each other? I don't have the time to
teach basic electronics and work professionaly as a TV tech. I would like to
exchange thoughts, ideas, problems and fixes with other real technicians. Do
we need to start a new group for this? Most of these consumer or hobbiest
types think we are all crooks, so why bother with them? I've tried to help
them but they don't have even enough basic knowlege of electronics to enable
any understanding of what I'm talking about. It seems to me that the shop
owner and TV tech is labeled as a thief and a crook by most of these people.
Well if it were easy, everyone would be able to fix their own TV. So, any
real techs want to rise up out of this group and soar with the eagles? Let's
help each other so we can help others and erase the bad complex about us all
being thieves and crooks!

 

[Dbowey]

Jack posted, well, go back and see what he posted. Here's some of it:

Let's help each other so we can help others and erase the bad complex about
us
all being thieves and crooks!

Good idea, cause we all know only some of us are thieves and crooks. Your
attitude make me suspicious of your standing.

By the way, many of the hobbiests probably know a good bit more than you do
about many things.

Shucks, I bet your just a troll, aren't you?

Don

 

[Neil]

With a attitude like that...your group will die off pretty quickly. Without
new "stupid" blood, that need knowledgeable people to help them
along......there will be no one left in the hobby.
Instead of sitting around as a group bitching about the fact the Radio Shack
no longer sells components...and that manufacturers no longer sell
schematics, or make machines that can be fixed instead of throwing out,
maybe groups like this can help keep the hobby alive.
Go ahead and make you little group of "skilled professionals"...it'll be
pretty boring....since all of you will be so skilled, no one will need to
ask any questions...or will you all be on such a high plane of existence
that you will all be communicating telepathically?.
Kim


"Jack" <jmacgrath@cox.net> wrote in message
news:if_lb.29201$iq3.7348@okepread01...

Are there any real techs on here that work for a real shop or own one?
It seems like there are mostly hobbiest types on here or consumer types
looking for a quick answer to a complex problem. Stuff like "no picture,
blown fuse, won't come on...ect..." Can we diverse this group into a real
tech group so professionals can help each other? I don't have the time to
teach basic electronics and work professionaly as a TV tech. I would like
to
exchange thoughts, ideas, problems and fixes with other real technicians.
Do
we need to start a new group for this? Most of these consumer or hobbiest
types think we are all crooks, so why bother with them? I've tried to help
them but they don't have even enough basic knowlege of electronics to
enable
any understanding of what I'm talking about. It seems to me that the shop
owner and TV tech is labeled as a thief and a crook by most of these
people.
Well if it were easy, everyone would be able to fix their own TV. So, any
real techs want to rise up out of this group and soar with the eagles?
Let's
help each other so we can help others and erase the bad complex about us
all
being thieves and crooks!

 

[Michael Morrow]

I'm going to start a TV repair business so that I can become a REAL TECH.


Mike M


"Jack" <jmacgrath@cox.net> wrote in message
news:if_lb.29201$iq3.7348@okepread01...

Are there any real techs on here that work for a real shop or own one?
It seems like there are mostly hobbiest types on here or consumer types
looking for a quick answer to a complex problem. Stuff like "no picture,
blown fuse, won't come on...ect..." Can we diverse this group into a real
tech group so professionals can help each other? I don't have the time to
teach basic electronics and work professionaly as a TV tech. I would like
to
exchange thoughts, ideas, problems and fixes with other real technicians.
Do
we need to start a new group for this? Most of these consumer or hobbiest
types think we are all crooks, so why bother with them? I've tried to help
them but they don't have even enough basic knowlege of electronics to
enable
any understanding of what I'm talking about. It seems to me that the shop
owner and TV tech is labeled as a thief and a crook by most of these
people.
Well if it were easy, everyone would be able to fix their own TV. So, any
real techs want to rise up out of this group and soar with the eagles?
Let's
help each other so we can help others and erase the bad complex about us
all
being thieves and crooks!

 

[Rich Webb]

On Thu, 23 Oct 2003 19:18:59 -0500, "Jack" <jmacgrath@cox.net> wrote:

Are there any real techs on here that work for a real shop or own one?
It seems like there are mostly hobbiest types on here or consumer types
looking for a quick answer to a complex problem. Stuff like "no picture,
blown fuse, won't come on...ect..." Can we diverse this group into a real
tech group so professionals can help each other? I don't have the time to
teach basic electronics and work professionaly as a TV tech. I would like to
exchange thoughts, ideas, problems and fixes with other real technicians. Do
we need to start a new group for this?

Not really. Your past posts have been very helpful to some people who
were looking to "the community" for answers, so please don't give up too
easily.

Groups evolve at their own pace. If you keep hanging out here, then
maybe other "real techs" may also find it a comfortable place.
Or, maybe not. Usenet, elephants, and all that.

Most of these consumer or hobbiest
types think we are all crooks, so why bother with them? I've tried to help
them but they don't have even enough basic knowlege of electronics to enable
any understanding of what I'm talking about. It seems to me that the shop
owner and TV tech is labeled as a thief and a crook by most of these people.
Well if it were easy, everyone would be able to fix their own TV. So, any
real techs want to rise up out of this group and soar with the eagles? Let's
help each other so we can help others and erase the bad complex about us all
being thieves and crooks!

How do you feel about, say, plumbers or automotive mechanics or building
contractors or ...? I think that you're fighting human nature. Roll with
it and get on with life.

--
Rich Webb Norfolk, VA

 

[Michael Morrow]

And?

Mike M

"Toilet Fist" <Toilet Fish@toiletfish.org> wrote in message
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"Michael Morrow" <mmorrow476@highstream.net> wrote in message
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I added 6 assholes to my blocksender list and now when I read this
newsgroup
it is interesting and on the subject.

Mike M

I'm going to start a TV repair business so that I can become a REAL
TECH.


Mike M

Your a hypocrite and a fraud.

...SNIP...

 

[Baphomet]

"Jack" <jmacgrath@cox.net> wrote in message
news:if_lb.29201$iq3.7348@okepread01...

Are there any real techs on here that work for a real shop or own one?
It seems like there are mostly hobbiest types on here or consumer types
looking for a quick answer to a complex problem. Stuff like "no picture,
blown fuse, won't come on...ect..." Can we diverse this group into a real
tech group so professionals can help each other? I don't have the time to
teach basic electronics and work professionaly as a TV tech. I would like
to
exchange thoughts, ideas, problems and fixes with other real technicians.
Do
we need to start a new group for this? Most of these consumer or hobbiest
types think we are all crooks, so why bother with them? I've tried to help
them but they don't have even enough basic knowlege of electronics to
enable
any understanding of what I'm talking about. It seems to me that the shop
owner and TV tech is labeled as a thief and a crook by most of these
people.
Well if it were easy, everyone would be able to fix their own TV. So, any
real techs want to rise up out of this group and soar with the eagles?
Let's
help each other so we can help others and erase the bad complex about us
all
being thieves and crooks!

When I first moved to the Catskills in '78, I.B.M. was downsizing and there
were no engineering jobs available in the area and I no longer had any
interest in teaching. I had to do something to bring in some bucks so I
established a consumer electronics repair service and did some free lance
designing on the side.

Most of the t.v.'s in the area were still black and white tube jobs. Much of
my time was spent trying to convince people that it was a waste of good
money to repair a twenty-five year old piece of crap that was statiscally
doomed to break down soon after a repair was effected, regardless of the
quality of the repair. Most took my advice and went to solid state color,
with a rare few kicking and screaming.

When the powers that be saw that there were now color t.v.'s with someone
who could maintain them honestly and reliably, they bought out the local
rickety cable company, ran new lines and installed a quality head end.

About this time, consumer electronics were becoming a commodity item and
using a loose rule of thumb that repair shouldn't cost more than 35% of
replacement value, I now spent much of my effort convincing clients that it
was a more rational economic decision to replace rather than repair.

This was obviously not a good business model for success but defining
success on my own terms, i.e. putting myself out of business after slogging
through the trenches for ten years, I still think I did the right thing and
sleep very well at night.

To get back to your orignial point that repair techs have a complex about
being perceived as thieves and crooks, I say that if the shoe fits wear it.
I know that my clients, quite to the contrary, perceived me as being
brutally honest and they certainly appreciated that.

Now with the advent of large screen t.v. and HDTV, there is once again a lot
of head room to both be honest and to make a decent rate of return because
of the relatively high price of these units. Like any other business, repair
has it's white hats and it's black hats, it's super competent and it's ultra
incompetent.

To address your comment about the users of this group, they are extremely
diverse, many being engineers, hobbyists, tinkerers, novices, and yes, some
looking for a quick solution to a problem, and a few who apparently have no
particular interest in electronics at all. It is precisely these diverse
points of view and varied areas of expertise or lack of same that makes this
group so fascinating.

Nothing in this group precludes your exchanging ideas with other techs in
the repair field, and if you feel that you don't have the time or desire to
help beginners with their questions, by all means feel free not to do so.
Nobody here (except for a few of the usual suspects) will put you down for
that.

 

[Toilet Fist]

"Michael Morrow" <mmorrow476@highstream.net> wrote in message
news:vph4agae5q8037@corp.supernews.com...

I added 6 assholes to my blocksender list and now when I read this
newsgroup
it is interesting and on the subject.

Mike M

I'm going to start a TV repair business so that I can become a REAL TECH.


Mike M

Your a hypocrite and a fraud.

....SNIP...

 

[Lizard Blizzard]

Jack wrote:

Are there any real techs on here that work for a real shop or own one?
It seems like there are mostly hobbiest types on here or consumer types
looking for a quick answer to a complex problem. Stuff like "no picture,
blown fuse, won't come on...ect..." Can we diverse this group into a real

Then why the hell aren't you asking this Q on sci.electronic.repair?

tech group so professionals can help each other? I don't have the time to
teach basic electronics and work professionaly as a TV tech. I would like to
exchange thoughts, ideas, problems and fixes with other real technicians. Do

Then why the hell aren't you posting this on sci.electronic.repair?

we need to start a new group for this? Most of these consumer or hobbiest
types think we are all crooks, so why bother with them? I've tried to help
them but they don't have even enough basic knowlege of electronics to enable
any understanding of what I'm talking about. It seems to me that the shop
owner and TV tech is labeled as a thief and a crook by most of these people.
Well if it were easy, everyone would be able to fix their own TV. So, any
real techs want to rise up out of this group and soar with the eagles? Let's
help each other so we can help others and erase the bad complex about us all
being thieves and crooks!

Then why the hell aren't you posting this on sci.electronic.repair?



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[Ross Mac]

Words of wisdom Baphomet! and Consumer electronics repair is a tough path to
riches!


"Baphomet" <fandaDEATH2SPAMMERS@catskill.net> wrote in message
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"Jack" <jmacgrath@cox.net> wrote in message
news:if_lb.29201$iq3.7348@okepread01...

Are there any real techs on here that work for a real shop or own one?
It seems like there are mostly hobbiest types on here or consumer types
looking for a quick answer to a complex problem. Stuff like "no picture,
blown fuse, won't come on...ect..." Can we diverse this group into a
real
tech group so professionals can help each other? I don't have the time
to
teach basic electronics and work professionaly as a TV tech. I would
like
to
exchange thoughts, ideas, problems and fixes with other real
technicians.
Do
we need to start a new group for this? Most of these consumer or
hobbiest
types think we are all crooks, so why bother with them? I've tried to
help
them but they don't have even enough basic knowlege of electronics to
enable
any understanding of what I'm talking about. It seems to me that the
shop
owner and TV tech is labeled as a thief and a crook by most of these
people.
Well if it were easy, everyone would be able to fix their own TV. So,
any
real techs want to rise up out of this group and soar with the eagles?
Let's
help each other so we can help others and erase the bad complex about us
all
being thieves and crooks!

When I first moved to the Catskills in '78, I.B.M. was downsizing and
there
were no engineering jobs available in the area and I no longer had any
interest in teaching. I had to do something to bring in some bucks so I
established a consumer electronics repair service and did some free lance
designing on the side.

Most of the t.v.'s in the area were still black and white tube jobs. Much
of
my time was spent trying to convince people that it was a waste of good
money to repair a twenty-five year old piece of crap that was statiscally
doomed to break down soon after a repair was effected, regardless of the
quality of the repair. Most took my advice and went to solid state color,
with a rare few kicking and screaming.

When the powers that be saw that there were now color t.v.'s with someone
who could maintain them honestly and reliably, they bought out the local
rickety cable company, ran new lines and installed a quality head end.

About this time, consumer electronics were becoming a commodity item and
using a loose rule of thumb that repair shouldn't cost more than 35% of
replacement value, I now spent much of my effort convincing clients that
it
was a more rational economic decision to replace rather than repair.

This was obviously not a good business model for success but defining
success on my own terms, i.e. putting myself out of business after
slogging
through the trenches for ten years, I still think I did the right thing
and
sleep very well at night.

To get back to your orignial point that repair techs have a complex about
being perceived as thieves and crooks, I say that if the shoe fits wear
it.
I know that my clients, quite to the contrary, perceived me as being
brutally honest and they certainly appreciated that.

Now with the advent of large screen t.v. and HDTV, there is once again a
lot
of head room to both be honest and to make a decent rate of return because
of the relatively high price of these units. Like any other business,
repair
has it's white hats and it's black hats, it's super competent and it's
ultra
incompetent.

To address your comment about the users of this group, they are extremely
diverse, many being engineers, hobbyists, tinkerers, novices, and yes,
some
looking for a quick solution to a problem, and a few who apparently have
no
particular interest in electronics at all. It is precisely these diverse
points of view and varied areas of expertise or lack of same that makes
this
group so fascinating.

Nothing in this group precludes your exchanging ideas with other techs in
the repair field, and if you feel that you don't have the time or desire
to
help beginners with their questions, by all means feel free not to do so.
Nobody here (except for a few of the usual suspects) will put you down for
that.

 

[Ross Mac]

Jack, you might try sci.electronics.repair.... there are quite a few
knowledgeable TV guys over there!...good luck!....Ross


"Jack" <jmacgrath@cox.net> wrote in message
news:if_lb.29201$iq3.7348@okepread01...

Are there any real techs on here that work for a real shop or own one?
It seems like there are mostly hobbiest types on here or consumer types
looking for a quick answer to a complex problem. Stuff like "no picture,
blown fuse, won't come on...ect..." Can we diverse this group into a real
tech group so professionals can help each other? I don't have the time to
teach basic electronics and work professionaly as a TV tech. I would like
to
exchange thoughts, ideas, problems and fixes with other real technicians.
Do
we need to start a new group for this? Most of these consumer or hobbiest
types think we are all crooks, so why bother with them? I've tried to help
them but they don't have even enough basic knowlege of electronics to
enable
any understanding of what I'm talking about. It seems to me that the shop
owner and TV tech is labeled as a thief and a crook by most of these
people.
Well if it were easy, everyone would be able to fix their own TV. So, any
real techs want to rise up out of this group and soar with the eagles?
Let's
help each other so we can help others and erase the bad complex about us
all
being thieves and crooks!

 

[Ross Mac]

Guess I should have read Lizzards post before I left this one!....It is good
advice!


"Ross Mac" <macroeng@example.invalid> wrote in message
news:B5fnb.196178$0v4.15233978@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...

Jack, you might try sci.electronics.repair.... there are quite a few
knowledgeable TV guys over there!...good luck!....Ross


"Jack" <jmacgrath@cox.net> wrote in message
news:if_lb.29201$iq3.7348@okepread01...
Are there any real techs on here that work for a real shop or own one?
It seems like there are mostly hobbiest types on here or consumer types
looking for a quick answer to a complex problem. Stuff like "no picture,
blown fuse, won't come on...ect..." Can we diverse this group into a
real
tech group so professionals can help each other? I don't have the time
to
teach basic electronics and work professionaly as a TV tech. I would
like
to
exchange thoughts, ideas, problems and fixes with other real
technicians.
Do
we need to start a new group for this? Most of these consumer or
hobbiest
types think we are all crooks, so why bother with them? I've tried to
help
them but they don't have even enough basic knowlege of electronics to
enable
any understanding of what I'm talking about. It seems to me that the
shop
owner and TV tech is labeled as a thief and a crook by most of these
people.
Well if it were easy, everyone would be able to fix their own TV. So,
any
real techs want to rise up out of this group and soar with the eagles?
Let's
help each other so we can help others and erase the bad complex about us
all
being thieves and crooks!

 

[Ross Mac]

More truths!....I found many years ago that there was a heck of lot more
money to be made in industrial electronics....Something about a million
dollar piece of automation sitting at thousands of dollars an hour!
They never minded paying me a $250 minimum charge for changing that 9 cent
capacitor! In fact they about broke their arm writing the check...life was
good...now I'm retired....wait a sec...now life is better!


"Baphomet" <fandaDEATH2SPAMMERS@catskill.net> wrote in message
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"Ross Mac" <macroeng@example.invalid> wrote in message
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Words of wisdom Baphomet! and Consumer electronics repair is a tough
path
to
riches!

but an easy path to poverty ;-)

"Baphomet" <fandaDEATH2SPAMMERS@catskill.net> wrote in message
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"Jack" <jmacgrath@cox.net> wrote in message
news:if_lb.29201$iq3.7348@okepread01...

Are there any real techs on here that work for a real shop or own
one?
It seems like there are mostly hobbiest types on here or consumer
types
looking for a quick answer to a complex problem. Stuff like "no
picture,
blown fuse, won't come on...ect..." Can we diverse this group into a
real
tech group so professionals can help each other? I don't have the
time
to
teach basic electronics and work professionaly as a TV tech. I would
like
to
exchange thoughts, ideas, problems and fixes with other real
technicians.
Do
we need to start a new group for this? Most of these consumer or
hobbiest
types think we are all crooks, so why bother with them? I've tried
to
help
them but they don't have even enough basic knowlege of electronics
to
enable
any understanding of what I'm talking about. It seems to me that the
shop
owner and TV tech is labeled as a thief and a crook by most of these
people.
Well if it were easy, everyone would be able to fix their own TV.
So,
any
real techs want to rise up out of this group and soar with the
eagles?
Let's
help each other so we can help others and erase the bad complex
about
us
all
being thieves and crooks!

When I first moved to the Catskills in '78, I.B.M. was downsizing and
there
were no engineering jobs available in the area and I no longer had any
interest in teaching. I had to do something to bring in some bucks so
I
established a consumer electronics repair service and did some free
lance
designing on the side.

Most of the t.v.'s in the area were still black and white tube jobs.
Much
of
my time was spent trying to convince people that it was a waste of
good
money to repair a twenty-five year old piece of crap that was
statiscally
doomed to break down soon after a repair was effected, regardless of
the
quality of the repair. Most took my advice and went to solid state
color,
with a rare few kicking and screaming.

When the powers that be saw that there were now color t.v.'s with
someone
who could maintain them honestly and reliably, they bought out the
local
rickety cable company, ran new lines and installed a quality head end.

About this time, consumer electronics were becoming a commodity item
and
using a loose rule of thumb that repair shouldn't cost more than 35%
of
replacement value, I now spent much of my effort convincing clients
that
it
was a more rational economic decision to replace rather than repair.

This was obviously not a good business model for success but defining
success on my own terms, i.e. putting myself out of business after
slogging
through the trenches for ten years, I still think I did the right
thing
and
sleep very well at night.

To get back to your orignial point that repair techs have a complex
about
being perceived as thieves and crooks, I say that if the shoe fits
wear
it.
I know that my clients, quite to the contrary, perceived me as being
brutally honest and they certainly appreciated that.

Now with the advent of large screen t.v. and HDTV, there is once again
a
lot
of head room to both be honest and to make a decent rate of return
because
of the relatively high price of these units. Like any other business,
repair
has it's white hats and it's black hats, it's super competent and it's
ultra
incompetent.

To address your comment about the users of this group, they are
extremely
diverse, many being engineers, hobbyists, tinkerers, novices, and yes,
some
looking for a quick solution to a problem, and a few who apparently
have
no
particular interest in electronics at all. It is precisely these
diverse
points of view and varied areas of expertise or lack of same that
makes
this
group so fascinating.

Nothing in this group precludes your exchanging ideas with other techs
in
the repair field, and if you feel that you don't have the time or
desire
to
help beginners with their questions, by all means feel free not to do
so.
Nobody here (except for a few of the usual suspects) will put you down
for
that.

 

[Baphomet]

"Ross Mac" <macroeng@example.invalid> wrote in message
news:44fnb.196174$0v4.15234165@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...

Words of wisdom Baphomet! and Consumer electronics repair is a tough path
to
riches!

but an easy path to poverty ;-)

"Baphomet" <fandaDEATH2SPAMMERS@catskill.net> wrote in message
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"Jack" <jmacgrath@cox.net> wrote in message
news:if_lb.29201$iq3.7348@okepread01...

Are there any real techs on here that work for a real shop or own one?
It seems like there are mostly hobbiest types on here or consumer
types
looking for a quick answer to a complex problem. Stuff like "no
picture,
blown fuse, won't come on...ect..." Can we diverse this group into a
real
tech group so professionals can help each other? I don't have the time
to
teach basic electronics and work professionaly as a TV tech. I would
like
to
exchange thoughts, ideas, problems and fixes with other real
technicians.
Do
we need to start a new group for this? Most of these consumer or
hobbiest
types think we are all crooks, so why bother with them? I've tried to
help
them but they don't have even enough basic knowlege of electronics to
enable
any understanding of what I'm talking about. It seems to me that the
shop
owner and TV tech is labeled as a thief and a crook by most of these
people.
Well if it were easy, everyone would be able to fix their own TV. So,
any
real techs want to rise up out of this group and soar with the eagles?
Let's
help each other so we can help others and erase the bad complex about
us
all
being thieves and crooks!

When I first moved to the Catskills in '78, I.B.M. was downsizing and
there
were no engineering jobs available in the area and I no longer had any
interest in teaching. I had to do something to bring in some bucks so I
established a consumer electronics repair service and did some free
lance
designing on the side.

Most of the t.v.'s in the area were still black and white tube jobs.
Much
of
my time was spent trying to convince people that it was a waste of good
money to repair a twenty-five year old piece of crap that was
statiscally
doomed to break down soon after a repair was effected, regardless of the
quality of the repair. Most took my advice and went to solid state
color,
with a rare few kicking and screaming.

When the powers that be saw that there were now color t.v.'s with
someone
who could maintain them honestly and reliably, they bought out the local
rickety cable company, ran new lines and installed a quality head end.

About this time, consumer electronics were becoming a commodity item and
using a loose rule of thumb that repair shouldn't cost more than 35% of
replacement value, I now spent much of my effort convincing clients that
it
was a more rational economic decision to replace rather than repair.

This was obviously not a good business model for success but defining
success on my own terms, i.e. putting myself out of business after
slogging
through the trenches for ten years, I still think I did the right thing
and
sleep very well at night.

To get back to your orignial point that repair techs have a complex
about
being perceived as thieves and crooks, I say that if the shoe fits wear
it.
I know that my clients, quite to the contrary, perceived me as being
brutally honest and they certainly appreciated that.

Now with the advent of large screen t.v. and HDTV, there is once again a
lot
of head room to both be honest and to make a decent rate of return
because
of the relatively high price of these units. Like any other business,
repair
has it's white hats and it's black hats, it's super competent and it's
ultra
incompetent.

To address your comment about the users of this group, they are
extremely
diverse, many being engineers, hobbyists, tinkerers, novices, and yes,
some
looking for a quick solution to a problem, and a few who apparently have
no
particular interest in electronics at all. It is precisely these diverse
points of view and varied areas of expertise or lack of same that makes
this
group so fascinating.

Nothing in this group precludes your exchanging ideas with other techs
in
the repair field, and if you feel that you don't have the time or desire
to
help beginners with their questions, by all means feel free not to do
so.
Nobody here (except for a few of the usual suspects) will put you down
for
that.