Quandry(was Help needed in Tuolumne County) [RE-wrenches]

[matthew tritt]

William,

It's taken care of. I have in fact agreed to go up there.

By the way, the folks with the problem live on land their family has lived
on for many, many years. This is not a solar job, it's a
generator/battery/inverter install. They're in the trees with very little
solar exposure.
The other parts of their extended family who also live on the property run
everything on propane with a bit of generator time in the evening for lights
and TVs. They have no phone service, have to get out by SnowCat in the
Winter and often are snowed-in for weeks at a time. Sounds like fun!

Matt


----- Original Message -----
From: "William Miller" <wrmiller at slonet.org>
To: <RE-wrenches at topica.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 9:48 AM
Subject: Re: Quandry(was Help needed in Tuolumne County) [RE-wrenches]


> At 08:34 AM 10/1/02 -0700, you wrote:
> >Matt, etal,
> >
> >What we need, IMO, is a national or
> >international organization like IPP, SEIA, or ??, that is funded to
> >the point where we can have a listing in every phone book with an
> >800#. A computer at the other end where you can key in your Zip Code
> >and get a list of member Wrenches within 100 miles or whatever.
>
>
> >Best, bob-O
> >
>
> Comrades:
>
> This is a quandry!
>
> It sounds like this woman has, in a round about way, connected with the
> organization that Bob-O describes, or as close to it as currently exists--
> the wrenches list.  Yet I don't believe that anyone has agreed to go and
> meet this woman and see if her problems can be resolved.  What do we do
> about that?
>
> Here is a customer that needs experienced help, yet it appears she's too
> far from anyone with experience.  Do we have an obligation for one of us
to
> put aside our busy schedules and easy money on local jobs and come to this
> woman's aid?
>
> On the other side of the coin, maybe this is one of these customers who
> just can't be pleased.  I wonder how the statement originated regarding
the
> "string of bad wrenches"?
>
> My quandry occurs when I have to charge a remote customer hundreds of
> dollars more to install a system than I would someone who lives closer.  I
> do realize that anyone moving to the country better understand it costs to
> live remotely.
>
> Several times I've proposed remote installations where I would supervise a
> local electrician.  This would be done by arranging an initial site
> meeting, I would specify equipment and plans and be available for
telephone
> consultations.  I would also make one or two visits as the job progressed.
> None of these jobs jelled, but I still believe it is a valid concept.  (I
> suspect several of them didn't jell because the local electrician got
cocky
> and told the customer they didn't need me).
>
> If no one else has made arrangements with this customer, I'll call her and
> see if I can help, using my remote management plan.  It is a 5 hour drive
> for me (one way), but I have a network of friends in that area and maybe I
> can assist.  If someone else is closer and would consider consulting, I
> could hunt up an electrician to be the guy or gal on the ground, so to
> speak.  Let me know.
>
> William Miller
>
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