Comments for Karl Weir http://www.karlweir.com Thoughts about life, business, technology and lifes changes. Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:13:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Insurance Claims and Contract Work – Ouch! by Auto Insurance In Warren http://www.karlweir.com/?p=183&cpage=1#comment-79 Auto Insurance In Warren Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:13:12 +0000 http://www.karlweir.com/?p=183#comment-79 Hrmm that was weird, my comment got eaten. Anyway I wanted to say that it’s nice to know that someone else also mentioned this as I had trouble finding the same info elsewhere. This was the first place that told me the answer. Thanks. Hrmm that was weird, my comment got eaten. Anyway I wanted to say that it’s nice to know that someone else also mentioned this as I had trouble finding the same info elsewhere. This was the first place that told me the answer. Thanks.

]]> Comment on Social Networking for Business by Dolly Galjour http://www.karlweir.com/?p=38&cpage=1#comment-73 Dolly Galjour Wed, 19 May 2010 02:04:35 +0000 http://www.karlweir.com/?p=38#comment-73 Very interesting info. Karl. I enjoyed your input. Dolly G. Very interesting info. Karl.
I enjoyed your input.
Dolly G.

]]> Comment on Insurance Claims and Contract Work – Ouch! by Geoff Bennetts http://www.karlweir.com/?p=183&cpage=1#comment-72 Geoff Bennetts Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:54:20 +0000 http://www.karlweir.com/?p=183#comment-72 Dear author, I'm a HVAC contractor in California and I am interested in doing insurance work ie doing repair/installation work for insurance claims. I am wondering if you can tell me anything about where to start. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Geoff Dear author,
I’m a HVAC contractor in California and I am interested in doing insurance work ie doing repair/installation work for insurance claims. I am wondering if you can tell me anything about where to start. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Geoff

]]> Comment on Insurance Claims and Contract Work – Ouch! by Glenn Moore http://www.karlweir.com/?p=183&cpage=1#comment-62 Glenn Moore Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:56:24 +0000 http://www.karlweir.com/?p=183#comment-62 After 20+ years of owning a house, we had our first experience with home insurance a while ago. I must say I was pleasantly surprised at the fact it was a good one. After we got home from a two week vacation, we discovered that (just about) all our electronics in our house were dead. To this day, we do not know what really happened, but the prevailing theory is either a close lightening strike or a power surge. Interestingly I probably came out ahead even though I didn't try or really desire too. About two months before our vacation, I had built a media room with a ceiling projector, AV receiver, and other electronic goodies. I had bought most of the stuff (a bit used) off ebay to keep costs somewhat down. When the insurance company came, the collected all our dead electronics to see what they could fix. They were able to fix a few things (like the xbox), but the vast majority of it, they said was unrepairable (even though there were no signs of damage...the device would not turn on). Hence they sourced out a replacement item for each item, sourced out the price and totaled it all up. Well you know electronics - each year they get more powerful and cheaper. Hence with the total amount the insurance company provided us, I was easily able to replace all the items - often with a newer model. So I was quite happy, I replaced all my items with items a little newer (not too much) with a few new features and came in a bit under budget to what the insurance company offered me. Other than what seemed like a long time for the electronics subcontractors to determine what was fixable and what was not, I was very pleased with the timeliness and fairness of my company. Quite impressed. After 20+ years of owning a house, we had our first experience with home insurance a while ago. I must say I was pleasantly surprised at the fact it was a good one. After we got home from a two week vacation, we discovered that (just about) all our electronics in our house were dead. To this day, we do not know what really happened, but the prevailing theory is either a close lightening strike or a power surge. Interestingly I probably came out ahead even though I didn’t try or really desire too. About two months before our vacation, I had built a media room with a ceiling projector, AV receiver, and other electronic goodies. I had bought most of the stuff (a bit used) off ebay to keep costs somewhat down. When the insurance company came, the collected all our dead electronics to see what they could fix. They were able to fix a few things (like the xbox), but the vast majority of it, they said was unrepairable (even though there were no signs of damage…the device would not turn on). Hence they sourced out a replacement item for each item, sourced out the price and totaled it all up. Well you know electronics – each year they get more powerful and cheaper. Hence with the total amount the insurance company provided us, I was easily able to replace all the items – often with a newer model. So I was quite happy, I replaced all my items with items a little newer (not too much) with a few new features and came in a bit under budget to what the insurance company offered me. Other than what seemed like a long time for the electronics subcontractors to determine what was fixable and what was not, I was very pleased with the timeliness and fairness of my company. Quite impressed.

]]> Comment on Re-Education Complete, Now Get Some Experience! by Glenn Moore http://www.karlweir.com/?p=181&cpage=1#comment-60 Glenn Moore Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:44:30 +0000 http://www.karlweir.com/?p=181#comment-60 Quite often they say a change is better than a rest. Are you finding this true in your new career? You used to be involved with IT, Change Management, Applications, ERP, etc. For those of us still in that field, we tend to get fatigue with all the work, which project after project starts to feel the same. I often wonder myself if I was to go and do something completely different (like climbing up on roofs and making assessments of damages) if that change would reinvigorate me.... Quite often they say a change is better than a rest. Are you finding this true in your new career? You used to be involved with IT, Change Management, Applications, ERP, etc. For those of us still in that field, we tend to get fatigue with all the work, which project after project starts to feel the same. I often wonder myself if I was to go and do something completely different (like climbing up on roofs and making assessments of damages) if that change would reinvigorate me….

]]> Comment on The Downside of Telecommuting by Chuck Wilsker http://www.karlweir.com/?p=20&cpage=1#comment-7 Chuck Wilsker Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:28:53 +0000 http://www.karlweir.com/?p=20#comment-7 many other organizations lay off the office workers first as costs related to at home workers are usually much less while, as you noted, productivity is higher. management obviously didn't do a good job at thinking this one out. Good luck, Chuck Wilsker President & CEO The Telework Coalition A nonprofit organization Enabling and Supporting the Advancement of Virtual, Mobile, and Distributed Work through Research, Education, Technology, and Legislation www.TelCoa.org Chuck@TelCoa.org 202-266-0046, Ext.101 many other organizations lay off the office workers first as costs related to at home workers are usually much less while, as you noted, productivity is higher.
management obviously didn’t do a good job at thinking this one out.

Good luck,

Chuck Wilsker
President & CEO
The Telework Coalition
A nonprofit organization Enabling and Supporting the
Advancement of Virtual, Mobile, and Distributed Work
through Research, Education, Technology, and Legislation
http://www.TelCoa.org
Chuck@TelCoa.org
202-266-0046, Ext.101

]]> Comment on Be Prepaired to get Tossed Under the Bus by Glenn http://www.karlweir.com/?p=36&cpage=1#comment-2 Glenn Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:54:55 +0000 http://www.karlweir.com/?p=36#comment-2 Hey Karl, sorry to hear about your employment situation. I am quite impressed by your postings though. Good advice to anyone being terminated. It sounds like it was a bit tough and almost harder on your employer than you. However you seem to have a good attitude about it. I am still here at IBM, although we had some layoffs a while back. Slowly things are picking up here. I have pretty much kept myself off the bench and weathering this storm with a contract in Calgary. It is tough commuting each week, but I am glad to have a job. Besides my current client is great and that makes up for a lot of the trouble with the travel. Glenn Hey Karl, sorry to hear about your employment situation. I am quite impressed by your postings though. Good advice to anyone being terminated. It sounds like it was a bit tough and almost harder on your employer than you. However you seem to have a good attitude about it.

I am still here at IBM, although we had some layoffs a while back. Slowly things are picking up here. I have pretty much kept myself off the bench and weathering this storm with a contract in Calgary. It is tough commuting each week, but I am glad to have a job. Besides my current client is great and that makes up for a lot of the trouble with the travel.

Glenn

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