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my father has a koi pond, it's a LOT of work to keep going well, but it's cool to have.

x2 lol.... The hangover reminded me exactly of another movie, I can't remember which one though. That would be dude wheres my car yes it would!!

x2 lol.... The hangover reminded me exactly of another movie, I can't remember which one though.

I had netflix for a while, and loved it. But eventually the point came where there was nothing else I wanted to watch, and I would have a movie for months, which is a waste. I cancelled when I paid like 50 dollars to not even watch some crappy movie I didn't want to see in the first place lol. Up until that point though, I loved it, and never had a problem.

remember that eating is only 1 of the 3 reasons why bass strike. Like said above, i've caught fish on baits that were pretty close to their size, and there's zero chance they could have actually swallowed the bait.

what might be better, and easier, is keep a log of the lake. Draw a simple map, make notes of what you caught, when you caught it, what time of year, etc. After a while, you'll be able to see the areas that you catch fish, and the areas that you don't.

I tend to agree. Giving him a kit would give him something to do during these looooooong winter months . A gift card is good but some people construe a gift card as "not putting much thought into the gift." It just depends, I guess, on where your b-friend stands and how picky he is. that sounds like more of a woman thing than a guy thing lol

I had between 7-9 inches saturday, and we're expecting more tonight. It's different here though, I have a cord of wood in my garage, and good snow tires lol. So just another day

now delete this post before he sees it! 8-)

x2... gift card.

if this is someone you don't really know, I can see that. But a very good friend of 13 years? Definitely say something. You don't have to be a dick about it, but at least bring it up. Because if you don't, you will most certainly regret it down the road. You probably know him better than anyone, and if you truly think it's a mistake speak up.

I'm not familiar with this particular program, but here's a few common things to look for when you can't import footage. How are you playing the footage back? If out of a camera, make sure the camera is set to Playback Mode, not record mode. Check that you're using the appropriate import settings. Make sure you have enough memory on the computer, and it's fast enough to process the video. Are you using a firewire? What kind of wires are you running into the computer?

I completely disagree about it not making a difference where you're from. Majority of people that walk through our doors either know someone who was screwed over, or have read the horror stories, and are simply not willing to pay in full prior to their event. We are succesful at getting payments, and very, very rarely have problems, like I have said many times.

absolutely is the case, unfortunately. Like I said though, it's almost never a problem, maybe once or twice a year, and it covers the production costs. For the amount of problems we have, it's just not worth it to change the policy and risk losing clients over it. (which would no doubt happen)

I agree... One of the big reasons why people that do so many weddings keep finals for afterwards as well is the cost of production... When you're doing a wedding here and there, it's not a big deal. But when you're doing 20-25 weddings a weekend, and then have to produce albums or videos, there's tremendous cost associated with that. So it makes it easier on cash flow as well. But, also keep in mind that I mentioned about how many companies go out of business in this area, simply because there are so many companies. That being said, majority of people will simply not pay in full prior to the event. Around here, everyone has heard the horror story about paying in full, and the company goes belly up, and then they're screwed. Regardless of what I could provide in terms of referrals, if I told someone they would have to pay in full prior to the wedding for the video, I could almost guarantee that I would never hear from them again. New jersey/nyc is it's own world in terms of weddings, things are VERY different here than other parts of the country, and I know several large companies that tanked recently, literally leaving thousands screwed on their wedding day. All over the news, all over the papers, and what that creates is a nervous customer. These people talk, they go on wedding forums like theknot.com and weddingwire, they go to bridal shows and talk to other brides.... make a post in the new jersey wedding section of theknot.com and ask how many people would be willing to pay for video in full prior to the wedding... I can tell you the answer without doing that though.

Our dj's do that as well. Most video/photo companies in the area save a video payment for afterwards, so it's tough to get everything up front because that's what people are used to. Not true. Most - myself included - get their payment UP FRONT. No money, I'm not their to photograph the event. This includes their print package. Most people have only one or three weddings, there's nothing for them to be "used to." You can't compare an area such as rochester to that of New Jersey/NY City. Keep in mind, I said "In my area". We do about 6-700 events a year, as do many of our competitors. 99.9% of photographers and videographers save a payment for after the wedding. When I said what they're "used to" I mean in terms of what other companies are telling them. With the amount of companies going out of business people are very weary, and most ask if they can keep more money for afterwards. It's a whole new beast in this area. For our area, it is most certainly the industry standard, and no reputable company asks for payment in full up front. But again, it's a lil different here. We probably have more companies going out of business on a regular basis than you guys have total wedding business.

I've lived in jersey for all 28 years of my life, and outside the jersey shore I have never seen anyone like that lol...

final payments are small, if we don't get the final payment we're not going to go out of business lol. But we've had a bunch of people give bad checks, and what it comes down to is it's not worth going to court for $400. Takes too much time, money, etc. Plus, with it being the standard in the industry, our bookings would suffer if we asked for all the money prior to their event. Our DJ's get paid in full prior, but it's different with the video. 99.9% of the time there is no issue on either side of the business.

enjoy those space monkeys, they're killer 8-)

the owner called them like I don't understand is wrong with you... they had our receptionist in tears, m-f'ing her up the wall in front of other clients. Thank god the other clients clearly were able to see that they were insane. My guess is they were planning on giving a bad check lol.

Our dj's do that as well. Most video/photo companies in the area save a video payment for afterwards, so it's tough to get everything up front because that's what people are used to.

yep, couldn't believe it...

so I get a call from the office today, someone came to pick up their wedding video. Now I specifically told them final payments are to be made with cash, certified check, or money order only. (which is also in their contract) No personal checks or credit cards are accepted. They knew this, agreed to this, and said they would bring a money order. Well, they decided to bring a personal check anyways. When they were told we wouldn't take it, they started screaming about how we're racist and wouldn't take it because she's puerto rican and she's going to report us for being racists lol.... I mean come on, how rediculous is that. i couldn't beleive it when I heard that. I feel bad for the poor receptionist who had to deal with them.

you southern guys are funny, 3-5" and everyone freaks out lol... we had 3 1/2 inches 2 months ago. just seems funny to hear talk about closing the roads for a few inches of snow lol. I love the snow... imo, nothing is better than having a big snow storm, getting a roaring fire going, and kicking back and having a drink.

I've never had any problems, but a buddy of mine who's a DJ has had a few packages get banged up in shipping. They always take care of it, but I don't think they were too quick about it.