Hi,
Yes to all of the above.
Additionally, while my information may be out of date now, as recently
as just a couple of years ago, the "rate" for outside service calls was
$50/call...and, one had to phone home to get authorization for more.
And, yes...lots of Kool-Aid.
To be fair to those of our colleagues who, for their own reasons, do
that work, I prefer to bear in mind the pay and issues that go with the
kind of control being maintained over their hours; and remain thankful
that virtually never do I have to work on such instruments.
For me, it's also worth remembering that the company has been aware of
the problems with the scales of both the various iterations of the 1098
and the K52. The long-standing reason that nothing has been (or will be
done) is that such high percentages of each of those lines wind up in
one of two places: First is institutions (of whatever type); and Second
is private homes. If the latter, nearly 90% of those instruments wound
up getting traded in for grands, often within five years.
In any event, I wouldn't be looking for any "relief".
Kind regards.
Horace
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...and more than likely, someone who has drunk their Kool-Aid.
Alan
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