Greetings!
FAIR TRADES!
Will Rogers said, "The more that learn to read the less learn how to make a living. That's one thing about a little education. It spoils you for actual work. The more you know the more you think somebody owes you a living."
The Record recently carried a "Dear Abby" column on tradespeople that made a whole bunch of sense to me. Hardly a week goes by without our hearing how costly higher education has become and how students and their parents are often being saddled with debt for their student's education that will take years and years to pay off. Of course, that is providing that someone with a degree in Medieval Studies is employable. And one out of two graduates are not finding a job. Even lawyers are not being snapped up anymore. Is there an alternative? Dear Abby wrote, "Tradespeople keep this country up and running" and how true that is. How often have you had an accounting emergency? But when the toilet overflows or the power goes off or the car stops running we panic. Where would we be without electricians, masons, and welders? The WOR radio "Car Doctor", Ron Ananian, says, "Good mechanics are not expensive, they are priceless." How right he is!
Sadly, skilled tradespeople do not get the respect their knowledge deserves and fewer younger people are stepping into the work that is truly hands-on. In case you have not noticed, these people make very good money (Have you had your car fixed lately?) but what they do does not seem to be highly regarded. As noted before, there are lots of college grads living at home, unable to find a job that will pay a living wage AND pay off their obligations. Meanwhile roofers are shingling, carpenters are building, electricians are wiring. If you think wallpapering is so simple, try putting up a patterned one in an old house. Maybe they drive pick up trucks or vans but those vehicles do not belong to Mommy and Daddy.
Book sense is not always common sense. Many times graduating students find out that in the real world, things are different than they were told in the bastions of learning from which they just matriculated. They have to start the process all over again, finding what counts outside the Ivy League. People in the trades get started earlier, get their hands dirty and get on with making a living without being burdened with loans to pay back.
Plying a trade requires every bit as much "higher education" as a Bachelor of Science degree but usually without acquiring a mountain of debt. Trade crafts need to be encouraged or there will be no one to patch the roof, stop the leak, fix the transmission, repair the short, or build the brick wall. If you disagree, see how far you get with a fancy computer and a BS, BA, Master's Degree or Doctorate.
It is time to reboot!
Sincerely,
Bob Hibler, Gamka Sales Co., Inc. |
Are you still on tracks?
Well, maybe you shouldn't be. If you are doing excavations in an urban area, tracked excavators are slower than molasses when moving from job to job. Load them on a trailer, chain them down, move to the next location, you know the drill. Truck, trailer, driver time = $$$! If you want productivity you need speed! Wacker Neuson has a better idea, excavators on wheels that go as fast as 25 MPH!  In the 60 minutes it takes to load/unload a tracked excavator, you could be digging! How often do you move your machine each day? With a wheeled excavator you can save 60 minutes each time. That's two hours for every round trip to one job site. In 12 minutes you can get to your job 5 miles away with no trucking. Just calculate the savings:
- Within a 25 mile work radius, be anywhere in an hour
- No Trailer/space restrictions
- Easy access to narrow roads
- Travel on asphalt without damage to the road
- Navigate downtown areas with ease (no trailer)
Maneuverability is key. Want to know more? Click on Wacker Neuson 6503 and 9503 Wheeled Excavators Brochure Wacker Neuson offers two year/2,000 hour complete machine warranty coverage and optional extended service plan menus that go to five years/5,000 hours. Qualified buyers can apply for generous financing programs too.
Call Gamka or drop by our showroom and we will fill you in on the details.  For additional information call Gamka!
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They call it FALL because of what the leaves do. It is time to go from Mowers to Blowers!
  | | Fleet Discounts for Qualified Purchases and Financing too! |
Blowers, Chain Saws, Walk Behind, Ride On and Zero Turn Mowers,Tractors, Trimmers, Tillers, Utility Vehicles, Brush Cutters & MORE--- See 'em for yourself! You may be surprised at how easy it can be to update your commercial equipment fleet or lawn and garden power tools at home with great savings. Put your list together and come on down to Gamka HQ and see the Husqvarna line of outdoor power products on display in our showroom. Give a look! There is even financing for qualified purchasers. Unlike the big box stores where you go home with a big box, Gamka will set up your machine, test run it, even deliver it! Yes, there is a charge for that but we can do it better than most of you can. Also, unlike the big box stores, we do warranty repairs and service what we sell. We also have generators, pumps and lots more. Gamka does other outdoor equipment repairs on nearly all makes so if your present machine is not running this is the time to arrange to fix it. Gamka's doors are open Monday through Friday, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm. |
About Gamka Sales Co., Inc.
We are a distributor of a wide variety of construction and landscaper products. Gamka's business is in equipment sales and rentals, outdoor power equipment (lawn mowers, chainsaws, leaf blowers, snow throwers, etc.) for landscapers and homeowners, construction chemicals, thermal and moisture protection, diamond cutting, hardware, concrete accessories and safety equipment. We are family run and our World Headquarters is located in Edison, NJ. Gamka's truck fleet delivers all over New Jersey, Metropolitan New York and Philadelphia. To serve our outside customers, we have field account managers who call on contractors on jobs and in their offices. Inside our 60,000 square foot building we have a 2,000 sq. ft. show room where our sales counter handles walk-in customers and telephone calls. Our inventory lists more than 46,000 line items. We rent over 1,700 pieces of machinery. There are 12,000 parts in stock and our service department repairs our customers' equipment and what we sell and rent. Gamka performs warranty work on the equipment it sells, in house. Information on all of this and much more can be found on our website, www.gamka.com . We offer our customers application-engineered solutions to their problems and many financing options for those who qualify. We have established ourselves in the concrete market niche and are known by our customers as the concrete experts. If you have anything to do with concrete, from placing it to restoring it and every stage in between, Gamka can help. We have the answers.This year marks our 26th anniversary!
As the construction industry and our customers evolve, so do we.
Gamka Sales Co., Inc.
983 New Durham Road
Edison, New Jersey 08817
888-248-1400
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