What did you do today?

[DarisMulkin]

20 years ago they still made decent carpet
Some will get wrinkles easier than others. Pad type makes a big difference, room size and shape come into play and so does the walking areas.
If it was installed in the summer and it was hot, that might be a #1 reason that a kicker was successful.
A kicker rarely works so your installation is an exception.
Most carpets that I've restretched were done with a power stretcher, but using a stinger, not wall to wall stretcher tubes.

The stinger has kind of taken over the industry even though it is not recomended. If you got carpet that is 20 years old its should be time to replace it.

 

[MSLI]

The stinger has kind of taken over the industry even though it is not recomended. If you got carpet that is 20 years old its should be time to replace it.

Editing take 2 :

That knee kicking job was 12 years old and it needed replacing, but what I’m trying to engage is ‘ how ‘ we do what we do, not the outcome.

So to sum up, we have three installation methods for stretch in Carpet. The Most popular to the least popular, Knee Kicker, Stinger Power Stretcher, and then the industry standard, Power Stretching Poles.

These three parallel methods traveling through the installation world are subject to choice or free will and without penalties, incentives or monitoring, acceptance of the different choices seems to makes good common sense…… Will criticism help? No probably not. We are creatures who respond more positively to praise, believe it or not. Consciously we may so no way, but subconsciously we react as yes !

SO ! ….What role do we play, as ‘ Standard Keeper’s’ in the Carpet Installation world? And ! In other areas of life ?

 

[highup]

Editing take 2 :

That knee kicking job was 12 years old and it needed replacing, but what I’m trying to engage is ‘ how ‘ we do what we do, not the outcome.

So to sum up, we have three installation methods for stretch in Carpet. The Most popular to the least popular, Knee Kicker, Stinger Power Stretcher, and then the industry standard, Power Stretching Poles.

These three parallel methods traveling through the installation world are subject to choice or free will and without penalties, incentives or monitoring, acceptance of the different choices seems to makes good common sense…… Will criticism help? No probably not. We are creatures who respond more positively to praise, believe it or not. Consciously we may so no way, but subconsciously we react as yes !

SO ! ….What role do we play, as ‘ Standard Keeper’s’ in the Carpet Installation world? And ! In other areas of life ?

I'm Polish.... always have beenski.

 

[C.J.]

Editing take 2 :

That knee kicking job was 12 years old and it needed replacing, but what I’m trying to engage is ‘ how ‘ we do what we do, not the outcome.

So to sum up, we have three installation methods for stretch in Carpet. The Most popular to the least popular, Knee Kicker, Stinger Power Stretcher, and then the industry standard, Power Stretching Poles.

These three parallel methods traveling through the installation world are subject to choice or free will and without penalties, incentives or monitoring, acceptance of the different choices seems to makes good common sense…… Will criticism help? No probably not. We are creatures who respond more positively to praise, believe it or not. Consciously we may so no way, but subconsciously we react as yes !

SO ! ….What role do we play, as ‘ Standard Keeper’s’ in the Carpet Installation world? And ! In other areas of life ?

Interesting read. Kinda sums it up. Nothing personal, it’s just business.

https://backgroundproof.com/yes-it-is-ethical-to-lie/

 

[highup]

Lies have different levels.

"I'm booked all next week"

(I'll be drunk all week, it's summer break)

"The Hilti hammer drill was in the tool cabinet last time I looked"

(Oh Lord, I hope they don't have a camera )

"I'm a rocket scientist, but I decided that installing carpet would be more fulfilling"

("I hope they don't ask which college)

 

[MSLI]

Interesting read. Kinda sums it up. Nothing personal, it’s just business.

https://backgroundproof.com/yes-it-is-ethical-to-lie/

Interestingly slippery and we’ve all been on that lying climb towards success, but once we get there, will we re-boot ourselves back to truth telling or will we make the association, lies equal success ? ….. and then, when Fred catches you in one, will you have to pay him off ? …. Reality is Slippery indeed.

 

[C.J.]

Interestingly slippery and we’ve all been on that lying climb towards success, but once we get there, will we re-boot ourselves back to truth telling or will we make the association, lies equal success ? ….. and then, when Fred catches you in one, will you have to pay him off ? …. Reality is Slippery indeed.

Different set of rules for making money vs being a good person. I suspect the attempt at combining the two would be a ‘Christian’ run business. I’ve worked for one once and never have I ever done so much free work in my life, and not by my choosing, all in the name of being a good person. Don’t know about you but when I go to work I do so to make money, so obviously that relationship was short lived. To this day if I see a business that advertises that they are ‘Christian’, I won’t do business with them no matter what. We can be friendly towards each other but that’s it as far as our relationship regarding money will go.

 

[MSLI]

Different set of rules for making money vs being a good person. I suspect the attempt at combining the two would be a ‘Christian’ run business. I’ve worked for one once and never have I ever done so much free work in my life, and not by my choosing, all in the name of being a good person. Don’t know about you but when I go to work I do so to make money, so obviously that relationship was short lived. To this day if I see a business that advertises that they are ‘Christian’, I won’t do business with them no matter what. We can be friendly towards each other but that’s it as far as our relationship regarding money will go.

Nice point C. J. …. IF 40 years younger and 40 points higher on the IQ chart, my goal would be to start a Secular Church An oxymoron, but they do exist….. Morals, Values, Decorum, Dignity, Responsibility, Respect etc etc. Is there really a need to scare us into eternal suffering ? Anywho I believe we can find a balanced solution for successful moneymaking and keep the lies far and few.