I think I get what you're saying.
It is almost a universal rule in sports to look where you want to go & not where you don't: If you're mountain biking on rugged singletrack, you want to look at your line & not that giant rut. If you focus on avoiding a tree well when snowboarding, you'll probably start heading that way.
So while it is good to be aware of your minimum revenue needs, it's probably better for your business to focus on getting the maximum possible.
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250 days a year is 5 days a week every week, only off for weekends and 5 holidays....that sounds like a lot of work. Way more work than I want to do. Just doin that math you all like so much
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Great response DenaliDad- That is what people should remember here,take away the meat and throw away the bones.
Almost everything in life is a negotiation,the better at it you are in business or life -then it is less likely you are the sucker in the room,because if you can't figure out who the sucker is well...........guess who is
Also remember there is a lot of competition and it spits out the weak, this is business getting
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excellent thread. thanks everyone for their advice. it's super helpful.
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Just learned how to plot elevation profiles in Google Earth. Here is an example of how it might affect your routing:
Pilot in Dunnigan, CA to Flying J in Lebec, CA via
I-5:
CA99:
Ask around at any California truck stop and almost everyone prefers I-5: it is 3 miles shorter, CHP is more lenient of 60+ mph speeds, and traffic density is lower. But as you can see from Google Earth, I-5 runs right against the coastal range which results in an additional 1700 feet in total elevation gain compared to Highway 99, which stays in the Central Valley. Sure, at 6 mpg those 3 extra miles cost 1/2 a gallon, but it takes more than 1/2 gallon of diesel to climb 1700 feet. And if you're a fuel miser, you're probably going 58mph or less which means, outside of rush hour, you'll be the slowest thing on 99.
To find elevation profiles:
1) Download google earth
2) Type in your destination in the search field
3) click "get directions"
4) Type in your origin
5) right-click anywhere on the highlighted route and select "show elevation profile"iledbett, csmith1281, MediumD and 7 others Thank this. -
must be only you natives prefer the 5
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