
	Friday Fax A Weekly Summary of Polywater^® News of Incredible Importance

Issue #585

Polywater^® +Silicone Type NN^™

Water in conduit tends to wash off lubricant and increase cable pulling tension. Previous articles have discussed the use of Polywater +Silicone Type NN as the recommended lubricant for such pulls. This is more than marketing hype. Consider this testimonial from Florida Power & Light describing feedback from the utility contractor doing test pulls in water-filled ducts: "Guys, I just talked to Benny P., who pulled in 2 runs of 3000' of copper feeder cable under the intercoastal. Of course he forgot to call me when he did the pull, but that’s ok, because the pull went well. He could not stop talking about how wonderful the cable lube was. He thought he was doing something wrong because he said he was pulling in the cable for a while with the truck just in idle. When the cable came out the other end, the conduit was pouring out water, the manhole was full of water, but the cable came out still covered in cable lube. He described it as a 'piece of cake' pull. He ended up using 40 buckets of lube. He has 10 left over. He said he may have another cable crossing job in Stuart that if he gets, he will find a way to collect some data on the pull because he is curious to know just how much less tension it takes with the NN lube. So you have a happy customer. Nice job to Polywater and their mad scientists (I mean that in a nice way) on their product. Thanks, Alex Pantouris, Distribution Product Engineering."

Updating Price Quotes

In conjunction with the general price increase announced last week, all special quotes should be reviewed and increased where possible. This includes many special order products not listed on the published price sheet. How high should they go? Well ... a good place to start is as much as possible or at least the same percentage the product increased on the price sheet. Special quotes that somehow managed to avoid previous increases will be scrutinized and may need to rise even more. Here's a tip to make future price increases easier on special quotes: tie them to price schedule changes so quoted prices automatically change in relation. Offer distributors a percentage discount rather than a flat dollar price. When the published price rises, their discounted price rises proportionally.

Feel free to participate in this Polywater Christmas Party Survey for chance at a prize drawing. All Polywater employees are completing this survey as well. The results will be shared at the annual Christmas party to be held next week. "Correct" answers will form the basis for prize awards. Fun! Fun! Fun!

Non-sequitur alert: I'm thinking of starting an Internet site where people could upload their Christmas-related home videos. I'll call it "YuleTube.com."

The Friday Fax Editor's Joke of the Week

The Joke

Nine Dangerous Phrases Women Use. 1) Fine: This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up. 2) Five Minutes: If she's getting dressed, this means a half hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you've just been given five more minutes to watch the game before helping around the house. 3) Nothing: This is the calm before the storm. This means something, and you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with Nothing usually end in Fine. 4) Go Ahead: This is a dare, not permission. Don't Do It! 5) Loud Sigh: This is actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often misunderstood by men. It means she thinks you're an idiot and wonders why she's wasting her time standing there arguing with you about Nothing (refer back to #3 for the meaning of Nothing). 6) That's Okay: This is one of the most dangerous statements a women can make to a man. That's Okay means she wants to think long and hard before deciding how and when you'll pay for your mistake. 7) Thanks: A woman is thanking you, do not question or faint. Just say you're welcome. 8) Whatever: Is a woman's way of saying "Screw you!" 9) Don't worry about it, I got it: Another dangerous statement, meaning this is something that a woman has told a man to do several times, but is now doing herself. This will later result in a man asking "What's wrong?" For the woman's response refer to #3.

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