“All these guys are really good at what they do, but they can always improve. And, this is an opportunity to fine tune their skills so they're at their peak performance.”
“If all I do is break even for three years, is it a good deal? The answer is yes. It puts us on a different growth (in expenses) curve. And it's a good deal for the employees, too, because they came out ahead with the board contributions.”
“We're using the smoke to practice search techniques in a smoky environment to be able to find victims. It's a lot smokier than a regular fire. It can be as smoky, but we'd ventilate to get the smoke out.”