I don't know where they came up with that number. We had a contract that stipulates a $25-per-day rental, $25 per service of each unit and $25 if the toilet is moved. That doesn't add up to $150.

We were told by state emergency management director Jack Colley, 'Do what you need to do to get your county up and running. We did that. We used generators to get our water system running again. But after the fact everyone started coming in and picking nits and suddenly they weren't going to pay for these things.

I expected to have to fight with the federal government. I didn't expect to fight with the state. It seems public assistance has been more like a public adversary.

I walked out to the car or truck and gave him his uniform because it's the day to turn them in. I said to be sure to get me a paper, Babe, and be careful.

You specialize in something until one day you find it is specializing in you.

We're pleased with the outcome of the program. It was our objective from day one to have multiple suppliers of RFID technology licensed under Intermec. Customers want choices, and there are multiple suppliers. Gen 2 products are going to start coming to market, and customers would have started asking their suppliers if their products were licensed by Intermec, so we wanted to clear that up. It would not be fair for us to hold our technology captive.