We received notice that our first loan was forgiven - we just applied for the second round. Our billings were down 30 - 45% for parts of 2020 but we kept everyone working. Didn't raise any pricing this year, gave a bit more in donations to the private schools and other heavily impacted customers we work with, gave 2015 pricing on a service contract to a hospitality industry customer. We're doing OK though, we're building construction and service related - even the mostly empty buildings still need service. Was talking to a building manager who works close to the big bronze bull near Wall Street. He said its been surreal, so few people about down there, so few in his building day to day.
I have a good Wall Street Story. Right after 9/11 they got generators powering the stock exchange, etc. right away. My cousin Johnny who works for Cat Diesel's engine shop rebuilding engines (and whole vehicles) was in charge of a 1 Megawatt tractor trailer sized generator on Broadway close to the bronze bull. There were porta-potties but he longed for a real bathroom. So he asked the guard at the door of the building he was powering if he could use the facilities. The guard immediately directed him up to an executive washroom on the 1st floor. Johnny said it was wonderful, the white tiles, the near silence - towels laid out attractively - he sat down in blissful repose. Then the lights went out.
He got down to the generator fast. The fuel tanks had external sight glasses for fuel level and the fuel oil truck drivers were instructed to check each sight glass and add fuel if needed. While Johnny was upstairs a driver decided to refill the tank and hit the emergency stop switch, located near the fuel fill, by mistake. The buildings chief engineer came outside and when Johnny asked him if he could shut off the buildings main breakers and then scale them in gradually once the generator was restarted and at speed he said, in no uncertain terms, NO - I need power right now. So Johnny started it. Johnny said "My god that big diesel howled like a banshee - I'd never heard anything like that - but it got right up to 60 cycles in no time - I didn't know you could do that".