Judge Roy Lam could easily have been mistaken for a hang-em-high judge from a Clint Eastwood western movie! His demeanor could have scared-straight even the hardest of criminals. While arguing a case before another District Magistrate Judge where the deadbeat customer’s lawyer clearly sensed he was losing the case, he announced I had chosen the wrong venue (District Court for our business area) and should have filed charges against his client in her district. I asked him if he would really want to have me bring this case before Judge Roy Lam? He, realizing that would be a fool’s errand on his part, wisely threw in the towel. We secured full judgment and, finally, got paid.
Judge Lam wasn’t always a client, but after arguing a few deadbeat cases before him, he started using our PHVAC services. He had several stately row home apartment buildings in our downtown business district with antique one-pipe vapor steam systems. Vapor steam systems operate on just a few ounces of steam pressure instead of pounds as many became when the original boilers were replaced that incorporated a pressuretrol. Replacing the pressuretrol reduces steam pressure, which also reduces operating costs. Why? Great question! As steam pressure rises, its volume is compacted and more energy is required to produce more steam to fill the same void. Vapor steam systems are also quieter.