I like to use fables to illustrate things. to make my point my favorite is the 5 blind guys that find a elephant as they are walking along holding a rope. the first guy feels the trunk. he says. this thing is like a snake. the second guy gets the tusk. he says. wrong. this is like spear. totally nothing like a snake. third guy gets the ear. he says. a fan boys. this thing is a fan. the 4th guy gets the leg. he says. you all are nuts. its like a tree. a huge tree with skin on it. the 5 guy gets the tail. he says. a rope fellas, a nasty one at that and now i gotta wash my hands. we are outa here.
on the use of e mail and voice mail messages. lots of times they do not get deliverd on time and sometimes NOT at all. assuming the other person got the first e mail is a major jump. I gets lots and I mean lots of e mails. they get lost. overlooked. arrive late like days later or maybe never. my phone no is 231-846-0346, if you are really interested in connecting , please use my cell phone. and then. I have a nextell with terrible recording qualities. that is why I ask to have you repeat your phone no twice and please add the area code. amazing how many people do not include the area code. folks say their numbers so fast that it is un recognizeable. pretend I am a wood haulig truck driver and you can really help me out by sayig it a little slower. on the voice mail it gets tore up and even twice repeating it its a amazing how many times i have to replay it.
MY point is. as we go through this wood quest we are both on. me looking for good customers and you looking for a good wood supplier. comumunication is most imparative and important. I delivered a load of 8 ft to Grand Haven that the guy throught it was a load of cut and split. we had talked many times. he asked lots of questions. we never ever hit on the fact it was 8 ft not split. either one of saw the elephat. he took the load. we both were blown away how far off we were.
no question is not worth asking. believe me there pops up one every now and then I had no clue could be even asked but for new buyers, no clue no clue no clue as to what they are getting innto. please ask. and ya gotta know this. I just love it. please humor me. wood people are a great bunch. this is the most fun I have had ever, and after 30 years of doing this. always something new
a place to share. I am going to have a new part of my webb site that is going to be like a book. everytihing I know about burning wood and handling firewood.
this is the first words on my new blog sectio of my webb site. thank you for stopping by. al cox