RE: You're Invited! [Jon]

As the old saw goes.... Q: How do you make a small fortune in the chandlery business? A: Well, first you start with a large fortune.... Alfred Poor 1969 Cal 29 #132, "Pentaquod" Sounds to me like you've just identified a market opportunity! Take it yourself or try to talk Roger into it! Could be fun. ~Jon On the plus side, I do have a variety of sailing gear stores to go to, just less convenient. Also, Vikings Boat Supply (one hundred yards from where my racing CAL 25 lives) just shut down. Retirement of the 38 year owner. Oh, well. Cheers Charlie Annapolis

Alfred Poor wrote: > As the old saw goes.... > > Q: How do you make a small fortune in the chandlery business? > > A: Well, first you start with a large fortune.... > > The guy who runs the little yard that launches and stores my boat for the winter is busy making a small fortune. It's quite small, as far as I can see. He's not going to get rich off me. So I do try to express my thanks for his work whenever I can. One day I was in to schedule my launch, and I was waiting for him to get off the phone. Another guy came in, walked behind the counter, and started to leaf through the big calendar. I figured it was an employee, checking to see what needed to be done. Turns out it was another customer, who was just helping himself to the calendar. If looks could kill.... But when I asked for a date, I got squeezed in for a very convenient time. It was evident that a bit of humility went a long way, and that jerks fell to the bottom of the list. Most of us like to get thanks for being accommodating. It's always pleasant when somebody says "thank you." So I try to remember to do it. Chris Campbell