[Public-List] At the Toronto Boat Show

[John Birch]

Oh we have 'em up here alright, we just make them Mayor of Toronto, so we 
can keep track of 'em

Kinda clever, eh ; )

John

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "daniel joseph walker" <dsailormon at Yahoo.com>
To: "Gordon Laco" <mainstay at csolve.net>
Cc: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2014 2:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Public-List] At the Toronto Boat Show


> Guess the u.s. doesn't have all the idiots after all
>
>
> Gordon Laco <mainstay at csolve.net> wrote:
>
>>Thought you folks would like this ­ I wrote out a transcript of this real,
>>honest to goodness true conversation I had with a visitor at my booth here
>>at the Toronto Show...
>>
>>
>>Client:  ³are you Gord Laco?²
>>
>>Me:  ³yes²
>>
>>C: ³my friend Ralph (I forget the real name) told me I need to talk to 
>>you²
>>
>>M: What can I do for you?
>>
>>C: I understand you have a business refinishing boat¹s bottoms...
>>
>>M: sorry, I don¹t.
>>
>>C: My friend says you do.
>>
>>M: Sorry, I don¹t.  We import and distribute Epifanes Yacht coatings, 
>>build
>>Voyager Self Steering Vanes... Etc etc etc
>>
>>C: I need the bottom of my boat sand blasted and refinished.  Can you do
>>that for me?
>>
>>M: sorry, no.
>>
>>C: when did you stop doing bottoms?
>>
>>M: I never did, I don¹t even do my own boat.
>>
>>C: Would you do my boat?
>>
>>M: Sorry, no.
>>
>>C: how can I get my boat¹s bottom refinished?
>>
>>M: well I suppose you can do it yourself, it¹s messy work, or have a pro 
>>do
>>it for you.
>>
>>C: what would that cost?
>>
>>M: I don¹t know.
>>
>>C: do you have a price list?
>>
>>M: no, I only sell to dealers and sub distributors
>>
>>C: I mean for the bottom jobs
>>
>>M:  I don¹t work on boats, I don¹t do bottom jobs.
>>
>>And so on......I guess he figured if he kept at me, I¹d eventually say 
>>yes.
>>I didn¹t.
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