Monday, I called the Service Department to see how they were progressing on my tractor repairs. The manager said, “Oh, didn’t you see it in the barn? We returned it Friday. I guess I should have called you?” Yes, that would have been a good idea.
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| In this shot, the tractor is dirty from work. |
I have yet to see the invoice. I did suggest that they learned so much in the five weeks they were fixing the problem that I should charge tuition. I further added that if they tacked on a charge for “Storage,” I would not be pleased.
Our new garden space has been tilled. It looks nice. I also completed several clean-up jobs around the place.
Road Kill Insignia
Lin at the Ducken Wheel did a post the other day that got me to thinking. In the post, she wrote that the lady in front of her in traffic had four cat stickers posted in a row on her rear window. Lin mused that it might an indication that she is a “crazy cat lady.” Or perhaps she is a “krazy kat killer” lady and those were trophies.
That quickly leads to an entrepreneurial idea. Make and sell stickers to place on drivers’ vehicles to indicate road kills. A wide variety of species would be available. My neighbor could use about 20 of them on his truck. I might even buy one of a deer for Sylvia’s ride. Seems like the least I can do, and I’m always willing to do the least I can do. Oh, and I was driving when we bagged that one. Grilled venison. Pardon my lack of enthusiasm.
Ideas Wanted
I’m open to ideas to improve this blog. So please let me know your thoughts on:
How can I improve content?
How can I better interact with readers.
How can I increase traffic?
How can I better encourage comments?
Do you have other helpful hints for me?
Thanks.
Vanilla – I thought "I'm always willing to do the least I can do" topped "grilled venison." Your mileage may vary. 🙂
Lin – Yes, that is the way they returned the tractor. Thanks for your thoughts–insightful. As always.
Pricilla – Right. And what can we do?
Doreen – The tractor was at the dealership. I've read some of those articles, but was asking readers of this blog for their ideas.
funny on the tractor. where did you get it fixed. give them a yahoo!!
as for improving blogs, I say google it. lots of good articles out there.
(if anything works……. let me know!_
have fun and enjoy!!
Customer service has gone to a place that no one can find.
I think the roadkill stickers might be a huge seller–especially out in the country where creatures meet their untimely death a tad more frequently. Here, in the city, lots of squirrels, opossum, and raccoon get squished, but the city works department is dispatched quickly to clean up the carnage. Who knows how many are truly killed each day?
Me–I'd be mortified if I squished somebody and wouldn't admit it with a sticker.
Glad the tractor is back! I love how they delivered it and you didn't even know it! Or was just "your story"???
I dunno, I like your blog the way it is. I just think it takes a lot of work to get more traffic–something I'm not willing to do. And really, do you need it? Depends on what you are blogging for. Right now, I've got more than enough pallies to respond to and visit–I'm not sure I can handle more.
"Grilled venison." You are a riot, Chuck. How could you improve on that?
"I'm always willing to do the least I can do." May I coopt that for my own use? I might even make it my motto.