So, today we all got new iPhones.  Trixstir and I both had an iPhone 4, and Snips had the 4s.  All of them were up for a contract renewal, and with such, a free upgrade.  According to the most recent flyer I had, I should have been able to upgrade to the 5s for free.  Not the newest, but newer than what I had.  There wasn't actually anything ( Read more... )

     My new sign arrived last week, and it looks great; now I just need to get the thing installed, and that's a little easier said than done.  Devin, the guy who made it for me, said that he'd help me set it up this weekend.  We'll see if that actually happens - part of it will depend on the weather, which has been a little less than ideal lately ( Read more... )

    A comment by a friend on a recent post once again brings up the idea of selling snowblowers at the shop.  I could have (possibly) sold several this season so far, as I've had at least five people inquire about buying one from me, but I haven't any to sell.  Part of the problem is that there are already a few other players in this market:  The ( Read more... )

    The last entry was a quick one - just mentioning that I was cooking for the Elks that night.  The rib-fest turned out to be one of my best meals yet, and was received with great appreciation by the Lodge members and their supper-guests.  I'm just kicking myself for not taking more of the left-overs home, but let's face it - I really didn't ( Read more... )

     It's been quite a week, to say the least.  We've been busy up here, both in the shop and at the bowling-alley.  December has been particularly good at the bowling alley, and I can only hope the trend continues.  We had only one day this month where no customers came, and to be honest it was nice to have a relaxing night.  The shop continues to ( Read more... )

     I arrived safely in Calgary last night at just after 7pm; The drive down was uneventful, which is exactly the way I like it.  I was surprised that the CBC radion station I was listening to (540 AM) actually carried through very clearly to within an hour of Calgary - usually it fades out around Medicine Hat.  My Ranger does have a Sirius ( Read more... )

     Business continues to boom at Iron Pony; While stuff is going out, it's coming in even faster!  Today saw a water-pump, a gas-powered air-compressor, and a chainsaw before Noon!  Speaking of chainsaws, I finally sold one of the Dolmar 5105 chainsaws; These are the larger (and thus more expensive) mid-level saws, so selling it brought in a nice ( Read more... )

     It isn't too often that I see my dealer-reps in person, maybe once or twice a year as a rule.  Today however, I was paid a visit by both the Briggs & Stratton rep and the Kohler rep - barely half an hour apart too!  Kelly (the briggs rep) dropped off some more information about the upcoming fall-season pre-booking program, and Dwight (the ( Read more... )

     I finally made some progress yesterday on two key "partnerships" with Iron Pony:  I was able to get ahold of the people at Champion Power Equipment, and a Canadian supplier of parts for Chinese-made motor-sports, China Parts Depot.com.  It took a long time to finally find a Canadian distributor for these parts, and I'm delighted to have ( Read more... )

     It seems that every time I get a little ahead, something comes along and I'm stepping back again.  I think, at least, that I'm still slowly moving forward overall, but the constant little setbacks just get frustrating at times.

I didn't get as much work done today as I would have liked to - at least not in the backlog.  I had a couple of " ( Read more... )