Saturday, July 19. 2008
A Bobcat blessing
As I mentioned in my previous post, I was heading over to the house today to shovel dirt back in to the trench. After working for about two hours, you could tell I had made progress, but you had to look closely. The tops of the dirt piles were gone; that was about the extent of it.
About that time, a paving crew from Bloom Enterprises drove by to do some asphalt patching down the street. On one of their trailers was a Bobcat. Maybe, just maybe. I walked down the street and ask the supervisor how much they charged an hour for bobcat work. "I don't think we really do that," was the response. Ah well, at least I tried.
About 15 minutes later, I look up, and coming down the street is a Bobcat being driven by one of the crew, and the supervisor riding on the bucket. I smiled, but kept my enthusiasm in check, because after all, there was a trench in the street in front of our house which needed repair too. But I did get excited when they pulled in the driveway.
We worked out a price, and Travis went to work. In about an hour, he accomplished far more than I could have working all day, maybe two days. All the dirt is back in the trench, and the driveway is, oh, semi-level, but functional. It'll probably settle over the next week or so, so we'll need more dirt, but that's OK. It was such a blessing to have that done. It saved me hours upon hours, and didn't cost us anywhere near what renting a backhoe or Bobcat would have. God is truly good.
If you're in need of paving work in the Fairbanks area, please give Bloom Enterprises a call. 907-474-0625 And let them know you're calling because they helped out a friend of yours.
About that time, a paving crew from Bloom Enterprises drove by to do some asphalt patching down the street. On one of their trailers was a Bobcat. Maybe, just maybe. I walked down the street and ask the supervisor how much they charged an hour for bobcat work. "I don't think we really do that," was the response. Ah well, at least I tried.
About 15 minutes later, I look up, and coming down the street is a Bobcat being driven by one of the crew, and the supervisor riding on the bucket. I smiled, but kept my enthusiasm in check, because after all, there was a trench in the street in front of our house which needed repair too. But I did get excited when they pulled in the driveway.
We worked out a price, and Travis went to work. In about an hour, he accomplished far more than I could have working all day, maybe two days. All the dirt is back in the trench, and the driveway is, oh, semi-level, but functional. It'll probably settle over the next week or so, so we'll need more dirt, but that's OK. It was such a blessing to have that done. It saved me hours upon hours, and didn't cost us anywhere near what renting a backhoe or Bobcat would have. God is truly good.
If you're in need of paving work in the Fairbanks area, please give Bloom Enterprises a call. 907-474-0625 And let them know you're calling because they helped out a friend of yours.
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Joshua!
Wonderful story regarding the Bobcat, but oy! I am so sorry to hear about the water supply! It is falls so squarely into the "what else could go wrong?" category that I cannot help but laugh in disbelief.
Reading the story, though, reminds me of just how far gone the summer really is.
All the best to you and Crystal as you move ahead...
Wonderful story regarding the Bobcat, but oy! I am so sorry to hear about the water supply! It is falls so squarely into the "what else could go wrong?" category that I cannot help but laugh in disbelief.
Reading the story, though, reminds me of just how far gone the summer really is.
All the best to you and Crystal as you move ahead...
Sweet.
There's a letter to the editor piece with almost 200 comments in the newsminer stating that customer service in Fairbanks is dead. It's nice to know that it's not dead and good job "paying it forward".
Glad that that worked out and hopefully there are no new surprises for you two, you've been through a lot on that house, time to get it all sealed up and start the "happily ever after" stage!
There's a letter to the editor piece with almost 200 comments in the newsminer stating that customer service in Fairbanks is dead. It's nice to know that it's not dead and good job "paying it forward".
Glad that that worked out and hopefully there are no new surprises for you two, you've been through a lot on that house, time to get it all sealed up and start the "happily ever after" stage!
I would imagine that in the larger and/or chain stores with minimum wage employees, customer service could be severely lacking. When you have employees who don't care, and/or employers who are trying to squeeze every last penny out of their bottom line, you end up with a horrible situation.
However, in the independent businesses, those who rely on good relationships with their customers, word-of-mouth advertising, and good reputations, I believe customer service is still very much alive.
However, in the independent businesses, those who rely on good relationships with their customers, word-of-mouth advertising, and good reputations, I believe customer service is still very much alive.
Great story hon. Have to say it made me snicker a bit -- my mom drives Bobcat. Having a work crew drop everything and come running like that -- in August-- is amazing. They were probably booked till at least October!
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