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Way off-topic but I’ve been dropping vague hints about a change in daytime jobs for awhile. My first ice/water vending machine just went online and the second will hit the ground just before the Cody show. Poor timing but today was my first income since September 2017.

 

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Mike,

best of luck in your new venture.

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Good luck and hope it generates a lot of Winchester income for you.

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Mike,

Good luck on your new business venture.

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Mike,

I forgot to mention, that is a “cool” job!

Sorry, couldn’t resist……

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JWA said
Mike,

I forgot to mention, that is a “cool” job!

Sorry, couldn’t resist……

Best Regards,  

LOL. Day like today it’s a real pleasure to open those doors. Cool Went up there to do some landscape work today and yesterday so knowing that a gallon of cold water was only a smart phone command away made it a bit more pleasant. Bad thing is there are two REALLY good restaurants within a half mile so mealtime site visits generally involve some excellent BBQ or comfort food. This old fat man is going to have a hard time losing weight doing business in this little town.

I didn’t make it by the orphanage this weekend but I didn’t gross enough to cover a brick of .22’s let alone another Winchester so this “Ice for Winchesters” scheme isn’t getting off to a great start. Wink

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Thanks, Al and Nick. I know the ice business seems a bit odd to folks in your locale but it truly is a big deal for Texans who work outside.

 

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Now, if you could only set up an Iced Tea stand next to that, you’d have Texas’ National Drink luring the natives to part with their “Winchester Bucks”.

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Maybe so, Wayne. Both restaurants mentioned above have pretty awesome iced tea. And yes, they brew it both ways. Wink

 

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Well, seems both machines are finally running quite well so I’ll be starting a new job Monday. I’d planned on going back to work at least six months ago but as some of you know bankers have their own timetables. If I hadn’t bought so many nice Winchesters (and taken several great hunting & road trips) I probably could have put off finding a job until after hunting season but It was a lot of fun and I acquired some exceptional Winchesters. Good thing I was looking for a job; a very good opportunity came along and I was fortunate to be offered a position with a company I’ve had a client/vendor relationship with for quite a few years.

 

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Mike:

I like the idea and the packaging.  I would be a customer as I have often stopped and bought a bag of ice at a convenience store just to fill a couple of glasses while on the road.  Best of fortune…………….

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Thanks, Rick. Many of my customers this weekend are travelers. Seems to be a few parties going on, too. 

 

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