Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Redear/Shellcracker up for Auction for SDSU Fund

Cecil, Your artistic talent is amazing!

Do you prefer to do replicas? When you do Darlene for me, I will want a replica so I can let her live until her natural end.

Dave,


I'm back to normal in my business. Backed up a little in fact.

Great to hear, Cecil. Guess this sort of hi-jacked your thread, didn't it? We seem to be pretty good at that.

Eco Mow is strong - I've yet to have a commercial account decline to switch their services to us - 100% biodiesel and electric lawn maintenance. Same cost, superior service [I pay my guys 30% more than competitors] and they can convey the message to their customers they are reducing airborne pollution by 85% using Eco Mow. I just need to open some franchises - and fast.

I also maintain over 1300 properties for HUD - sadly, this business is booming as foreclosures are actually increasing. It's a bittersweet endeavor - I feel like a CC [detritus feeder].

Other businesses are not doing well - operating continually in the red since Q3 08. Businesses are not spending $$ on web design, ecommerce, or data. Same with our JaniKing commericial cleaning franchises - businesses don't care about cleaning their offices when they are bleeding profusely - so that's taken a substantial hit and I'm hoping to see some improvement there. I think they are hiring employees internally who need to supplement their income - who can blame them? I'd do the same thing in their place - take care of your family first.

Ooops - guess this isn't a business therapy session, is it? I see the DR in Dave Willis and I go off - but you're not THAT kind of DR.

Is this a live auction or is this going on at the conference? I only see one bid thus far.

I am under the distinct impression that Cecil will be bringing the RES for the Silent Auction at Big Cedar Lodge, and that a certain Little Brother of mine is trying to scare off other bidders ahead of time.

Is that correct, Cecil?

If I jumped the gun, let me know. I thought the auction started now.

Like I've never hijacked a thread here?

No problem here Dave as long as we raise some funds for the JWEF and a lucky bidder gets to enjoy this fish.

Live auction. Yes only one bid so far.




No it was set up to be a live auction here. I will ship the fish to the highest bidder. Highest bidder will send payment to Dr. Willis and the JWEF. I will be bringing a green sunfish replica to the convention for the silent auction.



No you didn't Sunil. You did exactly as directed.

Then I restate my bid as $300.00.

I am finding Sunil to be very prompt and well organized when it comes time to spend money.

I believe that the auction rules require you to submit your bid in pig latin.

Please post a photo of it so I can property grieve over what I'm missing.

I'm certain that Sunil will gladly be your pro-tem bidder

I prefer that any "spreading the wealth" of my own wealth is done at my discretion.

He isn't our official PB Conference Social Chairman for nothing!

You could always bid via the pod cast at the convention and send in payment later?

Hmmmm, I may have to do that Cecil, I don't even want to imagine the unspeakable things that would happen should Rainman or Yolk get their hands on a GSF replica.

I say we give this auction one more week. If no higher bids Sunil is da man! Highest and only bid so far is $300.00.

Or in other words, in case someone missed this thread I've discretely bumped it up.

Make sure you set a specific ending time. I can feel the snipers out there.

Cecil:
You're already in the best category for visibility IMO.

Let's bump this a couple of times a day or so.

Sunil:
I won't outbid you, but I am loading the magazine.

Sunil,

How about next Thursday at 8 P.M.?

Theo,

Bumping it every fews days is O.K. with me but isn't that against the rules to just blatantly bump a thread?

Oh wait, if you enforce the rules you can do anything you want can't you?

The date & time sound fine to me.

I hope I don't get shot just trying to buy a nice mounted fish.

What I meant by "snipers" is those who throw bids in with just seconds left to go in an auction.

Now I gotta watch my back for marksmen.

Cecil:

It's for the (20-something Grad Student) kids!

So you're one of those "the ends justify the means" kind of guys when it comes to rules?

Of course I'm just kidding you Theo.