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Hi everyone, We had a great Piranha marketing meeting in Phoenix. The one most important thing I got out of this past few days was the thought to do first things first and second things not at all. When you focus on the #1 thing and do it ,it opens a lot more opportunity to achieve other goals. Get those important things done first and then move on, you will be a hell of a lot more productive. The weather in Phoenix was like a beautiful fall day in New England. The people were great and the Embassy Suite hotel is always a great place to stay. Open bar for two hours every night and a great breakfast for free in the morning. On Rural Rd in Mesa. The home in Vermont is nasty and cold. Supposed to be all week. Good for business. We are home now until we go back to Arizona and then on to St. Martin in April. I would like to sneak out of here and fish Lake Salto in Mexico in March. Only time will tell. Well off to bed , just getting over the time difference. Peace Catmandon

arrived in phoenix

Hello all, we got here without any problems. That is what you can only hope for when you are flying.We flew on Delta and it was a good experience. Normally we fly US Air.The weather at home is still nasty. We recieved a foot of fresh snow in the last 24 hrs and it is playing havoc with my crew. My neighbor came down and plowed out my driveway. Meetings start this am ,can't wait. Talked with a lot of very upbeat and successful entrepenurs yesterday. It is always an very positive thing. You wouldn't know that there is a recession, none of us believe it. People have not to believe all the negative hype and continue to do the things that consistently make them money. So many people quit doing the things that got them where they are and cut back and live in fear. To that I say bull hockey. Our business is stronger now than it has ever been. That is all for now. Peace from Phoenix. Catmandon

going to phoenix

Hi all, Jane and I are off to arizona on thurs am. Going to our platinum plus meeting. We will stay a couple of days extra and visit Jane's brother and wife. It will be nice to get away from the cold for at least a little while. We have more nasty weather coming tonight. Freezing rain ,sleet and snow. Hope we don't lose power in our home while we are away. Vermont has been declared a disater area after the last ice storm. The insurance companies have sent there national catastropic teams of adjusters here, from as far away as Mississippi. I think the southern boys are having a tough time dealing with the cold and driving conditions. Thats it for now, off to bed . Busy day again tommorrow. Peace Catmandon

Great new year so far

Hi all, We actually stayed awake to see the new year arrive. Nice party. Ten people great food and grog. I am still very busy with flood work. Mt Snow base lodge flooded last night due to broken pipe. 12 offfices were wet. We were there in 45 minutes. They love us and I love this cold weather. Thousands of people at Mt Snow sking. We had to battle for position to park our trucks for water damage, but we got r done. It is snowing again and 22 degrees. Starting to get some money in from the big insurance jobs. Thank the lord, it has been to cold to clean. We had to postpone quite a few jobs , but they are willing to wait. It is good to be wanted. Peace for now Catmandon.

catching up

Hello all, Its been awhile since my last post . I have been really busy with water damage. It is like a hurricane has come through Vermont. I get calls every day for flooded homes. winter sure is good for the bank account. Have used a Water Out trailer three times already.Pretty cool technology. I want to wish everyone a healthy and prosperous New Year. I will correspond later, got to catch up on some sleep. Peace Catmandon

Tree trimming no go

Well our tree trimming party was cancelled due to the storm. Jane and I decorated the tree by ourselves. I think this was the first time in 15 years where we have not had a full house to help us. The weather has been frightful. Below zero windchill and 30 to 40 mile winds. Homes are freezing up everywhere.I just got home at 9 PM after pumping out flooded homes all day. My son-in -law bought two Water Out trailers and we have been using them on flood jobs. They are pretty incredible. You can dry the whole house without being invasive to the structure. Thats it for now. Peace Catmandon

frozen north

Good morning all, I just woke up to 14 in of snow and another major snowstorm forecast for Sunday, talk about your white christmas. We are working on drying out a lot of frozen and flooded homes due to the recent ice storm. So far, it has been a crazy winter season. Well got to go now and plow. We also have a lot of family coming today for our christmas tree trimming party. Hope they can all make it. Peace Catmandon