Big Rapids Buzz: Driving Success - Community Leaders and Business

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Good morning, Big Rabbits.
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This is Big Rabbits Buzz with Chris Long and...
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Bruce Borkovich.
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Morning, Chris.
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How you doing?
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Good. And yourself?
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Good, good. It's Monday morning.
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Yeah.
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8.30.
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Yeah, it is.
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That's the good thing is it's 8.30.
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On 103.9.
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Yeah, and our show is starting, but yeah, it's Monday.
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Yeah.
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What did you do over the weekend?
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Not a lot.
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Just caught up around the house and recover from watching grandkids all week.
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And that's about it.
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How about you?
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Basically nothing.
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It's alright.
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It's okay.
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You can do that.
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This is America kind of.
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Yeah.
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Kind of America.
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It's kind of changed.
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But anyway, we're not going to talk about the changes in America because we have a couple of special guests tonight.
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Yes.
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And we're going to start with Mike McNally.
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Mike is the sales manager at Bettenbaker Big Rabbits.
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And...
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Didn't the name change?
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I don't think it's Bettenbaker.
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It's just Baker.
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Or is it Betten?
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Which one?
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It's in the process of changing.
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Oh, okay.
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Yeah.
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So we can still say it.
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Yes.
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Legally, we cannot change the sign yet because there's still a lot of red tape that needs to go through with the manufacturers to make sure that we are able to be Baker Auto Group.
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Yeah.
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So that's what it will be, Baker Auto Group.
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It will be Baker Auto Group.
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Yep.
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Yep.
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I anticipate probably mid-summer, early fall is when all the final red tape will be covered.
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Yeah.
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But that's just the name change.
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It's going to be the same great service, same great pace.
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I think we need to reintroduce them because I kind of interrupted you while you were saying that.
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You did.
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I did.
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I'm sorry.
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I do that all the time.
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While I was introducing Mike McNally, you interrupted me.
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I did.
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That was pretty smooth, wasn't it?
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Yeah.
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But Mike, people like to hear the stories.
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They don't just want to have you tell us the statistics of sales last month.
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Who are you?
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Where are you from?
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Family, education, all the things you've done wrong, the first time you shoplifted.
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No.
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Oh, no, we're not going to do that.
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We don't have to do that.
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All the good stuff.
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But tell us.
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Live confession over the air was a few weeks ago.
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You're done?
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There aren't going to be any more of those?
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I don't know.
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Maybe.
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You better get that.
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Yeah.
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Yeah, exactly.
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But Mike, tell us who you are.
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So I grew up in northern Michigan, born in Traverse City, raised in the Manton area,
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ventured off a little bit, lived down south by the Detroit area for a couple of years.
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Whereabouts?
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The South Lion area down by Novi.
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And worked down there doing sales for a website design company.
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But my home is in northern Michigan and been here for majority of my life.
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Married, two kids, daughter who's 14 and a son who is 11.
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A daughter who's 14.
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A daughter who's 14.
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Can we all bow our heads for a moment in respect to Mike having a 14-year-old daughter?
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And she's going through driver's training right now.
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Oh.
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Isn't that special?
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Is she going to get her first car through you?
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Brand new?
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Probably not brand new.
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Boy, Chris, you're putting him on the spot.
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Probably not brand new, but...
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You're not going to have her listen to this.
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I will not have her listen to this, that's for sure.
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Wow.
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But anyhow, go ahead.
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Yeah, so daughter who's 14, son who's 11.
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Been married for 16 years.
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My wife is in the banking industry.
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So we have some paths that cross every once in a while.
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But been in the car business for 15 years.
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Started out in northern Michigan in Cadillac, Michigan.
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Had a dealership there.
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Spent the majority of my life and time in the car industry in that area.
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I was a sales manager at William Chevrolet up in Traverse City for a while.
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And then the position came available here in Big Rapids and I took the opportunity.
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So, when you got here, what was it called?
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It was Benton Baker.
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Okay, yeah.
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Because since I've been here...
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So how long have you been here?
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So it'll be three years in September.
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Yeah.
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So, yep.
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Because when I got here, it was...
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I was in 13 and it was...
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I'm trying to remember what it was.
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I don't know.
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It's always...
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I think so.
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I think so.
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And it's always been a good place.
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Chevy truck and there were always...
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It was always a good place to stop.
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Always friendly people.
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I'd stick my head in there and talk to the service guys and they'd tell me a few things
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to try and wouldn't charge me a dime.
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It's always been that kind of place.
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Absolutely.
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So, any education toward the automotive field or did you have an interest or did you just
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get in there and then start enjoying it?
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Yeah, no formal education in the industry.
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I actually started my work career in the landscaping business and it was a family-owned business
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and it's hard to work for family sometimes.
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So I ventured out and I started in Cadillac at one of the dealerships there in 09 and
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it was probably the worst time to get started in the car business in 09.
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But that's when I got my start and it's been a journey since.
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Nice.
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Yeah.
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I can't help but notice your U of M sweater.
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I'm sure you're pretty proud.
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I'm a state guy, but here's what I'm going to say.
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Here is what I'm going to say.
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That is the best college football team this year I have ever seen and that is coming from
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a Spartan.
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They were amazing.
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They had a great team this year and one of the best teams probably in the last...
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Ever.
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I'm saying ever.
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I followed college football for years and years.
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I have never seen a team that balanced from position to position.
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And then here's...
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I'm sorry to my Spartan brothers and sisters out there.
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You're not going to like it, but I like that coach.
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And it's interesting because a lot of people, they're people, U of M fans who don't like
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them.
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But here I'm going to get a little bit political.
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He took a stand, a right to life stand.
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I was so humbled and impressed because that's a very liberal university.
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And he put his job on the line to stand up for what he believes in and how many people
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when they're making millions or have a chance become corrupted because of, I'm making this
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much, I could lose it.
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And he put that on the line and stood up for what he stands for.
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I was so impressed.
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This is coming from a Spartan.
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So there you go.
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Yeah.
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He was very boisterous about his background and his views.
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And there's something to be said about that.
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Exactly.
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That's a very liberal university.
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Absolutely.
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But I guess winning those football games counts.
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Winning helps a lot.
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So I've got kudos.
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That is the most powerful, balanced, awesome football team, college football team I've
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ever seen.
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Yeah.
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So it was a good year to be a Michigan fan.
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Yes, it was.
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So let's talk about the business a little bit.
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So your sales manager, how many people work for you?
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We have six salespeople there.
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Some that have been there for years.
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Lenny DeGene has been there for 14, 15 years.
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Blaine Adams has been there for 12, 13 years.
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Shout out to him.
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Yeah.
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Help Chris get his beautiful Colorado.
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It's a nice truck.
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It's a nice truck.
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So and then we have some, oh, I'm sorry Chris.
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I was going to say his father is running for commissioner.
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Yes.
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I didn't know that.
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Yes.
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You're talking about Greg Adams.
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Wonderful man.
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That's his son.
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I'm just getting to know him.
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He is running for county commissioner.
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He is a smart, smart man.
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He is a patriot.
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Yes.
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He is everything I love about living in this part of Michigan and about the people I'm
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generally around.
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He's a businessman.
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He's an engineer.
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He's a patriot.
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He believes strongly in what he believes in.
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Yes.
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And he's running for county commissioner.
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We are so fortunate.
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So.
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Back to Mike.
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Yeah.
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Absolutely.
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No worries.
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No worries.
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I had to do that.
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No, absolutely.
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You got to get that plug in there.
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Go Greg.
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Here's a question I've always wanted to know and maybe it varies from dealer to dealer.
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When a salesman is working, does he or she work purely on commission?
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Is it?
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Yes.
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Yes.
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And for the short and long of it, yes.
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I mean, we do provide some type of it's called a draw where they will get an advancement
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on their commission.
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So they don't go weekly.
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So they can buy groceries.
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Yeah.
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Without anything coming in.
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But for the most part, it is strictly on commission.
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And you know, people tend to think that the commissions are huge.
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But in all reality, a salesperson can spend, you know, days, weeks trying to consummate
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a deal and at the end of it get paid, you know, one hundred and fifty dollars.
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Yeah.
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Yeah.
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And yeah, that's something that most people don't understand.
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It is a purely commission based position.
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So they have to hustle.
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They have to hustle for for the money they earn.
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Absolutely.
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Yeah.
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And the other thing that I've noticed in small town America is people are people have the
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ability to be really loyal.
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So, you know, if you live in Grand Rapids or Flandre, Detroit, I think, you know, you're
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going to say, hey, here are the four dealers and hey, who's going to give me the best price?
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I'll buy it.
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They play that game when you get up, especially with rural people and country people, they
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want to kind of make a relationship with a dealership.
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And, you know, five, ten years later, when it's time to get a new one, they want to go
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back and see the same stuff.
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Am I right?
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Absolutely.
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You know, loyalty is second to none in our industry, you know, and that's one thing that
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we pride ourselves on is taking care of our customers because we are, you know, the only
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big game in town.
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And you know, within a 30 mile radius, it's it's we want to be your go to guy and your
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go to stop.
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So we we pride ourselves on that.
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Yeah.
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My last two vehicles were were three.
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Yeah, yeah, absolutely.
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Yeah.
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So I said I've I had a I forget what year it was, but I bought a brand new Chevy truck
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and dealt with you guys several times and always courteous, polite, you know, just you
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get the small town feeling, not a big town where they're rushing in and rushing out.
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And you know what you'll find is the older you get, the more you appreciate that.
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Absolutely.
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You know, we're there for you through the sale and after the sale.
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We really want to make sure that our customers are taken care of not just during the process,
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but for years to come.
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And that's something you're going to get at Benton Baker or Baker Auto Group in Big Rapids.
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That's been my experience.
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And yeah, talking to other people.
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You guys don't.
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But other dealerships, I know when I bought my dart on the other side of the state, it
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at the end after every after you negotiate everything, then comes the the aftermarket
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sales contracts, this and that.
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And extended warranties and and the patch your seat, this and everything.
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And you guys don't haggle with that.
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No, it's like this is what if you want to keep your payment, this this what you're good
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if you want to have this, this is what for this much extra you can have this.
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And this is what you're going to get.
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And they just it's not like you're going to need this because this is going to go bad.
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Oh, this is going to go bad.
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Well, then I'm not going to buy that vehicle.
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So here's my pet peeve.
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You can tell the factories.
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I had a 16 wonderful truck.
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It was amazing.
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A four wheel drive.
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Just an amazing truck.
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The one complaint is those rotted out rockers.
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When is GM going to do you know why?
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So you're not going to like me because I grew up in Flint.
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Sure.
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I'm a huge GM guy.
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Always have been.
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Still are.
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Still are a huge GM guy.
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I bought a Ford solely because of aluminum body.
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Is there any talk about GM considering that?
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Because it's a big deal.
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It was a big deal for me.
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It is a big deal.
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And you know, it's a complaint that we've heard dozens of times.
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Like you can do anything about it.
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I have any control over that.
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Just call the number on your phone.
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1800 GM.
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Let's go.
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But there isn't any talk.
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Unfortunately, you know, they haven't seen the value to go in that direction.
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It's only a Michigan problem.
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You might go outside of Michigan.
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Arizona, Texas, you're good to go.
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Might be a couple other states, but no, it's interesting.
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And I know obviously way beyond your control.
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As I drive past, I don't see any electronic vehicles or electric vehicles.
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GM, where are they at with that?
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Well, we are in the process of getting a couple.
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We've had a couple and we're in the process of getting some more.
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We have the EV Equinox on its way, the EV Blazer on its way.
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And we've sold a couple of the bolts.
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But there's been some hold back with production and, you know, in all honesty, a little bit
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of hold back for the declining sales.
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That's reality.
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It's reality.
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They're just not.
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The technology has not caught up to the northern Michigan lifestyle in the rural areas of northern
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Michigan.
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Once it does, it may be a different story.
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Maybe.
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I do think there's a lot of people who are drilling down and asking those questions.
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First of all, are they really more friendly to the environment?
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And I'm not convinced one way or another.
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I'm not convinced they are because when you plug that in, someone told me one time, Chris,
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maybe you could check this, that even in Michigan, 70% of the electricity supplied to the state
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is coal generated.
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You know, electricity gets shipped in.
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So we are plugging a car in, charging it up from a coal generated plant.
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And is that cleaner?
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They're not that far away.
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Actually, there's one in Reed City in Caliak, I believe.
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Something like that.
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But is there some generation from Wolverine?
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The question is, is that cleaner than an internal combustion engine?
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And you know, I'm not sure anyone's really able to answer that.
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We're not experts on that.
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It's not.
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I wouldn't say.
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I'm sure there are certain people out there that will say, oh, yes, they're an expert.
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And I think there are lots of people who would say it isn't a balance.
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And what we do know, we could talk about it all night.
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What we do know is declining sales nationwide.
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And the other thing is, you know, when I talk briefly, how long have lithium batteries been
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around?
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About a thousand years?
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No.
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But I can remember buying lithium batteries, seems like 10, 15 years ago.
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This is not new technology.
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Something is knocking on the door, I would think, that is clean and efficient.
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Yeah.
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And once that technology gets there, then it might be the best thing.
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But it's not there yet.
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So I have a question.
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All of the big three and the rest of the normal car companies, their sales model is like what
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you have.
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How do you feel about the Tesla sales model where there really isn't really a showroom
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and there's really not sales guys.
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You just go on your phone, you buy the car and ba-ba-dee-ba-dee-boo.
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There is no negotiation.
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It is what it is.
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How do you feel about that?
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Do you think that's going to be expanding outward?
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Are other people going to take it?
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And they're not privately owned either.
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Right.
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You know, some people absolutely love that philosophy.
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Some people actually hate the process of buying a car.
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Going into the dealership, talking to somebody, we've grown as a society to rely on right
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now with food pickup, with other stuff.
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And some people actually absolutely love that aspect of it.
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In rural Michigan, they still want, like we said earlier, they still want that salesperson
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that they had five years ago and come back and talk to them and get their opinion on
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what's going on in the market and what's going on in the industry.
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So I don't think it will be a thing that will catch on very fast.
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Do you ever have, how many of your sales, how much of your sales are from people going
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online on the GM website and saying, yep, I want this car and I'm going to pick it up
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here?
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Maybe 1%.
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So people around here, especially in New York, they still want that personal touch.
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People will inquire about a vehicle online and they will start to process online, which
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they can do here in Big Rapids.
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But a lot of it has to do with, in Michigan, we don't have electronic forms to the state
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to, for you to e-sign as they call it and have that vehicle delivered to you.
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That technology with the state of Michigan hasn't evolved enough yet to fully go from
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start to finish.
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You still have to use the dot matrix printer in the back.
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We still have to use the dot matrix.
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Yes, we absolutely do.
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For 1984.
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Yes, the technology has been around since probably the early 70s.
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You don't need it.
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You don't need it.
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You got your iPhone.
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I actually took a picture of it because I wanted to look up, I wanted to modify one and
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get one.
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They're actually still expensive on eBay.
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They're like $34,000.
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As antiques?
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No, people need them because of the situation like this.
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Dealerships have to use them in Michigan because it's not internet based like it is in other
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states.
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So they have to run the piece of paper through the dot matrix, get it all filled out, then
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you got to sign it.
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And so they don't make those printers anymore.
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Actually, they do.
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There's a few companies, but they're super expensive.
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So everyone goes and buys the old ones on eBay.
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You know what?
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Once we fix the darn roads, maybe Michigan can do that.
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Chris, make some noise.
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I don't know what to do.
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You got to give me something.
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Maybe wah, wah.
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I like that one.
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I don't have that one.
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You don't have that one?
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Remember?
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You know, it's like a horn.
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There you go.
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Fix the roads.
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That was perfect.
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I've been waiting to get that one in there.
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So I'm guessing COVID and post COVID, you had the same trouble everyone else with inventory.
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Has that leveled out?
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Are you guys, do you get as many vehicles as you'd like to have there?
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No, and that's another.
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It's really messed up.
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It's still really messed up.
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You know, COVID kind of screwed everything up.
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Unbelievable.
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Unbelievable.
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The chip shortage is what really put nail in the coffin.
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The chip shortage really drove that home and inventory levels were at their all time lowest
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throughout the nation.
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Your lots looked pretty bare.
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I remember when I was like, what are you guys closing down?
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There was like three cars on the lot.
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It had to be brutal for you.
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But now it's all filled, but not as much as before.
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It's came back.
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I mean, there's still logistic issues with getting the vehicles that, you know, did get
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their chips, put in them up to the dealerships.
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And then we had the strike, the GM strike, and that shut everything down again for almost
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a month, almost a month and a half almost.
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During the switch over for the new vehicle.
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So that created another shortage.
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They could probably drop a hundred vehicles off on our lot right now and it would probably
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not even last till September.
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Isn't that crazy?
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Yep.
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Wow.
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The inventory is still high and the inventory is still low.
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And the other thing is, you know, you used to be able to go back and order a vehicle
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and from the date you ordered to the date it was shipped off the line and moved into
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the dealership was probably about eight to 12 weeks.
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And you could get exactly what you wanted.
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Now people don't understand that when we put an order in, if there's a constraint for,
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let's say a moon roof, that order will never get picked up.
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It'll just sit there until the constraint is lifted on that specific product or option
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and the order will sit there.
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Wow.
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Yeah.
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So it's not like it used to be.
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You can't just come in and order what you want and get it in a timely fashion.
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I've had customers wait as long as a year to get exactly what they want.
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The best route is to hope that it's in some other dealership that's in the family of the
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...
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In the family, right?
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Yeah.
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Because the other ones are going to be protective about their inventory.
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Yeah.
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Absolutely.
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You got to trade them with something that they want.
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Yes.
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Yeah.
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I got a quick question.
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You can choose not to answer this.
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Uh-oh.
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But no, no, no, no.
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Okay.
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So I know I receive the letters in the mail that says, oh, you pull the little tab and
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you'll win these little keys.
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Are there actual winners?
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You can say that.
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You could tell me yes, just to say it, or we could cut this out of the whole show if
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you don't want to talk about it.
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I will be brutally honest with you and tell you that there is actual winners.
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Really?
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Yes.
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I think, well, we haven't had one in a while.
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In a while, yes.
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It's been over a year.
524
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But it is possible.
525
00:22:30,080 --> 00:22:31,080
But it's possible.
526
00:22:31,080 --> 00:22:32,080
I mean...
527
00:22:32,080 --> 00:22:33,560
Do you guys send them out?
528
00:22:33,560 --> 00:22:34,560
No.
529
00:22:34,560 --> 00:22:36,240
And there is a winner in this area or is it larger?
530
00:22:36,240 --> 00:22:37,240
How does this work?
531
00:22:37,240 --> 00:22:44,200
Yeah, we send them out to... I think typically we do like a 10,000 piece mailer.
532
00:22:44,200 --> 00:22:54,160
And out of that 10,000 piece mailer, there was probably 20, 25 people that actually won-
533
00:22:54,160 --> 00:22:55,160
A car?
534
00:22:55,160 --> 00:22:56,160
Good prizes.
535
00:22:56,160 --> 00:22:57,160
Oh.
536
00:22:57,160 --> 00:23:04,120
A TV, a flat screen TV, a snowboard, a grill, various different things.
537
00:23:04,120 --> 00:23:06,440
So I need to start opening those instead of tossing them.
538
00:23:06,440 --> 00:23:09,000
I toss them all out because I'm like, this is a scam.
539
00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:10,000
This is a scam.
540
00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:14,920
And everything is insured by a third party company.
541
00:23:14,920 --> 00:23:17,640
So could somebody actually win the money?
542
00:23:17,640 --> 00:23:18,640
Absolutely.
543
00:23:18,640 --> 00:23:21,120
Has anybody won the money that I've seen?
544
00:23:21,120 --> 00:23:22,120
No.
545
00:23:22,120 --> 00:23:23,120
Probably because they threw it away.
546
00:23:23,120 --> 00:23:24,120
Probably because they threw it away.
547
00:23:24,120 --> 00:23:25,120
You never know.
548
00:23:25,120 --> 00:23:27,120
You can't win if you don't play.
549
00:23:27,120 --> 00:23:30,280
What I'm always worried... I think I did... Okay, I'll be honest.
550
00:23:30,280 --> 00:23:33,840
I think I did either it was up here when I got it or when I was on the other side of
551
00:23:33,840 --> 00:23:38,800
the state getting it from the other dealership that I got it and it said, you did win the
552
00:23:38,800 --> 00:23:39,800
money.
553
00:23:39,800 --> 00:23:41,000
But I'm like, this has got to be a scam.
554
00:23:41,000 --> 00:23:42,000
I'm going to go in there.
555
00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:43,160
They're going to try to sell me a car.
556
00:23:43,160 --> 00:23:44,440
They're not going to want to give me the money.
557
00:23:44,440 --> 00:23:48,360
I'm going to spend eight hours in there arguing to try to get the money and we're going to
558
00:23:48,360 --> 00:23:49,360
settle for something.
559
00:23:49,360 --> 00:23:50,360
I don't want to deal with it.
560
00:23:50,360 --> 00:23:51,360
Yeah.
561
00:23:51,360 --> 00:23:52,360
So you just didn't go in.
562
00:23:52,360 --> 00:23:53,360
I didn't go in.
563
00:23:53,360 --> 00:23:56,960
I talked myself out of it.
564
00:23:56,960 --> 00:23:58,960
I told you these things go fast.
565
00:23:58,960 --> 00:24:04,280
So this is always on people's minds, we're coming into spring.
566
00:24:04,280 --> 00:24:07,160
Any promotions coming up that you can talk about?
567
00:24:07,160 --> 00:24:08,160
Yeah.
568
00:24:08,160 --> 00:24:14,640
So General Motors has some great promotions going on right now with incentivized financing
569
00:24:14,640 --> 00:24:19,120
0.9 for up to 36 months, which is phenomenal.
570
00:24:19,120 --> 00:24:20,120
That is.
571
00:24:20,120 --> 00:24:23,960
And with the way interest rates are going, they actually have a longer term with some
572
00:24:23,960 --> 00:24:29,040
great rates too, I mean in the five, six percent for 72 months.
573
00:24:29,040 --> 00:24:30,040
Yeah.
574
00:24:30,040 --> 00:24:31,040
But 0.9.
575
00:24:31,040 --> 00:24:32,040
0.9 is.
576
00:24:32,040 --> 00:24:33,040
That's crazy.
577
00:24:33,040 --> 00:24:34,040
Phenomenal.
578
00:24:34,040 --> 00:24:35,040
What is your highest selling vehicle right now?
579
00:24:35,040 --> 00:24:36,720
What do you sell the most of right now?
580
00:24:36,720 --> 00:24:44,640
So our probably our biggest turning vehicle is probably the Chevy Equinox for its reliability,
581
00:24:44,640 --> 00:24:50,280
its fuel economy, its overall size and the technology is in that vehicle second to none.
582
00:24:50,280 --> 00:24:51,280
Yeah.
583
00:24:51,280 --> 00:24:52,280
People like them.
584
00:24:52,280 --> 00:24:53,280
It's a kind of a family workhorse.
585
00:24:53,280 --> 00:24:54,800
What would you buy your family?
586
00:24:54,800 --> 00:25:00,040
Or what would you buy your daughter if she was a little older and not her first vehicle?
587
00:25:00,040 --> 00:25:04,280
So I've told people this for probably the last year.
588
00:25:04,280 --> 00:25:08,000
If I was going to buy a vehicle right now, it'd be a Buick Envision.
589
00:25:08,000 --> 00:25:09,880
Those are like a little SUV.
590
00:25:09,880 --> 00:25:11,880
It's a mid-sized SUV.
591
00:25:11,880 --> 00:25:12,880
Yeah.
592
00:25:12,880 --> 00:25:15,200
And it you know, the technology is phenomenal.
593
00:25:15,200 --> 00:25:16,200
The ride is great.
594
00:25:16,200 --> 00:25:19,440
The fuel economy is second to none.
595
00:25:19,440 --> 00:25:24,960
The other one would be the Chevy Blazer, you know, a little bit bigger mid-sized SUV.
596
00:25:24,960 --> 00:25:28,200
But again, such a smooth ride.
597
00:25:28,200 --> 00:25:34,280
And you know, I drive one right now as a work vehicle and the fuel economy is phenomenal.
598
00:25:34,280 --> 00:25:36,240
I'm happy with the truck that I just bought.
599
00:25:36,240 --> 00:25:39,640
Guess how much of my gas mileage I'm getting on that?
600
00:25:39,640 --> 00:25:40,640
19.
601
00:25:40,640 --> 00:25:43,800
No, I'm getting almost 24 average.
602
00:25:43,800 --> 00:25:44,800
That's awesome.
603
00:25:44,800 --> 00:25:45,800
And the best I've gotten so far is 27.
604
00:25:45,800 --> 00:25:46,800
I got a picture.
605
00:25:46,800 --> 00:25:47,800
I'll show you after this.
606
00:25:47,800 --> 00:25:48,800
Yeah.
607
00:25:48,800 --> 00:25:49,800
I'm not going to stress.
608
00:25:49,800 --> 00:25:50,800
Just don't take 131.
609
00:25:50,800 --> 00:25:51,800
Just drive north.
610
00:25:51,800 --> 00:25:54,000
If you got to go to Grand Rapids, drive north and drive.
611
00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:56,480
You get up to 27 miles per gallon in a truck.
612
00:25:56,480 --> 00:25:57,480
I'm telling you.
613
00:25:57,480 --> 00:25:58,480
I'll show you the picture.
614
00:25:58,480 --> 00:25:59,480
That's a sharp looking truck.
615
00:25:59,480 --> 00:26:02,480
I saw it, I think the day you got it.
616
00:26:02,480 --> 00:26:04,240
That's a nice truck.
617
00:26:04,240 --> 00:26:05,640
Is that a six cylinder?
618
00:26:05,640 --> 00:26:07,440
No, it's four.
619
00:26:07,440 --> 00:26:08,440
But the technology.
620
00:26:08,440 --> 00:26:09,440
It drives like a full size.
621
00:26:09,440 --> 00:26:10,440
It's crazy.
622
00:26:10,440 --> 00:26:13,160
I got to go to your competitor for a second.
623
00:26:13,160 --> 00:26:18,560
I have the EcoBoost six cylinder twin turbo charge in my pickup truck.
624
00:26:18,560 --> 00:26:20,600
It's 380 horsepower.
625
00:26:20,600 --> 00:26:26,840
Now I used to work on muscle cars and drag race muscle cars back in the 60s and 70s.
626
00:26:26,840 --> 00:26:29,760
And the stuff I ran didn't have 380 horsepower.
627
00:26:29,760 --> 00:26:30,760
It's incredible.
628
00:26:30,760 --> 00:26:31,760
Absolutely.
629
00:26:31,760 --> 00:26:32,760
It is incredible.
630
00:26:32,760 --> 00:26:35,320
What they're doing with technologies on these vehicles.
631
00:26:35,320 --> 00:26:36,800
Phenomenal.
632
00:26:36,800 --> 00:26:38,680
People are always like, I got to have that V8.
633
00:26:38,680 --> 00:26:40,440
I got to have that V6.
634
00:26:40,440 --> 00:26:43,000
I got to have the big engine.
635
00:26:43,000 --> 00:26:44,560
It's not the standard in it.
636
00:26:44,560 --> 00:26:49,320
The standard is the four cylinder and they turbo charge it and it gets all the horsepower
637
00:26:49,320 --> 00:26:52,960
you need and the fuel economy is there too.
638
00:26:52,960 --> 00:26:53,960
That's the other side of it.
639
00:26:53,960 --> 00:26:54,960
Yeah.
640
00:26:54,960 --> 00:26:55,960
Yeah.
641
00:26:55,960 --> 00:26:58,160
Well, this has been wonderful meeting you.
642
00:26:58,160 --> 00:27:01,440
As I said, I'm an honest person.
643
00:27:01,440 --> 00:27:04,840
I've dealt with the dealership over the years.
644
00:27:04,840 --> 00:27:09,300
Not numerous times, but occasionally and always been treated with respect.
645
00:27:09,300 --> 00:27:12,860
You can stick your head in and ask a question and they don't.
646
00:27:12,860 --> 00:27:16,640
No service manager says, well, it's going to be $100 to answer your question.
647
00:27:16,640 --> 00:27:18,800
It's kind of a hometown dealer.
648
00:27:18,800 --> 00:27:19,800
It is.
649
00:27:19,800 --> 00:27:21,960
And I've always appreciated it.
650
00:27:21,960 --> 00:27:22,960
The vehicle is the vehicle.
651
00:27:22,960 --> 00:27:26,240
It isn't like you get it to the dealership and you make it better.
652
00:27:26,240 --> 00:27:28,800
No Chevy, GMC, Buick made it.
653
00:27:28,800 --> 00:27:31,760
It's all about service.
654
00:27:31,760 --> 00:27:32,760
And that personal connection.
655
00:27:32,760 --> 00:27:33,760
Absolutely.
656
00:27:33,760 --> 00:27:37,640
Do you ever have people come in and they talk to the sales guys and they negotiate everything
657
00:27:37,640 --> 00:27:42,000
and then it gets so far and then the person is like, all right, now you go take this number
658
00:27:42,000 --> 00:27:45,000
back to the guy in the glass.
659
00:27:45,000 --> 00:27:47,680
You're not in a glass booth, but they're at the building across the street.
660
00:27:47,680 --> 00:27:48,680
There is.
661
00:27:48,680 --> 00:27:51,800
And does anybody ever go, oh, you go take this to him.
662
00:27:51,800 --> 00:27:53,640
He's the one I want to talk to, not you.
663
00:27:53,640 --> 00:27:57,120
They just get so far with the sales guy and then they're like, you're just a peon.
664
00:27:57,120 --> 00:27:58,400
Move on to the next guy.
665
00:27:58,400 --> 00:27:59,400
Does that happen still?
666
00:27:59,400 --> 00:28:00,400
Oh, absolutely.
667
00:28:00,400 --> 00:28:01,400
Does it get anywhere?
668
00:28:01,400 --> 00:28:04,720
Or do you guys just laugh while they go in the office?
669
00:28:04,720 --> 00:28:09,800
So what people don't realize is, so I'm a no BS kind of guy.
670
00:28:09,800 --> 00:28:13,480
You know, if somebody says, give me your best price, I'm going to give you my best price.
671
00:28:13,480 --> 00:28:15,200
They don't even ask again.
672
00:28:15,200 --> 00:28:16,200
Don't ask again.
673
00:28:16,200 --> 00:28:18,320
OK, I know you can do a little bit better.
674
00:28:18,320 --> 00:28:19,960
No, you asked me for my best price.
675
00:28:19,960 --> 00:28:20,960
I appreciate that.
676
00:28:20,960 --> 00:28:22,960
Yeah, no, yeah, I agree.
677
00:28:22,960 --> 00:28:25,520
So I tried to deal like that.
678
00:28:25,520 --> 00:28:30,640
I've been like that for the time I've been in the business and nine times out of 10,
679
00:28:30,640 --> 00:28:33,800
I'm going to earn your business because, you know, I'm upfront and direct.
680
00:28:33,800 --> 00:28:35,080
You're doing straight with being straight.
681
00:28:35,080 --> 00:28:36,080
Yep.
682
00:28:36,080 --> 00:28:37,080
So yeah.
683
00:28:37,080 --> 00:28:38,080
Well, speaking of straight.
684
00:28:38,080 --> 00:28:39,080
Yeah.
685
00:28:39,080 --> 00:28:40,080
I'm going to take a break.
686
00:28:40,080 --> 00:28:45,120
But we've been speaking with with Mike McNally sales.
687
00:28:45,120 --> 00:28:46,120
We have to do that.
688
00:28:46,120 --> 00:28:47,120
I have to transition.
689
00:28:47,120 --> 00:28:49,520
That wasn't very smooth, but I know it wasn't.
690
00:28:49,520 --> 00:28:50,520
I did it.
691
00:28:50,520 --> 00:28:51,520
Fix the road.
692
00:28:51,520 --> 00:28:52,520
But we've been talking.
693
00:28:52,520 --> 00:28:58,080
We've been talking to Mike McNally.
694
00:28:58,080 --> 00:29:03,960
He's the sales manager at Benton Baker, soon to be known as the Baker Auto Group.
695
00:29:03,960 --> 00:29:04,960
They're good people.
696
00:29:04,960 --> 00:29:06,320
I have dealt with them.
697
00:29:06,320 --> 00:29:07,920
It's a good hometown dealership.
698
00:29:07,920 --> 00:29:10,360
Mike, we appreciate you coming in.
699
00:29:10,360 --> 00:29:11,800
And thank you.
700
00:29:11,800 --> 00:29:12,800
Thank you.
701
00:29:12,800 --> 00:29:16,320
And we hope the rest of your Monday here is good.
702
00:29:16,320 --> 00:29:18,800
We're going to go to a break.
703
00:29:18,800 --> 00:29:24,680
We're going to continue with another person after these messages from our local sponsors
704
00:29:24,680 --> 00:29:25,800
of the Big Rapids Buzz.
705
00:29:25,800 --> 00:29:33,120
You are listening to WBZX Big Rapids on B1039.
706
00:29:33,120 --> 00:29:39,520
The Big Rapids Buzz, Chris, you hanging in there?
707
00:29:39,520 --> 00:29:40,520
You don't OK?
708
00:29:40,520 --> 00:29:41,520
I'm trying.
709
00:29:41,520 --> 00:29:42,520
That's all I do.
710
00:29:42,520 --> 00:29:44,520
What happened with the eclipse last week?
711
00:29:44,520 --> 00:29:45,520
I don't know.
712
00:29:45,520 --> 00:29:46,520
We stayed in the house.
713
00:29:46,520 --> 00:29:47,520
You didn't even go outside.
714
00:29:47,520 --> 00:29:48,520
No, I went all the way to Maine.
715
00:29:48,520 --> 00:29:49,520
Did you really?
716
00:29:49,520 --> 00:29:50,520
Yeah, I didn't tell you, did I?
717
00:29:50,520 --> 00:29:51,520
No, I did.
718
00:29:51,520 --> 00:29:52,520
I did.
719
00:29:52,520 --> 00:29:53,520
I drove all the way to Maine.
720
00:29:53,520 --> 00:29:54,520
I made a decision on Sunday afternoon.
721
00:29:54,520 --> 00:29:55,520
We were supposed to go to Indiana.
722
00:29:55,520 --> 00:29:56,520
I didn't know that.
723
00:29:56,520 --> 00:29:57,520
I didn't know that.
724
00:29:57,520 --> 00:29:58,520
I didn't know that.
725
00:29:58,520 --> 00:29:59,520
I didn't know that.
726
00:29:59,520 --> 00:30:00,520
I didn't know that.
727
00:30:00,520 --> 00:30:01,520
I didn't know that.
728
00:30:01,520 --> 00:30:02,520
I didn't know that.
729
00:30:02,520 --> 00:30:03,520
We were supposed to go to Indiana.
730
00:30:03,520 --> 00:30:07,340
Indiana ended up having bad weather.
731
00:30:07,340 --> 00:30:08,760
So, that was about two o'clock.
732
00:30:08,760 --> 00:30:10,660
We found that out, and I said, alright.
733
00:30:10,660 --> 00:30:16,340
Well, the only place in the US that is sunny, in the Path of vitality was Maine.
734
00:30:16,340 --> 00:30:17,980
So, we got back in the car and we laughed.
735
00:30:17,980 --> 00:30:19,040
Did you see it?
736
00:30:19,040 --> 00:30:20,320
Of course we did.
737
00:30:20,320 --> 00:30:21,500
Did you take pictures?
738
00:30:21,500 --> 00:30:23,260
You can't take pictures to make it turn out good.
739
00:30:23,260 --> 00:30:27,160
I took pictures, but it all turned out like crap.
740
00:30:27,160 --> 00:30:30,240
Yeah, we drove 14 hours through Canada.
741
00:30:30,240 --> 00:30:33,080
Because if we drove through the US it would have been 25 hours
742
00:30:33,640 --> 00:30:35,640
Wow
743
00:30:43,320 --> 00:30:45,320
The distance is like a thousand miles
744
00:30:45,680 --> 00:30:49,280
998 miles or something like that. That's the same distance from here to Florida
745
00:30:49,280 --> 00:30:54,800
So basically we drove the distance from here to Florida for a three-minute event in the sky
746
00:30:55,000 --> 00:30:59,880
How'd that work out for you? I thought it was great. Okay, and I this is the second time I've seen it
747
00:30:59,880 --> 00:31:02,520
I went down to Hopkinsville and saw it. It's exciting
748
00:31:02,520 --> 00:31:06,960
It really is awesome if you have if you ever saw an actual total eclipse Bruce
749
00:31:06,960 --> 00:31:11,120
I think when I was a kid, yeah, and we would stare right at it and it
750
00:31:13,240 --> 00:31:15,560
Hardly affected me at all
751
00:31:19,200 --> 00:31:21,200
Explains a lot about you
752
00:31:22,840 --> 00:31:27,000
Yeah, yeah, I think you know, I've been perfectly
753
00:31:27,000 --> 00:31:34,080
Normal ever since well, the next one is in 2026 in Iceland and so I might I might book a flight and guys
754
00:31:34,720 --> 00:31:37,180
What could go wrong? Make it a third time?
755
00:31:38,520 --> 00:31:43,320
Well, listen, we're not here to talk about you're right. You're right. We're here it turns out
756
00:31:44,200 --> 00:31:49,400
So with an acquaintance of mine, the problem is I only knew her by her first name
757
00:31:50,280 --> 00:31:52,280
but we have the owner of
758
00:31:52,280 --> 00:32:00,620
Purely clean services another sponsor another sponsor and it turns out when she came to the door
759
00:32:01,720 --> 00:32:08,520
It's Lisa. Of course, we have Lisa McCarthy, but we both worked at Ferris together and I was like well
760
00:32:11,080 --> 00:32:14,580
Yeah, I think this is all because of watching the eclipse when I was a kid
761
00:32:15,880 --> 00:32:17,880
Back then the governor said
762
00:32:17,880 --> 00:32:19,880
Fix the darn sun
763
00:32:19,880 --> 00:32:21,720
but you know
764
00:32:21,720 --> 00:32:27,560
Now I think that's that's why I'm like I am because of the eclipse back then but
765
00:32:28,720 --> 00:32:31,480
You know our parents used if we weren't having a good day
766
00:32:31,520 --> 00:32:36,940
They tie us to a tree with our head up and you know after a while you'd get tired of keeping your eyes closed
767
00:32:36,940 --> 00:32:42,400
You had to open it and there's the eclipse. Yeah, it was a tough time back then played all our football games
768
00:32:42,400 --> 00:32:46,180
I'll tell you how much it was tough. But anyhow, that's not why we're here. Right, Lisa
769
00:32:46,180 --> 00:32:51,980
you have so you are no longer at Ferris and you have a
770
00:32:53,140 --> 00:32:59,820
business and I intentionally didn't drill down into exactly what you do because I want I didn't want to you know
771
00:33:00,420 --> 00:33:02,140
polluted or
772
00:33:02,140 --> 00:33:04,140
Do it wrong. So
773
00:33:04,220 --> 00:33:08,740
But before we find out exactly what your business tell us about you a little bit
774
00:33:09,580 --> 00:33:11,580
You're 23 years old
775
00:33:12,620 --> 00:33:14,620
Yeah, is that good?
776
00:33:14,620 --> 00:33:16,620
Yeah, how am I doing?
777
00:33:17,140 --> 00:33:19,420
Yeah, yeah might need a sound effect
778
00:33:20,980 --> 00:33:23,340
I'm just trying to keep the volumes of the mic
779
00:33:24,340 --> 00:33:29,740
No, you don't have to tell us how old you are, but tell us who you are where your friend
780
00:33:30,260 --> 00:33:34,460
Where you're from and how you got to us this morning
781
00:33:35,780 --> 00:33:37,780
Well born and raised
782
00:33:37,780 --> 00:33:41,620
Tony really in 2000
783
00:33:43,180 --> 00:33:45,820
Then shortly after that started working at Ferris
784
00:33:46,620 --> 00:33:51,060
was at Ferris for 20 years 20 years stuff happened and
785
00:33:51,660 --> 00:33:54,900
Started to stuff happened. Are you just gonna?
786
00:33:56,380 --> 00:34:01,420
I mean first is not one of our sponsors. I don't care. Yeah, I mean if you want a bachelor go ahead
787
00:34:01,420 --> 00:34:08,460
I'm married. I have a three-year-old son. He's gonna be four in May. Oh my goodness in 2019
788
00:34:08,980 --> 00:34:10,980
We lost our house to a house fire
789
00:34:11,540 --> 00:34:16,380
Oh covid hit, you know, nobody wanted to come out right, you know, so everything's been prolonged
790
00:34:17,420 --> 00:34:22,620
And then we're at the final stages of the house wanted to get it finalized
791
00:34:23,740 --> 00:34:26,420
Needed some money to get it finalized
792
00:34:26,420 --> 00:34:28,020
So went to the banks and you know
793
00:34:28,020 --> 00:34:32,620
Because banks don't want to work with anybody who won't work with a general contractor to save some money
794
00:34:33,100 --> 00:34:36,140
So wanted to dip into my retirement a little bit
795
00:34:37,340 --> 00:34:39,340
And unfortunately
796
00:34:39,340 --> 00:34:46,660
My employer wasn't allowed to do that. I guess some contract so if you're working there, you can't borrow your money
797
00:34:46,660 --> 00:34:50,500
unfortunately, so I like I told my husband everything happens for a reason and
798
00:34:52,020 --> 00:34:56,620
Jumped in and the only way my business going and it's doing very well
799
00:34:56,620 --> 00:34:58,620
So far so very excited about it
800
00:34:58,620 --> 00:35:03,620
Yeah, there's some companies out there that will allow you to borrow from your 401k. Was it a 401k? Yeah. Wow
801
00:35:03,620 --> 00:35:05,620
Yeah, they have setups like that
802
00:35:05,620 --> 00:35:10,020
So the only way to do it is quit your job then you have access to it. You mean you could go back
803
00:35:10,020 --> 00:35:16,100
Oh, yeah, I thought when you said some things happen. I thought something bad happened. Anyway, Ferris if you will the sponsor
804
00:35:16,100 --> 00:35:21,100
We're still open to sponsors. We don't say anything bad. What it was Chris, but Bill don't like me
805
00:35:21,100 --> 00:35:24,620
The police chief there chased her out. Oh, he was just
806
00:35:24,620 --> 00:35:26,620
awful
807
00:35:26,620 --> 00:35:28,620
Who was that?
808
00:35:28,620 --> 00:35:30,620
That was you
809
00:35:30,620 --> 00:35:32,620
Oh
810
00:35:32,620 --> 00:35:34,620
Nevermind nevermind. I was kidding. Oh
811
00:35:34,620 --> 00:35:36,620
Man, I forgot that was me. Oh
812
00:35:36,620 --> 00:35:38,620
Lisa, I'm sorry. What did you do at Ferris?
813
00:35:38,620 --> 00:35:40,620
Custodial. Oh, yeah, take cleaning
814
00:35:40,620 --> 00:35:46,620
Well that ties into right right exactly what you're you see what your business let's jump right into it. What is?
815
00:35:46,620 --> 00:35:48,620
Purely clean surfaces. What do you do?
816
00:35:48,620 --> 00:35:50,620
Clean
817
00:35:50,620 --> 00:35:52,620
Clean
818
00:35:52,620 --> 00:35:54,620
What do you do?
819
00:35:54,620 --> 00:35:56,620
All right
820
00:35:56,620 --> 00:35:58,620
We're gonna close this show down
821
00:35:58,620 --> 00:36:04,620
And we're gonna close the show down and it's great to get some of these details to drill down in
822
00:36:04,620 --> 00:36:06,620
Clean the darn house
823
00:36:06,620 --> 00:36:08,620
That's good. Thanks for coming
824
00:36:08,620 --> 00:36:10,620
Alright show's over
825
00:36:10,620 --> 00:36:12,620
She cleans
826
00:36:12,620 --> 00:36:16,620
I always really like Lisa because when you'd see her at work you'd have these same interactions
827
00:36:16,620 --> 00:36:18,620
She was a fun person
828
00:36:18,620 --> 00:36:26,620
Bubbly and fun and with a great sense of humor, but we would like to maybe another two three words with that
829
00:36:26,620 --> 00:36:28,620
So with anything with cleaning
830
00:36:28,620 --> 00:36:32,620
There's a sweeping mopping vacuuming hardwood floors
831
00:36:32,620 --> 00:36:36,620
Vinyl tile a wall ceiling vents lights
832
00:36:36,620 --> 00:36:40,620
Is it commercial and residential or just commercial?
833
00:36:40,620 --> 00:36:42,620
Right now I'm just focusing on commercial
834
00:36:42,620 --> 00:36:44,620
That's probably where the big one is
835
00:36:44,620 --> 00:36:52,620
Yep, and one of the things I was curious about so after a fire after a flood or anything
836
00:36:52,620 --> 00:36:54,620
Do you do any type of that rest restorative cleaning?
837
00:36:54,620 --> 00:36:56,620
Not quite yet
838
00:36:56,620 --> 00:36:58,620
But something you might be looking at?
839
00:36:58,620 --> 00:37:00,620
Absolutely we have the capabilities
840
00:37:00,620 --> 00:37:02,620
If I if it happens I'm
841
00:37:02,620 --> 00:37:04,620
Must do it
842
00:37:04,620 --> 00:37:06,620
What's your service area?
843
00:37:06,620 --> 00:37:08,620
I'm open right now
844
00:37:08,620 --> 00:37:10,620
So you go anywhere?
845
00:37:10,620 --> 00:37:12,620
I'm open right now
846
00:37:12,620 --> 00:37:14,620
So you go anywhere?
847
00:37:14,620 --> 00:37:16,620
Not Ohio
848
00:37:16,620 --> 00:37:18,620
I don't want to go to a state
849
00:37:18,620 --> 00:37:20,620
I want to stay in Michigan
850
00:37:20,620 --> 00:37:22,620
Perfect
851
00:37:22,620 --> 00:37:24,620
What about like Madagascar, Fiji?
852
00:37:24,620 --> 00:37:26,620
Oh yeah
853
00:37:26,620 --> 00:37:28,620
When I go on vacation
854
00:37:28,620 --> 00:37:30,620
When it's like you guys take this I'm going over here
855
00:37:30,620 --> 00:37:32,620
Absolutely all day
856
00:37:32,620 --> 00:37:34,620
Yeah excellent that's good to know
857
00:37:34,620 --> 00:37:38,620
But the downfall with being a clean person
858
00:37:38,620 --> 00:37:40,620
You see things
859
00:37:40,620 --> 00:37:42,620
In a whole different level
860
00:37:42,620 --> 00:37:44,620
It's like you go to a restaurant
861
00:37:44,620 --> 00:37:46,620
I'm like oh no
862
00:37:46,620 --> 00:37:48,620
I'm good
863
00:37:48,620 --> 00:37:50,620
This is terribly disgusting
864
00:37:50,620 --> 00:37:52,620
But I'm going to say it anyhow
865
00:37:52,620 --> 00:37:54,620
Recently we were traveling with our friends
866
00:37:54,620 --> 00:37:56,620
Down to Florida and we stopped
867
00:37:56,620 --> 00:37:58,620
I'm trying to do this as gently as I can
868
00:37:58,620 --> 00:38:00,620
I'm sorry Jen
869
00:38:00,620 --> 00:38:02,620
Forgive me
870
00:38:02,620 --> 00:38:04,620
But in the men's bathroom someone tried to get undressed
871
00:38:04,620 --> 00:38:06,620
Before they did something in it
872
00:38:06,620 --> 00:38:08,620
It was like a shot gun blast
873
00:38:08,620 --> 00:38:10,620
Right above the toilet
874
00:38:10,620 --> 00:38:12,620
And I almost
875
00:38:12,620 --> 00:38:14,620
I almost was going to have my buddy
876
00:38:14,620 --> 00:38:16,620
Take a picture of me staying in there
877
00:38:16,620 --> 00:38:18,620
And say boy I barely made it
878
00:38:18,620 --> 00:38:20,620
To the toilets
879
00:38:20,620 --> 00:38:22,620
And then send it to all my friends
880
00:38:22,620 --> 00:38:24,620
And I'm glad I didn't because this is what happens
881
00:38:24,620 --> 00:38:26,620
When you're a kid and you stare at this under an eclipse
882
00:38:26,620 --> 00:38:28,620
You do things like that
883
00:38:28,620 --> 00:38:30,620
We're going to get kicked out of the radio if you continue this
884
00:38:30,620 --> 00:38:32,620
We are
885
00:38:32,620 --> 00:38:34,620
Chris this could be our last show
886
00:38:34,620 --> 00:38:36,620
This could be our last show
887
00:38:36,620 --> 00:38:38,620
All joking aside
888
00:38:38,620 --> 00:38:40,620
You're doing commercial businesses
889
00:38:40,620 --> 00:38:42,620
And we know that
890
00:38:42,620 --> 00:38:44,620
When people will go into a public
891
00:38:44,620 --> 00:38:46,620
Or whatever they don't take care
892
00:38:46,620 --> 00:38:48,620
As they would at their home
893
00:38:48,620 --> 00:38:50,620
And they do some pretty nasty stuff
894
00:38:50,620 --> 00:38:52,620
There was some nasty stuff I saw when I went down to Florida
895
00:38:52,620 --> 00:38:54,620
On our trip
896
00:38:54,620 --> 00:38:56,620
12 years ago
897
00:38:56,620 --> 00:38:58,620
For senior spring break
898
00:38:58,620 --> 00:39:00,620
Down to Panama City Beach
899
00:39:00,620 --> 00:39:02,620
And we stopped at one gas station
900
00:39:02,620 --> 00:39:04,620
I opened up the door and I immediately closed it
901
00:39:04,620 --> 00:39:06,620
They were doing some
902
00:39:06,620 --> 00:39:08,620
There was some nasty stuff
903
00:39:08,620 --> 00:39:10,620
That had been done
904
00:39:10,620 --> 00:39:12,620
There was writings on the wall
905
00:39:12,620 --> 00:39:14,620
With things
906
00:39:14,620 --> 00:39:16,620
Why?
907
00:39:16,620 --> 00:39:18,620
Why do people do it? Do you know or do you just have to clean it up?
908
00:39:18,620 --> 00:39:20,620
Boredom
909
00:39:20,620 --> 00:39:22,620
I think there's mental health problems
910
00:39:22,620 --> 00:39:24,620
So there was
911
00:39:24,620 --> 00:39:26,620
I don't remember if it was a
912
00:39:26,620 --> 00:39:28,620
TikTok video
913
00:39:28,620 --> 00:39:30,620
But there was
914
00:39:30,620 --> 00:39:32,620
A video of a custodian
915
00:39:32,620 --> 00:39:34,620
Gentleman having issues with
916
00:39:34,620 --> 00:39:36,620
Little girls kissing the mirrors
917
00:39:36,620 --> 00:39:38,620
And so
918
00:39:38,620 --> 00:39:40,620
Have you seen that or heard about that?
919
00:39:40,620 --> 00:39:42,620
And I'm sure it was like a joke or whatever
920
00:39:42,620 --> 00:39:44,620
But
921
00:39:44,620 --> 00:39:46,620
During that process
922
00:39:46,620 --> 00:39:48,620
He kept saying to them like somebody's got to stop making
923
00:39:48,620 --> 00:39:50,620
These girls kiss the mirrors because they'd put their lipstick
924
00:39:50,620 --> 00:39:52,620
On and kiss the mirror and think it's the coolest thing
925
00:39:52,620 --> 00:39:54,620
So
926
00:39:54,620 --> 00:39:56,620
He wanted to set it up to where
927
00:39:56,620 --> 00:39:58,620
They had it
928
00:39:58,620 --> 00:40:00,620
Showed the girls
929
00:40:00,620 --> 00:40:02,620
How long it took him to clean it
930
00:40:02,620 --> 00:40:04,620
So he took the Johnny mop
931
00:40:04,620 --> 00:40:06,620
Which is what we call a toilet bowl cleaner
932
00:40:06,620 --> 00:40:08,620
And put it in the toilet
933
00:40:08,620 --> 00:40:10,620
And then went to the mirror and cleaned it
934
00:40:10,620 --> 00:40:12,620
And all the girls were like
935
00:40:12,620 --> 00:40:14,620
So it stopped
936
00:40:14,620 --> 00:40:16,620
We don't clean it like that
937
00:40:16,620 --> 00:40:18,620
But I'm like that's amazing
938
00:40:18,620 --> 00:40:20,620
That is awesome
939
00:40:20,620 --> 00:40:22,620
That is double level near triple level thinking
940
00:40:22,620 --> 00:40:24,620
That is beautiful
941
00:40:24,620 --> 00:40:26,620
I think it was a TikTok video
942
00:40:26,620 --> 00:40:28,620
Or commercial or something
943
00:40:28,620 --> 00:40:30,620
I haven't seen it but
944
00:40:30,620 --> 00:40:32,620
That's like the big uno verso
945
00:40:32,620 --> 00:40:34,620
On those people
946
00:40:34,620 --> 00:40:36,620
Those girls are just wiping their lips
947
00:40:36,620 --> 00:40:38,620
I can't believe it
948
00:40:38,620 --> 00:40:40,620
So you have some employees?
949
00:40:40,620 --> 00:40:42,620
Are you growing?
950
00:40:42,620 --> 00:40:44,620
Yeah we have a few employees
951
00:40:44,620 --> 00:40:46,620
Are you like most other employees
952
00:40:46,620 --> 00:40:48,620
Or employers are you having trouble finding help?
953
00:40:48,620 --> 00:40:50,620
Or keeping
954
00:40:50,620 --> 00:40:52,620
No and the only reason I'm saying that
955
00:40:52,620 --> 00:40:54,620
Is
956
00:40:54,620 --> 00:40:56,620
Because the ones I have are amazing
957
00:40:56,620 --> 00:40:58,620
That's great
958
00:40:58,620 --> 00:41:00,620
And I won't do something
959
00:41:00,620 --> 00:41:02,620
That they won't do
960
00:41:02,620 --> 00:41:04,620
If you're not feeling good I gotcha
961
00:41:04,620 --> 00:41:06,620
If I'm not feeling good they got me
962
00:41:08,620 --> 00:41:10,620
I just like that openness
963
00:41:10,620 --> 00:41:12,620
I want them to feel like they are 100%
964
00:41:12,620 --> 00:41:14,620
Part of my company
965
00:41:14,620 --> 00:41:16,620
It's not just oh you're an employee
966
00:41:16,620 --> 00:41:18,620
If you can't make it in I get it
967
00:41:18,620 --> 00:41:20,620
I gotcha
968
00:41:20,620 --> 00:41:22,620
You're good
969
00:41:22,620 --> 00:41:24,620
Do you have any crazy stories
970
00:41:24,620 --> 00:41:26,620
When you were either now or before
971
00:41:26,620 --> 00:41:28,620
About things that have happened?
972
00:41:30,620 --> 00:41:32,620
Probably can't say it on air
973
00:41:32,620 --> 00:41:34,620
We can always beep it out
974
00:41:34,620 --> 00:41:36,620
I got my hand on the thing
975
00:41:38,620 --> 00:41:40,620
You mean like coming in?
976
00:41:40,620 --> 00:41:42,620
Like things you might find
977
00:41:42,620 --> 00:41:44,620
What's the most bizarre thing you found in the bathroom while cleaning up?
978
00:41:48,620 --> 00:41:50,620
Clothing that may have been used
979
00:41:50,620 --> 00:41:52,620
Instead of toilet paper
980
00:41:52,620 --> 00:41:54,620
You've had those
981
00:41:54,620 --> 00:41:56,620
Where you've cleaned out the ladies
982
00:41:56,620 --> 00:41:58,620
Linen area
983
00:41:58,620 --> 00:42:00,620
And you know
984
00:42:00,620 --> 00:42:02,620
They must have had an accident
985
00:42:02,620 --> 00:42:04,620
Because they're poopy underwear
986
00:42:04,620 --> 00:42:06,620
It's like poopy
987
00:42:06,620 --> 00:42:08,620
I said poopy I didn't say shit
988
00:42:08,620 --> 00:42:10,620
No you said poopy and that's okay
989
00:42:10,620 --> 00:42:12,620
There's two O's in there
990
00:42:12,620 --> 00:42:14,620
It's multi syllabic
991
00:42:14,620 --> 00:42:16,620
It's a great word it rolls off the tongue
992
00:42:16,620 --> 00:42:18,620
Oh excuse that
993
00:42:18,620 --> 00:42:20,620
The roll off the tongue thing
994
00:42:20,620 --> 00:42:22,620
We just lost a bunch of listeners
995
00:42:22,620 --> 00:42:24,620
That is a bitter pill to swallow right there
996
00:42:24,620 --> 00:42:26,620
And I shouldn't have said that
997
00:42:26,620 --> 00:42:28,620
No you come into
998
00:42:28,620 --> 00:42:30,620
Things every single day
999
00:42:30,620 --> 00:42:32,620
Toilets
1000
00:42:32,620 --> 00:42:34,620
Just suck
1001
00:42:34,620 --> 00:42:36,620
You know it's not fun
1002
00:42:36,620 --> 00:42:38,620
If you had to count how many toilets have you had to unclog?
1003
00:42:40,620 --> 00:42:42,620
Oh that's a plumber's job
1004
00:42:42,620 --> 00:42:44,620
There's someone who worked for a union
1005
00:42:44,620 --> 00:42:46,620
Someone who was following this stuff
1006
00:42:46,620 --> 00:42:48,620
There's a ferris employee who worked for a union
1007
00:42:48,620 --> 00:42:50,620
Oh I see I see
1008
00:42:50,620 --> 00:42:52,620
No so I mean
1009
00:42:52,620 --> 00:42:54,620
We try
1010
00:42:54,620 --> 00:42:56,620
But
1011
00:42:56,620 --> 00:42:58,620
That's above my pay grade
1012
00:42:58,620 --> 00:43:00,620
Less than plumbers
1013
00:43:00,620 --> 00:43:02,620
But we will get that toilet seat clean
1014
00:43:04,620 --> 00:43:06,620
That toilet seat is perfectly clean
1015
00:43:06,620 --> 00:43:08,620
So the majority of your work right now
1016
00:43:08,620 --> 00:43:10,620
Is commercial
1017
00:43:10,620 --> 00:43:12,620
However your plan is to
1018
00:43:12,620 --> 00:43:14,620
Be available more available for residential
1019
00:43:14,620 --> 00:43:16,620
Because I know a lot of people
1020
00:43:16,620 --> 00:43:18,620
They kind of get to my age
1021
00:43:18,620 --> 00:43:20,620
Which is 29?
1022
00:43:20,620 --> 00:43:22,620
Yeah
1023
00:43:22,620 --> 00:43:24,620
Younger than me
1024
00:43:24,620 --> 00:43:26,620
Because I know it's just a little bit above me
1025
00:43:26,620 --> 00:43:28,620
But not far
1026
00:43:28,620 --> 00:43:30,620
But no they really do get to that point
1027
00:43:30,620 --> 00:43:32,620
Where you know
1028
00:43:32,620 --> 00:43:34,620
Let's face it traditionally
1029
00:43:34,620 --> 00:43:36,620
In most households most of the cleaning
1030
00:43:36,620 --> 00:43:38,620
Falls on the wife traditionally
1031
00:43:38,620 --> 00:43:40,620
Not all I can change but most of it
1032
00:43:40,620 --> 00:43:42,620
My wife now
1033
00:43:42,620 --> 00:43:44,620
I'm 65 my wife
1034
00:43:44,620 --> 00:43:46,620
I think she's
1035
00:43:46,620 --> 00:43:48,620
27
1036
00:43:48,620 --> 00:43:50,620
Right honey?
1037
00:43:50,620 --> 00:43:52,620
So she's been cleaning the house for 7 years
1038
00:43:52,620 --> 00:43:54,620
But no you do get to that point
1039
00:43:54,620 --> 00:43:56,620
Where you're a little more comfortable financially
1040
00:43:56,620 --> 00:43:58,620
And you want to do things
1041
00:43:58,620 --> 00:44:00,620
And spend time with grandkids or travel
1042
00:44:00,620 --> 00:44:02,620
And it's like gee I'd love to find someone
1043
00:44:02,620 --> 00:44:04,620
To clean but I'll be honest with you
1044
00:44:04,620 --> 00:44:06,620
Sometimes it's really hard to find someone
1045
00:44:06,620 --> 00:44:08,620
And someone you trust
1046
00:44:08,620 --> 00:44:10,620
Because you're bringing them into your
1047
00:44:10,620 --> 00:44:12,620
House
1048
00:44:12,620 --> 00:44:14,620
Sometimes you know like sometimes
1049
00:44:14,620 --> 00:44:16,620
When you're not there you have to have full trust
1050
00:44:16,620 --> 00:44:18,620
With them
1051
00:44:18,620 --> 00:44:20,620
We are open to
1052
00:44:20,620 --> 00:44:22,620
Having residential
1053
00:44:22,620 --> 00:44:24,620
I do have a few clients right now that I do
1054
00:44:24,620 --> 00:44:26,620
On my own and help them out
1055
00:44:26,620 --> 00:44:28,620
Because they got graduation comments
1056
00:44:28,620 --> 00:44:30,620
So I'll get done with my job and then I'm like
1057
00:44:30,620 --> 00:44:32,620
Okay well shoot up on Fridays or Saturdays
1058
00:44:32,620 --> 00:44:34,620
And get that done
1059
00:44:34,620 --> 00:44:36,620
My only thing right now
1060
00:44:36,620 --> 00:44:38,620
Is still rebuilding that house
1061
00:44:38,620 --> 00:44:40,620
It's like we want to get it done
1062
00:44:40,620 --> 00:44:42,620
Once that's done then I know
1063
00:44:42,620 --> 00:44:44,620
More things are going to open up a lot
1064
00:44:44,620 --> 00:44:46,620
Bigger and keep bringing in
1065
00:44:46,620 --> 00:44:48,620
More clientele
1066
00:44:48,620 --> 00:44:50,620
But definitely I used to do that
1067
00:44:50,620 --> 00:44:52,620
For years is clean residential houses
1068
00:44:52,620 --> 00:44:54,620
And work at Ferris at the same time
1069
00:44:54,620 --> 00:44:56,620
And it did
1070
00:44:56,620 --> 00:44:58,620
I had a great clientele built up
1071
00:44:58,620 --> 00:45:00,620
But it got to be so much
1072
00:45:00,620 --> 00:45:02,620
At certain points I'm like
1073
00:45:02,620 --> 00:45:04,620
3 year old my goodness that's full time
1074
00:45:04,620 --> 00:45:06,620
Oh yeah and when I clean I turn around
1075
00:45:06,620 --> 00:45:08,620
I'm like what happened
1076
00:45:08,620 --> 00:45:10,620
I know I cleaned
1077
00:45:10,620 --> 00:45:12,620
And there's my son
1078
00:45:12,620 --> 00:45:14,620
Smiling away
1079
00:45:14,620 --> 00:45:16,620
I'm like I love you
1080
00:45:16,620 --> 00:45:18,620
I have to
1081
00:45:18,620 --> 00:45:20,620
The loss is I have to
1082
00:45:20,620 --> 00:45:22,620
But you know I think one of your advantages
1083
00:45:22,620 --> 00:45:24,620
Is that you're a local girl
1084
00:45:24,620 --> 00:45:26,620
You work at Ferris
1085
00:45:26,620 --> 00:45:28,620
I know of you, you're a very trustworthy person
1086
00:45:28,620 --> 00:45:30,620
I think that's huge
1087
00:45:30,620 --> 00:45:32,620
Because again
1088
00:45:32,620 --> 00:45:34,620
There are going to be times where maybe
1089
00:45:34,620 --> 00:45:36,620
We're not home, can you stop and clean the house
1090
00:45:36,620 --> 00:45:38,620
That's a big deal having someone in your house
1091
00:45:38,620 --> 00:45:40,620
Absolutely
1092
00:45:40,620 --> 00:45:42,620
But
1093
00:45:42,620 --> 00:45:44,620
I would also think
1094
00:45:44,620 --> 00:45:46,620
Excuse me
1095
00:45:46,620 --> 00:45:48,620
Staffing wise it's going to take some more people
1096
00:45:48,620 --> 00:45:50,620
But again once you get the house
1097
00:45:50,620 --> 00:45:52,620
It sounds like you're close
1098
00:45:52,620 --> 00:45:54,620
Drywallers are coming in next week
1099
00:45:54,620 --> 00:45:56,620
So it's been
1100
00:45:56,620 --> 00:45:58,620
4 years and we're ready
1101
00:45:58,620 --> 00:46:00,620
We're so ready
1102
00:46:00,620 --> 00:46:02,620
But it's a blessing
1103
00:46:02,620 --> 00:46:04,620
A lot of people are like oh my gosh you lost your house
1104
00:46:04,620 --> 00:46:06,620
Yeah it sucked
1105
00:46:06,620 --> 00:46:08,620
But it made us look at life way different
1106
00:46:08,620 --> 00:46:10,620
What was the cause of the fire?
1107
00:46:10,620 --> 00:46:12,620
I do believe electrical
1108
00:46:12,620 --> 00:46:14,620
We had an outdoor wood stove
1109
00:46:14,620 --> 00:46:16,620
And I know they were focused on that one
1110
00:46:18,620 --> 00:46:20,620
But we literally just cleaned everything
1111
00:46:20,620 --> 00:46:22,620
And when you look back at the house
1112
00:46:22,620 --> 00:46:24,620
The one thing I thought of
1113
00:46:24,620 --> 00:46:26,620
Is we had an extension cord
1114
00:46:26,620 --> 00:46:28,620
That was hooked up to the back of the house
1115
00:46:28,620 --> 00:46:30,620
To the blower part
1116
00:46:30,620 --> 00:46:32,620
Of the fire
1117
00:46:32,620 --> 00:46:34,620
The wood stove
1118
00:46:34,620 --> 00:46:36,620
And that's the main part
1119
00:46:36,620 --> 00:46:38,620
That was just charred
1120
00:46:38,620 --> 00:46:40,620
So they never really came back
1121
00:46:40,620 --> 00:46:42,620
The fire marshal from Grand Rapids came up
1122
00:46:42,620 --> 00:46:44,620
And he even said it wasn't the
1123
00:46:44,620 --> 00:46:46,620
Wood stove
1124
00:46:46,620 --> 00:46:48,620
The wood stove was very clean
1125
00:46:48,620 --> 00:46:50,620
I know I just cleaned it
1126
00:46:50,620 --> 00:46:52,620
The blower to the extension cord
1127
00:46:52,620 --> 00:46:54,620
So the extension cord
1128
00:46:54,620 --> 00:46:56,620
Was it a thinner extension cord?
1129
00:46:56,620 --> 00:46:58,620
Was it a thinner extension cord?
1130
00:46:58,620 --> 00:47:00,620
No it was a heavy duty one
1131
00:47:00,620 --> 00:47:02,620
I've been out there for five years and I never thought
1132
00:47:02,620 --> 00:47:04,620
And the weather
1133
00:47:04,620 --> 00:47:06,620
Ultraviolet light, sunlight
1134
00:47:06,620 --> 00:47:08,620
Is terrible
1135
00:47:08,620 --> 00:47:10,620
The eclipses
1136
00:47:10,620 --> 00:47:12,620
Let me tell you what the eclipse does to the brain
1137
00:47:12,620 --> 00:47:14,620
We know
1138
00:47:14,620 --> 00:47:16,620
It does to the cord
1139
00:47:16,620 --> 00:47:18,620
You can imagine what's going on up here
1140
00:47:18,620 --> 00:47:20,620
I got things going on up here
1141
00:47:24,620 --> 00:47:26,620
So you're looking to grow here
1142
00:47:26,620 --> 00:47:28,620
I can see you eventually
1143
00:47:28,620 --> 00:47:30,620
In a beautiful
1144
00:47:30,620 --> 00:47:32,620
Mahogany walled office with a beautiful
1145
00:47:32,620 --> 00:47:34,620
Walnut desk with your feet up on it
1146
00:47:34,620 --> 00:47:36,620
Sipping a martini
1147
00:47:36,620 --> 00:47:38,620
And yeah
1148
00:47:38,620 --> 00:47:40,620
You've got a couple servants rubbing your feet
1149
00:47:40,620 --> 00:47:42,620
Bringing you more drinks and you're answering the phone
1150
00:47:42,620 --> 00:47:44,620
Left and right
1151
00:47:44,620 --> 00:47:46,620
And well we've got
1152
00:47:46,620 --> 00:47:48,620
I understand what it means now by the eclipse
1153
00:47:48,620 --> 00:47:50,620
It has messed with them
1154
00:47:52,620 --> 00:47:54,620
That would be amazing but I'd still feel
1155
00:47:54,620 --> 00:47:56,620
I would have to stay work
1156
00:47:56,620 --> 00:47:58,620
I'd feel guilty
1157
00:47:58,620 --> 00:48:00,620
There's times I've taken time off
1158
00:48:00,620 --> 00:48:02,620
And my workers have picked up
1159
00:48:02,620 --> 00:48:04,620
And I'm like
1160
00:48:04,620 --> 00:48:06,620
How'd it go? They're like
1161
00:48:06,620 --> 00:48:08,620
Stop we got him
1162
00:48:08,620 --> 00:48:10,620
I know, okay
1163
00:48:10,620 --> 00:48:12,620
I just want to make sure everything's good
1164
00:48:12,620 --> 00:48:14,620
You guys are good
1165
00:48:14,620 --> 00:48:16,620
Rough idea, how many people working for you?
1166
00:48:16,620 --> 00:48:18,620
Just under six
1167
00:48:18,620 --> 00:48:20,620
Excellent
1168
00:48:20,620 --> 00:48:22,620
You're hanging on to them, you're retaining them
1169
00:48:22,620 --> 00:48:24,620
You must take care of them
1170
00:48:24,620 --> 00:48:26,620
So here's a question, when your house is done
1171
00:48:26,620 --> 00:48:28,620
Who's going to clean it?
1172
00:48:28,620 --> 00:48:30,620
The first time?
1173
00:48:30,620 --> 00:48:32,620
My husband
1174
00:48:32,620 --> 00:48:34,620
Sorry hon
1175
00:48:34,620 --> 00:48:36,620
He's going to be like really?
1176
00:48:36,620 --> 00:48:38,620
That's neat
1177
00:48:38,620 --> 00:48:40,620
So I mean is the ultimate goal to make
1178
00:48:40,620 --> 00:48:42,620
This a bigger
1179
00:48:42,620 --> 00:48:44,620
Business? I would like to yeah
1180
00:48:44,620 --> 00:48:46,620
Definitely
1181
00:48:46,620 --> 00:48:48,620
I like where we're at right now
1182
00:48:48,620 --> 00:48:50,620
But yeah
1183
00:48:50,620 --> 00:48:52,620
Definitely to have it bigger
1184
00:48:52,620 --> 00:48:54,620
If I could sit back
1185
00:48:54,620 --> 00:48:56,620
But definitely still help out
1186
00:48:56,620 --> 00:48:58,620
I don't want to fully sit back
1187
00:48:58,620 --> 00:49:00,620
Because I don't think I could ever do that
1188
00:49:00,620 --> 00:49:02,620
Just chill
1189
00:49:02,620 --> 00:49:04,620
As you said you're a pinch hitter, someone's sick
1190
00:49:04,620 --> 00:49:06,620
Or whatever and a job needs to be done
1191
00:49:06,620 --> 00:49:08,620
What's the most difficult thing
1192
00:49:08,620 --> 00:49:10,620
That you have to encounter
1193
00:49:10,620 --> 00:49:12,620
That you have to clean
1194
00:49:12,620 --> 00:49:14,620
What do you think you just hate about it?
1195
00:49:14,620 --> 00:49:16,620
I see the wheels turning right now
1196
00:49:16,620 --> 00:49:18,620
Chris, get ready to beep this one
1197
00:49:18,620 --> 00:49:20,620
I got it
1198
00:49:20,620 --> 00:49:22,620
Fingers on the trigger
1199
00:49:22,620 --> 00:49:24,620
The poop?
1200
00:49:24,620 --> 00:49:26,620
You know the ones where it's like yeah
1201
00:49:26,620 --> 00:49:28,620
They obviously had a left gas cramp
1202
00:49:28,620 --> 00:49:30,620
Because it's all over on the right hand side
1203
00:49:30,620 --> 00:49:32,620
Is that a real thing?
1204
00:49:32,620 --> 00:49:34,620
Are you serious?
1205
00:49:34,620 --> 00:49:36,620
You never had a gas cramp?
1206
00:49:36,620 --> 00:49:38,620
Yeah but I've never looked
1207
00:49:38,620 --> 00:49:40,620
I've never been directional
1208
00:49:40,620 --> 00:49:42,620
About it
1209
00:49:42,620 --> 00:49:44,620
Oh man
1210
00:49:44,620 --> 00:49:46,620
Now that you say that I guess
1211
00:49:46,620 --> 00:49:48,620
I've got a visual
1212
00:49:48,620 --> 00:49:50,620
Wow
1213
00:49:50,620 --> 00:49:52,620
Oh my gosh
1214
00:49:52,620 --> 00:49:54,620
I'm sorry listeners
1215
00:49:54,620 --> 00:49:56,620
Good thing y'all ate breakfast
1216
00:49:56,620 --> 00:49:58,620
It's 8.30 and they're eating breakfast
1217
00:49:58,620 --> 00:50:00,620
And some of them are drinking coffee
1218
00:50:00,620 --> 00:50:02,620
Chris I'm going to have to go watch CNN
1219
00:50:02,620 --> 00:50:04,620
To get this out of my head
1220
00:50:04,620 --> 00:50:06,620
Get that picture out of my head
1221
00:50:06,620 --> 00:50:08,620
You know what
1222
00:50:08,620 --> 00:50:10,620
It's good that you said poop
1223
00:50:10,620 --> 00:50:12,620
Because last show I said poop
1224
00:50:12,620 --> 00:50:14,620
And I feel better about it now
1225
00:50:14,620 --> 00:50:16,620
You know they don't say poop
1226
00:50:16,620 --> 00:50:18,620
We definitely said it too many times
1227
00:50:18,620 --> 00:50:20,620
Listen, listen
1228
00:50:20,620 --> 00:50:22,620
My granddaughter, two year old
1229
00:50:22,620 --> 00:50:24,620
The other day
1230
00:50:24,620 --> 00:50:26,620
Maybe I told a story but I'm going to tell it again
1231
00:50:26,620 --> 00:50:28,620
She was doing something here and kind of good naturedly
1232
00:50:28,620 --> 00:50:30,620
I was like hey
1233
00:50:30,620 --> 00:50:32,620
Who's in charge here?
1234
00:50:32,620 --> 00:50:34,620
Aren't I in charge? She says no
1235
00:50:34,620 --> 00:50:36,620
I said who's in charge? She says me
1236
00:50:36,620 --> 00:50:38,620
I says they call me pa
1237
00:50:38,620 --> 00:50:40,620
I said then who is pa?
1238
00:50:40,620 --> 00:50:42,620
She looked at two year old
1239
00:50:42,620 --> 00:50:44,620
Looked at poop
1240
00:50:44,620 --> 00:50:46,620
And then you realize
1241
00:50:46,620 --> 00:50:48,620
Once you become a grandfather
1242
00:50:48,620 --> 00:50:50,620
You're the lowest thing in the totem pole
1243
00:50:50,620 --> 00:50:52,620
Your daughter, her family
1244
00:50:52,620 --> 00:50:54,620
The kids, your wife, everyone's in front of you
1245
00:50:54,620 --> 00:50:56,620
And you at 65 years old
1246
00:50:56,620 --> 00:50:58,620
When you're taking care of your grandkids
1247
00:50:58,620 --> 00:51:00,620
You are poop
1248
00:51:00,620 --> 00:51:02,620
But anyhow, I'm learning to live with it
1249
00:51:02,620 --> 00:51:04,620
Maybe if you let them outside during the eclipse
1250
00:51:04,620 --> 00:51:06,620
Oh my goodness
1251
00:51:06,620 --> 00:51:08,620
My daughter would have
1252
00:51:08,620 --> 00:51:10,620
My daughter, she's the ultimate mother
1253
00:51:10,620 --> 00:51:12,620
She's such a good mom
1254
00:51:12,620 --> 00:51:14,620
She had a great role model
1255
00:51:14,620 --> 00:51:16,620
With my wife but she is such an amazing mom
1256
00:51:16,620 --> 00:51:18,620
And she had to tell me
1257
00:51:18,620 --> 00:51:20,620
Four times, Chris
1258
00:51:20,620 --> 00:51:22,620
The day of
1259
00:51:22,620 --> 00:51:24,620
Now, if you do this
1260
00:51:24,620 --> 00:51:26,620
Make sure this and you're not going to take her outside
1261
00:51:26,620 --> 00:51:28,620
But do you know where you can get any of those really good sunglasses
1262
00:51:28,620 --> 00:51:30,620
And I finally just listen
1263
00:51:30,620 --> 00:51:32,620
We're not going outside, you can relax
1264
00:51:32,620 --> 00:51:34,620
But she's such a good mom
1265
00:51:34,620 --> 00:51:36,620
Someone said you, we didn't do the eclipse either
1266
00:51:36,620 --> 00:51:38,620
Obviously working in the house
1267
00:51:38,620 --> 00:51:40,620
But they said back in the day
1268
00:51:40,620 --> 00:51:42,620
We used to use a glass of water
1269
00:51:42,620 --> 00:51:44,620
And you just watched the water because you'd have
1270
00:51:44,620 --> 00:51:46,620
The sun would reflect in it
1271
00:51:46,620 --> 00:51:48,620
And you could see it
1272
00:51:48,620 --> 00:51:50,620
I saw a TikTok of that but I'm trying to understand
1273
00:51:50,620 --> 00:51:52,620
How you're not getting blinded by the reflection
1274
00:51:52,620 --> 00:51:54,620
Of the water
1275
00:51:54,620 --> 00:51:56,620
Well, that makes sense though, Chris
1276
00:51:56,620 --> 00:51:58,620
Because I was the youngest
1277
00:51:58,620 --> 00:52:00,620
We have five kids, youngest of three boys
1278
00:52:00,620 --> 00:52:02,620
That makes sense now because when I was a kid
1279
00:52:02,620 --> 00:52:04,620
My brothers would hold me underwater
1280
00:52:04,620 --> 00:52:06,620
For quite a while
1281
00:52:06,620 --> 00:52:08,620
And I can remember a couple times
1282
00:52:08,620 --> 00:52:10,620
Before I passed out, I could look up and see the sun
1283
00:52:10,620 --> 00:52:12,620
Oh gosh
1284
00:52:12,620 --> 00:52:14,620
So that all makes sense now
1285
00:52:14,620 --> 00:52:16,620
Yeah
1286
00:52:16,620 --> 00:52:18,620
Yeah, it was
1287
00:52:18,620 --> 00:52:20,620
I'll be darned
1288
00:52:20,620 --> 00:52:22,620
So Lisa, how does someone
1289
00:52:22,620 --> 00:52:24,620
Are you on social media?
1290
00:52:24,620 --> 00:52:26,620
Oh, you mean Bookface?
1291
00:52:26,620 --> 00:52:28,620
I have my bookface
1292
00:52:28,620 --> 00:52:30,620
Just underneath my name
1293
00:52:30,620 --> 00:52:32,620
So it's just underneath my name
1294
00:52:32,620 --> 00:52:34,620
Lisa McCarthy
1295
00:52:34,620 --> 00:52:36,620
Lisa McCarthy
1296
00:52:36,620 --> 00:52:38,620
Lisa McCarthy
1297
00:52:38,620 --> 00:52:40,620
I think he likes me saying my name
1298
00:52:40,620 --> 00:52:42,620
Can you say poop?
1299
00:52:42,620 --> 00:52:44,620
No, don't say it
1300
00:52:44,620 --> 00:52:46,620
So you're on social media underneath your name
1301
00:52:46,620 --> 00:52:48,620
Phone number for the business
1302
00:52:48,620 --> 00:52:50,620
Because people listen to this
1303
00:52:50,620 --> 00:52:52,620
And I guarantee you there are people
1304
00:52:52,620 --> 00:52:54,620
Whether it's home or business who are looking for
1305
00:52:54,620 --> 00:52:56,620
Someone trustworthy
1306
00:52:56,620 --> 00:52:58,620
And I can attest to that
1307
00:52:58,620 --> 00:53:00,620
Trustworthy to come into their home
1308
00:53:00,620 --> 00:53:02,620
So how do they get a hold of you?
1309
00:53:02,620 --> 00:53:04,620
My phone number is
1310
00:53:04,620 --> 00:53:06,620
231-660-6775
1311
00:53:06,620 --> 00:53:08,620
One more time
1312
00:53:08,620 --> 00:53:10,620
231-660-6775
1313
00:53:10,620 --> 00:53:12,620
And your name?
1314
00:53:12,620 --> 00:53:14,620
Lisa, and the company is
1315
00:53:14,620 --> 00:53:16,620
Purely Clean Services
1316
00:53:16,620 --> 00:53:18,620
Serving primarily
1317
00:53:18,620 --> 00:53:20,620
Macosta County at this time
1318
00:53:20,620 --> 00:53:22,620
But as you grow
1319
00:53:22,620 --> 00:53:24,620
That could grow
1320
00:53:24,620 --> 00:53:26,620
Better to do it well
1321
00:53:26,620 --> 00:53:28,620
Within our county
1322
00:53:28,620 --> 00:53:30,620
Local
1323
00:53:30,620 --> 00:53:32,620
Local first
1324
00:53:32,620 --> 00:53:34,620
Well, we have really
1325
00:53:34,620 --> 00:53:36,620
Enjoyed having you here
1326
00:53:36,620 --> 00:53:38,620
Anything else you want to say?
1327
00:53:38,620 --> 00:53:40,620
Any more slang words?
1328
00:53:40,620 --> 00:53:42,620
We're keeping number two
1329
00:53:42,620 --> 00:53:44,620
Number two, much better
1330
00:53:44,620 --> 00:53:46,620
Number two is
1331
00:53:46,620 --> 00:53:48,620
Good
1332
00:53:48,620 --> 00:53:50,620
Well, thank you
1333
00:53:50,620 --> 00:53:52,620
And as you get bigger
1334
00:53:52,620 --> 00:53:54,620
We might have to have you back on the show
1335
00:53:54,620 --> 00:53:56,620
And maybe expanding
1336
00:53:56,620 --> 00:53:58,620
Maybe you'll get into
1337
00:53:58,620 --> 00:54:00,620
Restorative services after a fire
1338
00:54:00,620 --> 00:54:02,620
As a sponsor
1339
00:54:02,620 --> 00:54:04,620
Have we said anything on the show
1340
00:54:04,620 --> 00:54:06,620
Do you listen to our show and have we said anything
1341
00:54:06,620 --> 00:54:08,620
That you're offended for being a sponsor?
1342
00:54:08,620 --> 00:54:10,620
Just out of curiosity
1343
00:54:10,620 --> 00:54:12,620
Oh, you can't offend me
1344
00:54:12,620 --> 00:54:14,620
There's been a couple times
1345
00:54:14,620 --> 00:54:16,620
I haven't been able to
1346
00:54:16,620 --> 00:54:18,620
Because I do believe we're working in the house
1347
00:54:18,620 --> 00:54:20,620
And I don't have a radio
1348
00:54:20,620 --> 00:54:22,620
All we had is the
1349
00:54:22,620 --> 00:54:24,620
My husband actually got a new radio
1350
00:54:24,620 --> 00:54:26,620
But it's like, it's a wi-fi, bluetooth
1351
00:54:26,620 --> 00:54:28,620
And battery operated
1352
00:54:28,620 --> 00:54:30,620
And we can take it back up
1353
00:54:30,620 --> 00:54:32,620
So now we can get it when I'm in the house
1354
00:54:32,620 --> 00:54:34,620
And I know I'm behind on the podcast
1355
00:54:34,620 --> 00:54:36,620
I know, I need to get up on
1356
00:54:36,620 --> 00:54:38,620
Chop chop
1357
00:54:38,620 --> 00:54:40,620
I know, I know, I'm sorry
1358
00:54:40,620 --> 00:54:42,620
You know, there's people who do like, eye hearts
1359
00:54:42,620 --> 00:54:44,620
So they'll like, crank right onto that
1360
00:54:44,620 --> 00:54:46,620
I know, I just, there's so much
1361
00:54:46,620 --> 00:54:48,620
Number two going on
1362
00:54:48,620 --> 00:54:50,620
Number two, there you go
1363
00:54:50,620 --> 00:54:52,620
Get that gas, Grandpa
1364
00:54:52,620 --> 00:54:54,620
There's so much going on
1365
00:54:54,620 --> 00:54:56,620
You have a visual in my head now
1366
00:54:56,620 --> 00:54:58,620
You're behind on multiple shows
1367
00:54:58,620 --> 00:55:00,620
Updating the podcast
1368
00:55:00,620 --> 00:55:02,620
Well, maybe
1369
00:55:02,620 --> 00:55:04,620
See, I've been listening to them so I can't get on you now
1370
00:55:04,620 --> 00:55:06,620
Yeah, yeah, maybe you need to turn sideways
1371
00:55:06,620 --> 00:55:08,620
Ah
1372
00:55:08,620 --> 00:55:10,620
It's a visual we see daily
1373
00:55:10,620 --> 00:55:12,620
It's a daily, it's like, really?
1374
00:55:12,620 --> 00:55:14,620
I've got to do something horrible like watch CNN
1375
00:55:14,620 --> 00:55:16,620
Just to get that vision out of my
1376
00:55:16,620 --> 00:55:18,620
Out of my, Jen
1377
00:55:18,620 --> 00:55:20,620
Can I say that? Can I say CNN?
1378
00:55:20,620 --> 00:55:22,620
I did, I did
1379
00:55:22,620 --> 00:55:24,620
Ouch
1380
00:55:24,620 --> 00:55:26,620
That hurt
1381
00:55:26,620 --> 00:55:28,620
Well anyhow, thanks for coming
1382
00:55:28,620 --> 00:55:30,620
And I appreciate it
1383
00:55:30,620 --> 00:55:32,620
Your character
1384
00:55:32,620 --> 00:55:34,620
And I mean that in a very good way
1385
00:55:34,620 --> 00:55:36,620
I knew you at Ferris and you always had a smile
1386
00:55:36,620 --> 00:55:38,620
I can't believe you didn't know the name
1387
00:55:38,620 --> 00:55:40,620
Come on, man
1388
00:55:40,620 --> 00:55:42,620
I didn't know your last name
1389
00:55:42,620 --> 00:55:44,620
See, that's kind of a good thing, right?
1390
00:55:44,620 --> 00:55:46,620
I did, but it's a good thing that you didn't
1391
00:55:46,620 --> 00:55:48,620
Really know me, right?
1392
00:55:48,620 --> 00:55:50,620
Because you knew me, didn't
1393
00:55:50,620 --> 00:55:52,620
Know me
1394
00:55:52,620 --> 00:55:54,620
No, I wasn't
1395
00:55:54,620 --> 00:55:56,620
I'm just saying, you know, I never got in trouble
1396
00:55:56,620 --> 00:55:58,620
Well, I just never got caught
1397
00:55:58,620 --> 00:56:00,620
I was just going to say, have you ever done anything wrong?
1398
00:56:00,620 --> 00:56:02,620
Have you ever done anything wrong?
1399
00:56:02,620 --> 00:56:04,620
No
1400
00:56:04,620 --> 00:56:06,620
Alright, I think it's about time to talk about
1401
00:56:06,620 --> 00:56:08,620
Do you have a website?
1402
00:56:08,620 --> 00:56:10,620
No
1403
00:56:10,620 --> 00:56:12,620
Are you going to help me?
1404
00:56:12,620 --> 00:56:14,620
No, I'm not
1405
00:56:14,620 --> 00:56:16,620
That's it, he is so fired from this show
1406
00:56:16,620 --> 00:56:18,620
Yeah
1407
00:56:18,620 --> 00:56:20,620
I'll help you
1408
00:56:20,620 --> 00:56:22,620
I would love that
1409
00:56:22,620 --> 00:56:24,620
I am not a tax-savvy person
1410
00:56:24,620 --> 00:56:26,620
I have lock on my phone and my kid can unlock it
1411
00:56:26,620 --> 00:56:28,620
I don't get it
1412
00:56:28,620 --> 00:56:30,620
I'm like, how did he do that?
1413
00:56:30,620 --> 00:56:32,620
He called 911 once
1414
00:56:32,620 --> 00:56:34,620
and I hung up
1415
00:56:34,620 --> 00:56:36,620
and I realized don't ever hang up
1416
00:56:36,620 --> 00:56:38,620
I'm like, that was my kid, I'm sorry
1417
00:56:38,620 --> 00:56:40,620
It was a lock
1418
00:56:40,620 --> 00:56:42,620
I'm sorry, I was sitting sideways
1419
00:56:42,620 --> 00:56:44,620
I had a gas bubble
1420
00:56:44,620 --> 00:56:46,620
He is my gas bubble
1421
00:56:46,620 --> 00:56:48,620
We'll get you a website set up
1422
00:56:48,620 --> 00:56:50,620
I appreciate that
1423
00:56:50,620 --> 00:56:52,620
Thank you
1424
00:56:52,620 --> 00:56:54,620
How about some community stuff?
1425
00:56:54,620 --> 00:56:56,620
The Macosta County Youth Academy is accepting applications
1426
00:56:56,620 --> 00:56:58,620
Big Rapids
1427
00:56:58,620 --> 00:57:00,620
Macosta County Youth Academy accepting applications
1428
00:57:00,620 --> 00:57:02,620
for their camp in July
1429
00:57:02,620 --> 00:57:04,620
It's for boys and girls
1430
00:57:04,620 --> 00:57:06,620
age 12 to 14
1431
00:57:06,620 --> 00:57:08,620
July 15th through the 19th
1432
00:57:08,620 --> 00:57:10,620
from 8am to 4pm
1433
00:57:10,620 --> 00:57:12,620
Academy will focus on
1434
00:57:12,620 --> 00:57:14,620
several things
1435
00:57:14,620 --> 00:57:16,620
Teamwork, physical fitness, defensive tactics
1436
00:57:16,620 --> 00:57:18,620
first aid, fire safety
1437
00:57:18,620 --> 00:57:20,620
These are really, really cool
1438
00:57:20,620 --> 00:57:22,620
They're taught by area police officers
1439
00:57:22,620 --> 00:57:24,620
and firefighters
1440
00:57:24,620 --> 00:57:26,620
So if you are interested
1441
00:57:26,620 --> 00:57:28,620
and this is a great experience
1442
00:57:28,620 --> 00:57:30,620
for your kids
1443
00:57:30,620 --> 00:57:32,620
You can contact Officer William Sell
1444
00:57:32,620 --> 00:57:34,620
at the Big Rapids Department of Public Safety
1445
00:57:34,620 --> 00:57:36,620
You can email him
1446
00:57:36,620 --> 00:57:38,620
at WSELL
1447
00:57:38,620 --> 00:57:40,620
at Big Rapids DPS
1448
00:57:40,620 --> 00:57:42,620
All one word
1449
00:57:42,620 --> 00:57:44,620
BigRapidsDPS.org
1450
00:57:44,620 --> 00:57:46,620
or you can call
1451
00:57:46,620 --> 00:57:48,620
231-527-0005
1452
00:57:48,620 --> 00:57:50,620
So think about that
1453
00:57:50,620 --> 00:57:52,620
That's a really neat
1454
00:57:52,620 --> 00:57:54,620
activity during the summer
1455
00:57:54,620 --> 00:57:56,620
and could possibly be a career path for someone
1456
00:57:56,620 --> 00:57:58,620
We're always going to plug
1457
00:57:58,620 --> 00:58:00,620
our good friend Congress
1458
00:58:00,620 --> 00:58:02,620
John Molnar who's announced
1459
00:58:02,620 --> 00:58:04,620
running again
1460
00:58:04,620 --> 00:58:06,620
He's been so instrumental in our fight here
1461
00:58:06,620 --> 00:58:08,620
We're not going to talk about our fight
1462
00:58:08,620 --> 00:58:10,620
I'm not going to mention one word tonight Chris
1463
00:58:10,620 --> 00:58:12,620
about our fight against Goshen
1464
00:58:12,620 --> 00:58:14,620
You can't make me do it
1465
00:58:14,620 --> 00:58:16,620
Chris, I refuse to talk
1466
00:58:16,620 --> 00:58:18,620
about Goshen tonight
1467
00:58:18,620 --> 00:58:20,620
This is just fun
1468
00:58:20,620 --> 00:58:22,620
and we're not talking about
1469
00:58:22,620 --> 00:58:24,620
the dog fight that we're in
1470
00:58:24,620 --> 00:58:26,620
I went out for a little while
1471
00:58:26,620 --> 00:58:28,620
No
1472
00:58:28,620 --> 00:58:30,620
All joking aside
1473
00:58:30,620 --> 00:58:32,620
The first time I spoke with him
1474
00:58:32,620 --> 00:58:34,620
He's a US Congressman
1475
00:58:34,620 --> 00:58:36,620
higher level
1476
00:58:36,620 --> 00:58:38,620
Yes
1477
00:58:38,620 --> 00:58:40,620
But the first time I talked with him
1478
00:58:40,620 --> 00:58:42,620
He stares you in the eye
1479
00:58:42,620 --> 00:58:44,620
It doesn't matter who you are, how little you are
1480
00:58:44,620 --> 00:58:46,620
or what you have to talk about
1481
00:58:46,620 --> 00:58:48,620
I've never had an elected official like that
1482
00:58:48,620 --> 00:58:50,620
stare you in the eye and actually listen
1483
00:58:50,620 --> 00:58:52,620
to what you're saying
1484
00:58:52,620 --> 00:58:54,620
I was so impressed
1485
00:58:54,620 --> 00:58:56,620
He's a good human
1486
00:58:56,620 --> 00:58:58,620
He has a federal resource fair
1487
00:58:58,620 --> 00:59:00,620
Tuesday, April 23rd
1488
00:59:00,620 --> 00:59:02,620
from 1130am
1489
00:59:02,620 --> 00:59:04,620
to 1.30pm
1490
00:59:04,620 --> 00:59:06,620
at the Montcom Community College
1491
00:59:06,620 --> 00:59:08,620
if you're interested
1492
00:59:08,620 --> 00:59:10,620
in joining the Rotary Club of Big Rapids
1493
00:59:10,620 --> 00:59:12,620
you can find them on Facebook
1494
00:59:12,620 --> 00:59:14,620
at Rotary Club of Big Rapids
1495
00:59:14,620 --> 00:59:16,620
or stop by the lower level of artworks
1496
00:59:16,620 --> 00:59:18,620
building on Tuesday at noon
1497
00:59:18,620 --> 00:59:20,620
remember the first two lunches
1498
00:59:20,620 --> 00:59:22,620
are on them
1499
00:59:22,620 --> 00:59:24,620
Misiola Curry Comfort Home is teaming up
1500
00:59:24,620 --> 00:59:26,620
with the Rotary Club of Big Rapids
1501
00:59:26,620 --> 00:59:28,620
and we're going to be having a
1502
00:59:28,620 --> 00:59:30,620
great time
1503
00:59:30,620 --> 00:59:32,620
and we're going to be having a great
1504
00:59:32,620 --> 00:59:34,620
time with the Rotary Club of Big Rapids
1505
00:59:34,620 --> 00:59:36,620
and we're going to be having a great time
1506
00:59:36,620 --> 00:59:38,620
Misiola Curry Comfort Home is teaming up
1507
00:59:38,620 --> 00:59:40,620
with Two Hats Ranch for their shooting
1508
00:59:40,620 --> 00:59:42,620
for Comfort Sporting Clay events
1509
00:59:42,620 --> 00:59:44,620
if you've never been out to Two Hats
1510
00:59:44,620 --> 00:59:46,620
I'm telling you, you're missing something
1511
00:59:46,620 --> 00:59:48,620
you've got to get out there
1512
00:59:48,620 --> 00:59:50,620
it's the most beautiful place
1513
00:59:50,620 --> 00:59:52,620
in the Bettis family
1514
00:59:52,620 --> 00:59:54,620
if you look up the definition of salt of the earth
1515
00:59:54,620 --> 00:59:56,620
you're going to see the Bettis family
1516
00:59:56,620 --> 00:59:58,620
a picture of the whole family there
1517
00:59:58,620 --> 01:00:00,620
they are wonderful, wonderful
1518
01:00:00,620 --> 01:00:02,620
people and community members
1519
01:00:02,620 --> 01:00:04,620
so this event is May 17th
1520
01:00:04,620 --> 01:00:06,620
it includes ammunition
1521
01:00:06,620 --> 01:00:08,620
so Sporting Clay, if you don't know what it is
1522
01:00:08,620 --> 01:00:10,620
it's shooting your shotgun at clay pigeons
1523
01:00:10,620 --> 01:00:12,620
but it's a lot more fun because it's a Sporting Clay range
1524
01:00:12,620 --> 01:00:14,620
that includes ammunition, golf cart
1525
01:00:14,620 --> 01:00:16,620
and lunch, you can get your four person
1526
01:00:16,620 --> 01:00:18,620
team registered by going to their website
1527
01:00:18,620 --> 01:00:20,620
the Misiola Curry Comfort Home
1528
01:00:20,620 --> 01:00:22,620
.com
1529
01:00:22,620 --> 01:00:24,620
or if you have questions
1530
01:00:24,620 --> 01:00:26,620
231-287-2208
1531
01:00:26,620 --> 01:00:28,620
The ARC
1532
01:00:28,620 --> 01:00:30,620
the Animal Rescue Coalition is a non-profit
1533
01:00:30,620 --> 01:00:32,620
no kill shelter, they always need donations
1534
01:00:32,620 --> 01:00:34,620
of food and toys, they are
1535
01:00:34,620 --> 01:00:36,620
Macosta County's only shelter
1536
01:00:36,620 --> 01:00:38,620
so remember to adopt, don't shop
1537
01:00:38,620 --> 01:00:40,620
and remember any pet is a lifetime commitment
1538
01:00:40,620 --> 01:00:42,620
so take it seriously, each animal they have
1539
01:00:42,620 --> 01:00:44,620
needs a forever home
1540
01:00:44,620 --> 01:00:46,620
we should have her on the air
1541
01:00:46,620 --> 01:00:48,620
we should, she is a dedicated
1542
01:00:48,620 --> 01:00:50,620
she is dedicated
1543
01:00:50,620 --> 01:00:52,620
a big part of her life
1544
01:00:52,620 --> 01:00:54,620
to this, where will you go anywhere
1545
01:00:54,620 --> 01:00:56,620
where people don't say yes
1546
01:00:56,620 --> 01:00:58,620
we need an animal shelter, it's a wonderful thing
1547
01:00:58,620 --> 01:01:00,620
who as a human would come forth
1548
01:01:00,620 --> 01:01:02,620
and say, we don't know what they do
1549
01:01:02,620 --> 01:01:04,620
for the
1550
01:01:04,620 --> 01:01:06,620
compassion and care for those animals
1551
01:01:06,620 --> 01:01:08,620
and ultimately
1552
01:01:08,620 --> 01:01:10,620
finding a home for those animals
1553
01:01:10,620 --> 01:01:12,620
what a cool circle that is, right
1554
01:01:12,620 --> 01:01:14,620
to get them in, make some phone calls and see if she can come on
1555
01:01:14,620 --> 01:01:16,620
that would be fun, she's a very
1556
01:01:16,620 --> 01:01:18,620
smart person
1557
01:01:18,620 --> 01:01:20,620
she's very nice, I really
1558
01:01:20,620 --> 01:01:22,620
she's a very nice calm demeanor
1559
01:01:22,620 --> 01:01:24,620
she's a good person
1560
01:01:24,620 --> 01:01:26,620
so that would be a good guess
1561
01:01:26,620 --> 01:01:28,620
Gilbert's Carpet
1562
01:01:28,620 --> 01:01:30,620
plus color tile
1563
01:01:30,620 --> 01:01:32,620
has their red, white, blue dream floor award
1564
01:01:32,620 --> 01:01:34,620
where you can vote for a facility
1565
01:01:34,620 --> 01:01:36,620
in the listening area to win a new
1566
01:01:36,620 --> 01:01:38,620
floor for their facility and if they win a new
1567
01:01:38,620 --> 01:01:40,620
floor, you might be able to come in
1568
01:01:40,620 --> 01:01:42,620
and clean it for them
1569
01:01:42,620 --> 01:01:44,620
go to gilbertcarpetsplus.com
1570
01:01:44,620 --> 01:01:46,620
backslash dream floor award
1571
01:01:46,620 --> 01:01:48,620
and find out those details, good idea
1572
01:01:48,620 --> 01:01:50,620
so again, we'd like to
1573
01:01:50,620 --> 01:01:52,620
thank our sponsors, first of all
1574
01:01:52,620 --> 01:01:54,620
Betten Baker of Big Rapids
1575
01:01:54,620 --> 01:01:56,620
and Mike McNally, visited with Mike earlier
1576
01:01:56,620 --> 01:01:58,620
what a cool guy, you talk to him
1577
01:01:58,620 --> 01:02:00,620
and you think, I'd like
1578
01:02:00,620 --> 01:02:02,620
I'm an honest guy, so if you
1579
01:02:02,620 --> 01:02:04,620
say give me your best price
1580
01:02:04,620 --> 01:02:06,620
I'm going to come back with one price and that
1581
01:02:06,620 --> 01:02:08,620
is my best price, you don't need to ask
1582
01:02:08,620 --> 01:02:10,620
me again because it's not going to get any lower
1583
01:02:10,620 --> 01:02:12,620
and he's a cool guy
1584
01:02:12,620 --> 01:02:14,620
I would encourage people to at least
1585
01:02:14,620 --> 01:02:16,620
go down and talk to the folks
1586
01:02:16,620 --> 01:02:18,620
not your typical car shareless guy
1587
01:02:18,620 --> 01:02:20,620
and very importantly
1588
01:02:20,620 --> 01:02:22,620
purely clean services
1589
01:02:22,620 --> 01:02:24,620
with Lisa, Lisa McCarthy
1590
01:02:24,620 --> 01:02:26,620
Lisa McCarthy
1591
01:02:26,620 --> 01:02:28,620
she's got the
1592
01:02:28,620 --> 01:02:30,620
I was number two today
1593
01:02:30,620 --> 01:02:32,620
you were number two
1594
01:02:32,620 --> 01:02:34,620
you were number two
1595
01:02:34,620 --> 01:02:36,620
without tipping one way or another
1596
01:02:36,620 --> 01:02:38,620
aren't I supposed to get a button
1597
01:02:38,620 --> 01:02:40,620
that deserves one
1598
01:02:40,620 --> 01:02:42,620
maybe you're doing something wrong
1599
01:02:42,620 --> 01:02:44,620
that could be
1600
01:02:44,620 --> 01:02:46,620
maybe you're doing something wrong
1601
01:02:46,620 --> 01:02:48,620
you may be number two
1602
01:02:48,620 --> 01:02:50,620
as guest list, but you're number one
1603
01:02:50,620 --> 01:02:52,620
for us
1604
01:02:52,620 --> 01:02:54,620
yep
1605
01:02:54,620 --> 01:02:56,620
that's awesome
1606
01:02:58,620 --> 01:03:00,620
how about
1607
01:03:00,620 --> 01:03:02,620
how about Sue Bean
1608
01:03:02,620 --> 01:03:04,620
at Big Rapids Realty
1609
01:03:04,620 --> 01:03:06,620
that deserves another one
1610
01:03:06,620 --> 01:03:08,620
Sue's a neat lady if you don't know her
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go see her at Big Rapids Realty
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Barrington Firearms Training Center
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my friend Casey and his
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staff, Gilbert's
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carpet plus color tile
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along with other supportive
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people and businesses from the community
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we want to thank each and every one of you
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for getting behind our show
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if you'd like to sponsor our show
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and folks this is how it works
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these things don't happen for free
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but if you'd like to sponsor our show
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get a hold of the
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Big Rapids Buzz
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and call your best friend Jen here at
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B1039 at 231-796-1103
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and she'll get you started
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and if you're a sponsor
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I think there's probably a pretty good chance
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you'll get to sit across
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from us and talk about number two
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it is not too late to do the
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right thing exactly
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thank you Chris
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this is excellent
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he's over there wanting to hit those buttons the whole time
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I encourage you to do that
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you just kept talking
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I was going to say that you just kept talking
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you have to wait for the right right
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there was no break
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I did because you ended up playing
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patience be like the vulture
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sitting over the poo poo
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oh my gosh
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yeah
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but seriously if you do
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sponsor then we'd
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love to have you on as a sponsor
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and this is a nice
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small community and people like the personal
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touch they like to find out who they're doing business with
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so listen
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again next Monday at
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8.30am for Big Rapids
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Buzz with me Bruce Borkovich
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and Chris Long
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and the Big Rapids Buzz
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see ya