Originally Posted by
hoover
exactly! Keep shop talk to a min and tell me about your passions. I flew with a guy who was a professional kite flyer. Went all over to compete flying kites, yes kites like what kids fly.
Didnt even know that existed. Pretty interesting.
I've learned enough about smoking meats, bourbon and exotic cars tonalst a lifetime. Stuff I wouldnt probably know much about.
Flew with a guy late 1990's-2000 that made high end desks. $20,000 back then. That's $35,000 now. "For whom!?!?" Fortune 500 executives. They get promoted and often have a custom desk made. I did a couple and my name got out there. I do a couple a year.
Learned all about hunting down 'old' wood road tripping and looking at old barns. He'd leave a business card - if you plan on tearing the barn down call me. 'Tax write off' for my vacations.
He also built his own house. "Grab bars and foot pads in the master shower are custom designed. Dates get the house tour 'those grab bars aren't in the right place.' I just smile. They look at the bars and foot pads, look at me smiling....' At some point most of them get it."