OT: R.I.P. Roy, Boyd Loses the Best he had... Options

[Britain Smith]

Just wanted to take a second to honor Roy on American Hotrod (Boyd's Cottington). I just heard about him passing away...must say I will miss him. He was definitely the best that Boyd had...true craftsman. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/welder.gif)

-Britain

[byndbad914]

QUOTE (andys @ Mar 28 2006, 07:35 PM)

R.I.P. Roy..... Has anyone here been to witness Boyd's operation? I haven't, so I know nothing of what really goes on there. A couple of things do however come to mind (not in defense, but an objective alternative). First, TV is all about the drama, otherwise the show would be a bore for anyone other than fabricator geeks like myself. But this is Hollywood, and anyone that thinks otherwise is in for a surprise. Personalities like Duane make for drama......Notice how much air time they give him? Make you wonder? It shouldn't. Think OCC. Second, the comments about "getting dirty" may or may well not apply here. Boyd has a (presumably larger) business to run and may be better served by running operations, customer service, promotion, etc. He may work well into the night on keeping the business running. Maybe not, I don't know; anyone? Boyd is not a spring chicken, and even with his publicized business problems, he probably has done well enough to where he can slow up a click or two and enjoy life (life, not wife!). Andys

I have not worked for him, but have met people/interviewed who have (as they were looking for other work at the place I was at before). I will keep it on the surface, but suffice it to say I wouldn't work for him.

And even with a big business - if your guys are there cranking on a car at 3am, you aren't going to be doing bookwork and answering phones. Regardless of age, you treat people like shit because you can't schedule things reasonable, then get on your knees and roll around in the shit as well. I worked 12-14hr days when I had my business and I never once told someone to do something that I wasn't willing to get in there and do myself. My employees just couldn't believe that while we were closing up at night I would do the paperwork, then come out and mop so they didn't have to while I sat and watched. None of them ever had an employer that worked, just sat and watched because they felt they "earned it". BUT, they also expressed a lot of respect for me doing that.

I dunno, just my opinion - I try to treat people with respect and respect is not looking down at them or assigning them tasks because you don't want to do it.

At the chassis shop where my tube car is being built in Orange, CA about 3 weeks ago I saw Thomas (I think that was his name) - the Swedish guy that loved ice cream and hated the fans - at a little burger joint near the traffic circle. I recognized him, but didn't bother him. Strange sorta fame really. Anyway, he is no longer there either and thought about talking to him just to see where he is at and so forth, but respected his privacy instead.