Anyone know what happened to our friend Brad?

He's been MIA at work all week

He's out driving (a unmentioned 914) discretely through the backwoods of Georgia in seach of Miles

Is he alive? Hiding? On vacation? Sick?

Can he be emailed?

My dad & I have a project on the line with him and are concerned

I remember him talking about a Tahoe trip. Might very well be this week.

Jen

Charles and I Tried calling him all week, since last weekend on his cell... No luck and no returned calls

ditto

two words:

San Diego


that's all i can share for now ...
Andy

I already know some of what's a happening, but 'the silent treatment' is bad for business.

i bet you my set of racing slicks that his excuse will be that he forgot to take his cell-phone charger with him!

Andy

PS: maybe we should give him a list of better excuses as a x-mas present ...

OOOOOHHHH

hell I gave him a cell phone earlier this year and he never even uses it, along with extra batteries, car charger, etc....

that was my point!

Andy

et phone home..........

Anyone ever leave for vacation ? Anyone ever turn their cell phone OFF for some peace and quiet ?

Relax gang. I needed some time away. I average 30+ calls every 2 days. The ONLY way for me to relax for any length of time is to turn it off. I *should* have left a message on the VM explaining this.

Sorry.

Over the last 10 days I have driven from SF to SD to Tahoe.


B

QUOTE (Brad Roberts @ Dec 21 2004, 03:45 PM)

Anyone ever leave for vacation ? Anyone ever turn their cell phone OFF for some peace and quiet ? B

Wish I could do that.

They all missed you Tex.

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

I get 30+ calls a day. When I go on vacation, my staff calls and bugs me too!























Just kidding. Glad you were able to get away.

Happy Holidays!

Shoot, I am on vacation but I still went to work today for 4 hrs to "finish up".
I too have called HPH lookin for ya Brad but good for you that you got some time off. Don't bitch too much as you are workin, dude...........


Geoff

My cell drives me nuts. I hear it ringing when it isnt actually ringing.. sad I know.

My voicemail is full right now and wont accept any more calls...

Cant wait to go through all 35 messages and see how many of them are "bitch" sessions.



B

QUOTE (Brad Roberts @ Dec 21 2004, 03:57 PM)

My cell drives me nuts. I hear it ringing when it isnt actually ringing.. sad I know. My voicemail is full right now and wont accept any more calls... Cant wait to go through all 35 messages and see how many of them are "bitch" sessions. B

He lives!

No one blames you for needing to drop out and tune out now and then.

It's considerate to keep the people who have projects with you and money on the line with you, informed. It builds confidence and trust dude

It's also considerate to let your boss know when you will be back (regardless of what you think of him). Did he misunderstand Tuesday of which week?

I know your job would be soooo much better if you didn't have us people to deal with but welcome to the real business world...

Communication is key compadre, and doing what you say you're going to do, when you say you're going to do it...

Welcome back


~The bitch that started this thread

Oh ya! Hope you had fun on your vacation

QUOTE (SirAndy @ Dec 17 2004, 03:17 PM)

QUOTE (GTeener @ Dec 17 2004, 01:49 PM) I already know some of what's a happening, but 'the silent treatment' is bad for business. i bet you my set of racing slicks that his excuse will be that he forgot to take his cell-phone charger with him! Andy PS: maybe we should give him a list of better excuses as a x-mas present ...

So Andy, do I get your racing slicks now?

It wasn't the battery charger...

B, I love those "Bitch" sessions..

ring, ring..

Hello...
"YOU STUPID (click)
ring

Hello..
"Hey, WTF (click)
ring

Hello...
"I WANNA TELL Y (click)

ring, ring,ring,

Hello...

"I want to say I am really sorry for screaming at you and can we now talk......."

hehe, works every effin time for me.

and if they leave messages...then I use the delete button after fastforwarding thru 'em so I never listen.


Life's too short for that crap!


Geoff

QUOTE (GTeener @ Dec 21 2004, 04:21 PM)

QUOTE (Brad Roberts @ Dec 21 2004, 03:57 PM) My cell drives me nuts. I hear it ringing when it isnt actually ringing.. sad I know. My voicemail is full right now and wont accept any more calls... Cant wait to go through all 35 messages and see how many of them are "bitch" sessions. B He lives! No one blames you for needing to drop out and tune out now and then. It's considerate to keep the people who have projects with you and money on the line with you, informed. It builds confidence and trust dude It's also considerate to let your boss know when you will be back (regardless of what you think of him). Did he misunderstand Tuesday of which week? I know your job would be soooo much better if you didn't have us people to deal with but welcome to the real business world... Communication is key compadre, and doing what you say you're going to do, when you say you're going to do it... Welcome back ~The bitch that started this thread Oh ya! Hope you had fun on your vacation

GTeener,
i deleted a whole paragraph....

leave it at this, cut him some slack.

Patience grasshopper.

Rich

I do have one of their projects.. but none of their money.

I also over extend myself and make promises I cant keep. Havent met a person yet that keeps EVERY promise made. I made a few changes. Now I dont say when anything is going to get done or be done. Just too damn many variables dealing with vendors and Porsche parts. All it takes is one person in the supply chain to screw up the "promised date".


B

Man, you must be working like a dog (still), I hope you are doing well with all of your projects.... if you need a hand, let me know...

Are the Boxsters still coming?

QUOTE

All it takes is one person in the supply chain to screw up the "promised date".

you mean like me???

I still have Andys bearings, and it took me about 3 weeks to ship out another set last week...I'm slowly catching up, in another week I should have 10 complete sets sitting on my shelf at home

I too have a project in the works there. I am sometimes uncomfortable with the moving target aspect of completion dates, specific estimate numbers etc. No lecture intended here, but Customer communication and feedback is very important and valuable to a growing business. You appear to be reaching the right paying audience for your services.
You just got to figure out a way to deliver the product before your competitor figures it out better.

Rich called today and told me the tranny is finished. I think he said that the motor was near complete on the stand, headers are ordered, car still not disassembled. I mailed SUBSTANTIAL deposit to him today so he should be in a good mood. Please call me after :
1. The holidaze
2. The dust settles
Here's hoping you have a great holiday. Wait till you see my new race trailer!
Patrick

QUOTE

Wait till you see my new race trailer!

I'm thinking wall to wall shag, disco ball, and the mudflaps with the chrome silhouettes of a chick with a gun.

Wet bar with solar powered blender for post race victory celebrations? The trailer came with a solar power collector that will run inside lights and radio!

QUOTE (Brad Roberts @ Dec 21 2004, 06:09 PM)

I do have one of their projects.. but none of their money. I also over extend myself and make promises I cant keep. Havent met a person yet that keeps EVERY promise made. I made a few changes. Now I dont say when anything is going to get done or be done. Just too damn many variables dealing with vendors and Porsche parts. All it takes is one person in the supply chain to screw up the "promised date". B

True, the money isn't loose. It's tied up in an engine that ended up costing a good bit more than quoted.

I can appreciate the fact that you have over promised yourself to lots of other projects. How hard is it to take responsibility and admit you made a mistake?

I'm frustrated more than mad.

I want a win-win for us all.

I recommended you to my father. He is all excited and willing to give you more money to finish the project, but he never hears from you. So he leans on me to find out what's going on and then he starts theorizing about the type of person you are and questioning his project commitment, and my judgment.

You have his $30K-ish car and an $8K-ish engine. All he expects from you is an honest progress report (periodically at intervals he can expect that are initiated by you and not him), an honest project cost estimate, and a completion guesstimate (could be a generous 6-12 mos. depending on vendor cooperation but can't be totally open ended).

I'm sure he is no different than any other customer.

The silent treatment and/or excuses are bad business.

What's so hard about saying straight up, "Hey I'm sorry things are taking so long. I have a lot of projects going on and for your project X,Y & Z are holding me up. We can do A, B & C in the meantime if you'd like. What do you think? "


You help me and I'll help you

Cheers ,
Gwen

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you