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A request from a friend.
Hi,
I am the founder of 1-800-GOT-JUNK? and I am looking for some help please.
I am a huge believer in networking and asking for help when it’s needed. I thought, why not turn to some of our customers to ask for help, since these are people who truly understand our service.
Our challenge is this. We’re building a globally admired brand – we currently have 282 franchise partners in 4 countries – Canada, the United States, Australia and the UK. We often get customers who use us in one market but then find that they can’t use us in another market because we don’t yet offer service there. To solve this problem, we’re trying to find the right franchise partners to start some of our remaining territories (I’ve attached the list for your reference).
I need to make it clear that we are extremely selective. We had over 4,000 franchise inquiries last year – and we only awarded 70 franchises. We’re looking for people who will really live the 1-800-GOT-JUNK? way and deliver on our high standards. We want people who are excited about building a fleet of trucks, a team of outstanding drivers, and are able to get out there and pound the pavement building sales and relationships.
Here’s where I am looking for your help please:
We are going to be holding a conference call within the week, led by myself and Laurie Baggio who heads our Franchise Development department.
Do you know of anyone we should invite to be on that call? Someone who may either be a fit with what we are looking for or perhaps they are well connected and know people who’d be a fit?
If you do know of someone, please either email me and I will get that person set up on the call, or ask them to email me directly.
If you don’t know of anyone, perhaps you know someone who may know someone? Please feel free to forward this email to friends or family.
Thank you VERY much for any help that you are able to give.
Cheers,
Brian
Brian Scudamore Founder & CEO 1-800-GOT-JUNK? To book an appointment call 1-800-468-5865 or on-line at www.1800gotjunk.com.
The latest from Irene.
A husband and wife are traveling by car from Key West to Boston. After almost twenty-four hours on the road, they’re too tired to continue, and they decide to stop for a rest. They stop at a nice hotel and take a room, but they only plan to sleep for four hours and then get back on the road. When they check out four hours later, the desk clerk hands them a bill for $350. The man explodes and demands to know why the charge is so high. He tells the clerk although it’s a nice hotel, the rooms certainly aren’t worth $350. When the clerk tells him $350 is the standard rate, the man insists on speaking to the manager. The manager listens to the man and then explains the hotel has an Olympic-sized pool and a huge conference center that were available for the husband and wife to use. He also explains they could have taken in one of the shows for which the hotel is famous.
“The best entertainers from New York, Hollywood and Las Vegas perform here,” explains the manager. No matter what facility the manager mentions, the man replies, “But we didn’t use it!” The manager is unmoved and eventually the man gives up and agrees to pay. He writes a check and gives it to the manager. The manager is surprised when he looks at the check.
“But sir,” he says, “this check is only made out for $100.”
“That’s right,” says the man. “I charged you $250 for sleeping with my wife.”
“But I didn’t!” exclaims the manager.
“Well,” the man replies, “she was here, and you could have.”
I hope everyone had a great Halloween.
I spent the evening walking around the neighborhood passing out hot dogs to the children.
One child looked at his and remarked, “Hot dogs?”
I said, “They are NOT hot dogs. They are Halloweiners!”
Carrie has come up with some great Christmas gift ideas.
Won’t these gifts surprise the kids?
I hope everyone had a great Halloween.
I spent the evening walking around the neighborhood passing out hot dogs to the children.
One child looked at his and remarked, “Hot dogs?”
I said, “They are NOT hot dogs. They are Halloweiners!”
Today’s FreebieTip – Set up a secondary email account to use on the freebie forms.
This allows you to gather freebies without gathering unneccesary spam.
noworms.com Free Gift
Benny Bully’s Pet Treats
Liquid Motion Mousepad!
Give Kids Good Schools
Alice’s Shaping Spray
African Pride
Gillette Fusion HydraGel
Complete Heart Health
Nivea
Also free today;
-Hugs
-Good wishes
-Kind thoughts
And
-Halloween candy!
Irene has an appropriate one for Halloween.
A guy goes into a costume shop.
He says, “I’m going to a costume party, and I want to go as Adam.”
The girl brings out a fig leaf.
But he says, “Not big enough!”
So she brings out a bigger one.
“Still not big enough!”
So he brings out a HUGE fig leaf.
“Still not big enough!” he proudly tells her.
So she says, “Listen, Ace, why don’t you just throw it over your shoulder and go as a gasoline pump?”
Another from Irene/
The jumbo jet is just coming into an Airport in Toronto on its final approach. The pilot comes on over theintercom. “This is Capt. Johnson. We’re on our final descent into Toronto. I want to thank you for flying with us today, and I hope you enjoy your stay in Toronto”.He forgets to switch off the intercom. The whole plane can now hear the conversation from the cockpit. The co-pilot says to the pilot, “Well skipper, watcha gonna do in Toronto?” Now all ears in the plane are listening in to this conversation.”Well,” says the skipper, “first I’m gonna check into the hotel and take a dump. Then I’m gonna take that new stewardess out for supper, you know, the one with the huge boobs. I’m gonna wine and dine her, take her back to my room, and shag her all night.” Everyone in the plane is trying to get a look at the new stewardess.She’s so embarrassed that she runs from the back plane to try and get to the cockpit to turn the intercom off. Halfway down the aisle, she trips over an old lady’s bag and down she goes.The old lady leans over and says, “No need to run, dear, he’s gotta take a dump first!”
This is from Corrine.
And it’s beautiful!
The following is the philosophy of Charles Schultz, the creator of the “Peanuts” comic strip. You don’t have to actually answer the questions. Just read the e-mail straight through, and you’ll get the point.
1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world.
2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.
3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America.
4. Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize.
5. Name the last half dozen Academy Award winner for best actor and actress.
6. Name the last decade’s worth of World Series winners.
How did you do?
The point is, none of us remember the headliners of yesterday. These are no second-rate achievers. They are the best in their fields. But the applause dies. Awards tarnish. Achievements are forgotten. Accolades and certificates are buried with their owners.
Here’s another quiz. See how you do on this one:
1. List a few teachers who aided your journey through school.
2. Name three friends who have helped you through a difficult time.
3. Name five people who have taught you something worthwhile.
4. Think of a few people who have made you feel appreciated and special.
5. Think of five people you enjoy spending time with.
Easier?
The lesson: The people who make a difference in your life are not the ones with the most credentials, the most money, or the most awards. They are the ones that care. Pass this on to those people who have made a difference in your life IF you want to.
“Don’t worry about the world coming to an end today. It’s already tomorrow in Australia.” – Charles Schultz
This is a nice card I received from Corrine.
Isn’t she a sweety!
A request from a friend.
Hi,
I am the founder of 1-800-GOT-JUNK? and I am looking for some help please.
I am a huge believer in networking and asking for help when it’s needed. I thought, why not turn to some of our customers to ask for help, since these are people who truly understand our service.
Our challenge is this. We’re building a globally admired brand – we currently have 282 franchise partners in 4 countries – Canada, the United States, Australia and the UK. We often get customers who use us in one market but then find that they can’t use us in another market because we don’t yet offer service there. To solve this problem, we’re trying to find the right franchise partners to start some of our remaining territories (I’ve attached the list for your reference).
I need to make it clear that we are extremely selective. We had over 4,000 franchise inquiries last year – and we only awarded 70 franchises. We’re looking for people who will really live the 1-800-GOT-JUNK? way and deliver on our high standards. We want people who are excited about building a fleet of trucks, a team of outstanding drivers, and are able to get out there and pound the pavement building sales and relationships.
Here’s where I am looking for your help please:
We are going to be holding a conference call within the week, led by myself and Laurie Baggio who heads our Franchise Development department.
Do you know of anyone we should invite to be on that call? Someone who may either be a fit with what we are looking for or perhaps they are well connected and know people who’d be a fit?
If you do know of someone, please either email me and I will get that person set up on the call, or ask them to email me directly.
If you don’t know of anyone, perhaps you know someone who may know someone? Please feel free to forward this email to friends or family.
Thank you VERY much for any help that you are able to give.
Cheers,
Brian
Brian Scudamore Founder & CEO 1-800-GOT-JUNK? To book an appointment call 1-800-468-5865 or on-line at www.1800gotjunk.com.
The latest from Irene.
A husband and wife are traveling by car from Key West to Boston. After almost twenty-four hours on the road, they’re too tired to continue, and they decide to stop for a rest. They stop at a nice hotel and take a room, but they only plan to sleep for four hours and then get back on the road. When they check out four hours later, the desk clerk hands them a bill for $350. The man explodes and demands to know why the charge is so high. He tells the clerk although it’s a nice hotel, the rooms certainly aren’t worth $350. When the clerk tells him $350 is the standard rate, the man insists on speaking to the manager. The manager listens to the man and then explains the hotel has an Olympic-sized pool and a huge conference center that were available for the husband and wife to use. He also explains they could have taken in one of the shows for which the hotel is famous.
“The best entertainers from New York, Hollywood and Las Vegas perform here,” explains the manager. No matter what facility the manager mentions, the man replies, “But we didn’t use it!” The manager is unmoved and eventually the man gives up and agrees to pay. He writes a check and gives it to the manager. The manager is surprised when he looks at the check.
“But sir,” he says, “this check is only made out for $100.”
“That’s right,” says the man. “I charged you $250 for sleeping with my wife.”
“But I didn’t!” exclaims the manager.
“Well,” the man replies, “she was here, and you could have.”
Today’s FreebieTip – Set up a secondary email account to use on the freebie forms.
This allows you to gather freebies without gathering unneccesary spam.
noworms.com Free Gift
Benny Bully’s Pet Treats
Liquid Motion Mousepad!
Give Kids Good Schools
Alice’s Shaping Spray
African Pride
Gillette Fusion HydraGel
Complete Heart Health
Nivea
Also free today;
-Hugs
-Good wishes
-Kind thoughts
And
-Halloween candy!
Carrie, Goddess of the Moon, returns with more excellent postcards for women.
I love these things. They are funny because they are true!
Carrie had a comment about these, but being a man, I wasn’t listening to her!
Sorry, Carrie!
I hope everyone had a great Halloween.
I spent the evening walking around the neighborhood passing out hot dogs to the children.
One child looked at his and remarked, “Hot dogs?”
I said, “They are NOT hot dogs. They are Halloweiners!”
Carrie, Goddess of the Moon, returns with more excellent postcards for women.
I love these things. They are funny because they are true!
Carrie had a comment about these, but being a man, I wasn’t listening to her!
Sorry, Carrie!
Carrie dug this up. It sounds pretty scary, doesn’t it?
If it’s true.
Here is the story, then we’ll see if it’s true.
Driving in the Rain
NEVER KNEW THIS BEFORE…
I wonder how many people know about this?
A 36 year old female had an accident several weeks ago and totaled her car. A resident of Kilgore, Texas, she was traveling between Gladewater & Kilgore. It was raining, though not excessively, when her car suddenly began to hydroplane and literally flew through the air. She was not seriously injured but very stunned at the sudden occurrence!
When she explained to the highway patrolman what had happened, he told her something that every driver should know – NEVER DRIVE IN THE RAIN WITH YOU R CRUISE CONTROL ON. She had thought she was being cautious by setting the cruise control and maintaining a safe consistent speed in the rain. But the highway patrolman told her that if the cruise control is on and your car begins to hydroplane — when your tires lose contact with the pavement, your car will accelerate to a higher rate of speed and you take off like an airplane. She told the patrolman that was exactly what had occurred.
The patrolman said this warning should be listed, on the driver’s seat sun-visor – NEVER USE THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THE PAVEMENT IS WET OR ICY, along with the airbag warning. We tell our teenagers to set the cruise control and drive a safe speed – but we don’t tell them to use the cruise control only when the pavement is dry. The only person the accident victim found, who knew this (besides the patrolman), was a man who had had a similar accident, totaled his car and sustained severe injuries.
If you tell this to 15 people and only one of them doesn’t know about this, then it was all worth it. You might have saved a life.
Okay, I’m back. I checked this story out with the experts at Snopes.
YES IT IS TRUE!!!
Here is what Snopes has to say about it.
Claim: Using cruise control on wet roads or during heavy rain can cause you to lose control of your vehicle.
Status: True.
Origins: We began seeing this cautionary tale turn up in inboxes in November 2002. Although these accounts are probably “real” in the sense that they indeed reflect someone’s attempt to describe an automotive mishap that actually happened to him, the explanation about a hydroplaning car’s suddenly accelerating and “taking off like a rocket” due to the use of cruise control is a garbled one probably reflecting the author’s misunderstanding of what had occurred. Nonetheless, the warning inherent to the tale — don’t engage your vehicle’s cruise control on slippery or wet roads — is well worth heeding. Snow, ice, slush, or even rain can cause wheel-spin and loss of control, situations to which drivers must react quickly. Although cruise control can generally be cut off by the driver’s simply tapping the brake pedal, the extra reaction time required for a motorist relying upon cruise control to recognize the danger of the situation when his wheels begins to spin or slide on a slippery surface, bring his foot up off the floor to the brake pedal, and disengage the cruise control can be crucial (especially for drivers lured into a hazardous level of inattentiveness on long, flat stretches of road).
So there you have it. Carrie, once again, is right. Heed her words. Tremble in her mighty presence. Bow before her greatness.
But don’t slap her butt. She’ll hurt you!
Today’s FreebieTip – Set up a secondary email account to use on the freebie forms.
This allows you to gather freebies without gathering unneccesary spam.
noworms.com Free Gift
Benny Bully’s Pet Treats
Liquid Motion Mousepad!
Give Kids Good Schools
Alice’s Shaping Spray
African Pride
Gillette Fusion HydraGel
Complete Heart Health
Nivea
Also free today;
-Hugs
-Good wishes
-Kind thoughts
And
-Halloween candy!
Carrie dug this up. It sounds pretty scary, doesn’t it?
If it’s true.
Here is the story, then we’ll see if it’s true.
Driving in the Rain
NEVER KNEW THIS BEFORE…
I wonder how many people know about this?
A 36 year old female had an accident several weeks ago and totaled her car. A resident of Kilgore, Texas, she was traveling between Gladewater & Kilgore. It was raining, though not excessively, when her car suddenly began to hydroplane and literally flew through the air. She was not seriously injured but very stunned at the sudden occurrence!
When she explained to the highway patrolman what had happened, he told her something that every driver should know – NEVER DRIVE IN THE RAIN WITH YOU R CRUISE CONTROL ON. She had thought she was being cautious by setting the cruise control and maintaining a safe consistent speed in the rain. But the highway patrolman told her that if the cruise control is on and your car begins to hydroplane — when your tires lose contact with the pavement, your car will accelerate to a higher rate of speed and you take off like an airplane. She told the patrolman that was exactly what had occurred.
The patrolman said this warning should be listed, on the driver’s seat sun-visor – NEVER USE THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THE PAVEMENT IS WET OR ICY, along with the airbag warning. We tell our teenagers to set the cruise control and drive a safe speed – but we don’t tell them to use the cruise control only when the pavement is dry. The only person the accident victim found, who knew this (besides the patrolman), was a man who had had a similar accident, totaled his car and sustained severe injuries.
If you tell this to 15 people and only one of them doesn’t know about this, then it was all worth it. You might have saved a life.
Okay, I’m back. I checked this story out with the experts at Snopes.
YES IT IS TRUE!!!
Here is what Snopes has to say about it.
Claim: Using cruise control on wet roads or during heavy rain can cause you to lose control of your vehicle.
Status: True.
Origins: We began seeing this cautionary tale turn up in inboxes in November 2002. Although these accounts are probably “real” in the sense that they indeed reflect someone’s attempt to describe an automotive mishap that actually happened to him, the explanation about a hydroplaning car’s suddenly accelerating and “taking off like a rocket” due to the use of cruise control is a garbled one probably reflecting the author’s misunderstanding of what had occurred. Nonetheless, the warning inherent to the tale — don’t engage your vehicle’s cruise control on slippery or wet roads — is well worth heeding. Snow, ice, slush, or even rain can cause wheel-spin and loss of control, situations to which drivers must react quickly. Although cruise control can generally be cut off by the driver’s simply tapping the brake pedal, the extra reaction time required for a motorist relying upon cruise control to recognize the danger of the situation when his wheels begins to spin or slide on a slippery surface, bring his foot up off the floor to the brake pedal, and disengage the cruise control can be crucial (especially for drivers lured into a hazardous level of inattentiveness on long, flat stretches of road).
So there you have it. Carrie, once again, is right. Heed her words. Tremble in her mighty presence. Bow before her greatness.
But don’t slap her butt. She’ll hurt you!
Carrie, Goddess of the Moon, returns with more excellent postcards for women.
I love these things. They are funny because they are true!
Carrie had a comment about these, but being a man, I wasn’t listening to her!
Sorry, Carrie!
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