Ever grinned about losing a milling job?

[Nomad]

     Talked with a prospective customer today.  He had a good size job, wanting to cut a bunch of lumber from his own land for his own use on his land.  He surprised me.  He turned the job off.  'Cuz he just bought an LT40 hydraulic to do it all himself!!!  I'm still grinning.  I figure I didn't lose a job, I just got another new sawyer in the neighborhood.  He's been lurking here for awhile and I figure he'll join any time now.  Another one bites the (saw)dust! 8) 
     Is it a bad thing to congratulate somebody on a new addiction?

[customsawyer]

You have to feel sorry for suckers that buy a mill. :D

[Chuck White]

I've grinned when I lost a job, but it was my decision, not the customers.

The lady asked if I could saw some Red Pine logs for her, I said yes of course.

I asked if they were cut to length and stacked and she replied, yes!

A couple days later I went and surveyed the job and found that they were in fact stacked and cut to length, "tree length"!   

I contacted her and explained that I don't have any support equipment for moving the logs and gave her the name of another local sawyer who does!

[WoodenHead]

You have to feel sorry for suckers that buy a mill. :D

And even more so for those who buy two!   ;) :D

[clww]

+1  ;D

[scully]

thats the beauty of milling ,someone see's one at work and then pow ! they gotta have one ! To me a mill is the ultimat power tool !

[Meadows Miller]

Gday

Jake and WH It don'tend there for some  ;) :D :D :D :D I never see it as competition unless they are a bastard to deal with about things theres plenty of work out there for us all  ;) ;D ;D ;D 8) 8)

Well Just Join the Fun Mate what are you waiting for  ;) ;) ;D 8) 8)

Regards Chris

[Satamax]

thats the beauty of milling ,someone see's one at work and then pow ! they gotta have one ! To me a mill is the ultimat power tool !

Scully, i'd say, it's the first power tool, the ultimate would be either sander or spray equipement  ;D