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[Digger Don]

Starting to sound like she may not be in handcuffs, and wedding bells are a possibility 😳

No hand cuffs but, Spandex, maybe?  Don

[doc henderson]

When I lived in Hays America, I was good friends with the big lumberyard family.  I was their pediatrician and had some big time with a premature infant.  I called and asked on a Sunday if I could go get something I needed.  Curt was my contact, and he said he was happy to meet me there and let me take what i needed and add it to my bill on Monday.  I was trusted, but who knows who might have seen that and called the police.  I was fine with-it.  I once took some cinder blocks from a farm store.  I had bought some for a project and needed a few more to finish.  I went back when they were open and paid.  

[Peter Drouin]

My mill yard is gated.  I'll just close it for now on when I have lunch.
Easy fix.

[WV Sawmiller]

When I lived in Hays America, I was good friends with the big lumberyard family.  I was their pediatrician and had some big time with a premature infant.  I called and asked on a Sunday if I could go get something I needed.  Curt was my contact, and he said he was happy to meet me there and let me take what i needed and add it to my bill on Monday.  I was trusted, but who knows who might have seen that and called the police.  I was fine with-it.  I once took some cinder blocks from a farm store.  I had bought some for a project and needed a few more to finish.  I went back when they were open and paid. 

Hays America? Isn't that where Marshall Dillon took all this prisoners to hang?

[doc henderson]

He was in Dodge City I think.  The town is actually Fort Hays, so it is possible.  I have not watched gun smoke in years.

[nativewolf]

Life's too short Peter.  If she comes back just explain that you'd prefer she wait til lunch hour is done and why.  She paid and I expect that she paid the right amount, why pay too little?  In fact, she may have overpaid, I don't know but it seems even more likely.  

She obviously wanted your wood.  Still looking for a date?

[Nebraska]

Didn't seem that unusual to me, there have been several places I remember in my life you just wrote your own ticket if need be with exactly what you picked up and caught up the next day or called and got a total to mail a check..different place different time.

[Peter Drouin]

She wanted my wood because I'm the only sawmill in town.
All the others are 50+ miles away.
I talked to other businesses in town, We all know each other.
All said it was not right.
She did pay .50 more. to the nearest dollar.

It's the respect thing, she has none.
I would not date someone like that.
You don't come to my place and do what you want.
In NH respect and your word go a long way here.

[230Dforme]

Did I hear someone say tone deaf ?
You don't demand respect, you earn it

[Peter Drouin]

That's true,  3000 people in this town, and most know me.
Over the years I have been on a lot of committees. 10 years on the fire department. Friends with the police and fire chiefs.
All the cops and firemen wave as they go by, and residents too.
Some days going to do a dump run my hand is tired waving back.
 
 

[Peter Drouin]

I'm law enforcement-friendly here. A lot of cops from other towns come here.
True story, I stopped to see the police chief to say Hi.
I'm in his office with him. 
he says look at the cool new pistol I got and hands it to me. 
Then he gets called out to the front desk.
Here I am sitting in his office with his new gun in my hand all alone.
Respect goes two ways you know.
I think I earned it.

[Rhodemont]

Several years ago I had stacked a load of oak timber logs next to the road for the sawmill to come pick up. The mill could not pick up Monday as planned. Came home from work and could see someone had used a chainsaw and bucked three prime logs to firewood length and hauled them away.  Mariann did hear the saw but figured it was from across the road not thinking to check.  That took some balls right out on the road.  Never did figure out who did it.

[dgdrls]

Q. How would you feel if someone did that at your mill? 

reply #27 , and post a contact number at the gate.

D