Praise the almighty, brother and sisters of the brush, for I have found enlightenment. In another of his strange and wondrous ways, I have been shown the truth. In conversation with a customer, there was a message given to me, and I have come here today to share that message with you.
My brothers and sisters, this poor soul came to me with little in ways of money and behest of me that I to make him some vinyl for his race car. He was not a proud man and did not require that I assist him in his efforts to look professional, but rather, was more concerned to simply appease those few people who had given him financial assistance, his sponsors.
But he spoke with the devil's language. No, he did not curse, nor did he speak ill of me, yet it was subtle, as is the evil one's way.
"I only need..." "I just want..." "It doesn't have to..." "I don't want..."
Praise the lord and pass the peanut butter, I had my epiphany!
No longer shall I let those who would look upon what I do with disdain. Neither shall they submit my will by minimizing both their need and my worth. If they, or others like them, should darken my door again and until the end of days, I will not shut them out, but open my heart to them....and double the bill.
Yes, the almighty works in strange and wondrous ways....but I do this stuff for money. Charity starts at home.....
Can I have an "Amen"? Rapid
[ April 13, 2007, 07:57 AM: Message edited by: Ray Rheaume ]
Posted by jake snow (Member # 5889) on :
Sounds like sombody been using the erbal happiness again..... Posted by Glenn Taylor (Member # 162) on :
Sounds like Ray got one of my customer's from yesterday.
Posted by Jon Butterworth (Member # 227) on :
Thy shall say five "Hail Marys" ... put $5 in the #Letterville collection plate and go home free of the sin confessing to wanting money to signwrite race cars!
Shame on you Ray! I thought you were old enough to know better!
Posted by Jon Butterworth (Member # 227) on :
PS: He didn't offer to let you put your name on it for free?
Posted by Ian Stewart-Koster (Member # 3500) on :
Maybe that was the bloke who asked me for some free blue flames, so I gave him your email address, telling him you had a good source for free work! Posted by Dusty Campbell (Member # 4601) on :
Hail Mack, full of Paint...
...Blessed art thou among brushes.
Oooh, is it getting warm in here?
Posted by Paul Bierce (Member # 5412) on :
You didn't mention my all time favorite:
"Can't you just..."
Posted by Jon Butterworth (Member # 227) on :
HEY! Same guy who came to me Ian! Told him Ray was a sucker for a jar of Peanut Butter! Wonder what he will do for Jelly on that sandwich too?
Posted by bill riedel (Member # 607) on :
I spotted the same guy leaving a sign shop after pleading poverty, he drove off in a brand new Caddy. May God protect us from him and his kind. AMEN!
Posted by Jane Diaz (Member # 595) on :
And my all time favorite, "It shouldn't take you long...." How does he know how long it will take!! This, coming from the guy who has a $20,000 trailer for his race car and about $10,000 worth of tires and tools in it and he is trying to get us to give him a "deal" on his lettering!!!
Posted by Jillbeans (Member # 1912) on :
Put your hands on the monitor and feeeyul the power, Brother Ray! Amen! Love....Jill (actually had a guy call me yesterday asking how to spell KINKOs so he could call them!)
Posted by Richard Flint (Member # 6602) on :
I remember the guy that telling me "if ya give me a real good deal on this truck lettering, I have a bunch of others I'll let ya do!"
Posted by Si Allen (Member # 420) on :
Let me qoute the Rev Joey:
"Let us Spray and thin no more! Praise be the Lowered!"
Posted by Ricky Jackson (Member # 5082) on :
Ray I give you and A+ for creative writing. Posted by John Lennig (Member # 2455) on :
Customer says ..."don't waste any time on it..."
I had a boss once who said that alot... very inspiring and positive! lol
Posted by Ray Rheaume (Member # 3794) on :
I've seen the car, Jon...and it looks like it has already been thru the shadow of the Valley of Death! I DON'T WANT my name on it!!!!
For the record, I whacked out the RTA and got the check. It ain't gonna look a whole lot better, but I'm okay with that...at my price. Rapid
PS: Guess who just called for "just a couple more things"...cha ching.
[ April 13, 2007, 03:35 PM: Message edited by: Ray Rheaume ]
Posted by Sam Sanfilippo (Member # 425) on :
I love it...Nice writin' there Ray!
I get to see both sides of it being I have the business that I do. I see the guys that have NO problem spending the money for a 24,000.00 engine, 1500. for a clutch assembly...Shocks that are now a grand a piece...and then get "what is the cheapest firesuit I can get?" ..and.. "Is there a cheaper helmet I can get?" Most of this is from the guys that are struggling just to eat after buying fuel and tires.
Thoughts of going fast have no bearing on the fact that they NEED protection to be able to do whatever it is they do next week.
I letter a few cars, I've cut back from what I used to, but I've kept my best customers. The 4 customers I have have a combination of 21 cars between them. I also paint the bodies...lots of crashin', or job security. I don't sponsor, nor do they expect it.
I even have my own keys and alarm codes at 2 of the shops.
A lot of the local guys have bought plotters now they are a dime a dozen. The ideas that they come up with just leaves me speachless at times.I can see the work at the tracks and boy does it show. :-)
Posted by Chris Volion (Member # 7521) on :
I appreciate a local shop that has "NO RIFF-RAFF" featured prominently on the door.
Posted by Nancie W. Phillips (Member # 3484) on :
Ray... U remind me of yet another reason I'm glad that I no longer live in Talladega...
Posted by Anne McDonald (Member # 6842) on :
Give praise and thanks that the line "I think it would look better...... Smite down all those who enter here and utter it!
Posted by Harris Kohen (Member # 2139) on :
praise be the vendor up the street that can do it cheaper and send him there.
Posted by Laura Butler (Member # 1830) on :
Ray, I could say that it sounds you have been spending too much time in the Old Testament BUT THEN no one could spend too much time there.
Posted by Donald Miner (Member # 6472) on :
Must be related to the guy who spent a Million bucks on a new restaurant and wanted a $250.00 sign to advertise it, and oh yes can I get it tomorrow morning, first thing, we are having the grand opening at 11:00 am?
Posted by Ray Rheaume (Member # 3794) on :
Harris,
That would be normally be the plan, but it seems the vendor down the street's landlord just hung a "for rent" sign up this week.
Go fig Rapid
[ April 16, 2007, 02:13 AM: Message edited by: Ray Rheaume ]
Posted by Paul Bierce (Member # 5412) on :
quote:Originally posted by Ray Rheaume: Harris,
That would be normally be the plan, but it seems the vendor down the street's landlord just hung a "for rent" sign up this week.
Go fig Rapid
I wonder if that "for rent" sign was Mr. Cheapo's final project?
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