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S4-168: Storks Snow Alliance 2026 Review Show! Dont miss it!
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The gang were in Pennsylvania for Storks Plows Snow Alliance 2026 this weekend, and the guys welcome some of the attendees to the show to talk about their experiences. Steve Walus of Great Lakes Snow, Graeme Utter of GHI, Pat Salmon of Northeast De-icing Solutions, and Shawn Divencenzo of Native Snow NJ join us to give us their feedback on another very successful Snow Alliance show!
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Introduction and Humorous Exchange
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The SnowJobs Podcast
Here we go, Snow Jobs Nation. We are back again bringing you episode 168 of the Snow Jobs Podcast main show powered by Top Gun Backblades. As always, I'm Steve. You know who's with me?
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The SnowJobs Podcast
Cart Corral Champion 2026, Jeremy Lindstrom. What is up, Jay? What?
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RICK JAMES
Hey, not much. Not much, buddy.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
ah
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RICK JAMES
stop You know, just stop basking in my glory like normal. so
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The SnowJobs Podcast
Basking in the ambiance.
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RICK JAMES
Yeah.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
ah You got a glow to you today, you know? Cart Corral, 2026 champion storks.
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RICK JAMES
Yeah. Yeah, yep. Sure did. and one that you know You guys gave me so much shit on the deal that I don't do that ever. I wonder if my guys don't listen to shit.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah.
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RICK JAMES
So they won't... Can't even get in my hard time.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
I mean, it was a course record. It wasn't even close. I think you smoked it.
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RICK JAMES
know, I wasn't even trying. Sandbagging. I was sandbagging.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
You smoked it. I think the next closest time was like 14 seconds. It was, you know, maybe he has done this once before. it had It wasn't just a one-time thing on camera.
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RICK JAMES
Yeah, I think.
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RICK JAMES
Yeah, you know, I surprise you every day, don't I? Yeah.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
You do. You do. We have a we had a snippet of of Jeremy's interview with the news station after he did win the Car Corral Championship with a new course record at Stork's Snow Alliance 2026. Let's see here.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
That was Jeremy Lindstrom live after the car corral championship.
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RICK JAMES
Yeah, it was great. Yeah, that was um that's good.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
Humble as always.
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RICK JAMES
Yep, very humble. Got to be humble. Like I always say, if I don't support myself, nobody's going to support me, so.
Stork's Snow Alliance Event Highlights
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The SnowJobs Podcast
oh shit dude you're so funny so that's where we're from we we just got back from stork snow alliance 2026 out in pennsylvania uh great time and that's what we're gonna do tonight as always we always give them the post storks review show uh they love that they they let us know that they actually all listen to it on i guess wednesday night they all gather and eat some reheat some leftovers and talk about next year and
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RICK JAMES
Yes.
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RICK JAMES
The food, we're food critics, I think it's what everybody tells us what we are now, right
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The SnowJobs Podcast
we're We're definitely food critics first and snow, the snow show second.
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RICK JAMES
right?
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The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh man. We got to get on the food network. There we go.
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RICK JAMES
Yeah, well, that'll be the next.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
We'll put it on there.
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RICK JAMES
yeah Why not?
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The SnowJobs Podcast
I mean, Hey, we do. We do talk about some caterers. So we do give caterers publicity. Maybe, maybe that's the next step. Get some catering companies to sponsor.
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RICK JAMES
Yeah. There here we go. Who's going to be the next sponsor to cater at at the next event? Yeah, we can do that.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh, that would be something, man. But, yes, we as we said, Stork Snow Alliance was this weekend. ah Again, phenomenal. Absolutely phenomenal. I don't know how the hell they do it.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
think Every year we sit here the night after and we talk about the show and how it was. And I think the consensus is always that they couldn't possibly do anything to make it better. And every year they just...
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The SnowJobs Podcast
continued to amaze and somehow improve upon the year before so uh it's crazy so we got some guys to help us do that tonight to talk about their experiences at stork we got graham utter of gh in canada he was allowed to come across and back on the border with a minimal minimal to no problems uh they did let jeremy kirkham i did check in with him they let him back over with no issues so they walked
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RICK JAMES
yeah, we didn't want him here, so we've got to get him out.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
they They had a little trouble getting over. It took a little bit of time to get through the border, but they let them back right back in.
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RICK JAMES
Good. Good. Yeah, yeah, yeah. We'll we'll check him out the way in, but we'll let them go back.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
Absolutely. they they wanted to make They wanted to make them pay taxes on their snow jobs gear.
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RICK JAMES
Come on, now, get.
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RICK JAMES
Yeah, wow.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
ah
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RICK JAMES
There.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
um it's American products coming back across the border. It needs to get taxed, man. But yeah, so we got Graham with us today. we got Steve Wallace from Great Lakes Snow out in Illinois.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
Steve attended his first Storks this year. He came out with his 14-year-old son who had his birthday while we were there.
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RICK JAMES
Hey, boy.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
And that was a lot of fun. He had quite the haul of merch from everybody. So yeah I'm sure he had a good weekend. It's always great to get a first-timers perspective that hasn't hasn't seen the evolution of the event. That's now four years in the books.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
ah We got Sean unprepared DiVincenzo of native Snow, New Jersey, who caused us to go off like 10 minutes late tonight because nothing ever worked in the DiVincenzo world there.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
You know, you're showing up for recording. You think you'd have your shit worked out. Like maybe you show up 10 minutes early and make sure your stuff works. Not sure.
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RICK JAMES
He's not even listening to you.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
He's not listening.
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RICK JAMES
He tunes you off. He tunes you off.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
ah He's not listening. That is the problem. And we got Patty Salmon from Northeast De-Icing. Pat is, ah you know, he's always with us on these trips and we had a great time. it was a lot to talk about. Definitely a lot to talk about. They've increased this event every year, all the stuff around it. It's actually become quite a long two days.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
we're so We were asking for more and more and more.
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RICK JAMES
Yeah.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
I think now we're telling them, like, hold up. Now it's a little long right now. But, yeah, we're going to get into that. We also have some quotes from guys that couldn't make it on tonight.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
do you Did you guys meet anybody else? There were a ton of guys. This is turning into swarm Storm Field Day where there had to be 20 states represented there and a lot of Canada.
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RICK JAMES
Oh, yeah.
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RICK JAMES
Yeah.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
You had guys from Edmonton, Alberta.
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RICK JAMES
Yeah.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
dan I mean, Graham will be able to tell us how far away that is. cause i don't know the Canadian landscape and the map, but that that sounds far.
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RICK JAMES
Kilometers. lot lot of kilometers.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah.
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RICK JAMES
lot of kilometers.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh, shit. And then we had guys from Washington State were there.
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RICK JAMES
Yeah.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
ah Everywhere.
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RICK JAMES
Yeah.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
yeah There was a lot of people that flew in for this, which is awesome. That just shows it's growing, it's gaining traction, and we're very happy.
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RICK JAMES
I think Gene needs to put a map up and everybody's put a pin where they're from.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
You should.
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RICK JAMES
there we see her Yeah.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
You should put a pin in a map. Absolutely. There you go. There's idea number one.
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RICK JAMES
everybody's from.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
Right in that great room with all the neon signs and stuff.
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RICK JAMES
Yeah.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
have a map for states attended from Storks.
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RICK JAMES
Yeah.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
That's awesome. That's a great idea, Jay. thats I like that a lot.
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RICK JAMES
Yeah. Easy four of them
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The SnowJobs Podcast
So those two guys from Edmonton, Alberta, they said they came out just to see us. They came all the way from Edmonton just to see us and and maybe ah a secret plow that's not such a secret anymore.
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RICK JAMES
them. Yeah. ye
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RICK JAMES
The ghost file?
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The SnowJobs Podcast
The ghost plow. That is the only reason they came. They came all the way from Edmonton for those reasons. So that's pretty cool. So we have some quotes from those guys. the Josh Billett of JB's Custom Curbing and Landscaping and Travis Balfour of TJ Landscaping in Edmonton. the Very cool guys. Got to talk to them quite a bit.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
And we got some quotes from them on their experience as well to read. and I mean, they might have traveled the farthest. I mean, Washington State might actually be farther, but I don't know. Gotta see.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
I don't really know the map.
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RICK JAMES
Yeah.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
We'll we'll let Graham tell us.
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RICK JAMES
You probably drove the most kilometers, probably. Yeah.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
Definitely the most kilometers. They didn't drive. They flew. They flew, but...
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RICK JAMES
Okay. Wow. Still calm.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
But, yeah, I mean, <unk> we're always – Jeremy and I are always talking about the team at Starks and how amazing they are. They're they're a team and they're a family in every sense of the word. um And it's always a team thing, but the individuals that make up that team, they really deserve to be mentioned by name. So we're going to do that actually tonight. We're going to actually go down the list and and mention these guys and and gals that make this event successful every year and always make everybody that's attending feel like family.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
So Kate, Jean, Taina, sorry if I get that wrong, Jordan, Lori, Chuck, Joey, Nicole, Jean, Bill, Randy, Dan, Wilson, Ryder, Steve, Angie, Johnny, Demetrios, Jose, Evan, and Jess. Thank you guys so much for always making us feel like family and taking care of everything that everybody could possibly need.
00:09:07
RICK JAMES
Yeah, I forgot my name.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
And
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RICK JAMES
I forgot my badge. They made me a new one and everything.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
They did.
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RICK JAMES
Yeah.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
They did. And we'll we'll we'll go over the processes as we get into this.
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RICK JAMES
Yeah.
00:09:16
The SnowJobs Podcast
But, yeah, I mean, before we do that, we'll we'll bring in the boys and we'll get to the week review. but As always, before we do that, we're going hear from Team Top Gun, and we'll be right back to ah get through that as quick as possible.
00:09:58
The SnowJobs Podcast
right, gang, we're back. We can review real quick. Storm Chasing Season 2. Keep checking it out on YouTube. Replay the Season 1 episodes and wait for the second episode to drop.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
When does that drop, Jay? Next week?
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RICK JAMES
either See the cart corrals from season one.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh, that's that's where, yeah.
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RICK JAMES
Yeah. Yeah.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
I mean, that you'll see the the evidence that he's been practicing for that.
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RICK JAMES
Yeah. Yeah, you can get a preview. Yes.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
Good for you.
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RICK JAMES
Yeah.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
When does Episode 2 drop? Next week?
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RICK JAMES
Friday. Friday.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
Friday?
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RICK JAMES
May 1st.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
This week?
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RICK JAMES
May 1st.
00:10:29
The SnowJobs Podcast
So May 1st, this week, this Friday, Storm Chasing Season 2, Episode 2.
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RICK JAMES
think it's Kirkham.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
Clintar is dropping this Friday on YouTube, on the Storm Chasing YouTube channel. So make sure you check that out. ah What else we got? Simon 2026 is in Cincinnati this year.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
It's June 23rd to the 26th for anybody interested in going to that. Storm Field Day. Moved up this year a little bit. It's going to be July 29th and 30th. I don't know what they're doing on the 29th besides the welcome party.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
are they doing the Storm Academy thing again, Jeremy?
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RICK JAMES
I think they are, but I'm not 100% sure.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
or Okay.
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RICK JAMES
I'm pretty sure they are.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
Details are coming.
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RICK JAMES
Yep.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
Details are coming. Snow Jobs Nation store is stocked and ready for your orders. We got the new Canada shirts. We got the new patch hats.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
We got pens. We got all sorts of Snow Jobs gear in there.
00:11:20
RICK JAMES
Oh, these things are killing it.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
that yeah the snow jobs the snap yep the snap koozies are killer they are we got tons of them so yeah get get yours at snowjobsnationstore.com and uh yeah that's about it you got anything else buddy
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RICK JAMES
The old koozies, the snap koozies or or sweatbands.
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RICK JAMES
Yeah.
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RICK JAMES
I don't think so. I think we're good to go, buddy.
00:11:41
The SnowJobs Podcast
Cool.
Podcast Engagement and Gratitude
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The SnowJobs Podcast
All right, guys. Keep hitting, like, and subscribe. Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Drop your reviews of the show. Tell us what you like. Tell us what you don't like. You know, that helps us keep bringing you what you need. All right, so we're going to go to ah hear from our partners right now. Then we'll come back. We'll get right into with the boys.
00:14:12
The SnowJobs Podcast
All right, we're back. We are back. Thank you to all of our partners. We got to see pretty much all of them, actually.
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RICK JAMES
Yeah.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
That's everybody, actually, at Storks.
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RICK JAMES
I think we did. Yeah.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
We got to see Rob Tebow from Top Gun. We got to see Matt McIntosh and the gang from Plowright. Got to see the whole straight family there and Big Daddy from Arctic.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
um Yeah, it was a good time, man. We got to see everybody.
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RICK JAMES
Muskhocks was there.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
Muskox, yeah, Muskox had the inverted.
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RICK JAMES
Yeah.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
They had a lot of people around the new inverted blower, dude.
00:14:40
RICK JAMES
Yeah.
00:14:42
The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh, yeah. Adam and Noah were there from Muscox.
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RICK JAMES
We did.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
So that was great. It was great to see everybody in one spot.
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RICK JAMES
Corey and Katie were there from Boss.
00:14:48
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yep, Katie and Corey, the gang from Boss were there, which was good because I i was hoping to see Boss represented there. And I was i was looking around for for Western, for Jennifer and um and Seth.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
Like, I was hoping to see them there. I'm like, man, where where's everybody from Western?
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RICK JAMES
Yeah.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
And I didn't realize they weren't there, and but two other people from Western were there. So there were a lot of people, dude. lot of people, lot of manufacturers.
00:15:13
RICK JAMES
Oh, yes.
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RICK JAMES
Yes, very much so.
00:15:17
The SnowJobs Podcast
it's great to see it's great to see for the industry it's great to see for uh for the guys so that's awesome so let's get into this we'll uh welcome in the boys here how are we guys we can all uh join us
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RICK JAMES
Hey,
00:15:31
Native Snow
going on how you doing long time no talk yeah
00:15:33
Patty Salmon
you
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The SnowJobs Podcast
oh sean hello
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RICK JAMES
and guys.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
yeah
00:15:36
Graeme Utter
Gentlemen.
00:15:38
Patty Salmon
Long time no see.
00:15:39
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yep. Yep. It's been a couple days. it's ah It was a long couple days, but a great couple days. So let's I want to start with Steve. He was there for the first time this year.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
i brought his son. So, Steve, what did you think overall your first storks?
00:15:56
Steve Walus
Well, I can tell you my expectations are pretty high just by listening to the show. I'm like, I know it's going to be good food.
00:16:00
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yep.
00:16:01
Steve Walus
and It's going to be a good event. And it blew me away. Like they set the bar even higher, I guess, this year because it was overall good. and ah you guys mentioned it was a little longer this year. But to me, that was like the perfect couple days just to be able to fly. And especially that it's on a Saturday. You know, we're all working. We're all got families and doing stuff. So.
00:16:25
Steve Walus
It was nice to kind of go there and do a quick trip, get back home.
00:16:26
Graeme Utter
Thank you.
00:16:29
Steve Walus
Now it's Sunday. We got the rest of the week to work. so But overall, super, super happy with the event.
00:16:32
The SnowJobs Podcast
absolutely
00:16:34
Steve Walus
Super happy I went and excited to even start booking the next one.
00:16:39
The SnowJobs Podcast
yeah definitely something you're gonna have to go to every year now yeah and get them get the tickets early don't be Sean you know when we when we tell you the tickets are up get them
00:16:42
Steve Walus
Oh, absolutely.
00:16:47
Steve Walus
Yeah.
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RICK JAMES
I
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Steve Walus
One of the great things about it is
00:16:52
Native Snow
Thank you, Gene.
00:16:53
Steve Walus
It is that it's in April here, you know, April april late April early May like you're you're just so fresh on the snow game.
00:16:56
The SnowJobs Podcast
yep
00:17:00
Steve Walus
That it's it's nice to like get right into it, you already know all your issues you just got done dealing with you just put your stuff away and you're like I gotta to get answers on this.
00:17:01
Patty Salmon
Thank you.
00:17:06
The SnowJobs Podcast
yep the wounds are fresh i think he did say that yeah
00:17:11
RICK JAMES
think he already said next year's date, he said, didn't he? At the end of the thing?
Friday's Activities and Networking
00:17:15
The SnowJobs Podcast
i think he said they already have next year's dates we really we probably should have got that
00:17:15
RICK JAMES
and We should have got that.
00:17:20
RICK JAMES
Gene, you have to send us that.
00:17:23
Graeme Utter
They put it on the back of the schedule for... They gave out, I think it's the 24th and 25th again. fine.
00:17:29
The SnowJobs Podcast
Perfect.
00:17:29
RICK JAMES
OK.
00:17:29
Graeme Utter
I'll take it.
00:17:31
The SnowJobs Podcast
That's easy. Well, if youre if you're right, then you're you're welcome. If you're wrong, it's Graham's fault. but ah Oh, shoot.
00:17:41
Patty Salmon
you
00:17:41
The SnowJobs Podcast
All right. So let's let's start with Friday. So what did everybody do on Friday? We'll go around the room. We'll start with Graham. What did you guys do in the morning? What did you guys do in the afternoon? It's now a two-day kind of event.
00:17:53
Graeme Utter
Well, we started on Thursday night, actually, because we're on our way down and got invited to a dinner that Scott Lezak was putting on.
00:17:56
The SnowJobs Podcast
That is true. Yep.
00:18:01
Graeme Utter
So I thought, oh, that's great.
00:18:02
The SnowJobs Podcast
Nice.
00:18:04
Graeme Utter
So we stopped in there and lo and behold, the guy paid for everybody's dinner, too, which I was not expecting. So I was, ah you know, for small guys like us, it's like, wow, I come down here and you're welcomed by, you know, the snow kings of the industry, you know, out of Pennsylvania, right?
00:18:09
The SnowJobs Podcast
Nice.
00:18:18
Graeme Utter
Like, it's pretty cool.
00:18:21
RICK JAMES
you
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Graeme Utter
um And then, yeah, Friday, we played played golf in the morning.
00:18:21
The SnowJobs Podcast
Very cool.
00:18:25
Graeme Utter
to me
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The SnowJobs Podcast
How'd that go?
00:18:26
Graeme Utter
And it's not bad. Not bad. I figured, like, the worst thing, a bunch of guys that did snow this winter, being stressed out all winter long and having a long, tough winter, the worst thing they need is ah playing a game of golf just to set them over the edge. But it's actually where really they good.
00:18:43
The SnowJobs Podcast
Well, that event was sponsored by Arctic, which, you know, they they must have known it was, i mean, obviously they knew it was all snow guys because they had plenty of boxes of balls for everybody. They knew guys would be out of balls by the eighth tee.
00:18:52
Graeme Utter
thick
00:18:54
RICK JAMES
Yeah. Yes.
00:18:56
The SnowJobs Podcast
ah
00:18:56
Graeme Utter
had cool and full liquor too, which was also great at 28 in the morning.
00:18:59
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah, they I mean, they they do everything right. They do everything right. um
00:19:04
Patty Salmon
Thank you.
00:19:04
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah, I tell you what, we did figure out, Jeremy and I were talking about the golf thing, and as the scores started to come in, we figured out that next year, one of the things we'll sponsor for that event are the Snow Jobs Erasers for the scorecards.
00:19:17
RICK JAMES
yes
00:19:19
The SnowJobs Podcast
So that way, you know, guys can get a little more creative. There were too many marks crossed out. You know, you got to get creative.
00:19:24
RICK JAMES
think we have to go for high score and invert it. Go for the highest score win.
00:19:26
The SnowJobs Podcast
not
00:19:27
RICK JAMES
That would be more fun.
00:19:29
The SnowJobs Podcast
227 takes it.
00:19:30
RICK JAMES
Yeah.
00:19:32
The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh, man. So the golf was good. The course looked like it was in good shape.
00:19:36
Graeme Utter
Oh, it was beautiful. It was beautiful. um Yeah, no complaints there at all. It was a great course. It was fairly easy. Like, it wasn't anything out of the ordinary. It was fairly straight, good to play, well-maintained.
00:19:47
Patty Salmon
Thank you.
00:19:49
Graeme Utter
um The thing they were missing was a card girl, but that's okay.
00:19:54
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah. Well, I mean, you had the eighth hole.
00:19:56
Graeme Utter
Yeah, exactly. Exactly. So when we hit that at 8 in the morning, it was good. Good way to start off.
00:20:02
The SnowJobs Podcast
that
00:20:03
Graeme Utter
And then, yeah, lunch.
00:20:03
The SnowJobs Podcast
Gotcha, gotcha.
00:20:05
Graeme Utter
The lunch that Artic put on next door at the house there, and that was the best barbecue I've ever had in my life. It was phenomenal.
00:20:13
Graeme Utter
It was amazing. Yeah, yeah.
00:20:13
The SnowJobs Podcast
It was good, right?
00:20:15
The SnowJobs Podcast
That was Stampede Barbecue.
00:20:15
RICK JAMES
Yeah, it was good.
00:20:18
Graeme Utter
Yeah, I never had chicken lunch life.
00:20:18
RICK JAMES
Yep, it was really good.
00:20:21
Graeme Utter
It was fantastic.
00:20:22
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah, it's it's hard for me to give anybody better brisket than Mission Barbecue, but man, a that that was really, really good.
00:20:23
Patty Salmon
Thank you.
00:20:30
Graeme Utter
It was, it was. So, I mean, yeah, it was an incredible day, tons of fun. You know, we got to play with a couple other Canadians, Jeremy and and Randy, and yeah, we had a great time. Can't wait to do it again next year.
00:20:45
RICK JAMES
you
00:20:45
The SnowJobs Podcast
Sweet.
00:20:46
The SnowJobs Podcast
Steve, what did you do in the morning on Friday?
00:20:49
Steve Walus
I did the EMI tour.
00:20:51
The SnowJobs Podcast
Okay. How was that?
00:20:52
Steve Walus
that was That was really good. I'm always trying to like make my shop better. I actually just signed a lease at my shop now and I'm kind of kicking around like my plans for when that expires of how I'm going to maybe build a new shop or do something.
00:21:06
Steve Walus
So it was kind of just great to see their operation.
00:21:06
Patty Salmon
Thank you.
00:21:10
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah.
00:21:10
Steve Walus
And then they had it kind of set up in like five different zones. So it kind of went around and got to know their whole staff. They were really welcoming. One of the things that kind of stuck out was that they even admitted their shortfalls this year and you know all the things that they didn't like that they did and kind of corrections they made it through midwinter, which we all do, but sometimes when you go to events like those it's just kind of sugar coated. It's like they're the best, but they were far from that. They were really honest.
00:21:36
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah, no, they're they're pretty, they'll tell you. Like, I think even when Bob, when he was on doing his episode, he was, ah you know, he was pretty forthcoming with, yeah, we tried this, this didn't work.
00:21:44
Patty Salmon
Thank you.
00:21:46
The SnowJobs Podcast
So we went in this direction. yeah, they're pretty, their culture is ah is one of it definitely admitting, hey, this didn't work.
00:21:49
Steve Walus
Right.
00:21:54
The SnowJobs Podcast
Let's move forward and have a different course of action.
00:21:57
Steve Walus
Yeah. And and the like everything else, the food was good there. They got nice iron. They got nice equipment. And one thing I took away, been trying to find a way to store all my chains and binders at my shop for
Round Table Sessions and Welcome Party
00:22:08
Steve Walus
the longest time.
00:22:08
The SnowJobs Podcast
Okay.
00:22:08
Steve Walus
And I had to take a picture because they had just something in the corner. It's like one of those little tips that you learn from this stuff.
00:22:14
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yep.
00:22:14
Steve Walus
And it was just a rolling cart that had a post welded on. And I'm like, oh, that's genius. I'm taking that taking that with me.
00:22:19
The SnowJobs Podcast
Genius. So simple. It makes you feel dumb when you see something like that. Like, how the fuck did I not think of that?
00:22:26
Graeme Utter
No.
00:22:27
The SnowJobs Podcast
But, man, genius.
00:22:29
Steve Walus
Yeah.
00:22:30
The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh, shit. All right. So that was your morning. What time was that over with?
00:22:36
Steve Walus
I want to say after lunch, we got it we had a race back.
00:22:38
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah.
00:22:39
Steve Walus
And at 2, we had the thing at Stork's.
00:22:43
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yep, we'll get to them. Patty, what did you do in the morning on Friday?
00:22:47
Patty Salmon
Yeah, I hit the ah golf course with you and Rick James and the Arctic crew.
00:22:51
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yep, you did. Yep.
00:22:52
Patty Salmon
Did that Friday morning. The yeah after after event at the the house was was pretty good. The barbecue. Then what a and we stopped over to Storks. They had some stuff going on in the afternoon.
00:23:05
Patty Salmon
Did some networking.
00:23:05
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yep, we definitely did.
00:23:07
Patty Salmon
They had a couple panels going on. And then we had the case construction party in the evening.
00:23:15
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yep, we'll get to that. Sean, what about your morning Friday?
00:23:17
Graeme Utter
Thank you.
00:23:18
The SnowJobs Podcast
You golfed, right?
00:23:19
Native Snow
Yeah, I went golfing for the fourth time ever.
00:23:21
The SnowJobs Podcast
How'd you do?
00:23:22
Native Snow
Not bad.
00:23:22
The SnowJobs Podcast
How much? i want How many times?
00:23:23
Native Snow
Fourth time.
00:23:24
The SnowJobs Podcast
Fourth?
00:23:25
Native Snow
Yeah. Fourth time ever.
00:23:26
RICK JAMES
Really?
00:23:26
The SnowJobs Podcast
Wow.
00:23:27
RICK JAMES
That many?
00:23:27
Native Snow
Yeah.
00:23:27
RICK JAMES
I saw your golf swing last year at at Storm and that was something to be desired.
00:23:33
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah, Charles Barkley would envy that swing. Yep.
00:23:36
Native Snow
Yeah. Yes. we Went golfing and the lunch was already talked about, but it was amazing. And then went to the party at night.
00:23:47
Graeme Utter
can in the other
00:23:47
Native Snow
I took a nap after.
00:23:48
Graeme Utter
can it out other
00:23:48
The SnowJobs Podcast
yeah Well, I mean, does that does that even need to be said anymore?
00:23:49
Native Snow
About five hours now.
00:23:49
Graeme Utter
put out other
00:23:49
RICK JAMES
Oh, yeah, wow.
00:23:50
Patty Salmon
You know.
00:23:51
RICK JAMES
Yeah.
00:23:52
The SnowJobs Podcast
Like, do we even need to say Sean and Sean took a nap?
00:23:54
RICK JAMES
Well, you're down, like, 70 pounds now, bro, so you're...
00:23:57
Native Snow
Yeah, that got 18 holes kicked my ass.
00:23:58
Graeme Utter
put it in the other
00:24:00
Native Snow
I'll tell you that.
00:24:00
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah, he's still baby water buffalo.
00:24:00
Graeme Utter
I out in the other
00:24:02
The SnowJobs Podcast
He's still, he's a thin water buffalo, but he still needs his nappies.
00:24:02
Native Snow
Neither
00:24:06
Native Snow
than
00:24:07
The SnowJobs Podcast
Still needs his nappies.
00:24:08
RICK JAMES
Nappy poof.
00:24:09
The SnowJobs Podcast
ah
00:24:10
Native Snow
that. Well, when you're up till 2.30 in the morning on Thursday night, you know, when everybody else is sleeping already,
00:24:15
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah. Well, got schedule responsibly. but um
00:24:19
Native Snow
I did. I was in the lobby drinking.
00:24:22
The SnowJobs Podcast
we did go We did go head over to Storks after after the golf. we ah We wanted to check out, make sure our merch got there, set up a little bit of stuff.
00:24:33
The SnowJobs Podcast
And ah they actually let you check in on Friday, which I thought was very cool.
00:24:36
RICK JAMES
That was good.
00:24:37
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah, that was smart. So you wouldn't have such a mad rush on Saturday morning. Check-in, as always, was seamless, right? Anybody have an issue with check-in?
00:24:45
Patty Salmon
yeah
00:24:46
The SnowJobs Podcast
No, like, boom.
00:24:46
Graeme Utter
at all.
00:24:48
The SnowJobs Podcast
Who are you? Okay, here you go. Here's your name tag. Here's your lanyard. Here's your your goodie bag, which keeps getting bigger and heavier every year. it's a It's just awesome. and And they got it dialed in. Like, they got two people doing it. One's looking for the lanyard. The other one's getting your gift bag, and you're off to the races. What does it take? Maybe maybe a minute and a half per person to check in?
00:25:08
Patty Salmon
yeah atmo
00:25:08
RICK JAMES
Yeah, pretty quick.
00:25:10
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah. They really streamlined that process, so good for them. Their their organization is incredible.
00:25:17
RICK JAMES
Top notch. I mean, there's, i don't know, everybody does, that they know their job, they do it, and it just gets done.
00:25:24
The SnowJobs Podcast
100% their team like they're just a well oiled machine there's the you can't say enough about it but uh yeah so I mean we we checked in then on Friday and then did Steve did you do the uh the panels the round tables how worth did anybody else do em Graham did you do them
00:25:38
Steve Walus
yeah i did
00:25:40
Native Snow
Thank you.
00:25:42
Graeme Utter
No, we just came and checked in and just had a quick walk around with my guys to kind of show where everything was going to be. And then we we took off and got ready for the party.
00:25:52
The SnowJobs Podcast
Gotcha. So Steve, why don't you tell us about the round table discussions? What ones did you sit in on? How the how were they?
00:25:57
Steve Walus
Um, mine was like on leadership and something else. I don't know. Um, but you know, like those round tables go, we kind of stray off path, but, um, it was good.
00:26:02
The SnowJobs Podcast
Okay.
00:26:06
The SnowJobs Podcast
Sure.
00:26:08
Steve Walus
I sat with a couple of guys from, um, Adirondack snow removal and, and, and girl.
00:26:14
The SnowJobs Podcast
Okay. the Yep.
00:26:16
Steve Walus
Um, and then, um, someone else did a table on him, forgetting his name now. Anyway, it was a, it was a great conversation. You know, those little table chats, sometimes you kind of, Going to them kind of not expecting much, but you end up getting in a good conversation and it was definitely worth it. You know, that's kind of what I go to those events for.
00:26:35
The SnowJobs Podcast
Were there multiple round tables? Because we didn't get to them either.
00:26:39
Steve Walus
Yeah, so they had that whole, the the roller rank there full of tables and different topics on each one. And you were even able to kind of grab your own topic off the other table and bring it to a table if you didn't like what someone else was sitting on it.
00:26:50
Graeme Utter
so
00:26:50
The SnowJobs Podcast
ah okay. That's cool.
00:26:53
RICK JAMES
Yeah, I thought Gene said he like 150 or 60 people signed up for that. i don't know they all showed up or not, but there was he said there's a ton of people signed up more he thought was going to sign up for that.
00:27:03
Steve Walus
Yeah, there was a good amount of people in the room. So I got so involved the conversation before the end of it, I look back and half the people were gone. I'm like, oh, I guess we're staying here a little later than expected.
00:27:13
Steve Walus
But it was that good of a conversation. So we just kind of kept it going.
00:27:15
Patty Salmon
Thank you.
00:27:16
Steve Walus
So
00:27:17
The SnowJobs Podcast
very cool very cool um and then we had so that that kind of wrapped up the daytime on friday and then we had the case welcome party friday night at salcone brewery there the uh the old train station location which is a phenomenal location it's really cool great outdoor space great indoor space just an old uh you know like 1920s style train station like you'd see in the movies that they turned into a bar and restaurant and then the outdoor patio area is huge and you know it was just really cool uh how did everybody like that let's go graham what were your experiences with the party everything good
00:27:26
Native Snow
Thank you.
00:27:34
RICK JAMES
Yeah.
00:27:56
Graeme Utter
It was great, yeah. Busy, and it was warm still, which was nice. um Yeah, pretty busy in there.
00:28:02
The SnowJobs Podcast
yeah
00:28:05
Graeme Utter
Beer's pretty good. And everybody, like a lot of people seem to migrate outside and just, you know, the conversation just kind of naturally flowed and, you know, you get caught talking to somebody for 20 minutes, half an hour, and, you know, not even know where the time goes, right?
00:28:13
Patty Salmon
Thank you.
00:28:20
The SnowJobs Podcast
That
00:28:20
Graeme Utter
So it was, yeah, it was really good. Food was good. They ran out steak when we got to the end of the line finally, and they didn't have any steak there. And there was about 10 of us waiting for the next batch to come out, kind of creeping into the kitchen, having a look, and they got mad at us and closed the door on us.
00:28:37
Graeme Utter
So anyway, brought the steak out.
00:28:38
RICK JAMES
the
00:28:41
Graeme Utter
It was good.
00:28:41
The SnowJobs Podcast
i was good.
00:28:43
Graeme Utter
And, um yeah, and then the the lady with the ice cream truck showed up and, That's some good ice cream. I'll tell you what. I've been on a diet and every pound I lost, I think I gained back by like noon on Friday.
00:28:50
Patty Salmon
Thank you.
00:28:56
Graeme Utter
It was
00:28:57
The SnowJobs Podcast
yeah a lot of a lot of diets took hits this weekend a lot of mine included ah
00:29:01
Graeme Utter
rough.
00:29:04
Graeme Utter
It was great.
00:29:04
The SnowJobs Podcast
oh man what about everybody else's uh case welcome party uh you know and thanks huge thanks to case construction equipment for sponsoring that event they did a phenomenal job on it uh what did what were everybody else's thoughts about that party second year in a row we've had it there
00:29:05
Graeme Utter
It was a good time.
00:29:21
Native Snow
Yeah, yeah if is the place is great.
00:29:22
Graeme Utter
you
00:29:24
Native Snow
um I think the icing on the cake. I hate trains because I work for the railroad, so I could can't stand trains. But a CSX freight train came right by. i thought that was pretty cool.
00:29:34
Native Snow
Like you're in the old station, know, little nostalgia.
00:29:35
The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh, yeah?
00:29:38
Native Snow
um
00:29:38
The SnowJobs Podcast
Nice.
00:29:39
Native Snow
Yeah. The ice cream truck was phenomenal. The Brussels sprouts, out of this world. I mean, I could have ate two plates of that.
00:29:46
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah, they were great.
00:29:48
Native Snow
That's just great. steak i got up there was like two pieces left i took the last two pieces pretty sure pretty sure gram was right behind me i'm greedy um that's it protein ma um and yeah it was just good good time good drinks good uh good company beautiful weather
00:29:54
Patty Salmon
Thank you.
00:29:55
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah. love No doubt.
00:29:57
RICK JAMES
yeah
00:29:57
The SnowJobs Podcast
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
00:29:59
RICK JAMES
it You need your protein. You need your protein.
00:30:06
The SnowJobs Podcast
You're too funny.
00:30:18
The SnowJobs Podcast
Cool. What about, uh, what about you, Steve? Uh, you and your son make the, uh, the construction, the welcome party?
00:30:24
Steve Walus
Yes, so before all this had started, I was on the fence to bring my son and I actually reached out to Jean was like hey you know I know we're doing it at a brewery is it alright if I bring my son is.
00:30:28
Patty Salmon
Thank you.
00:30:34
Steve Walus
You know I didn't know if it was a 21 and older thing he's like no in fact there's a bunch of kids his days going and. So shout out to Jean because they were really, really welcoming to be bringing my son, which was huge and then, when we went to the event, the staff there was awesome.
00:30:42
Graeme Utter
Thank you.
00:30:50
Steve Walus
And they actually got him a piece of cake for his birthday and brought it out with candles and everything. So, no you know, those small things when you got your kids involved, just those little small things really just take the cake, no pun intended.
00:30:54
The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh, that's awesome.
00:30:56
RICK JAMES
Well, that's cool.
00:30:56
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah, that's really cool.
00:31:00
The SnowJobs Podcast
Absolutely.
00:31:03
The SnowJobs Podcast
And that is the cool thing about Starks is it's literally a family event. The whole thing, everything they plan is kid friendly. ah You can definitely bring your kids. There were kids. Jordan Smith had his kids there. I saw a couple other kids running around Starks and at that thing. So there's there's a lot of kids around. So that's really cool.
00:31:24
Steve Walus
Yeah.
00:31:24
RICK JAMES
like ah Look at Sean's head going. He's like, there was cake? I didn't get cake?
00:31:29
Native Snow
I did not get cake or birthday cake. It's not my birthday, but I would have still taken some.
00:31:35
The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh my gosh, that's funny.
00:31:35
Native Snow
right But no, you're right. It's very family oriented. And Gene actually gave me two onesies, one for my soon to be one year old daughter and one to be my soon to be born daughter.
00:31:44
Patty Salmon
Thank you.
00:31:44
Graeme Utter
Thank you.
00:31:52
The SnowJobs Podcast
that's cool.
00:31:52
Native Snow
So a couple more months, I guess we've got.
00:31:55
The SnowJobs Podcast
That's really cool. Yeah, that was it was a great night.
00:31:56
Native Snow
is Just a great family.
00:31:58
The SnowJobs Podcast
Beautiful weather. As the sun went down, it just seemed like it got nicer and nicer. um Food was great. I didn't hear anybody complain about was it. Is it me or were there did it feel like there were a lot more people at that welcome dinner than last year?
00:32:13
The SnowJobs Podcast
It felt a lot more crowded. i don't know. Maybe it was just me.
00:32:16
Native Snow
No, it was, it was about the same.
00:32:17
Patty Salmon
I'm just about to say.
00:32:19
Native Snow
It was about the same, but I can tell you the food line never stopped. Like I was like, I'll wait a half an hour, let the line go.
00:32:23
RICK JAMES
No.
00:32:26
Native Snow
I got up there a half hour later. it's still mob. I'm like, I'll wait another half hour. Still the same exact line. I was like, this is just ridiculous.
00:32:32
The SnowJobs Podcast
I didn't eat till the last hour of it, and there was still five guys in front of me on the line.
00:32:36
Native Snow
There was still a lot. Yeah. There was still a line the entire time for the food. It was,
00:32:39
The SnowJobs Podcast
Maybe it was just maybe more people were inside last year because felt like the outdoor patio area was a lot more crowded this year than last year. But what was cool to see was you you saw like conversations among groups that constantly the group kept breaking up and migrating to other conversations.
00:32:55
RICK JAMES
moving patty
00:32:56
Native Snow
Yeah. Yeah.
00:32:57
The SnowJobs Podcast
like It was really cool to see everybody just, hey, how are you? I'm so-and-so. And boom, talk for 20, 25 minutes. And then you know another group, is it's that I mean, that's the atmosphere you want.
00:33:09
The SnowJobs Podcast
So good for storks.
00:33:13
The SnowJobs Podcast
What else? Anything else we got to touch on about the welcome
00:33:16
Graeme Utter
Thank
00:33:17
RICK JAMES
patty
00:33:18
The SnowJobs Podcast
batty
00:33:19
Patty Salmon
Yeah, just same great event. Good location. Good networking, great food.
00:33:27
The SnowJobs Podcast
they couldn't validate my parking that was my only complaint i had to park in the garage and they couldn't validate their machine wasn't functioning so had to pay 550 for parking sean you owe me no actually i didn't drive you you had to you had to bring out the alfa romeo
00:33:43
Patty Salmon
The Alfa Romeo.
00:33:46
RICK JAMES
What a good year. Good year of salt.
00:33:48
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah.
00:33:48
Native Snow
I
00:33:49
The SnowJobs Podcast
Wait till those pictures get developed, Sean. We got Matty Muscles laying on the hood of your car, greased up, taking a big taking pictures.
00:33:57
Native Snow
ah hope he kept the shirt on. I don't need that skin on my car.
00:33:59
The SnowJobs Podcast
No.
00:33:59
RICK JAMES
No.
00:33:59
The SnowJobs Podcast
No, he did not.
00:34:00
RICK JAMES
No. Not even. Yeah.
00:34:02
Graeme Utter
next slide.
00:34:04
Patty Salmon
No fire, Brian, this year, though.
00:34:04
The SnowJobs Podcast
ah No fire, Brian.
00:34:06
RICK JAMES
Yeah, I heard there. Yeah. Matty Muscles was missing that, he said.
00:34:09
The SnowJobs Podcast
What happened? Why no fire, Brian?
00:34:12
RICK JAMES
Burned too many people's throats, they had to go to the hospital last year.
00:34:13
Patty Salmon
Too
00:34:14
The SnowJobs Podcast
Really? don't know.
00:34:16
RICK JAMES
Yeah, that's what I was told.
00:34:16
Patty Salmon
hot.
00:34:17
The SnowJobs Podcast
That is the danger.
00:34:17
Native Snow
But there was a broken plow, and that was good.
00:34:20
The SnowJobs Podcast
that is the danger all right um what about saturday morning we uh who got there super early anybody get there like 7 a.m on the dot when it opened did you really nerds
00:34:23
Graeme Utter
Right.
00:34:32
Patty Salmon
Yeah, Mike and I got there about 7.30. I don't know. But Mike was speaking on one of the panels. yes Yeah.
00:34:40
The SnowJobs Podcast
but ah
00:34:42
RICK JAMES
Carol?
00:34:43
The SnowJobs Podcast
oh my god ah i assumed you did you check in the day before with us pat or did you check in then
00:34:49
Patty Salmon
No, I checked in Saturday morning, but seamless, seamless.
00:34:51
The SnowJobs Podcast
How was it Saturday morning? Yeah. That's incredible that they can they can still move through because there had to be a group. like there There had to be ah um a good mob of people there that early.
00:35:03
Patty Salmon
Yeah, but they just keep the line rolling. And that swag bag, man, I mean, it just gets bigger and bigger every year. I bring a carry on just for the amount of stuff you bring back from this event.
00:35:13
The SnowJobs Podcast
Dude, I love it because Jeremy can't take it with him.
00:35:13
Patty Salmon
I don't even need clothes.
00:35:15
The SnowJobs Podcast
It's so big now Jeremy can't fit in his bag, so I get double bags.
00:35:16
RICK JAMES
Yeah, I haven't seen the last two years. last year Stuff goes to Steve, and and that's where it ends up.
00:35:22
The SnowJobs Podcast
my kids thank you
00:35:23
RICK JAMES
Yeah, that's fine. Uncle Jeremy.
00:35:26
The SnowJobs Podcast
was able to give a bag to each of them this year and say hey uncle jeremy sent you this stuff oh my god um that's it absolutely but how did you get breakfast there patty even have breakfast three meals appetizers pretzel hour like it's crazy how was breakfast
00:35:27
Graeme Utter
Thank
00:35:31
RICK JAMES
Yeah. Whatever makes me look good.
00:35:37
Patty Salmon
Yep. Yeah, they had, uh,
00:35:44
Patty Salmon
yeah, the amount of food there is crazy. Breakfast is good. They had a bunch of, uh, egg and cheese sandwiches, bagels. think they even had a free option, which just shows, goes to show you how, how much they cater to everybody that family does. So.
00:35:58
The SnowJobs Podcast
It's wild. Good. So what did they have? Bacon, egg, and cheese? Ham, egg, and cheese? That kind of stuff?
00:36:03
Patty Salmon
Yeah, bacon, egg, and cheese, sausage, egg, and cheese. It was on croissants, bagels, English muffins, water, coffee, anything you need.
00:36:09
The SnowJobs Podcast
Wow. Sweet.
00:36:12
The SnowJobs Podcast
That's awesome. All right. So check-in was seamless. Anybody else have anything else to say about check-in on Saturday or breakfast?
00:36:21
Graeme Utter
Breakfast is great.
00:36:21
Steve Walus
My son ate it and he's about the pickiest eater I know. So and he enjoyed it.
00:36:25
The SnowJobs Podcast
And he ate?
00:36:25
Steve Walus
So he ate it. So I'm like,
00:36:27
The SnowJobs Podcast
There you go. ah There's your big seal of approval, Gene. That's that's awesome. He'll love that.
Saturday's Sessions and Trade Show Insights
00:36:37
The SnowJobs Podcast
Anybody else on ah breakfast or Saturday check-in? No? Good.
00:36:41
Graeme Utter
Breakfast is great.
00:36:41
The SnowJobs Podcast
All right, so you did.
00:36:42
Graeme Utter
I really needed it in the morning.
00:36:44
Graeme Utter
Yeah.
00:36:44
The SnowJobs Podcast
You needed that, did you?
00:36:45
RICK JAMES
Thank you.
00:36:46
Graeme Utter
Yeah. After the hotel lobby on Friday night, i it was not okay.
00:36:49
The SnowJobs Podcast
You got to soak up some stuff, did you?
00:36:51
Patty Salmon
Thank you.
00:36:51
Graeme Utter
Yeah.
00:36:53
The SnowJobs Podcast
ah
00:36:53
Graeme Utter
I wasn't even the latest up. I mean, I went to bed several hours before a lot of other guys did. I how they did it. but but
00:37:00
The SnowJobs Podcast
Well, the guy at the desk told me that the next morning. Like, you guys are hardcore. I'm like, I'm not. I went to bed, dude. They were up until 2.45. I'm like, what?
00:37:08
Graeme Utter
Yeah.
00:37:09
The SnowJobs Podcast
Holy crap.
00:37:09
Graeme Utter
I don't know.
00:37:11
The SnowJobs Podcast
That's wild. No wonder the lobby was clear last night.
00:37:12
Graeme Utter
Breakfast was great.
00:37:15
Graeme Utter
Yeah. It was empty,
00:37:17
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah. Yeah, there were a lot of Irish goodbyes. but I'll be right back. Oh.
00:37:23
Graeme Utter
Yeah. And their coffee they had upstairs during breakfast was phenomenal, actually.
00:37:26
RICK JAMES
pe
00:37:26
The SnowJobs Podcast
oh
00:37:28
Graeme Utter
It was it was really good coffee.
00:37:31
The SnowJobs Podcast
There go. Great coffee. All right. See?
00:37:33
RICK JAMES
Coffee, coffee as Robert says, both coffee, coffee.
00:37:36
The SnowJobs Podcast
cough walk Coffee.
00:37:36
Patty Salmon
Yeah, coffee.
00:37:36
Native Snow
Coffee.
00:37:37
The SnowJobs Podcast
Coffee.
00:37:37
Patty Salmon
It's coffee and some water.
00:37:38
Native Snow
Gotta drink your coffee.
00:37:39
The SnowJobs Podcast
Coffee in Maine.
00:37:40
RICK JAMES
Water, water and coffee.
00:37:40
The SnowJobs Podcast
Water.
00:37:44
The SnowJobs Podcast
All right. So the first first session was the panels, right? what What panel did everybody go to first? Was anybody in on the morning one? Steve, we'll start with you. I know you went to the morning panel.
00:37:55
The SnowJobs Podcast
What was ah your first session there? Okay.
00:37:57
Steve Walus
um i don't remember the name of it uh it was the one with kinetti um and who else was in that guy from emi and couple other guys but uh it was on like uh calming clients and and hiring something like that um it was a good one it was that's that's that's it um yeah that was really good actually um
00:38:00
The SnowJobs Podcast
Okay.
00:38:06
RICK JAMES
you
00:38:06
Graeme Utter
mikey
00:38:17
The SnowJobs Podcast
Cool.
00:38:17
Graeme Utter
It was higher.
00:38:17
Patty Salmon
Yeah, recruiting, training, and de-escalation.
00:38:26
Steve Walus
Kenetti had a ah great call them all service. It's a call them all tech stack group thing that I took away from that, that he uses to kind of let all his, however many staff he's got to do that the giant stadium.
00:38:38
Steve Walus
Um, and if it works for him, it's obviously going to be easy work for me. So, um, that was, that was cool. And then talked about AI and talked about some other things there. And it was a overall good conversation.
00:38:51
The SnowJobs Podcast
Okay, cool. Was that the only session in the morning? There was another one, right?
00:38:55
RICK JAMES
No, the one we came in at the end.
00:38:57
Steve Walus
I think there was three total.
00:38:58
Patty Salmon
Yeah, there's three.
00:38:58
Native Snow
There was three.
00:38:59
RICK JAMES
Yeah, there's three.
00:39:00
The SnowJobs Podcast
who did Who did a different one?
00:39:03
Patty Salmon
I did risk, liability and insurance.
00:39:05
The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh, you did.
00:39:06
Graeme Utter
Okay.
00:39:06
The SnowJobs Podcast
You went the insurance route.
00:39:06
Patty Salmon
Yeah, it was good. ah The speakers were good. i can tell you what, that was frustrating. I mean, for the hour, hour, 15 minutes, whatever it was, they sat there, document, document, document, cover yourself, cover yourself.
00:39:19
The SnowJobs Podcast
And we're never going to use them.
00:39:19
Patty Salmon
But we're still going to settle.
00:39:20
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah, we're never going to use any of it.
00:39:21
RICK JAMES
Yeah.
00:39:23
The SnowJobs Podcast
But the only, like I've said on the show numerous times, the only thing they're going to use that documentation for is determining whether it's $20,000 or $200,000. Accident or negligence.
00:39:31
Patty Salmon
Yeah. I mean, it was it pretty frustrating to listen to, honestly.
00:39:36
The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh, yeah, we're all fucked. Like, it's an hour and a half of them saying, yeah, basically, you're all fucked no matter what you do. If somebody wants to take a dive, going to take a dive.
00:39:43
Patty Salmon
Do everything right, but we're going to settle because it's cheaper.
00:39:46
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah, 100%. 100%. hundred percent
00:39:48
Patty Salmon
Frustrating.
00:39:48
The SnowJobs Podcast
um understand Yep. Anybody do any, uh, there was a third one too. Ooh,
00:39:54
Native Snow
Yeah, the one that we recommend.
00:39:55
Patty Salmon
Empowering the next generation.
00:39:55
RICK JAMES
Uh,
00:39:57
The SnowJobs Podcast
anybody do that one?
00:40:00
Graeme Utter
That one seems like a waste to me.
00:40:01
The SnowJobs Podcast
No. i No,
00:40:02
Graeme Utter
That's what
00:40:06
Patty Salmon
Yeah, the next generation is already lost.
00:40:07
The SnowJobs Podcast
well
00:40:09
Graeme Utter
I'm saying.
00:40:11
The SnowJobs Podcast
no that's not true.
00:40:11
Graeme Utter
But I think it's good to try.
00:40:12
The SnowJobs Podcast
Steve had the next generation with them.
00:40:14
Graeme Utter
That's true.
00:40:14
Patty Salmon
Yeah, a few and far between, right?
00:40:17
The SnowJobs Podcast
Did Steve, did your son sit in on any of those with you?
00:40:20
Steve Walus
He said, and yeah, everyone I went to, he kind of kicked around.
00:40:23
The SnowJobs Podcast
Cool okay though That's alright Do you think he got anything?
00:40:23
Steve Walus
a couple of them, I had to give him the old nudge to keep him awake. but
00:40:33
The SnowJobs Podcast
Do you think he took anything away from any of those? Was he hearing it or is he still too young for that?
00:40:37
Steve Walus
No, yeah I think he heard a little bit of it. i I was just trying to kind of do the dad thing. I'm like, all right, we're sitting front row. If we're doing anything, we're you're just listening. If you take one thing, just...
00:40:48
Steve Walus
Just listen to these guys because even if you don't do a snow business, they're all successful here.
00:40:51
Patty Salmon
Thank you.
00:40:52
The SnowJobs Podcast
Sure.
00:40:52
Steve Walus
So, so try to, ah try to run that home with them. This whole weekend was like, Hey, just, just take, if you take anything out of this, just get in a room for people that are already doing it and don't reinvent the wheel when you try to do it.
00:41:06
Steve Walus
This is why I go to this, you know?
00:41:06
The SnowJobs Podcast
Amen.
00:41:08
RICK JAMES
Yeah.
00:41:09
The SnowJobs Podcast
Very cool. So we don't have anything on the powering the next generation one. That's all. all right good enough uh what about the second morning so they had a break right we had 15 minutes 20 minutes between between sessions all right
00:41:22
RICK JAMES
Yeah.
00:41:23
Patty Salmon
Yeah.
00:41:23
RICK JAMES
Everybody's kind of mingled down, I think, in the vendor area a little bit and started talking about them the way it sounded.
00:41:26
Graeme Utter
so
00:41:29
The SnowJobs Podcast
yep more coffee more coffee more breakfast and then uh and then back upstairs for the uh second session what did we what did everybody do second session
00:41:31
RICK JAMES
So, yeah.
00:41:39
RICK JAMES
you I think you were on one of those, weren't you, Steele?
00:41:43
The SnowJobs Podcast
I might have been.
00:41:44
Native Snow
Yeah, the contract ones that you're on.
00:41:44
The SnowJobs Podcast
i don't remember. I was on the contract one.
00:41:46
RICK JAMES
Yeah.
00:41:48
Native Snow
Yeah.
00:41:48
The SnowJobs Podcast
That's right. I didn't know if it was me or my body, my stunt double. Arctic Steve. You never know anymore. You never know which one you're going to get. ah Yeah, who was, what was the other morning session besides the contracts and and terms stuff that I was in on?
00:41:57
RICK JAMES
He had his own later today.
00:42:07
Patty Salmon
free weather is costing you
00:42:09
The SnowJobs Podcast
Free weather. And let me guess, one of the paid weather services put that one on?
00:42:13
Patty Salmon
i would imagine i sat in on the pricing and contracts but yeah i i one would think i don't think it was the weather channel
00:42:18
The SnowJobs Podcast
One would think free weather's evil. Don't do it. Pay for weather. ah ah
00:42:25
Graeme Utter
Somebody he asked me if I was going to to that. and I just thought, well, that free weather's cost me money. It's always paying you guys to lie to me. I'm going to get to this here. I'm going to get to this.
00:42:35
The SnowJobs Podcast
that's That's a great response.
00:42:36
Graeme Utter
I'm going to get
00:42:38
The SnowJobs Podcast
That's a great response. I love it. No, we can't beat up the weather guys too much.
00:42:42
Graeme Utter
to this.
00:42:42
The SnowJobs Podcast
ah So everybody,
00:42:43
Graeme Utter
I sat it on the contract as well.
00:42:45
The SnowJobs Podcast
So everybody went to the contract one. Sean, there's an there's an Arab woman behind you, Sean.
00:42:47
Patty Salmon
Yeah, that room was packed.
00:42:49
Graeme Utter
I don't know.
00:42:50
RICK JAMES
Yeah, there's a girl, dad.
00:42:50
Steve Walus
Thank you.
00:42:53
RICK JAMES
Oh, bringing you Oh, pay up.
00:42:53
The SnowJobs Podcast
ah What? Wow. But she's bringing you warm milk.
00:42:57
RICK JAMES
She wants you to pay up.
00:43:00
The SnowJobs Podcast
She's bringing you warm milk.
00:43:01
Native Snow
That'll get her away.
00:43:02
RICK JAMES
Yeah, go get it.
00:43:03
The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh, that is a good wife.
00:43:03
Native Snow
said
00:43:07
The SnowJobs Podcast
That's awesome.
00:43:07
RICK JAMES
ah's blast Now she's flashing them over in the corner there.
00:43:10
Patty Salmon
Yeah.
00:43:12
Native Snow
Big old boobies.
00:43:14
The SnowJobs Podcast
so just so nobody went to nobody went to any the other the other one the weather one right everybody was in on the contracts how how how it was how was that one the contracts
00:43:22
Native Snow
Yeah.
00:43:22
Patty Salmon
Yeah.
00:43:22
Steve Walus
Are we all paying for a weather?
00:43:22
RICK JAMES
Yeah, the contract one was pretty full, looked like.
00:43:30
RICK JAMES
It was good.
00:43:30
Steve Walus
I like it.
00:43:30
RICK JAMES
i wish I mean, it was really good. The one guy there, I wish he had more systems.
00:43:35
The SnowJobs Podcast
yeah I don't have any system my system is making money that's it i know i And I said that.
00:43:40
Graeme Utter
Yeah.
00:43:43
The SnowJobs Podcast
I said, this is going to be really good because you had three guys on that panel that are they're unicorn psych guys. They do a lot of large industrial. They do government. They do a lot of stuff that requires them to be you know very official and have a lot of systems in place and all that stuff.
00:44:00
The SnowJobs Podcast
And and I just like, I'm keep it simple.
00:44:01
Patty Salmon
um
00:44:02
The SnowJobs Podcast
like I'm not quite a yellow legal pad like Todd Dickerson said you know last year's panel. I'm not quite there, but...
00:44:07
RICK JAMES
Mm-hmm.
00:44:09
The SnowJobs Podcast
I'm like, let's keep it simple as possible and make sure we're make, we're bringing in a lot more money than we're putting out. That's a win. So I think I was able to, to, I hope at least I was able to speak for the little guys, you know, the smaller guys in that room and and and get some so points across to them about how we do things.
00:44:26
The SnowJobs Podcast
What's worked for us.
00:44:28
Graeme Utter
Yeah, like me.
00:44:29
The SnowJobs Podcast
You tell, well I mean, you guys tell me, did, did we do a good job, the four of us or, or was it like wildly off base and then couldn't be understood?
00:44:38
Patty Salmon
No, it was good. They always, and in my opinion, Gene always does a good job of picking people for the panels that come from different, that that'll apply to everybody, right?
00:44:39
RICK JAMES
Yep. And
00:44:48
Patty Salmon
You get the big guys that I think, you know, Lee Zach said that they generally don't look at anything 10 acres and under, and then you get some some smaller guys.
00:44:57
The SnowJobs Podcast
Like me, I'm the smaller guy.
00:44:58
Patty Salmon
like you.
00:44:59
The SnowJobs Podcast
I was, this I was the representation of the small guys.
00:44:59
Patty Salmon
Yeah.
00:45:01
RICK JAMES
um thats be No, that's okay. Those guys, that's what they're set up to do. So so that's and and that's that's where they that's their wheelhouse.
00:45:05
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah, that's what they do. That's their wheelhouse.
00:45:08
Patty Salmon
Yeah, that's what works for them.
00:45:08
RICK JAMES
so So there are quite a few guys like that too.
00:45:10
Patty Salmon
That's what works for Steve.
00:45:12
The SnowJobs Podcast
Like I said,
00:45:13
RICK JAMES
So it's mean it was a good match.
00:45:14
The SnowJobs Podcast
ah don't remember yeah I don't remember if I said it or not, but like I could do literally, I could do one of their sites or I could do everything else I do. I can't do both.
00:45:23
RICK JAMES
Yeah.
00:45:23
The SnowJobs Podcast
That's ah a decision I made a long time ago where I did not want to get i didn't want to scale anymore. I didn't want to bring it up anymore. so i So I like to stay on the smaller side and crush the local area and not travel. you know Just be doing what I do and do it well in ah in a tiny area.
00:45:39
The SnowJobs Podcast
so but yeah so i mean Anything you guys took away from that?
00:45:43
Graeme Utter
Well, for me, like, like I'm small, smaller than you, Steve. And like, I do things kind of the way you do. And I mean, the way we've had our sites, you know, we've had them for quite a while now. And we've kind of basically worked them up to where we need them to be at this point.
00:46:00
Graeme Utter
But as I plan to expand in the next, you know, five years, I need to kind of listen to those bigger guys and say, okay, what are we getting into here? What do I need to know?
00:46:08
The SnowJobs Podcast
Sure.
00:46:09
Graeme Utter
Because, you know, as far as I'm concerned, yeah, we're masters in our own domain right now, what we're doing, but if we want to take that next step, we can do it the same way we've been doing it.
00:46:15
Patty Salmon
Thank you.
00:46:15
The SnowJobs Podcast
You're going to scale. Yeah. So you're going to scale. So then there's the, you know, there's good information for you from, from Scott and, and Nick and, and, and Jack, you know, cause they, they're, they're doing well and they, they do a lot of things I don't do and don't have to do, which, you know, and frankly scare me.
00:46:35
The SnowJobs Podcast
you know Honestly, I don't want that kind of stress. I don't want the stress level that they have, which it's great. you know They want to do it. They're young enough to do I'm an old man. like I'm good i'm go where I'm at i did get I did get admonished for my church joke, but it wasn't a joke.
00:46:44
Patty Salmon
Oh
00:46:51
Graeme Utter
Yeah.
00:46:51
The SnowJobs Podcast
But I was told you shouldn't. Yeah, yeah, somebody, an older gentleman told me, you know, it it wasn't really, I loved what you had to say, but your church joke, you shouldn't make jokes about the church.
00:47:03
The SnowJobs Podcast
I'm like, I wasn't joking.
00:47:03
Native Snow
Well, older guy, everybody laughed, so whatever.
00:47:06
The SnowJobs Podcast
Well, no, I, it wasn't a big deal.
00:47:07
RICK JAMES
Yeah.
00:47:07
Patty Salmon
ah
00:47:08
RICK JAMES
Who cares?
00:47:10
Graeme Utter
they knew
00:47:10
The SnowJobs Podcast
Like he was very nice, very polite about it. And I just said, I wasn't joking. Like I know what they pay me, you know? ah So what you put in that basket, a lot of that is coming to me. Like I know what they pay for lawn.
00:47:20
Graeme Utter
Where you think it comes from?
00:47:22
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah. I know what they pay for their lawn and I know what they pay for their snow and I don't do their, their lawn, but I do their snow.
00:47:28
RICK JAMES
How come you didn't say, well, I have a microphone and you don't?
00:47:28
The SnowJobs Podcast
And, uh,
00:47:32
The SnowJobs Podcast
uh, I was, three this, this was playing in the back of my mind.
00:47:33
Graeme Utter
detective
00:47:33
Native Snow
ah
00:47:43
RICK JAMES
I don't know.
00:47:44
Graeme Utter
and
00:47:46
The SnowJobs Podcast
that was uh it was you know what no he was very polite he was very nice i uh i had a i actually had a nice 10 minute conversation with him you know he was just listen he's got his beliefs and i'm i'm okay with that you you can believe what you want and i uh i apologize that uh it offended him and we moved on but you know i said i really wasn't joking that was serious it was just got a laugh at everybody but
00:47:46
Native Snow
Steve, you're going to get canceled.
00:48:10
Patty Salmon
Thank you.
00:48:14
The SnowJobs Podcast
You know, they they do pay for premium work at these congregations. But anything else about that ah afternoon session there or before lunch session?
00:48:20
RICK JAMES
Thank
00:48:25
Steve Walus
Yeah, i I learned a little bit about just, you know, these guys are so big in their growth. And for me, I feel like the small guy in the room much just like you guys. But their growth is very strategic.
00:48:37
Steve Walus
And sometimes my growth is like, how many phone calls do I get in the fall? And like, how much work can I take on?
00:48:41
Patty Salmon
you
00:48:43
Steve Walus
And, you know, you're always kind of bidding work and taking on everything. And they seem like, no, we figure out way before the season starts, we're going to cap it at this. And we're only going to take on these sites.
00:48:53
Steve Walus
And even you, Steve. You know, you have a very particular set of sites you're going to take on and that's it. and and And that's something I got to work on myself as I, as I continue to grow as a say no to certain people.
00:49:03
Native Snow
Steve, I would say that they say that more than they mean it, because if the right site comes up, they're taking it, whether they got a stretch or not.
00:49:04
Steve Walus
ones
00:49:10
Native Snow
So.
00:49:10
Steve Walus
But at least, at least you have a general idea where you need to be at, you know, like you're, you're kind of going into the season going like, you know, obviously if something sweet and juicy comes, we're all going to try to,
00:49:11
The SnowJobs Podcast
Well, you think them? Yeah. Sure.
00:49:15
Native Snow
Yeah.
00:49:19
The SnowJobs Podcast
I think money always talks. You know, money always has a say at the end of the day.
00:49:21
Native Snow
Yeah.
00:49:21
Patty Salmon
Thank you.
00:49:23
Native Snow
Yeah.
00:49:23
The SnowJobs Podcast
But, you know, I think like you said, I think they have what they are targeting, what their ideal is. But at the end of the day, you know, hey, maybe some contracts didn't come in and this thing came up that we weren't we wouldn't normally take, but we need to fill that void.
00:49:36
Graeme Utter
Thank you.
00:49:38
The SnowJobs Podcast
So we're going to take it But, i yeah, i think you're I think you're dead on with that. That was really good. I i want to read a ah comment from Josh Billett right now just for the Storks crew just because he wasn't – they weren't going to be home in time, so I wanted to make sure I got his thoughts so he could read them here.
00:49:55
Patty Salmon
Thank
00:49:55
The SnowJobs Podcast
um He said that there are real challenges that don't always get talked about enough. Employee management is another big one. He says, I think there's a big opportunity to bring more focus there to small and mid-sized business growth for companies in that 50K to 500,000 range, or even those like himself that's pushing to that million-dollar mark.
00:50:08
Graeme Utter
Thank you.
00:50:16
The SnowJobs Podcast
So I think that was that's suitable for this, that that panel, you know, if maybe it was split half and half, where focus on a couple small guys and a couple unicorn guys, or have have a panel just for the the smaller you know the smaller guys focusing on the challenges that the small guys face.
00:50:33
Patty Salmon
that's all.
00:50:34
The SnowJobs Podcast
that you know like The stuff that those guys were talking about, half of that stuff, I saw faces that they didn't quite even understand you know the issues at hand because they're massive.
00:50:45
The SnowJobs Podcast
like What Scott's done is amazing. His growth in the last couple of years has been insane. Nick, too. they're facing problems that most guys that will never face that, like myself,
00:50:51
RICK JAMES
Oh, yeah.
00:50:57
The SnowJobs Podcast
I don't even that's that's a ballpark. I don't even step foot in, you know, with their their sized issues and their size, the you know, things to overcome.
00:51:05
Patty Salmon
Thank you.
00:51:06
The SnowJobs Podcast
So maybe having something dedicated like Josh is saying, they're having more focus on smaller and midsize companies would be beneficial. It's always great hearing from the, you know, the the Titans and stuff. But, you know, like he was saying, I had heard that a couple of times. So I wanted to get that in there.
00:51:24
The SnowJobs Podcast
Anything else about that session?
00:51:26
Graeme Utter
Well, you know what? Like those big guys, I mean, they still started at the bottom too, right? So they know, they know what we're going through and the fact that, you know, guys like Scott Lee, Zach, are totally willing sit to sit down with you and,
00:51:31
The SnowJobs Podcast
They did. 100%.
00:51:37
Patty Salmon
Thank you.
00:51:37
Graeme Utter
answer any questions you have and talk to you like you're one of them.
00:51:39
The SnowJobs Podcast
hundred percent
00:51:40
Graeme Utter
Right. So it's, I don't think it's a waste having them on there. I think it's good because they've done it and they've gotten through it and made that next step.
00:51:46
The SnowJobs Podcast
I don't think he was saying it's a waste.
00:51:47
Graeme Utter
Right.
00:51:48
The SnowJobs Podcast
I think he was saying like, so if you're, if their journey was on year 10 right now, have a panel that focused on years one through five type thing, you know, like five through 10 is where you blew up.
00:51:56
Graeme Utter
Yeah.
00:52:00
The SnowJobs Podcast
Talk about what, what happened? What did you do? How did you get from year one to year five type stuff?
00:52:05
Graeme Utter
Yeah, tough and in that in that kind of
00:52:05
The SnowJobs Podcast
I think that's what he's saying.
00:52:08
Graeme Utter
area right
00:52:10
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yep.
00:52:10
Native Snow
Yeah.
00:52:10
The SnowJobs Podcast
Cool. Gotcha. All right. Anything else on that one?
00:52:16
The SnowJobs Podcast
Overall, very good. Scott, Nick, they did a great job. Jack was great.
00:52:23
The SnowJobs Podcast
that was a long That was a long time. That was, what, an hour and a half?
00:52:26
Patty Salmon
Yeah.
00:52:26
RICK JAMES
yeah is answered yeah You guys answered quite a few questions. and I thought everybody did a great job out there answering how all their systems are working.
00:52:29
Patty Salmon
And.
00:52:34
RICK JAMES
or you know i mean everybody goes I think they got a fair shot at every question and that they wanted to answer. They did a great job of answering and being open and honest. i mean not Not everybody always wants to be be that when you get up there, but everybody up there sure did. It was great.
00:52:51
Patty Salmon
Yeah, that room was packed, and there was they got a a lot of engagement. they they definitely They cut it. It went a little long, and they had to cut it, and there was still a lot of hands up. so Oh, easily, all day long.
00:52:59
The SnowJobs Podcast
We could have easily gone another hour, I think, easily.
00:53:00
Native Snow
Yeah.
00:53:03
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah, I think you could have. well And I think we were up for it. Scott tried to cut it early, but
00:53:09
RICK JAMES
You weren't.
00:53:09
Patty Salmon
Yeah, he did.
00:53:10
RICK JAMES
You had to go the bathroom, Steve, you said. yeah yeah
00:53:11
The SnowJobs Podcast
I had to piss so bad. Yeah, I texted Jeremy. I'm like, all right, dude, this is going to happen here. If we don't cut this soon, I'm going to piss myself.
00:53:19
RICK JAMES
I'm not putting a catheter in
00:53:21
Patty Salmon
you
00:53:21
The SnowJobs Podcast
No, no, I was gonna let it go.
00:53:23
Graeme Utter
So,
00:53:24
The SnowJobs Podcast
Just throw a mop down get a mop I didn't want to I didn't want to be
00:53:27
RICK JAMES
you. Get a mop. I think you're expecting the crew to do little above and beyond if you have get a mop on you.
00:53:34
The SnowJobs Podcast
I Didn't want to be rude and just walk off and so I disagree with what you're saying. I'm out of here make a big scene I did there were it was a family event.
00:53:41
RICK JAMES
He did have an empty bottle up there.
00:53:47
The SnowJobs Podcast
All right But, yeah, it was good. i think we could have we could have definitely, as far as the audience was concerned, i think there were I know there were questions we didn't get to because when we had to cut it, there were still four hands in the air.
00:53:57
Graeme Utter
Thank you.
00:54:00
The SnowJobs Podcast
So it was good.
00:54:01
RICK JAMES
Yeah.
00:54:03
The SnowJobs Podcast
There was a lot of engagement, and there were a lot of good varying questions from guys of different size and and experience.
00:54:07
Patty Salmon
Awesome.
00:54:10
The SnowJobs Podcast
So that's what you want. i think the I think the sessions were great, even the evening session, which we'll get to. you know The sessions, at least the ones that I saw, went really, really well. So after that session, we had lunch. What everybody think about lunch?
00:54:25
The SnowJobs Podcast
Back to the food review.
00:54:26
Native Snow
The setup was great. It was three different stations, but we have we had um Mexican barbecue and pizza.
00:54:29
RICK JAMES
Fantastic.
00:54:36
The SnowJobs Podcast
The pizza truck was insane.
00:54:37
Patty Salmon
The pizza was amazing.
00:54:37
Native Snow
The pizza truck was like, what was that, an old Chevy like from the 50s?
00:54:42
The SnowJobs Podcast
Dude, I don't know, but how they set that up, it was insane.
00:54:42
RICK JAMES
That was cool. Yeah.
00:54:43
Native Snow
It was raining. Yeah. It was raining a coal fired brick oven, whatever it was, pizza truck. I wish I could have got outside to see the front of the truck because the truck was an older truck from the 50s or whatever, but it was nice.
00:54:56
The SnowJobs Podcast
But what was cool was it wasn't just a truck.
00:54:57
Native Snow
and Oh yeah, yeah, it was insane.
00:54:59
The SnowJobs Podcast
It it it transformed into a full pizza shop. Counters and everything, like, holy shit.
00:55:04
Graeme Utter
Yeah, they had beer food has been and everything.
00:55:07
Native Snow
Yeah, it was literally insane.
00:55:08
The SnowJobs Podcast
It was insane.
00:55:09
RICK JAMES
they cooked They cooked a full pig that morning, they told me, when we came in.
00:55:13
The SnowJobs Podcast
A pulled pork was sick.
00:55:13
Native Snow
Yeah, the pork was amazing.
00:55:14
The SnowJobs Podcast
that was awesome.
00:55:15
Native Snow
Yeah.
00:55:16
The SnowJobs Podcast
I didn't have any of the mac and cheese, but I had the pulled. I was still being good at that point.
00:55:19
Patty Salmon
yeah
00:55:20
The SnowJobs Podcast
I was still technically keto.
00:55:21
RICK JAMES
in the pizza truck, out yeah.
00:55:22
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah, and I knew the pretzels.
00:55:23
Native Snow
He was trying to be good, yeah.
00:55:25
The SnowJobs Podcast
I knew the pretzels were going to do me in, but then I had to try a pizza truck. They looked too good, and I'm glad I did because that the but the sausage and broccoli Rob slice, oh, my good Lord.
00:55:29
Native Snow
Yeah.
00:55:36
The SnowJobs Podcast
That is something else. Whew.
00:55:39
RICK JAMES
You only had a half a piece, right, Steve? have he and it was a full pi Then it was a full pizza.
00:55:41
The SnowJobs Podcast
Um, it started as a half a piece, but they were very tiny pieces. So I figured out that, yeah, I was allowed one slice.
00:55:47
RICK JAMES
a full pizza.
00:55:48
Graeme Utter
It's not a part of
00:55:48
Native Snow
They were never were small.
00:55:49
Native Snow
They were small.
00:55:50
Patty Salmon
Thank you.
00:55:51
The SnowJobs Podcast
So I figured out that five slices would equal one slice in my mind somehow. ah ah ah It was too good to stop at that point. I'm like, ah, you know what?
00:56:01
The SnowJobs Podcast
I'm going to blow it with the pretzels anyway in an hour. So I might as well start now.
00:56:05
RICK JAMES
Mark was like? It was like bacon. It was all good.
00:56:08
The SnowJobs Podcast
Dude, it was so good. It was so good.
00:56:09
Native Snow
It was good.
00:56:10
The SnowJobs Podcast
Their barbecue sauce was amazing.
00:56:12
Native Snow
Yeah.
00:56:13
The SnowJobs Podcast
I can't remember the name. that that I'm losing. I can't remember the barbecue name or the pizza truck name. I can't remember any of the lunch names, but they were all phenomenal.
00:56:23
RICK JAMES
I never had the tacos. I didn't get to them, but I saw plenty of people eating the tacos too.
00:56:27
Native Snow
It was good.
00:56:27
RICK JAMES
so
00:56:27
The SnowJobs Podcast
I never had them, but I was told they were phenomenal.
00:56:30
Native Snow
Yeah.
00:56:30
The SnowJobs Podcast
They were really good.
00:56:30
Steve Walus
Yeah, I had the Mexican.
00:56:30
Graeme Utter
I have one of everything out of there.
00:56:31
Steve Walus
It was good.
00:56:32
The SnowJobs Podcast
You had some, Graham? You had the Mexican? All right, cool.
00:56:34
Graeme Utter
It was phenomenal.
00:56:35
Steve Walus
I did.
00:56:35
Graeme Utter
No.
00:56:36
Native Snow
Yeah. Yeah, i had everything also. Everything was good.
00:56:39
The SnowJobs Podcast
I'm sure you did, Sean.
00:56:41
Native Snow
and
00:56:41
The SnowJobs Podcast
That went without saying, buddy.
00:56:42
Patty Salmon
Yeah,
00:56:44
RICK JAMES
but the setup was amazing back there i've never been back there and that was that's incredible it was it was perfect it was perfect especially for the weather
00:56:46
The SnowJobs Podcast
It was.
00:56:48
Patty Salmon
yeah that that parts room is is crazy.
00:56:51
The SnowJobs Podcast
That's their shop. That's their, where the, yeah, where lunch, where the seating was is actually their shop. We were there in the fall for the Plow Tech School, and that's where they had all the trucks in there with the problems that we were fixing.
00:57:04
The SnowJobs Podcast
It was really cool.
00:57:06
Patty Salmon
Yeah, because I don't think we went back there last year, right?
00:57:07
The SnowJobs Podcast
What are we looking at?
00:57:08
Native Snow
the name
00:57:10
The SnowJobs Podcast
What is it? nano Nono Albee's?
00:57:12
Native Snow
Yeah, that's the name of the pizza place.
00:57:13
The SnowJobs Podcast
Nono Albee's Pizza Truck. That was phenomenal.
00:57:15
Native Snow
Yeah.
00:57:16
The SnowJobs Podcast
If you're in the Pennsylvania area, you need a pizza truck, definitely recommend them. Sorry about that, Pat.
00:57:20
Graeme Utter
They do weddings you're getting married.
00:57:21
The SnowJobs Podcast
Go ahead.
00:57:25
The SnowJobs Podcast
They're doing weddings? Yeah?
00:57:26
Graeme Utter
Yeah, they do hater weddings. Yeah, yeah, I guess
00:57:30
The SnowJobs Podcast
I don't know if that fly here.
00:57:33
RICK JAMES
Pizza?
00:57:33
The SnowJobs Podcast
i know if i gotta I don't know if I could pull off a pizza truck in my way. maybe Maybe like after the reception, like at midnight when everybody's coming out or something.
00:57:39
Native Snow
course.
00:57:40
Graeme Utter
that's what they're talking about.
00:57:41
RICK JAMES
Oh, for sure, yeah.
00:57:43
The SnowJobs Podcast
ah Pat, well I cut you off there, buddy. I'm sorry. Go ahead.
00:57:47
Patty Salmon
I was just saying, and I don't think that we went back into their shop last year. Because the the first well the first year I went, which was their second year, they did sidewalk equipment back there.
00:57:52
The SnowJobs Podcast
No.
00:57:57
The SnowJobs Podcast
Mm-hmm.
00:57:59
Patty Salmon
It's just a pretty impressive setup.
00:58:02
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah, it is cool. Did you see all the bins on the wall with all the ah the labels and stuff?
00:58:07
Patty Salmon
Yeah.
00:58:08
The SnowJobs Podcast
The organization they have is incredible. They're parts organization.
00:58:12
Patty Salmon
Yeah, I was taking a couple pictures because we're putting that that new building we're putting up, so I took ah a couple pictures.
00:58:13
RICK JAMES
Yep.
00:58:19
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah, it was. i personally liked that idea of having those three trucks because there was there was still plenty of food. There was plenty of choices, but it gave the team from Storks the ability to not have to make another meal and kind of, you know, not have to scramble or put stuff out. You know, it was handled for them for the most part, which I thought was great because I did see some of them sitting, taking five minutes and having, you know, having a meal.
00:58:45
The SnowJobs Podcast
basically being able to relax for a couple minutes. And in years past, you never saw them rest at all.
00:58:50
RICK JAMES
Great.
00:58:50
The SnowJobs Podcast
Like they were on their feet scrambling the entire day. So it was, I thought that setup was good. It was nice to see them being able to kind of, you know, enjoy the day more a little bit. I thought, I thought they'd seem like they were enjoying the day.
00:59:03
RICK JAMES
Yeah, I did too.
00:59:06
The SnowJobs Podcast
So lunch was good. So ah the onto the equipment rodeo, which was new this year.
00:59:09
Graeme Utter
What?
00:59:11
RICK JAMES
Yes. That was cool.
00:59:14
The SnowJobs Podcast
That was cool.
00:59:16
RICK JAMES
was cool.
00:59:16
The SnowJobs Podcast
That was cool.
00:59:17
RICK JAMES
it was I think it got everybody. mean, the weather didn't. They moved it up. They played with the weather and moved it up a little bit. so And I think, you know, it everybody enjoyed it. I saw a lot of guys out there.
00:59:28
RICK JAMES
let I mean, started to sprinkle little bit. And Gene brought some tents up, people stand under, it him and his team. But everybody's out there laughing and having a good time. Everybody, you know, just those it was fun. It was just banter back and forth like it's supposed to be. And everybody had a great time that I saw.
00:59:44
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yep.
00:59:44
RICK JAMES
I mean, it's except for the people potting, I won, but mean that happens.
00:59:48
The SnowJobs Podcast
You had a couple events.
00:59:48
Graeme Utter
Well, you don't want to talk about your sidewalk experience, eh? I think
00:59:52
RICK JAMES
Oh, yeah, I did. I will. I did, yeah.
00:59:53
The SnowJobs Podcast
Well, you had it yeah you had a couple of events.
00:59:54
RICK JAMES
Yeah.
00:59:55
Graeme Utter
that was a record time.
00:59:56
The SnowJobs Podcast
You had a room you had a remote control 4520 around a race course. You had the cart corral challenge that the you know of of Jeremy Lindstrom fame.
01:00:02
RICK JAMES
Yes.
01:00:03
Patty Salmon
Thank you.
01:00:07
The SnowJobs Podcast
And you had the you had actually four stations. You had to put on a cage plow, I guess, hook up a cage plow to a loader.
01:00:12
RICK JAMES
Yeah. I can unhook the cage ball, yeah.
01:00:15
The SnowJobs Podcast
And then you had the backhoe picking up sports equipment off the tees and stuff, which was pretty cool. But, yeah, start with the remote control race course gone awry for Jeremy there.
01:00:29
RICK JAMES
Yeah, I definitely screwed that.
01:00:30
Graeme Utter
Thank you.
01:00:30
RICK JAMES
i was like, I told you, I told you, and I'm my god I'm not going to be good at this. And I definitely was not. I only took out one pull. Apparently somebody took out of like five. So I'll take that as a win.
01:00:42
The SnowJobs Podcast
Put him in the seat and he's the fucking best.
01:00:42
RICK JAMES
But
01:00:44
The SnowJobs Podcast
But remote control, you know.
01:00:45
Patty Salmon
Thank you.
01:00:46
RICK JAMES
yeah, hey, I wasn't deceiving.
01:00:47
The SnowJobs Podcast
move ah
01:00:47
RICK JAMES
Then I got cocky. I got cocky at the end. And I started, because somebody was Over there on the side, whatever they were doing to me, so I was going get cocky like I normally do. And I stood up, and then Jim screwed me with the old seat switch and shut the thing off on me, like 10 feet from the finish line.
01:01:03
The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh.
01:01:05
RICK JAMES
So I'll still take it as a win.
01:01:08
The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh. That was it was a lot of fun, though.
01:01:09
Graeme Utter
Thank
01:01:10
The SnowJobs Podcast
They were great events. You had a Jeremy smoked, as we said, the car corral course.
01:01:12
Graeme Utter
you.
01:01:16
The SnowJobs Podcast
You know, he proves that, once again, he does do that more than just when he's on camera. You don't have those kind of skills unless you practice that.
01:01:24
RICK JAMES
it's Yeah, they're they're hard skills, man.
01:01:26
The SnowJobs Podcast
You
01:01:27
RICK JAMES
I mean, it's ah it's a 365-a-year deal. or It's not a just a winner. You got train all year for that.
01:01:34
The SnowJobs Podcast
know.
01:01:34
Patty Salmon
je Jeremy was watching film the night before.
01:01:36
RICK JAMES
I was, yeah. well gee I didn't know anything about it until Gene said he had something special for me.
01:01:38
The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh, yeah. Got to go.
01:01:41
RICK JAMES
And I looked at the thing. I was like, aha.
01:01:43
Native Snow
Jeremy's so dedicated.
01:01:43
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yep.
01:01:44
RICK JAMES
When I went to Walmart, I you guys are all drinking in the park?
01:01:45
Native Snow
you got a job at walt You got a job at Walmart, I heard.
01:01:46
RICK JAMES
You guys are all drinking.
01:01:49
Native Snow
had a car boy at Walmart just to practice.
01:01:49
The SnowJobs Podcast
He's got a woman.
01:01:49
RICK JAMES
Huh?
01:01:50
Patty Salmon
Okay.
01:01:51
Graeme Utter
Okay.
01:01:51
The SnowJobs Podcast
He's a car boy at Walmart.
01:01:51
RICK JAMES
Yeah, you guys guys are in the lobby all night. i'm at Walmart collecting cards for them, practicing.
01:01:55
The SnowJobs Podcast
There you go. That's it. Got to go back, watch some tape, see where I can improve.
01:02:01
RICK JAMES
Yeah, I just want, hey, can you pull your security footage here? I want to see what I can do.
01:02:06
The SnowJobs Podcast
oh my goodness so yeah you had those couple events the equipment rodeo which was cool i'm sure they'll think of uh of more uh things next year ways to improve that event because it did go well there were a lot of people out there taking part in it uh what about the trade show let's get to you know uh all the boots and stuff what was everybody looking at uh what what was cool you know talk about go ahead what do you got graham
01:02:24
Patty Salmon
Thank you.
Trade Show Equipment Innovations
01:02:33
Graeme Utter
the first thing I saw was that Muskox, the hitch, the skid steer hitch.
01:02:38
The SnowJobs Podcast
Inver. Oh, this, the, the, all the, uh, what, what is the official name of that now?
01:02:40
RICK JAMES
Oh, yeah.
01:02:44
The SnowJobs Podcast
I can't remember.
01:02:45
Graeme Utter
I don't remember. I don't have paperwork.
01:02:46
The SnowJobs Podcast
I know what you're talking about though. Yeah. The, the equalizer.
01:02:49
Graeme Utter
The torsion coupler.
01:02:49
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah.
01:02:52
Graeme Utter
The torsion coupler, yeah, that thing is squeaked.
01:02:52
RICK JAMES
Yeah, I can't.
01:02:53
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah. There you go.
01:02:54
RICK JAMES
There. Yep.
01:02:56
Graeme Utter
Because we just bought on Harley rake and we're using it on the 321, which is probably frowned upon, but don't really care. And yeah, that'll make it way better.
01:03:07
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yes, it will. That's what it's 100%.
01:03:08
Graeme Utter
And we see.
01:03:09
The SnowJobs Podcast
Cool.
01:03:10
Graeme Utter
We've still got a couple old like rigid HLA boxes that we're going to retire. But if we expand next year, we have them may as well use them.
01:03:16
Patty Salmon
Thank
01:03:19
Graeme Utter
And if we put that on it, it's you know that's a whole new plow on its own. right If it'll float and pivot and everything, absorb some of the shock from our shitty parking lots.
01:03:24
The SnowJobs Podcast
hundred percent
01:03:28
Graeme Utter
So, yeah, that was awesome. And i mean I brought one of my guys, my right-hand guy, Cole, And I mean, I never knew we needed all these things, but we definitely, I guess we need a lot of stuff.
01:03:39
Graeme Utter
We need a back blade and we need an HD Arctic, even though we don't have a loader that big, but we need one.
01:03:40
RICK JAMES
Yeah.
01:03:42
The SnowJobs Podcast
ah
01:03:47
Graeme Utter
But no, it
01:03:48
Patty Salmon
Thank you.
01:03:49
RICK JAMES
yeah
01:03:49
The SnowJobs Podcast
oh ah shit. That's funny.
01:03:51
Graeme Utter
but ah it was cool. It was really good. Talked to Rob, but talked on for quite a while. And I think if we are going buy anything, think we're going to get one of those. Try that out.
01:04:00
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah, you're going with a gun? Nice.
01:04:02
Graeme Utter
I think so, yeah. It's ah it's a sweet unit. It's simple, right? like That's something that if we wrap it around a pole, we can fix it.
01:04:06
The SnowJobs Podcast
Very.
01:04:11
The SnowJobs Podcast
I have no doubt you can fix just about anything, dude. I've seen your handiwork. So that's some of the stuff you work on on those industrial sites when you post those those videos. I'm like, fuck that, dude. God bless you.
01:04:25
Graeme Utter
helps us with fixing Metal Plus stuff and Western Whiteouts, things like that, that we need for other contractors. but
01:04:31
Patty Salmon
ah papa
01:04:32
The SnowJobs Podcast
You know, i I knew that was coming somehow. I knew there was going to be a shot fired. Oh, my God.
01:04:38
Graeme Utter
Oh, I mean, we do.
01:04:38
The SnowJobs Podcast
Too funny.
01:04:39
Graeme Utter
We fix them quite a bit, right? So we get calls for it all in our life.
01:04:41
RICK JAMES
That's it.
01:04:41
The SnowJobs Podcast
I know you do.
01:04:43
RICK JAMES
Every fog is bent
01:04:44
Graeme Utter
So, yeah.
01:04:45
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yep, I know you do.
01:04:48
Graeme Utter
So that was good.
01:04:48
The SnowJobs Podcast
What about you, Steve?
01:04:49
Graeme Utter
It was a good show.
01:04:49
The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh, sorry. Sorry. Go ahead, Graham.
01:04:51
Graeme Utter
No, no, it was a good trade show.
01:04:51
The SnowJobs Podcast
Keep going.
01:04:52
Graeme Utter
I really liked it. It didn't seem as packed as last year. i don't know. Or maybe they just kind of spread it out a little bit more.
01:04:58
The SnowJobs Podcast
I think because it was cold.
01:04:59
Graeme Utter
they Probably. No, I just have, like, equipment-wise.
01:05:01
Patty Salmon
It was the weather.
01:05:02
The SnowJobs Podcast
There were a lot more people inside than outside.
01:05:07
Graeme Utter
100%. think they cleared out more space underneath that mezzanine. i don't know what it seemed like, but it just seemed a little bit more spread out. It was kind of good. It wasn't crowded with with equipment.
01:05:14
The SnowJobs Podcast
yeah i Yeah, I think it got a little cold outside.
01:05:16
Graeme Utter
So, yeah. Yeah.
01:05:18
The SnowJobs Podcast
People migrated.
01:05:19
Patty Salmon
And then half, you you didn't have the rodeo last year. So ah once there was nobody on the other side of the building last year as well.
01:05:23
The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh, that's true, too. Yep.
01:05:27
The SnowJobs Podcast
True.
01:05:27
Graeme Utter
yeah
01:05:28
The SnowJobs Podcast
True story. What about you, Steve? What did you think of the trade show? Inside, outside?
01:05:34
Steve Walus
I thought it was great. i think it's cool that they had that little mezzanine because it obviously was raining and it was kind of miserable outside. So the fact that they kind of pulled the loaders in and took a look at things.
01:05:40
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yep.
01:05:43
Steve Walus
I agree with him. i did top ground back blade was pretty cool. I've i've been talking to Rob about them. I've seen them before, but now he's got that tractor hitch on one. I got a 4075R. I've been trying to put something on the back up for some weight.
01:05:56
Steve Walus
So the fact that I could throw that on and then put it on my truck or kind of adapt it to whatever works for whatever event kind of leaning me that direction too.
01:06:04
The SnowJobs Podcast
cool
01:06:06
Steve Walus
um I also, the SDLG loaders that they had there, it was cool that they had like every brand of everything because, you know, around me, no one has those yet. So it was cool to sit in one kind of get a feel for it and kind of compare it to the deers and the cat that they had there. So that was that was pretty cool.
01:06:23
Patty Salmon
What brand was that?
01:06:23
The SnowJobs Podcast
yep was it SDLG or XCMG XCMG different acronym
01:06:24
Steve Walus
The SDLG, no, no, I'm sorry.
01:06:26
RICK JAMES
What?
01:06:26
Patty Salmon
Oh, the XCMZ.
01:06:27
Steve Walus
It was the ah XCMG.
01:06:28
Graeme Utter
But
01:06:29
RICK JAMES
Oh, I have to see.
01:06:29
Steve Walus
That's right.
01:06:29
Patty Salmon
Hi.
01:06:30
Steve Walus
I get all those Chinese brands. confused
01:06:32
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yep, different acronym.
01:06:32
RICK JAMES
Yeah.
01:06:33
The SnowJobs Podcast
They're all made in the same factory.
01:06:36
Graeme Utter
but they had a compact in there, which I hadn't seen.
01:06:38
Steve Walus
yeah and they're not that bad in the cab you know I thought the cab was gonna be a little more kind of mechanical and rundown but it seemed like decent machine I
01:06:39
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah, the compact is new. What's 918?
01:06:40
Patty Salmon
It's new this year.
01:06:40
The SnowJobs Podcast
918. Okay. it's a nine eighteen
01:06:42
Patty Salmon
Yeah, it'd be cool.
01:06:47
RICK JAMES
you
01:06:54
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah, they've tried to Americanize it. it's its It's a pretty good machine. I don't know. they They're a year late coming into U.S. market. They were supposed to be here last year, and they didn't show up. Yeah,
01:07:06
Graeme Utter
Well, the prices have to be like that now.
01:07:06
Steve Walus
And then on the
01:07:09
The SnowJobs Podcast
oh, I'm sure. I'm sure the price will reflect that.
01:07:11
Patty Salmon
oh.
01:07:12
Steve Walus
on the inside, i I stopped at that crew vision booth. It's like an integrated, kind of like Sight Photos, but a a different kind of rendition of that.
01:07:19
The SnowJobs Podcast
Sure.
01:07:22
Steve Walus
A little bit more features than Sight Photos has, which is what I'm using now. So I actually scheduled the demo with them to kind of get a rundown on that. One of the things on their system is, like, you
01:07:31
The SnowJobs Podcast
Sweet.
01:07:33
Steve Walus
create a map like you do on everyone else's app, but then you can separate like sidewalk crew, the parking lot, the salt truck, and you can kind of separate it.
01:07:42
Patty Salmon
Thank you.
01:07:42
Steve Walus
So as the sidewalk crew goes in there and checks it off, it doesn't just say it's completely checked, which like site photos now is like someone took a picture. It's done. It's like, well, no, that was just the one crew. I have two other guys going there to do something different.
01:07:55
The SnowJobs Podcast
I got you.
01:07:55
Steve Walus
So I thought that was pretty cool.
01:07:56
Native Snow
That's pretty cool.
01:07:56
The SnowJobs Podcast
Cool.
01:08:00
The SnowJobs Podcast
Sweet. Anything else? Trade show inside or outside?
01:08:04
Steve Walus
you
01:08:06
Native Snow
I've seen the thing that Jimmy had out Altos.
01:08:11
The SnowJobs Podcast
The Altos, yep.
01:08:11
Native Snow
Yeah, that thing's pretty sick.
01:08:12
Patty Salmon
yeah
01:08:13
Native Snow
I mean, it's probably a little too big for us, but ah for anybody looking for a competitive sidewalk machine that could use it for dirt work or whatever. Looks like a pretty well-built unit with attachments.
01:08:23
The SnowJobs Podcast
What did he have there? I didn't even see it. The switch?
01:08:26
Native Snow
He had a switch. Yeah.
01:08:27
The SnowJobs Podcast
yeah that my local town highway parks department bought one of those about three years ago and they they actually prefer that to the ssv with the v plow on it they uh yeah
01:08:28
Native Snow
um
01:08:32
Native Snow
Yeah.
01:08:37
Native Snow
Yeah. He had the V-plow on there. It was pretty cool. The price... super competitive with other units that are out there and you could put a brine tank on it for all the guys that use brine on the sidewalks you know kind of like yeah it swings so swing unit it goes into the back and i guess you fill it up and then you get on the unit and you could swing and lock it in it's kind of like the walk behind um or the the ride on mowers that you could attach the bag or two behind or whatever it is don't they were explaining yesterday don't do mowing but it was uh it's pretty cool unit
01:08:49
The SnowJobs Podcast
really
01:08:50
Graeme Utter
Andrew Tufti, Jr.: I didn't
01:08:58
Graeme Utter
know that. Andrew Tufti, Jr.:
01:09:04
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yep.
01:09:09
The SnowJobs Podcast
Very cool. What about you, Pat?
01:09:12
Patty Salmon
ah yeah well, I'm a liquids guy, as we all know. So we talked to ah Turbo Todd there from Turbo Melt and Adam Hansen from Sinatec. They both got some good products coming out that they're both, ah both companies are, I think they're going to make them a lot more available to the, to the East coast this coming year by the sounds of it.
01:09:23
Graeme Utter
Thank you.
01:09:32
Patty Salmon
So that's good. And then we,
01:09:34
The SnowJobs Podcast
Hopefully with the price in check too.
01:09:34
RICK JAMES
yeah. Yeah.
01:09:36
Patty Salmon
Yeah, I mean, from what I heard, but they don't have anything official yet, but from what I heard, it's going to come in pretty competitively, priced to current options. And then we had ah we had the yeah the big the new Ghost Plow that drew a decent amount of attention the whole the whole show. No.
01:09:53
The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh, yeah. There was always a crowd around that. You couldn't even see it. So if you were looking to keep it under wraps, you know, that's probably the best place for it.
01:09:57
Patty Salmon
no
01:10:01
RICK JAMES
Ghost plow. Yeah. We got a few robotics are there also. That and Chris.
01:10:07
Patty Salmon
Yep.
01:10:07
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yep.
01:10:07
Patty Salmon
Always good seeing those guys.
01:10:08
The SnowJobs Podcast
lot of you boys.
01:10:09
RICK JAMES
law is good to talk thoses guys Those guys got a hell of thing going. Those cameras are phenomenal.
01:10:13
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah, they're doing great. I'm glad. I'm happy for them.
01:10:16
Patty Salmon
It sounded like they were making some changes for this coming year too with the with the platform.
01:10:20
The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh, yeah.
01:10:21
Patty Salmon
I don't use them currently, so but he he did say that they they had some they were kind of redoing some of the software, I believe.
01:10:23
The SnowJobs Podcast
Neither do I.
01:10:26
Graeme Utter
so
01:10:29
RICK JAMES
Sorry, more AI stuff.
01:10:29
The SnowJobs Podcast
I actually did think about them. I did think about them for the one site that I have, but that um I actually decided to get rid of that site. So i don't now I don't need it.
01:10:37
RICK JAMES
I use them every every day. I use them for us. They're they're awesome.
01:10:40
The SnowJobs Podcast
Do you? I didn't realize you had view cameras.
01:10:41
RICK JAMES
ah yeah Oh, yeah. We three of them.
01:10:44
The SnowJobs Podcast
No shit. That's cool.
01:10:45
RICK JAMES
Yeah.
01:10:46
Steve Walus
I got two of them.
01:10:46
Patty Salmon
I would like
01:10:46
RICK JAMES
There's
01:10:47
Patty Salmon
sorry
01:10:48
Steve Walus
Oh, you're good it.
01:10:49
Patty Salmon
i would like to use them. I see the value in them with the you know that shows the dew point and in the the ground temperatures and everything.
01:10:54
The SnowJobs Podcast
Mm-hmm.
01:10:54
Patty Salmon
But we actually, um a lot of our clients give us access to the exterior security to cameras on their property. So we do have access to most of our our sites just by using their security cameras.
01:11:08
The SnowJobs Podcast
Wow, that's nice.
01:11:09
Native Snow
That is nice, yeah.
01:11:10
Patty Salmon
Yeah.
01:11:10
The SnowJobs Podcast
That wouldn't happen around here.
01:11:12
Native Snow
No, definitely not.
01:11:13
RICK JAMES
I don't know what I guess what else I'd say about the whole trade show. There is there's quite a few new guys there. I thought and there's quite a few new guys and hopefully they all thought the show was worth it.
01:11:20
The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh, yeah.
01:11:24
RICK JAMES
because I mean, it looked like everybody was getting people at their booths and stuff like that. So.
01:11:28
The SnowJobs Podcast
The inside was packed. I mean, it it worked out that the weather wasn't great.
01:11:30
RICK JAMES
Yeah.
01:11:31
Graeme Utter
Thank
01:11:33
The SnowJobs Podcast
It got a little cold out even under the mezzanine. So I think people were going out, seeing what they needed to see out there for 15 minutes, then coming back in for 15 minutes to warm up and then giving it another shot.
01:11:41
RICK JAMES
Yeah.
01:11:44
The SnowJobs Podcast
Because if you weren't dressed for winter, it it got really cold with the wind out there.
01:11:48
RICK JAMES
It did.
01:11:48
Patty Salmon
yeah
01:11:50
The SnowJobs Podcast
so yeah i think it was good for the the boots on the inside because they got a lot more traffic than in years past definitely um trying to think who i saw in there i didn't get over to the sima booth darn um yeah i missed that i didn't get my ear i didn't get my ear plugs get my ear plugs what sean yeah they had a booth they had a booth um
01:12:04
Graeme Utter
shoot
01:12:07
RICK JAMES
know there was one.
01:12:07
Patty Salmon
Really missed out on that one.
01:12:10
Native Snow
They had a booth.
01:12:13
Native Snow
They had a booth. I didn't see them.
01:12:15
Patty Salmon
I didn't even notice the booth.
01:12:17
Native Snow
Yeah.
01:12:18
Graeme Utter
I didn't make it over to that other Metal Plus table either.
01:12:21
The SnowJobs Podcast
was there a metal plus guy there i didn't even see him no shit i didn't even see a metal plus booth i'm i'm dead serious like i didn't i i thought i walked around the whole place
01:12:24
RICK JAMES
Oh yeah. Lehigh. Yeah.
01:12:27
Patty Salmon
That
01:12:32
RICK JAMES
Yeah. They were outside. They were outside. They were outside over by like the Razorback and stuff like that. He was on that edge.
01:12:37
The SnowJobs Podcast
oh interesting yeah i never uh i never saw them there i should gone saw the uh we got to see the uh the razorbacks in gray for the first time i haven't seen one up close in gray that looks
01:12:39
RICK JAMES
Yep.
01:12:49
Patty Salmon
was a great looking plow, isn't it?
01:12:51
The SnowJobs Podcast
Dude, that is so sick looking.
01:12:51
RICK JAMES
Yeah.
01:12:53
The SnowJobs Podcast
his ballic I'm thinking about it on a black truck, but like yeah, that that just that works, man.
01:12:58
Patty Salmon
Thank you.
01:12:59
The SnowJobs Podcast
That that really works.
01:13:03
RICK JAMES
Yeah, that was cool.
01:13:04
Steve Walus
Yeah, that was my first time seeing the gray.
01:13:04
RICK JAMES
Uncle Rick was there with his stuff, so sorry interrupt.
01:13:07
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yep. Saw Snow Power Rick and the Zuberman. they had ah that was That was a blue Snow Power.
01:13:11
Graeme Utter
Thank
01:13:11
RICK JAMES
Yeah.
01:13:13
The SnowJobs Podcast
I've never seen a blue Snow Power before.
01:13:15
RICK JAMES
He said a guy, I think, bought five of those or whatever, so he paid them whatever he wanted them. So that's that's what he told me.
01:13:20
The SnowJobs Podcast
No.
01:13:21
RICK JAMES
so Yeah.
01:13:22
The SnowJobs Podcast
Love it Never seen one in blue before. It was sharp.
01:13:25
RICK JAMES
Uncle Rick will do whatever he needs.
01:13:27
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yep. Sorry, Steve. Go ahead. What did you have?
01:13:29
Steve Walus
No, so I the first time seeing those gray both the big hdr ticks they had out front and I mean those look those look awesome and gray and then blue the snowplower blue it you know i'm a little biased towards Bluetooth so it's like oh that looks that looks nice.
01:13:34
The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh, yeah. They're insane, right?
01:13:40
RICK JAMES
Yeah, that was good.
01:13:43
The SnowJobs Podcast
It does look good. It definitely looks good. Yeah.
01:13:47
RICK JAMES
I like I got my attention over there. so
01:13:50
The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh, the AIG?
01:13:52
RICK JAMES
Hey, is he like, think, yeah.
01:13:52
The SnowJobs Podcast
is that Is that what it was? AIG lighting? just the Oh, my God, are those blinding.
01:13:56
Graeme Utter
What happens to me? What to me?
01:13:57
Native Snow
Yeah.
01:13:58
RICK JAMES
Yeah.
01:13:59
The SnowJobs Podcast
I'm still seeing the red, yellow, blue, the the alternating flashes he had on the side of the truck.
01:14:02
Patty Salmon
Yeah.
01:14:02
RICK JAMES
I like that new one he was showing me. That one with the magnetic whatever. thing was pretty sweet. That one that charges for like 18 hours and we can just magnetize it. It was pretty sweet.
01:14:12
The SnowJobs Podcast
I didn't even see it, but I saw the the demo truck.
01:14:14
RICK JAMES
ah Gene brought it to me because he knows I like light. He had he brown actually brought it on the inside.
01:14:17
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah, well. That demo truck was was an intense amount of light like coming off, blinding you. like i still I'm telling you, i still see the red, yellow, green, blue light flashing at you.
01:14:31
RICK JAMES
Mm-hmm.
01:14:31
The SnowJobs Podcast
like Did you see his vest?
01:14:31
Graeme Utter
and thinkable yeah
01:14:33
The SnowJobs Podcast
Did you see his light-up vest?
01:14:34
RICK JAMES
Yeah.
01:14:34
Patty Salmon
Yeah, his vest was pretty cool.
01:14:35
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah.
01:14:36
RICK JAMES
It would be pretty cool for your sidewalk guys. You know, if you...
01:14:39
The SnowJobs Podcast
yeah
01:14:40
Graeme Utter
I couldn't help but like it.
01:14:40
Native Snow
Yeah.
01:14:41
Graeme Utter
but but Like, it's pretty sweet.
01:14:42
Native Snow
Yeah, they're they're pretty sick.
01:14:42
RICK JAMES
Yeah.
01:14:44
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah, it's great. I mean, my guys would lose them every storm. We'd have to go into the box and get another one.
01:14:50
Native Snow
Yeah.
01:14:51
RICK JAMES
but You could find them. They're lit up.
01:14:52
Graeme Utter
can see Elena in a snowbank.
01:14:53
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah.
01:14:54
RICK JAMES
Yeah.
01:14:54
The SnowJobs Podcast
Unless they got an air tag, dude, they walk.
01:14:59
The SnowJobs Podcast
I'm still tracking down a couple shovels that went missing.
01:15:05
RICK JAMES
Yeah.
01:15:05
The SnowJobs Podcast
So, um all right. So the trade show, we kind of talked that over there. Then we had what? Then we had our networking appetizer hour there.
01:15:17
The SnowJobs Podcast
Well, the pretzels came out.
01:15:17
RICK JAMES
Yeah.
01:15:19
The SnowJobs Podcast
I, yeah.
01:15:19
RICK JAMES
Pretzel hour.
01:15:20
Patty Salmon
That's all.
01:15:20
RICK JAMES
Pretzel. And the next thing you know is appetizer after appetizer. Like, what is going on here?
01:15:25
The SnowJobs Podcast
I was summoned.
01:15:25
Graeme Utter
Black eye appetizers are big. but but but the flip
01:15:29
The SnowJobs Podcast
I was in mid conversation when, when I was summoned to come get pretzels are out, come get your pretzel. I'm like, okay, I'm on my way. And I didn't come quick enough apparently because they re-informed me that pretzels were out.
01:15:37
Graeme Utter
Yeah.
01:15:42
The SnowJobs Podcast
That cream cheese icing though with that, the the sugar cinnamon pretzel is insane.
01:15:46
RICK JAMES
Cinnamon? Yeah.
01:15:49
The SnowJobs Podcast
It's so good.
01:15:51
RICK JAMES
I could go for one right now. I'm hungry.
01:15:54
The SnowJobs Podcast
They don't have anything in the hotel. No pretzel shop in the in the hotel in Buffalo?
01:15:58
RICK JAMES
No. No. No.
01:16:02
The SnowJobs Podcast
Are you at the Big Hilton?
01:16:04
RICK JAMES
Yeah. By the conference center? Yeah.
01:16:06
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah, a Big Massive Hilton.
01:16:08
RICK JAMES
Yeah.
01:16:08
The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh, okay.
01:16:09
RICK JAMES
Yep.
01:16:09
The SnowJobs Podcast
That's where we stayed. ah Me and Riley stayed there for that Buffalo show that we're probably not going to this year.
01:16:15
Patty Salmon
Let's see if we can make some ah sort scheduling changes.
01:16:20
Graeme Utter
Thank you.
01:16:21
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah. um But yeah, that the pretzel hour, the hors d'oeuvres. Did anybody try the hors d'oeuvres? Because I tried two of them. They were out of this world.
01:16:31
RICK JAMES
I heard they had stuffed mushrooms. Did you get any of those?
01:16:33
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yes, sir. You know I did.
01:16:34
Steve Walus
Thank you.
01:16:34
RICK JAMES
I figured they were coming for you.
01:16:35
The SnowJobs Podcast
oh They were rivaling. They definitely rivaled the the place in S&S.
01:16:39
RICK JAMES
Tony's?
01:16:40
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah. Yep. The Epicurean Delight Cater. They were very good.
01:16:46
Patty Salmon
They actually had deviled eggs with ah bacon and jalapenos in them.
01:16:47
RICK JAMES
Oh.
01:16:49
Patty Salmon
Those are actually really good.
01:16:51
The SnowJobs Podcast
Sick, right?
01:16:51
Patty Salmon
Those were awesome. I had to go find the girl again.
01:16:53
The SnowJobs Podcast
That.
01:16:54
Patty Salmon
Give me some more of those.
01:16:55
The SnowJobs Podcast
that just worked yeah that just worked you wouldn't think that would work with the jalapeno but man did it just it was like perfect like holy crap that really works anybody have any of the shrimp the shrimp looked good but i didn't get any was it good
01:16:55
Patty Salmon
She gave me the whole plate.
01:16:57
RICK JAMES
That
01:16:58
Patty Salmon
Yeah, there's like six of them left on there. so I'll just leave this here.
01:17:05
Patty Salmon
It was good.
01:17:10
RICK JAMES
i was so full.
01:17:15
Graeme Utter
I had some of the shrimp. It was delicious. I was eating one of the cinnamon pretzels as you brought it over, and I just thought, oh this isn't going to mix very well, but I'm going to do it anyway.
01:17:24
Patty Salmon
Bye.
01:17:24
Graeme Utter
It was pretty good.
01:17:25
The SnowJobs Podcast
I'm going to throw a couple shrimp on the pretzel and gulp it all down at once.
01:17:28
Graeme Utter
Oh, yeah. A little bit of pepper sugar on there and down the hatch
01:17:29
RICK JAMES
Put her in the old cream cheese. and
01:17:33
The SnowJobs Podcast
you are You are a man, bro. that
01:17:36
Graeme Utter
hatch.
01:17:36
The SnowJobs Podcast
How did that sit? that Did that cost you later?
01:17:38
Graeme Utter
Terrible. Yeah, yeah. I didn't need much better.
01:17:43
The SnowJobs Podcast
ah Well, before we get any further into the the pretzel hour and the evening thing, let's hit some commercials and we'll ah let these guys get a drink real
Evening Panels and Industry Challenges
01:17:52
The SnowJobs Podcast
quick. We'll be back in a minute.
01:18:59
The SnowJobs Podcast
All right, gang, we're back. So let's ah let's go into the evening let's go into the evening panel here. Sorry, i choked a little bit there. What did everybody think of the evening panel?
01:19:13
RICK JAMES
I thought it was great. The guys did a great job. There's kind of some Titans up there.
01:19:20
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah. Yeah, Matt Young, Steve Smythe. I don't remember the gentleman from Eastern's name, Eastern Snow. I should know it, but I don't remember it, unfortunately. He was very well-spoken.
01:19:31
RICK JAMES
He was really good.
01:19:32
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah, he was really, really good. um Who else is on that panel? John Stark, Big Daddy.
01:19:38
Patty Salmon
So.
01:19:38
RICK JAMES
Kevin.
01:19:38
The SnowJobs Podcast
That's...
01:19:38
Patty Salmon
dady
01:19:38
RICK JAMES
Kevin's on it.
01:19:39
The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh, and Kevin Stonich.
01:19:39
Graeme Utter
Thank you.
01:19:41
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yep. So what did everybody think of that one? Good takeaways?
01:19:47
RICK JAMES
ah great Another great panel of guys letting it all go out there.
01:19:49
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah.
01:19:53
RICK JAMES
Yeah.
01:19:53
The SnowJobs Podcast
ah thought maddie did I thought did awesome. Matty didn't want to do it. and I thought he did phenomenal. I thought he sounded great.
01:20:02
RICK JAMES
Yeah, once he broke the ice and with his t-shirt comment, think he was good.
01:20:06
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah, get him talking about himself. He's good to go. No problem, man. I think it would have been...
01:20:10
Graeme Utter
Jordan didn't want to ask after the ice time in, so.
01:20:11
Native Snow
I mean.
01:20:11
The SnowJobs Podcast
but
01:20:14
Patty Salmon
That had the most likes on it on the app.
01:20:18
The SnowJobs Podcast
That what did?
01:20:18
Graeme Utter
I know, the more flights were on it, and he didn't want to embarrass Jeremy about his hands, so.
01:20:23
RICK JAMES
Oh, yeah, did he did show me that.
01:20:24
Graeme Utter
Okay.
01:20:25
RICK JAMES
He did show me.
01:20:26
The SnowJobs Podcast
Jeremy Hamilton. ah
01:20:30
RICK JAMES
I'm glad I'm here. I'm just here to entertain everybody. I'm just here for your entertainment.
01:20:35
The SnowJobs Podcast
He came in straight from Barbados. I'll beach tan.
01:20:38
RICK JAMES
Palm Beach, boys. Palm Beach.
01:20:41
Graeme Utter
Yeah.
01:20:41
The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh,
01:20:41
Patty Salmon
and the the white The white pullover really made it stand out.
01:20:45
The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh, yeah, yeah, that was the wrong choice.
01:20:45
RICK JAMES
That's why I wore it. Yeah. No, no, I, you know.
01:20:49
The SnowJobs Podcast
ah ah would all out.
01:20:49
Native Snow
It was perfect.
01:20:50
RICK JAMES
I'm going all out. See? My boy Sean loved it. I was there for Sean.
01:20:53
Patty Salmon
Winstramas.
01:20:54
RICK JAMES
What's
01:20:55
The SnowJobs Podcast
I'm going tanning, baby.
01:20:55
Native Snow
it.
01:20:57
Graeme Utter
No, I think the sending in to ask a question is great because, you know, a lot of guys are going to want to put their hands up or be able to articulate what they want to ask.
01:20:58
The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh.
01:20:58
RICK JAMES
up?
01:21:03
The SnowJobs Podcast
Mm-hmm. 100%. 100%.
01:21:05
Graeme Utter
Right. so I think that's actually a great way to do it. Bring it up there and let Jordan ask the question.
01:21:08
Native Snow
Yeah.
01:21:10
Graeme Utter
I guess it's really the best way to do it.
01:21:13
Native Snow
is So i didn't I didn't make it to that panel.
01:21:13
The SnowJobs Podcast
hundred percent
01:21:15
Native Snow
I think I ate too much. And i had a I had to go back to the room for a couple hours.
01:21:18
Graeme Utter
now with Garth.
01:21:18
RICK JAMES
Yeah.
01:21:22
Native Snow
i don't know.
01:21:22
Patty Salmon
pieces.
01:21:23
Native Snow
I was not doing too good. So...
01:21:25
The SnowJobs Podcast
TMI, dude.
01:21:26
Native Snow
Well,
01:21:27
The SnowJobs Podcast
TMI.
01:21:29
Steve Walus
Thank
01:21:30
Native Snow
I was just laying down. I just didn't feel good, you know?
01:21:32
The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh, man.
01:21:33
Native Snow
But, um yeah.
01:21:33
RICK JAMES
You had tummy ache.
01:21:35
The SnowJobs Podcast
ah so I asked where you were, Robert said.
01:21:35
Native Snow
So... Yeah.
01:21:37
The SnowJobs Podcast
He's taking a k nap, bro.
01:21:38
Native Snow
Yeah.
01:21:39
The SnowJobs Podcast
He's taking a nap.
01:21:39
Graeme Utter
You told me dad wasn't gonna let you leave.
01:21:39
The SnowJobs Podcast
Where...
01:21:42
Native Snow
Yeah, was like, I don't know, man. I got to go. I went to go sit in my car, and then i just my stomach was just not feeling good. And I think ah I just ate too much. Most I've eaten in a while, and I was just like, ugh, something didn't sit well.
01:21:53
The SnowJobs Podcast
you don't think it was it You don't think it was that horrific red interior that made you sick?
01:21:58
Native Snow
Oh, forget about it.
01:22:00
Patty Salmon
but not yet about it.
01:22:04
RICK JAMES
Yeah.
01:22:05
Native Snow
So, yeah, so that's what it was.
01:22:05
The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh, man. All right.
01:22:07
Native Snow
It was a question panel. You just text in a question.
01:22:09
The SnowJobs Podcast
So you just wasted five minutes on you didn't even make the fucking panel. You just wasted five minutes of our time.
01:22:13
Native Snow
ah did it. That's what I'm asking. i and I'm asking how it went. Yeah, I wasn't
01:22:16
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yes, you emailed in questions.
01:22:19
Native Snow
there.
01:22:19
Patty Salmon
So one thing I noticed on that panel, and then it also came up in the afternoon panel with the the contracts and numbers, is there was a lot of questions about getting paid. You think a lot of guys had problems with the decent winner that everybody had this this year across the the board?
01:22:34
The SnowJobs Podcast
I think if you had caps and you went over the cap, I think some customers, like, we doubled up.
01:22:39
Patty Salmon
Yeah.
01:22:41
The SnowJobs Podcast
So I think if you had a contract that that was capped at in the mid-50s and you got almost 80, some customers may not have been prepared for that because that may have been big bills.
01:22:50
Patty Salmon
Yeah, most of our contracts were 25 inches over.
01:22:55
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah.
01:22:55
Native Snow
Yeah, I think a lot of the smaller places were not equipped or ready for that either because I'm having some issues getting paid from some people.
01:22:56
The SnowJobs Podcast
I mean...
01:22:56
RICK JAMES
Mm-hmm.
01:23:03
Native Snow
I put them on some payment plans and stuff. They're still not paid, and but they're just small little places. They don't budget for it or whatever, but we got 50 inches of snow in their market and they got to pay.
01:23:15
The SnowJobs Podcast
Even if you did budget, if you got double what normal, you know, you look at your climatology and you budget for a 40-inch winner, you know, maybe you budget for 45 or 50 to be safe.
01:23:21
Patty Salmon
So
01:23:26
The SnowJobs Podcast
you If you double up, you your your budget's still fucking blown. You're still going to problem fucking finding the money to pay it. So going to have to work.
01:23:33
Native Snow
Yeah.
01:23:33
RICK JAMES
Yeah, but all that said, that panel and then the the other panels, like Pat said, they talked about it and it.
01:23:38
Graeme Utter
So, I think that's a question.
01:23:41
RICK JAMES
I think it gave a lot of guys a way to talk their way through it, you know, how to change some things for next year or whatever, you know.
01:23:44
The SnowJobs Podcast
Sure.
01:23:47
RICK JAMES
I mean, that's what these panels did, you know, just kind of brainstorming. These guys had some good ideas, and they have some good procedures how they do it. So I think it kind of hopefully helps some guys out, at least.
01:23:58
The SnowJobs Podcast
It definitely did. I think it definitely did. Yeah, both the the the evening panel was great for that. They answered a lot of good questions.
01:24:07
RICK JAMES
lot of good employee stuff too, I thought, you know where they're talking about you know what to do for your employees or help them out.
01:24:09
The SnowJobs Podcast
Nope.
01:24:13
RICK JAMES
Because Johnny always has some great great knowledge to pass on everybody. And I mean, everybody does. But john I just think ofs John because of how animated he is.
01:24:23
RICK JAMES
I think that's just who he is.
01:24:24
The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh, yeah. Well, he's all about taking care of his guys and his his family, you know, and and nobody, I mean, very few people do it better than Arctic in that regard.
01:24:27
RICK JAMES
Yep.
01:24:32
The SnowJobs Podcast
They they constantly have events for their employees throughout the year.
01:24:35
Patty Salmon
Thank you.
01:24:36
The SnowJobs Podcast
So, you know, they knock that Arctic, the snow company, they they handle that like as well as you can handle, you know, taking care of your employees, ah you know, throughout the year.
01:24:46
RICK JAMES
Like Johnny said, it you know stuff that they would give them, it helps the company too.
01:24:50
The SnowJobs Podcast
Sure, 100%.
01:24:50
RICK JAMES
so you know It's all it's all so win-win, so that's what everybody wants.
01:24:51
The SnowJobs Podcast
um number percent
01:24:54
RICK JAMES
you As long as everybody's winning, we're doing all good. Sean
01:24:57
The SnowJobs Podcast
That's it. Anything else about the evening panel?
01:25:02
Graeme Utter
Well, as far as getting paid, I think I heard more than once, hire a big guy.
01:25:02
Steve Walus
I think.
01:25:07
Patty Salmon
Yeah.
01:25:07
Graeme Utter
see.
01:25:08
RICK JAMES
popped up.
01:25:08
Graeme Utter
Yeah. Yeah.
01:25:09
Patty Salmon
I hear killer.
01:25:10
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah. Hire Tom Kennedy, please.
01:25:10
Graeme Utter
yeah
01:25:11
RICK JAMES
Sean popped up.
01:25:12
The SnowJobs Podcast
I bet you Tom Kennedy don't have problems getting paid. he
01:25:16
Native Snow
I'm just saying I could pull up with the alpha and a bat.
01:25:20
The SnowJobs Podcast
That's not going to scare anybody.
01:25:21
Graeme Utter
Yeah. did i go peter
01:25:23
The SnowJobs Podcast
Maybe when they're done laughing at you, maybe, you know, maybe
01:25:28
RICK JAMES
Yeah, Tom Kennedy, I bet he don't have a problem.
01:25:31
The SnowJobs Podcast
um I guarantee has no problem getting paid when he walks in your office and says, Hey, you owe me this much.
01:25:35
RICK JAMES
Oh, yeah, I got that for you, buddy.
01:25:36
The SnowJobs Podcast
I got it right here, sir.
01:25:36
RICK JAMES
I got that for you. I was just going to put in the mail.
01:25:39
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yes, sir. Here's an extra 2000 just for your trouble.
01:25:43
Patty Salmon
That's why I thought it was funny he was the one moderating the de-escalation panel.
01:25:43
RICK JAMES
Uh...
01:25:48
The SnowJobs Podcast
He's not a violent man. He's just imposing.
01:25:50
Patty Salmon
but He's just an inversion.
01:25:51
RICK JAMES
Yeah,
01:25:51
The SnowJobs Podcast
He's just imposing.
01:25:52
Patty Salmon
I know.
01:25:53
Graeme Utter
be
01:25:53
The SnowJobs Podcast
He knows how to deescalate. he's very He's very, very good. Tom is very good at that kind of stuff. And, ah yeah, I would love to.
01:26:00
RICK JAMES
it's great.
01:26:03
The SnowJobs Podcast
I got to drive down there. when i'm When I wrap up everything I'm doing, i really got to get down to the stadium to to actually just see that in action one time.
01:26:12
Patty Salmon
yep
01:26:12
The SnowJobs Podcast
Just be able to be there and be like, how are you guys doing all this shit? So pretty cool shit they do. All right. Anything else on the panel? Because we got some follow-up questions here we got to hit before we go.
01:26:26
The SnowJobs Podcast
Overall, good panels. So all the panels that we attended were good.
01:26:28
RICK JAMES
Great. Yeah.
01:26:29
The SnowJobs Podcast
Everybody took away a lot from them. Sweet. All right, cool. So go around the room. What did you love the best the most? Best thing overall, Graham.
01:26:42
Graeme Utter
I'm probably going to say the golf tournament. I just had a lot of fun with that.
01:26:45
The SnowJobs Podcast
Okay.
01:26:47
Graeme Utter
You know, good way to just blow off some steam after a long winter and just have a good time with a bunch of snow guys.
01:26:47
The SnowJobs Podcast
Sweet.
01:26:52
Graeme Utter
It was great.
01:26:54
The SnowJobs Podcast
And that was the first year they did that, so I'm sure that will stay for next year.
01:26:57
RICK JAMES
No, they did last year. They had a golf outing last year.
01:26:58
The SnowJobs Podcast
They did?
01:27:00
RICK JAMES
I don't know if it a tournament or whatever, but I know Mikey went to it last year and stuff.
01:27:02
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah, I don't think it was in. Yeah,
01:27:04
Native Snow
I think it was just Lezak.
01:27:05
Patty Salmon
yeah, they did.
01:27:05
Graeme Utter
I think it's not for that one.
01:27:06
The SnowJobs Podcast
I think Lee Zak went golfing.
01:27:06
Native Snow
Lezak just put something together. i don't think it was anything sponsored by someone.
01:27:08
RICK JAMES
Yeah. Oh, okay.
01:27:10
Native Snow
Yeah.
01:27:10
RICK JAMES
That's okay.
01:27:12
The SnowJobs Podcast
Gotcha. All right.
01:27:12
Graeme Utter
Thank you.
01:27:13
The SnowJobs Podcast
What about you, Steve? Number one thing best overall about the show?
01:27:18
Steve Walus
I think that just the show overall and the flow to the whole thing, I think it just flowed well. Like it, they, they, they broke it up with the networking, which is what we're there for, right? Like, just give us after this thing, just give us like an hour just to talk and bullshit and just go over things.
01:27:32
Patty Salmon
Thank you.
01:27:34
Steve Walus
And that was kind of my favorite part was they kind of, they're just like, Oh, onto the next thing or go to this thing, or you got to skip that. Cause it's boring and move to the next. It's like, they gave us nice breaks. They fed us.
01:27:45
Steve Walus
It's kind of all we're asking the cloud guys, just like, hey let Let's talk about clown shit and just eat and just hang out. and And then, yeah, that was my favorite part.
01:27:54
The SnowJobs Podcast
Cool. What about you, Pat?
01:27:56
Patty Salmon
Definitely the Case Construction Party. I think that that's always great. We talked about there's so many people flying in from all over the place for this event. It gives everybody something to do the night before when everybody's getting in and just the yeah good little icebreaker networking opportunities.
01:28:04
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yep.
01:28:12
Patty Salmon
I like that part.
01:28:14
The SnowJobs Podcast
Okay. Sean.
01:28:16
Native Snow
Same thing. The case construction party is awesome. The networking with everybody there is just really good.
01:28:21
Graeme Utter
I understand.
01:28:23
Native Snow
It's a couple hours long. you know You're just moving around outside, inside. Cool atmosphere.
01:28:31
The SnowJobs Podcast
Cool. um For me, it was the fact that you had so many people from different states that, like Pat said, were flying in.
01:28:36
Patty Salmon
Thank you.
01:28:42
The SnowJobs Podcast
And that's a that's a piggyback off of Storm Day last last July where they had 18 states and Canada flying. represented there and you know i i think honestly gene is uh i think he's probably if he looks at it i think you have at least 15 16 states represented there and multiple provinces in canada so the fact that these these small regional events are becoming so popular and uh and a destination for snow guys just tells you the quality of these events that they're that they're bringing to the table and you know we love being able to help promote them and get people uh
01:29:16
Patty Salmon
Now.
01:29:18
The SnowJobs Podcast
learning about uh that you can do these things and it's two days it's you know it's not going to break your bank like some other shows might so that's what i love the most about it um what didn't you like if anything graham
01:29:28
RICK JAMES
come.
01:29:34
Graeme Utter
The only thing that kind of sucked a bit, but it's no fault to anybody, is just that it rained on Saturday and they had to push the rodeo up.
01:29:39
The SnowJobs Podcast
yeah there's not much we can do about that
01:29:41
Graeme Utter
No, they had to push the rodeo up, we were kind of hanging around for a little bit.
01:29:44
Native Snow
We can blame the weather, guys.
01:29:48
Graeme Utter
But honestly, like other than that, which is no fault to anybody, I got no complaints at all. It was just top tier, as always. Fantastic show.
01:29:58
The SnowJobs Podcast
Sweet. I forgot. Jeremy, what did you love? Best thing overall?
01:30:02
RICK JAMES
I assumed just being the winner that I am, you know, winning the
01:30:04
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yes. yeah
01:30:12
Native Snow
He wanted that sound bite so bad.
01:30:16
The SnowJobs Podcast
He said, you better have my soundbite tonight.
01:30:17
Native Snow
peace Yeah, he wanted it He himself a soft pick.
01:30:18
The SnowJobs Podcast
got it. I got i got it
01:30:22
RICK JAMES
i mean Obviously, it's just the all the networking and hanging out with the guys. That's my favorite thing. Well, you know, that makes it all worth it.
01:30:28
Graeme Utter
Thank
01:30:28
RICK JAMES
Seeing everybody and...
01:30:29
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yep.
01:30:30
RICK JAMES
talking about their winners and all that fun stuff. and I mean, Gene just puts on the memorable event, like I've said, and I'll keep saying it. I don't know.
01:30:37
The SnowJobs Podcast
tremendous
01:30:38
RICK JAMES
And how welcoming everybody is. It's just great.
01:30:41
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yep, absolutely. And the I'll throw this out. The one thing you notice is the faces don't change at Storks. It's the same employees, same people every year.
01:30:52
Patty Salmon
Yeah.
01:30:53
The SnowJobs Podcast
They're back. They're always there. That's awesome because, you know, like most of the dealers by me are transient. You don't have people there for 15, 20 years. Like, it's really cool to see the same people every year we're there, and they're they're in just as good of spirits as the year before.
01:31:10
The SnowJobs Podcast
So it's it's really cool. It's a really nice thing.
01:31:13
RICK JAMES
Tells you would ah what a boss Gene is, you know, treats his employees well.
01:31:15
The SnowJobs Podcast
Absolutely. It's a big family there. It really is. It's a big family. Everybody seems to absolutely love working there, which is a testament to the whole operation.
01:31:25
RICK JAMES
Those guys had a hard winter is what I've heard.
01:31:25
The SnowJobs Podcast
um
01:31:27
RICK JAMES
I mean, they were busier than hell is what I've heard.
01:31:27
The SnowJobs Podcast
And impossible. yeah they got They got slaughtered this winter as a dealer. Absolutely.
01:31:34
RICK JAMES
Just to like a few weeks ago, Gene said. So, yeah, I mean.
01:31:37
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yep. Yep. And they still get it done.
01:31:39
Graeme Utter
Yes.
01:31:40
The SnowJobs Podcast
um So anybody else, anything anybody didn't like, and rather than go around a room individually, just shout it out. No?
01:31:48
Native Snow
yeah Yeah, I'm not a morning person, so the really early golf start was a little tough.
01:31:49
The SnowJobs Podcast
What? Oh, here we go.
01:31:52
The SnowJobs Podcast
The what?
01:31:54
Native Snow
Other than that, it's good. That's just me being nitpicking.
01:31:57
The SnowJobs Podcast
that You know what, Sean? That is actually a ah really good point. I was prepared to bash you right there and smack you for saying it. but Yeah, I got something I didn't like. I did hear that from three or four people that the golf was too early.
01:32:06
Native Snow
Yeah.
01:32:10
Native Snow
Yeah.
01:32:10
The SnowJobs Podcast
i think they did that so the guys golfing would be able to make the round tables if they wanted to.
01:32:14
Native Snow
Yeah, um absolutely.
01:32:14
Patty Salmon
yeah definitely
01:32:15
Native Snow
It was set up the right way. It's just mo like 90% of the people I've talked to, they're like, this is the earliest golf outing I've ever been to or whatever. And like you said, like I said, I'm not.
01:32:25
RICK JAMES
It might have something do with the golf course, too, you know.
01:32:28
Native Snow
Yeah.
01:32:28
Graeme Utter
Yeah, they're busy.
01:32:29
Native Snow
Yeah. I don't, I don't know.
01:32:29
Graeme Utter
Yep.
01:32:30
Native Snow
It's either way. It didn't matter. was a good time overall. The early thing is what it is. You got to wake up early and go do it if you want to do it. Right. So.
01:32:38
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yep, 100%. All right, cool. ah So how do you guys feel, Storks? Is there anything you feel they can improve upon for next year's event? That is a question from them they want to know.
01:32:54
The SnowJobs Podcast
Crickets is a good sign.
Event Conclusion and Recognitions
01:32:56
Native Snow
Yeah, this...
01:32:56
Graeme Utter
ye
01:32:56
Patty Salmon
Yeah, I don't see how you can start to improve that.
01:32:56
The SnowJobs Podcast
but
01:33:00
Patty Salmon
It's just...
01:33:01
Native Snow
Yeah, it's almost...
01:33:02
RICK JAMES
He could probably save some money and not put as much food out. this
01:33:06
Native Snow
It's...
01:33:07
RICK JAMES
There's so much food.
01:33:09
The SnowJobs Podcast
it's It was a lot of food, but...
01:33:11
RICK JAMES
i mean, ah not that anybody's forcing anybody to eat it's just like, man, I mean, it's I'm not complaining.
01:33:16
Graeme Utter
okay
01:33:16
RICK JAMES
it just it's It's just, he's he goes above and beyond, that's just his nature, I guess.
01:33:18
Native Snow
It's... It's good. I mean, it's really... It's really hard to say to do it better. I mean, I'm sure, like, you can... nitpick little tiny things and do it but i don't even have it those things in my head yeah i don't i i don't know what you could really sit there and and say you could do better i'm sure there's something overall but who who knows like there's you can always improve right but i don't think they can like it's it's really freaking good yeah i don't i can't think of anything but i'm half retard so
01:33:28
The SnowJobs Podcast
I don't think you can.
01:33:29
RICK JAMES
Guinness Book of World Records.
01:33:29
The SnowJobs Podcast
i
01:33:30
Patty Salmon
I've been a nitpick.
01:33:31
The SnowJobs Podcast
and don't think you can nitpick anything.
01:33:31
RICK JAMES
Guinness Book of World, Rick.
01:33:39
The SnowJobs Podcast
no no you guys can't possibly improve this year this year you nailed everything it's good to go
01:33:51
The SnowJobs Podcast
and again and again five minutes of our time wasted a sec can't think anything
01:33:57
Native Snow
That's I'm here for.
01:33:59
The SnowJobs Podcast
All right. So the the the important one, what, if anything, would you guys like to see added that wasn't done for next year?
01:34:05
Graeme Utter
Let's see.
01:34:13
Steve Walus
I think you touched on it a little bit, maybe separating it from company size for some of those panels.
01:34:13
The SnowJobs Podcast
Shout it out. Let's do.
01:34:16
RICK JAMES
you
01:34:18
Steve Walus
Maybe say, if you're under a million, maybe go to this panel or or at least advise it if they want to go to the other one. But it seemed like there were a lot of, I felt like a small company in there.
01:34:25
The SnowJobs Podcast
OK, cool.
01:34:30
Steve Walus
There was a lot of big players in there.
01:34:31
The SnowJobs Podcast
there's There's a lot of big fish there, yes Anybody else?
01:34:31
Patty Salmon
Thank you.
01:34:33
Native Snow
Yeah. Yeah.
01:34:34
Steve Walus
So, I mean, I learned a lot from those guys, but it it never hurts to kind of dive back in to help some of the smaller guys out.
01:34:41
Graeme Utter
I'd like to see Jordan give a talk on liquids again like he did a couple years ago because I always enjoy listening to his talk on that. you know Even though I do liquids, it's always I always learn something new when I listen to him talk.
01:34:53
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah, it's he's done it so many times It's never the quite the same lecture
01:34:57
Graeme Utter
No, no, it's always good it's always good to hear.
01:35:00
The SnowJobs Podcast
Very cool Anybody else?
01:35:05
Steve Walus
Maybe get some salt manufacturers in there so we can throw rocks and shit at them.
01:35:09
Graeme Utter
I bet it did.
01:35:13
The SnowJobs Podcast
That would be good. um
01:35:15
RICK JAMES
Don't think.
01:35:16
Steve Walus
You don't think, there you go
01:35:18
The SnowJobs Podcast
um
01:35:18
Patty Salmon
Let me take into the fire, Brian.
01:35:19
RICK JAMES
The weather, guys.
01:35:20
The SnowJobs Podcast
so And to finish up, anything that any of you guys would like to say to Gene and and his crew, the Storks team, they are listening to this.
01:35:22
RICK JAMES
There you
01:35:32
Patty Salmon
about Gene's idea for next year that he came up with overnight?
01:35:36
The SnowJobs Podcast
the guinness book of world records chain of snow plows oh he'll he'll get it done there's enough there's enough iron and trucks right in the five mile radius around that place to get that done yep
01:35:36
RICK JAMES
Yeah.
01:35:39
Patty Salmon
Yeah.
01:35:39
RICK JAMES
Yeah.
01:35:41
Patty Salmon
He'll get it done.
01:35:47
Patty Salmon
Yeah.
01:35:49
RICK JAMES
be fun. I'd like to leave that.
01:35:52
The SnowJobs Podcast
so anything any nope
01:35:52
Graeme Utter
I think that
01:35:53
Native Snow
What is the current record?
01:35:55
RICK JAMES
Oh, free bird playing? Oh, you're yelling.
01:35:58
Graeme Utter
you can film it.
01:36:00
RICK JAMES
Yeah.
01:36:02
Graeme Utter
I think that you've given him the award that you did at the end of the night there. um
01:36:06
Patty Salmon
That was awesome.
01:36:07
Graeme Utter
That was just like, yeah, that was super good, you know, because he puts this on just, you know, to better the industry and doesn't expect anything from anybody.
01:36:08
The SnowJobs Podcast
The first one. 100%.
01:36:16
Graeme Utter
But I think it's important that he gets the recognition he deserves for doing what he does because it's it's huge.
01:36:21
The SnowJobs Podcast
um percent And that to touch on on what Graham said, I was going to mention that anyway. Jeremy and I decided a couple months back that we were going to try and start.
01:36:32
The SnowJobs Podcast
we We started this podcast to recognize and let snow professionals promote their business and in an industry that sometimes you know seems like we're not appreciated for what we do. So that's what we started the podcast for, to let those guys you know talk about the businesses they're proud of and share knowledge and share education.
01:36:51
The SnowJobs Podcast
We also started talking about manufacturers that were doing things the right way and supporting snow professionals as we're out there battling.
01:36:52
Patty Salmon
Perfect.
01:37:00
The SnowJobs Podcast
What we found we were lacking in was... support you know bring attention to dealers that are doing things the right way so we we came up with the snow jobs nation uh dealer awards uh that will be given to you know dealers of uh you know all different oems that have passed the test and guys snow professionals rave about as doing business the right way and supporting them like they need and for the first one
01:37:26
Patty Salmon
so
01:37:27
The SnowJobs Podcast
the national dealer of the year was obvious choice. like I don't, I couldn't, I've asked a lot of people like, tell me your best dealer. And then I say, are you, do you know, Storks? Yes, I know Storks.
01:37:37
The SnowJobs Podcast
Do they compare to Storks? No. So nobody compares to Storks apparently. So it made sense that Storks was by far the 2025, you know, snow jobs nation national snow products dealer of the year.
01:37:49
The SnowJobs Podcast
And we presented that plaque to Gene right before the evening panel and to his team, they've more than earned it and it was just a small thank you from all of us out there in snow jobs land to uh to gene and his team
01:38:04
Native Snow
Yeah.
01:38:06
RICK JAMES
Yep.
01:38:08
The SnowJobs Podcast
what else yeah absolutely well deserved it's no yeah 40 years you know i was thinking he needs jeremy actually when i was listening to the evening panel last night i was thinking he needs a snow jobs nation neon sign up on the wall there
01:38:10
Patty Salmon
40 years in business now, right? Crazy.
01:38:19
RICK JAMES
yeah. Yeah.
01:38:24
The SnowJobs Podcast
That'd be badass.
01:38:24
RICK JAMES
So bright.
01:38:25
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah, right next to the Arctic one because the Arctic one is so sick, dude. That is such a sick neon. It's so bright. Anybody else have anything you want to say to Gene and the team? They are they're definitely listening to this on Wednesday.
01:38:40
Native Snow
Thank you, guys. You guys do a great job every single time.
01:38:41
Patty Salmon
Yeah.
01:38:43
Native Snow
We could say thank you a million times, but thank you.
01:38:45
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yep.
01:38:46
Native Snow
Appreciate everything you guys do. the
01:38:49
The SnowJobs Podcast
All right.
01:38:49
Steve Walus
Yeah, thank you for for me and allowing my son to kind of tag along and allowing everything.
01:38:49
The SnowJobs Podcast
We good? Sorry, go ahead, Staple.
01:38:55
Steve Walus
i Man, I can't thank them enough. I think we all like go to these things and we try to like have talk about company culture, but they've got it. you know theyve They've definitely got it.
01:39:04
The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh, yeah, they do.
01:39:06
RICK JAMES
Thank
01:39:06
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah.
01:39:07
Steve Walus
And you can tell you can tell all it's in the room.
01:39:07
The SnowJobs Podcast
Bottle that shit.
01:39:09
Steve Walus
It's it's there. And it it just made the event that much better. So shout out to of them.
01:39:13
Patty Salmon
Thank you.
01:39:15
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah, they're tremendous, the whole team. And that's why I said I think this year we needed to shout them out by name and at least give recognition because they're always about the team. But, you know, there are individuals, a lot of them, that make up that team and they deserve, you know, they we're seeing the same people every year. you know, they they treat us like family every time we're there. So
01:39:32
RICK JAMES
I was just going to say they treat not even just us, Steve.
01:39:36
The SnowJobs Podcast
absolutely, everybody, everybody.
01:39:36
RICK JAMES
They treat everybody the same. Everybody's equal.
01:39:38
Native Snow
Everybody.
01:39:38
The SnowJobs Podcast
That's what I meant, like everybody.
01:39:38
Native Snow
Yeah.
01:39:41
RICK JAMES
I mean, that's just, yeah.
01:39:41
Native Snow
Yeah.
01:39:44
RICK JAMES
that Fantastic.
01:39:45
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yep. Absolutely. Anybody else before we wrap it up?
01:39:53
RICK JAMES
Food show 26.
01:39:53
The SnowJobs Podcast
All right.
01:39:53
RICK JAMES
Review. twenty six
01:39:56
Graeme Utter
Yeah.
01:39:56
Patty Salmon
The Golden Fork.
01:39:57
RICK JAMES
reveal
01:39:58
The SnowJobs Podcast
Food show 2026. Oh man. right. Well,
01:40:00
RICK JAMES
26th start-off review show Pretty good, boys.
01:40:02
The SnowJobs Podcast
oh man all right well
01:40:04
RICK JAMES
Everybody step up the game this summer. Golden fork of the
01:40:06
The SnowJobs Podcast
That's it. Yep. Gene started it off. Everybody's got to step up their food game this summer. Don't, uh, you don't want to be lacking. Maybe we should do that at the end of the year. Rank all shows by food.
01:40:16
RICK JAMES
golden fork. of the golden fork
01:40:18
The SnowJobs Podcast
love it.
01:40:19
Patty Salmon
hold it forward
01:40:19
Graeme Utter
Thank you.
01:40:22
Native Snow
That's good.
01:40:24
The SnowJobs Podcast
love it that's great all right all right boys well thanks so much for the time man appreciate you guys coming on it was good to see everybody say you know it sucks the sunday morning waking up is always the worst because all you wanted like all i wanted to do last night was like let me just lay down and reset myself for five minutes and you fall asleep you wake up sunday morning everybody's gone and you're like fuck i miss these guys already like it sucks
01:40:29
Patty Salmon
Thank you.
01:40:50
The SnowJobs Podcast
But we got to get a May event going.
01:40:51
RICK JAMES
you
01:40:51
Graeme Utter
Thank you.
01:40:53
The SnowJobs Podcast
Definitely got to get a May event going because Simon's too far in the future and not everybody goes to that anymore. so But it was good to see all you and glad everybody made it home safe.
01:41:05
The SnowJobs Podcast
And that'll do it then. We'll wrap it there. Thanks for the time, boys. We'll wrap it there for episode 168 of the Snow Jaws Podcast main show.
01:41:16
The SnowJobs Podcast
That's it, gang. Everybody have a great week. Be safe out there. And we'll see you around. Keep pushing.