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s3-124: SIMA Show 2025 Grand Rapids Preview Show!
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The guys welcome Pat Salmon of DJ Salmon/Northeast De-icing Solutions, and Jordan Smith and Steve Smythe of Storm Equipment to the show to kick the ball around and talk all things SIMA Show 2025!
Music Credit: Rev Theory
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Introduction and Episode Overview
00:00:39
The SnowJobs Podcast
Here we go, Snow Jobs Nation, back again, bringing you episode 124 of the Snow Jobs Podcast main show, powered by Top Gun Backblades. As always, you know who I am. That's right.
00:00:51
The SnowJobs Podcast
And you know who's with me.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
Steve and Jeremy coming at you again for the one hundred and twenty fourth time on the main show. What's up, brother?
00:01:04
RICK JAMES
Hey, Steve-O.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
How we doing?
00:01:05
RICK JAMES
Not a lot. Not doing good. Really good. How about you?
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The SnowJobs Podcast
Got your bags packed?
00:01:10
RICK JAMES
ah Yeah, kind of.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
kind of of
00:01:13
RICK JAMES
Kind of, yeah. I threw some stuff together the other night. So, yeah, I'm ready to go.
00:01:16
The SnowJobs Podcast
You gotta be, you gotta be like over ready for this trip, right?
00:01:19
RICK JAMES
I'm ready. i need to get out of here.
00:01:20
The SnowJobs Podcast
yeah Get out.
00:01:21
RICK JAMES
I need to go see the boys.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
All the dust is handled. You're good.
00:01:25
RICK JAMES
It's about the same thing I do every year about running everything. I run it out. Run us out of product pretty much so they can get away. So, so man, I can't work.
00:01:31
The SnowJobs Podcast
There you go. There you go. Just let it, let it flow out.
00:01:35
RICK JAMES
So it's not like rain all week here anyway, so ain't going to be much going on. So
00:01:39
The SnowJobs Podcast
There you go. Sounds like a good week with the boys then.
00:01:42
RICK JAMES
yeah, it should be. We stay out of jail.
00:01:44
The SnowJobs Podcast
Sweet. but Yeah, I love the wire. love the wire funds. I will not be there with the with the yeah ah bail money.
00:01:55
The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh, man.
SEMA Show Excitement
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The SnowJobs Podcast
Well, as we mentioned, that it is Sima Show Week. Big the Sima Show 2025 in Grand Rapids, Michigan this year. um ah I'm sure everybody's looking forward to that. i know Jeremy definitely is.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
and We got a couple of the boys together tonight. They're looking forward to it. We're going to do a little preview show for you and hear what everybody's looking forward to seeing, doing in Grand Rapids, everything going on this week around the show.
00:02:22
The SnowJobs Podcast
So to help us tonight, we have Patty Salmon from DJ Salmon and Northeast De-Icing Solutions. And we got Jordan Smith and Steve Smythe Storm Equipment. They're going to take us through their lists of what they want out of this year's Simon show.
00:02:37
The SnowJobs Podcast
But like we said, before we get to the boys, we're going to hear from team top gun. We got a couple of things to mention during the week and review, and we'll be right back.
00:03:17
The SnowJobs Podcast
All righty, gang, we are back. So as we said, we've got some stuff to mention here in the week review in review and the week
Storm Chasing and Growth Discussion
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The SnowJobs Podcast
ahead. ah The big news, Storm Chasing Episode 5 dropped Friday. It featured East Coast Facilities founder Josh Gomez.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
ECF is quickly becoming, if they are already not, the the largest snow management company out there. ah They're doing a ton of work across, God, how many states?
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The SnowJobs Podcast
How many states now
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The SnowJobs Podcast
Fifteen?
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RICK JAMES
try fifty Just shy of 50.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
just 50. If there was snow in the Gulf of America, they'd be pushing it.
00:03:54
RICK JAMES
Hell yeah.
00:03:57
The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh man. But yeah, we, uh, we had the opportunity to have them on. We want to thank them for the opportunity to, to profile them on that episode. Follow them around. I think five markets.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
How many markets was it?
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RICK JAMES
Because five or six markets for the ring, yeah.
00:04:10
The SnowJobs Podcast
Five or six, five or six markets.
00:04:11
RICK JAMES
Yeah.
00:04:13
The SnowJobs Podcast
Uh, see how they, uh, they run operations. It was a great episode. ah really gave you a good look at ECF. ah If you haven't already done so, check it out on the Storm Chasing YouTube page and um make sure to give it a like or review.
00:04:26
The SnowJobs Podcast
All right. And thanks again to ECF for the opportunity to follow him. ah The final episode of season one of Storm Chasing with the Snow Jobs is going to drop this week at Syma.
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RICK JAMES
Yeah.
00:04:36
The SnowJobs Podcast
And if you want to view that and you're at Syma, you can view it in the Storm Equipment booth. If you're at the show, it it's going to feature Arctic snow and ice control. um They know they're another company that really needs no introduction or explanation.
00:04:49
The SnowJobs Podcast
So grab yourself a chair and get some popcorn, which they will have. I'm told at the storm booth and ah check out the season one finale episode. but Huge. Thanks to Randy straight, the three straight brothers, the entire Arctic team for all their help and support on not just that episode that profiled them, but throughout the whole first season.
00:05:09
The SnowJobs Podcast
i they were, they were instrumental the ah most of the way, anything, any, anything we needed, anything we asked of them, they were more than happy to step up to the plate and make it happen. um What else? While we're on the subject to Arctic, we got Arctic snow and ice control products is having their snow pro appreciation party.
00:05:26
The SnowJobs Podcast
That's going to be this Wednesday at Simon and Grand Rapids. It's going to be held at the Bob that's 20 Monroe Avenue, Northwest. Everyone's invited. you know you just show up all right and that's from six to midnight oh yeah that's gonna be a blast i'm really pissed i'm missing that uh they got a live band they're flying in from chicago they're supposedly the best cover band in the midwest don't know we'll have to talk to uh
00:05:38
RICK JAMES
Show up. Have a good time.
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RICK JAMES
Yeah. Yeah.
00:05:51
RICK JAMES
That's what they say. We'll see.
00:05:54
The SnowJobs Podcast
have to ask Steven Jordan if they've ever heard them. That's a, don't know. I hear a lot about these guys. i I'm sorry. I'm missing it. They got a bunch of sets. They got the set list out. It's exciting stuff, but yeah, you got food, you got drinks, you got all the snow guys.
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RICK JAMES
Yeah.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
I don't think anybody at that show is going to miss a minute of that party. I think you're going to have perfect attendance for six hours. I don't, I don't see why you wouldn't be there the entire time. Um, um,
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The SnowJobs Podcast
Still staying with the
Webinar and Training Opportunities
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The SnowJobs Podcast
Arctic topic. we We also want to throw a shout out and thank Lucas Strait of Arctic and Danes Leasing for being the guest speaker for the Snow Jobs Nation webinar this past Wednesday night.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
The webinar was called Buy, Lease, or Rent, Which Equipment Option is Right for Your Company? He was awesome. He laid out like all the numbers. of each option, helped guys work through their own questions with their current company structures and financial positions, and helped them to make like the best decision that would work for their companies.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
It was really a fantastic webinar. We've had a a ton of great feedback on it. So what we're going to do, we did record it. So in the coming days or weeks, you know, Simon week is is pretty busy and I'm going to be gone somewhere else. So it's going to be a little bit...
00:07:08
The SnowJobs Podcast
oh probably within a week to two weeks, we're going to have that up on the snow jobs, uh, YouTube page. All right. So that, that webinar will be available for people that want to, uh, want to peruse it and find out, you know, which equipment option is going to work best for your financial position in your company.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
So again, a huge thanks to Lucas for doing that for us. We really appreciate it. I know everybody that was at that, uh, that was awesome, right? Jay.
00:07:33
RICK JAMES
yeah was really good.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
He was really good with that.
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RICK JAMES
Really.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
it was If you were at Storks and you saw that panel, like you were at you were at Storks, Jay, on that panel.
00:07:36
RICK JAMES
Yeah, he laid it all out.
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RICK JAMES
Yep.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
It was like a much more in-depth and personalized version of that. What'd you say?
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RICK JAMES
Yeah, he definitely, he gave us numbers and stuff so we could, you know, see what it looks like on a balance sheet and all that fun stuff. So, yeah, definitely.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
He even put it in Alaska dollars for one guy.
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RICK JAMES
Yeah, he sure did.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
Because the dollar don't go as far up in Alaska.
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RICK JAMES
So, yeah.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
There's a lot lot lot more in shipping of everything.
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RICK JAMES
Yeah.
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RICK JAMES
Oh, yeah. Yeah.
00:08:03
The SnowJobs Podcast
And then he even helped out he even helped out Jeremy, right?
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RICK JAMES
It can be done, though.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
Kirkham with the Canadian dollars. He put it in the Canadian.
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RICK JAMES
I think i think so. Yeah. I think that's what that one was. Yeah.
00:08:13
The SnowJobs Podcast
So, yeah, that was that was outstanding. And thank you for Lucas and Daness Leasing for you know helping snow guys out there obtain equipment at reasonable prices.
00:08:24
The SnowJobs Podcast
So we want to thank them for that. ah If your company is interested in booking dates to train at Storm Academy this upcoming fall or winter, make sure you get a hold of Arctic Steve at Storm Academy and get your date reserved. All right? They're going quick.
00:08:40
The SnowJobs Podcast
He's shaking his head.
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RICK JAMES
Yeah. yeah he He loves it.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
He doesn't want to be called Arctic Steve. you you ah
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RICK JAMES
No, he wants to be called Artie Speed. That's his name. got to live with it now.
00:08:47
The SnowJobs Podcast
He's got a lot of names now.
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RICK JAMES
That's his part of life. It's part of life, man. he you Once you get the name, we're not giving you nicknames and we don't like you.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
That's it. There you go. That's what you tell people. but
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RICK JAMES
Yeah.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh man, what else we got brother? The snow jobs nation store is always ready for your orders. Whatever you need. We got it. Jeremy will touch every product personally and ship it out to you same day.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
What else?
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RICK JAMES
i didn wear I can put it on too.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
Jay, did I forget anything? Huh?
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RICK JAMES
I can put it on too first before I mail it on if they want.
00:09:16
The SnowJobs Podcast
There you go. He will model it Take photos with your, with your garments. ah
00:09:21
RICK JAMES
Yeah. I'm a man of the people, Steve. I'm a man of the people.
00:09:24
The SnowJobs Podcast
There you go. You got to give the people what they want, brother.
00:09:27
RICK JAMES
Yeah. Yeah,
00:09:29
The SnowJobs Podcast
All right. Anything else I missed? I think we covered pretty much everything for now.
00:09:32
RICK JAMES
yeah I think we're good, buddy.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
so Sweet. All right.
Guest Introductions and Expertise
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The SnowJobs Podcast
Let's hear from our partners. We'll be right back and we'll get into it with the boys.
00:10:42
The SnowJobs Podcast
All right, we are back. We are back. So let's just do this. Let's welcome in the boys. Welcome back to the snow job, Steve, Pat, Jordan. How are we guys?
00:10:56
Steve Smythe
Doing good.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
Doing good.
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Jordan Smith
Doing real good.
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Patrick Salmon
Excellent.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
Hi, Patty.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
How's it going? You getting all these brine makers figured out?
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Patrick Salmon
They are corrected.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
Dude, I hear you're the absolute man.
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RICK JAMES
Ooh.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
you Nationwide, people are calling you.
00:11:15
RICK JAMES
Aha.
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Patrick Salmon
I appreciate that, but no.
00:11:16
The SnowJobs Podcast
You're making it happen. Dude, no, I'm not even i'm not even gaslighting you.
00:11:19
Patrick Salmon
they have They have been corrected.
00:11:20
The SnowJobs Podcast
that is well How many times have we heard that, Jeremy, in the last month or two?
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RICK JAMES
Quite a few. Yeah, you definitely,
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The SnowJobs Podcast
Like, thank God for Patty Salmon.
00:11:27
RICK JAMES
yeah.
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Jordan Smith
It's 100% true, 100% true.
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Patrick Salmon
um but
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The SnowJobs Podcast
Good for you, Pat.
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Patrick Salmon
It's good to hear.
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RICK JAMES
He knows his stuff.
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Jordan Smith
Carrying the company on his back.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
There you go. Those things are heavy.
00:11:37
Steve Smythe
Okay.
00:11:38
RICK JAMES
Yeah.
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Jordan Smith
Real heavy, especially when they don't work.
00:11:38
Patrick Salmon
yeah yeah Yeah, but nope.
00:11:39
RICK JAMES
out Did you sell any at your... Yeah.
00:11:43
Patrick Salmon
Made a lot of good phone calls last week to tell people that they they are up and running.
00:11:49
The SnowJobs Podcast
That's awesome.
00:11:49
RICK JAMES
Nice.
00:11:49
The SnowJobs Podcast
Glad to hear it. Glad to hear it.
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RICK JAMES
Did you have a good show? talked to you the other day. You were at a show. Did that turn out at all or
00:11:57
Patrick Salmon
It was, yeah, we did a RIPWA, Rhode Island Public Works Association. That wasn't the best turnout. um We've had an unbelievable amount of rain here recently.
00:12:08
Patrick Salmon
So um we got a nice sunny 85 degree day.
00:12:09
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yep.
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Patrick Salmon
And I think unfortunately people just had to go out there and get the work done instead of ah walk around at a trade show.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah, absolutely they do.
00:12:18
Patrick Salmon
So you can't fault them for that.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
No, that was what happened.
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Patrick Salmon
There's always text here.
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RICK JAMES
No.
00:12:20
Patrick Salmon
But I think
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The SnowJobs Podcast
I think with SNS last September where they had like four or five days of straight rain, right.
00:12:24
RICK JAMES
Oh, yeah. Yep.
00:12:26
The SnowJobs Podcast
Leading up to it. And yeah, there were a bunch of guys that just, they couldn't afford to to take another day when it was like, I think it was going to go right back to rain the next day.
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RICK JAMES
Yep.
00:12:35
RICK JAMES
Yep.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
Like a lot to do.
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Patrick Salmon
Yeah, it's raining here again today. 14 weekends in a row.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
I know it. I know it,
SEMA Show Plans and Excitement
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The SnowJobs Podcast
brother.
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RICK JAMES
but
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The SnowJobs Podcast
It's a, it's incredible.
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RICK JAMES
Your mud's...
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The SnowJobs Podcast
We can't get out of the rain on the weekends.
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RICK JAMES
What you're saying?
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The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah.
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RICK JAMES
What you're saying, Pat?
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Patrick Salmon
and
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RICK JAMES
Your mud's getting dry, what did you say?
00:12:49
Patrick Salmon
Yeah, Slay to Dust Control would be out of business if they were in New England this year.
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Patrick Salmon
You see these tires dying in a lot of wheels.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah, you, there's a lot of water, dude. We've gotten a lot of rain in the last month and a half here. It's incredible.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
but
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RICK JAMES
wow.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
So how are the storm boys? Jordan, we got to talk to you the other day.
00:13:12
Patrick Salmon
All right.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
Did the, uh, the dustings episode. That's, uh, that's climbing the charts with listens.
00:13:20
Jordan Smith
Oh yeah, no, doing great.
00:13:21
The SnowJobs Podcast
People are liking that. Good.
00:13:22
Jordan Smith
Doing great. i Ironically, right when we started the podcast, a thunderstorm started here, so hopefully we don't get any background noise.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
No, you're good. You're good in the bunker.
00:13:33
Jordan Smith
Yeah, it is concrete.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
what What's up, Storm Steve?
00:13:37
Steve Smythe
ah
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The SnowJobs Podcast
See, he doesn't like Arctic Steve.
00:13:37
Steve Smythe
ah storm Storm Steve tonight. ah
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The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh, why you didn't like Arctic Steve.
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Steve Smythe
i
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Patrick Salmon
yeah
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The SnowJobs Podcast
You're shaking your head at Arctic Steve.
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Steve Smythe
i I love them all.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
You can't be podcast Steve tonight. I'm here.
00:13:47
Steve Smythe
Could be. There's actually a little name tag that said it.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
ah but
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RICK JAMES
If he doesn't want to be Arctic Steve, then he can't go to the party.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
What's that? Yeah, that's true.
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Steve Smythe
What's that?
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The SnowJobs Podcast
Tell him, Jay.
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Steve Smythe
I
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RICK JAMES
If you don't want to be Arctic Steve, then you're youre blacklisted from the Arctic party.
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Steve Smythe
couple Arctic hats still.
00:13:59
RICK JAMES
yeah You would make the choice. It's all on you, buddy.
00:14:02
Steve Smythe
I do. I Yep.
00:14:06
The SnowJobs Podcast
Uh, think you got an Arctic plow on the front of that truck too, right?
00:14:08
Steve Smythe
the you
00:14:10
The SnowJobs Podcast
You love that thing, right?
00:14:10
Steve Smythe
yeah It was a good plow. It was really good.
00:14:13
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah, that's awesome.
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Steve Smythe
It was very good.
00:14:15
The SnowJobs Podcast
That's great. Saw the, saw the storm truck on the, uh, the episode that dropped this weekend a storm chasing or I'm sorry, last night at storm chasing that, uh, that's a sharp looking truck.
00:14:24
Steve Smythe
Yeah.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
Is that all blue lights?
00:14:28
Steve Smythe
Yeah, it's blue ah blue and white, and they don't like them up in Fargo for some reason. ah Every time I'm up in Fargo with them on, I get hassled.
00:14:32
RICK JAMES
Yeah.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
What is it out in the Midwest? are blue Is blue police?
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Steve Smythe
Police.
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RICK JAMES
ah Yeah.
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Steve Smythe
Yep.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
Police.
00:14:39
RICK JAMES
Yeah, but you can do whatever you want a private parking lot. So that that lady came in a private parking lot. You could have told her to pound sound.
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Steve Smythe
That sheriff came in the private parking lot.
00:14:48
RICK JAMES
Yeah. Like, oh.
00:14:49
The SnowJobs Podcast
People are driving by saying, why are the cops plowing parking lots now?
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RICK JAMES
She
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The SnowJobs Podcast
It must be slow.
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Steve Smythe
She thought I was pulling over Jeremy.
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Patrick Salmon
Perfect.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
but
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RICK JAMES
must have been bored. Yeah.
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Steve Smythe
She kind of chewed into me pretty good that night. but
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The SnowJobs Podcast
Really?
00:15:00
RICK JAMES
yeah
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Steve Smythe
yeah I said, you know you don't know who that guy is over there in that blower right now?
00:15:01
The SnowJobs Podcast
About the lights?
00:15:04
Steve Smythe
I mean, come on.
00:15:05
RICK JAMES
Yeah, I should have. So yeah, whatever. I'll leave it there.
00:15:08
The SnowJobs Podcast
Just sign her, sign a hat for, so or something for her and send her on her way.
00:15:12
Steve Smythe
Yeah. Yeah.
00:15:13
RICK JAMES
Yeah, oh well.
00:15:13
The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh man. right. So let's do this boys. So we got Simon this week, Simon show 2025 and grand Rapids. What are we, uh, what are we looking forward to? What are we doing?
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The SnowJobs Podcast
what What's going on? I am not attending. So you guys going to have to live. ah I'm gonna have to live through you guys vicariously this week.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
What's everybody got going on?
00:15:34
RICK JAMES
Yeah.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
Anything?
00:15:36
RICK JAMES
Go ahead, Artics Music.
00:15:37
Steve Smythe
I can kick off the storm group of the storm teams flying out, uh, Monday morning.
00:15:38
The SnowJobs Podcast
Go ahead.
00:15:42
Steve Smythe
Um, we start setting up our booth, uh, Monday afternoon. So we should have that all, all set up and ready to go. And, uh, they'll finish that up Tuesday and I'm going to head over to, uh, check out that DJ, uh, landscaping their shop tour that they got going on through Simon Tuesday.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
Nice.
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Steve Smythe
I was out there back in 2000. I want to say 2019 when was there and,
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Steve Smythe
They had an open house at DJ's and it was was incredible. Run a good tight ship there. and
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The SnowJobs Podcast
Big company.
00:16:11
Steve Smythe
Big company, really nice equipment. And from what I saw there when I was there, it was everything was the way I like it, really clean and organized and detailed. So it's pretty cool.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
Cool.
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Steve Smythe
I'm looking forward to seeing that and just seeing... It's always fun to see people that you don't see every day that you know, you know, you talk to on the podcast or on the phone or whatnot. But I really like meeting new people, you know, just running into people that I don't know and just striking, you know, conversation with them and going from there.
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The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah.
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Steve Smythe
So that's what I'm looking forward to doing.
00:16:41
The SnowJobs Podcast
Amen. That's Tuesday, the shop tour.
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Steve Smythe
Tuesday's a shop tour, correct? Yep.
00:16:47
The SnowJobs Podcast
Jeremy, when's ah one's your trip to where are you going? Aren't you guys going somewhere Tuesday when you get in?
00:16:52
RICK JAMES
On Tuesday? Yeah, we're going to Rick's shop. We're going to to Rick.
00:16:56
The SnowJobs Podcast
Going snow power, right?
00:16:57
RICK JAMES
Snow Power. Yep, Snow Power. I think we're going to leave him at the airport we get in and try. I think Rick said it was like 50 minutes down the road or something.
00:17:04
The SnowJobs Podcast
Gotcha.
00:17:05
RICK JAMES
So I think we're going to meet Matt out there.
00:17:06
Steve Smythe
chair
00:17:10
RICK JAMES
Oh, yeah.
00:17:10
The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh, Clippers. Plow right, Matt?
00:17:11
RICK JAMES
Yeah. yeah Yep. Yep.
00:17:13
Steve Smythe
Tell Rick he's got to take you guys to lunch to that burger place by a shop.
00:17:13
The SnowJobs Podcast
Nice.
00:17:18
Steve Smythe
This place is phenomenal.
00:17:18
RICK JAMES
so
00:17:19
Jordan Smith
That place is really good.
00:17:19
Steve Smythe
and
00:17:20
The SnowJobs Podcast
Really?
00:17:20
Jordan Smith
That place is really good.
00:17:21
Steve Smythe
Really, really good.
00:17:22
Jordan Smith
Yeah.
00:17:22
Steve Smythe
the sort theer
00:17:23
The SnowJobs Podcast
Come on.
00:17:24
Steve Smythe
The service of it is that the it's incredible. It's like you're you know my Diet Coke would go down in a half ounce and they were topping it off. so
00:17:32
The SnowJobs Podcast
Fuck.
00:17:32
RICK JAMES
i'm i'm excited to i'm excited to see his shop i'm really more excited bryce is gonna let me ride and drive his race car at least that's what he said i'm gonna hold him to it so
00:17:33
The SnowJobs Podcast
I want to go just for that.
00:17:33
Steve Smythe
So good.
00:17:34
The SnowJobs Podcast
Okay.
00:17:42
Patrick Salmon
Oh.
00:17:42
The SnowJobs Podcast
Uh-oh.
00:17:42
Steve Smythe
Cool.
00:17:44
The SnowJobs Podcast
We're on a track?
00:17:46
RICK JAMES
i don't care whatever rip it he said something about track so
00:17:48
Steve Smythe
Probably around the street.
00:17:51
The SnowJobs Podcast
It could be.
00:17:51
Jordan Smith
it
00:17:52
Steve Smythe
okay
00:17:52
Jordan Smith
they kind of own they kind of owned that neighborhood. So i wouldn't I wouldn't be surprised if you just drive down the street. I know last time I was up there, they were making the street their testing grounds for their equipment, just ramming into curbs and driving up over the over the median and doing all kinds of stuff. So I think they kind of make that little neighborhood there their own testing domain. So don't see why i can't drive the race car there.
00:18:14
Steve Smythe
Yeah. It's a cool area.
00:18:14
RICK JAMES
Yeah.
00:18:15
The SnowJobs Podcast
Well, they definitely pound the curbs in that neighborhood. That's for sure.
00:18:20
RICK JAMES
Curbs, trees, you name it.
00:18:22
Jordan Smith
Yep. yep
00:18:23
The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh, man. R&D. R&D. It's all about R&D.
00:18:26
RICK JAMES
That's...
Travel and Networking at SEMA
00:18:28
The SnowJobs Podcast
When are you getting in, Patty?
00:18:28
RICK JAMES
Yeah, old Patrick.
00:18:29
The SnowJobs Podcast
Patty?
00:18:31
Patrick Salmon
It's written Tuesday morning. think we're going tag along with Jeremy, go over there to Rick's shop. That'll be cool. We'll see all that. I'm flying in with the Coasees, so they'll be there for a little bit as well.
00:18:43
The SnowJobs Podcast
All right.
00:18:47
The SnowJobs Podcast
Gotcha. The Lutzels.
00:18:49
Patrick Salmon
and The Luxells will be coming.
00:18:51
The SnowJobs Podcast
Is Robert coming with you?
00:18:53
Patrick Salmon
um No, I don't think so.
00:18:55
The SnowJobs Podcast
No. Different plane.
00:18:56
Patrick Salmon
ah I haven't heard from Robert in a little bit.
00:18:56
The SnowJobs Podcast
but
00:18:59
The SnowJobs Podcast
He's been busy with all this rain, man. It's tough to keep up with all the hardscaping when you're doing it in mud.
00:19:01
Patrick Salmon
Yep.
00:19:02
Steve Smythe
I talked to him on, talk he talked to him Thursday late afternoon and he was contemplating.
00:19:04
Patrick Salmon
Is he definitely coming?
00:19:09
Steve Smythe
And then i said, why don't you show up and go to, you know, go to the event Wednesday night, check out the trade show Thursday and then head out. So he was at that time he was thinking about doing it.
00:19:16
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yep.
00:19:16
Patrick Salmon
Yeah.
00:19:18
Steve Smythe
So.
00:19:20
The SnowJobs Podcast
As far as I know, he's going. He didn't tell me he wasn't going.
00:19:24
RICK JAMES
Yeah, I haven't heard.
00:19:26
Patrick Salmon
That'll good.
00:19:27
RICK JAMES
We'll find out. We'll find out.
00:19:28
The SnowJobs Podcast
Gotcha. Jordan, what's your what's your travel plan?
00:19:30
RICK JAMES
Either way, everyone.
00:19:33
Jordan Smith
I am coming in Monday as well. My travel is a little different because I'm bringing the whole family this year. So my wife and my four boys are coming along.
00:19:41
The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh, nice.
00:19:47
Jordan Smith
Specifically, my my older boys have been asking for years if they could come to Saima and see what it's all about. So Bringing the whole family along. phil ah Phil from Storm is bringing his whole family along too.
00:19:59
Jordan Smith
So we rented a house together.
00:20:00
The SnowJobs Podcast
Cool.
00:20:00
RICK JAMES
Nice.
00:20:02
Jordan Smith
So our families are staying together and kids will come check out the show for probably half a day or something. I'm sure they won't want want to spend two full days at the show or anything like that. But they'll come check everything out and that should be should be a lot of fun.
00:20:14
Jordan Smith
But I'll be helping helping the Storm team get set up, helping the Boss team get set up.
00:20:14
The SnowJobs Podcast
Cool.
00:20:19
Jordan Smith
I'll be stationed in the Boss booth repping the VSI product most of the time. But we've got a big crew coming from Storm, so they'll be able to hold down the fort pretty good over there.
00:20:29
The SnowJobs Podcast
cool cool that's awesome so what speaking of storm then the storm booth what are you guys uh what storm got going on at the uh at the booth this year we already mentioned that we're gonna have a little mini movie theater for storm chasing episodes what else we got going on
00:20:44
RICK JAMES
Screw me, I hear.
00:20:46
The SnowJobs Podcast
yeah that that video missed that video missed big you
00:20:46
Steve Smythe
It's
00:20:47
RICK JAMES
Oh, no, no, no,
00:20:52
The SnowJobs Podcast
ah ah
00:20:54
Steve Smythe
When you called me that night, I'm like what are you talking about?
00:20:57
Jordan Smith
I didn't know what you talking about either.
00:20:59
RICK JAMES
ah so
00:20:59
Steve Smythe
boy.
00:20:59
Jordan Smith
i was confused.
00:21:01
The SnowJobs Podcast
I'm getting a lot of calls here. a lot of questions.
00:21:04
Jordan Smith
but You asked me why we're promoting Pride Week. I'm like, what are you talking about? i don't have like just because Christian looks that way it doesn't mean you should call him gay. Come on, man.
00:21:13
The SnowJobs Podcast
but like
00:21:13
Steve Smythe
oh boy
00:21:13
RICK JAMES
oh oh Yeah, well, yeah.
00:21:14
The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh, God.
00:21:15
Jordan Smith
so
00:21:16
The SnowJobs Podcast
I'm like, what?
00:21:17
Steve Smythe
well
00:21:17
The SnowJobs Podcast
What are we doing here?
00:21:17
RICK JAMES
It's shot first.
00:21:18
Steve Smythe
Old Christian, yeah, he'll love that one.
00:21:19
RICK JAMES
No.
00:21:20
The SnowJobs Podcast
are we doing with the rainbow?
00:21:20
RICK JAMES
Oh.
00:21:22
The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh, my gosh. That was too funny, though.
00:21:25
Jordan Smith
That was funny. i was ah i When you texted me, I'm like, what the heck is he talking about now?
00:21:31
The SnowJobs Podcast
i
00:21:31
Jordan Smith
But then when I saw the video, I'm like, okay, I see the context.
00:21:32
The SnowJobs Podcast
but
00:21:34
Jordan Smith
there Without context, this is very confusing.
00:21:34
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah, well, exactly. Without the context of it, the Simon theme is, what is it, throwback to the 70s or something?
00:21:42
Steve Smythe
That's 70s, yeah, yep. yeah
00:21:44
The SnowJobs Podcast
hey
00:21:45
RICK JAMES
Thank you.
00:21:45
The SnowJobs Podcast
Hmm. What's, what's so I don't understand the, what what is the the meaning of the the groovy 70s thing? Was Simon even around in the 70s? No, right?
00:21:55
Steve Smythe
I don't, I guess I don't know what the, what the reasoning is every year they pick.
00:21:59
The SnowJobs Podcast
I didn't know if it had any significance or anything to like why, but, or is, don't know, is Grand Rapids big in the seventies?
00:21:59
Steve Smythe
and
00:22:04
Jordan Smith
I think just for fun. I don't know. i think it's just for fun. Honestly, I don't even remember what the themes from past years were, but I think they always have something.
00:22:08
The SnowJobs Podcast
okay. All right.
00:22:08
Steve Smythe
Yeah.
00:22:09
The SnowJobs Podcast
Hmm. All right.
00:22:09
Steve Smythe
um
00:22:13
Steve Smythe
They have something every year, but no, we got a, we got a decent size, real decent size booth.
00:22:14
The SnowJobs Podcast
Hmm. right
00:22:20
Steve Smythe
We're going to break it up into a little bit different this year. We'll have the storm equipment side. We're, we We'll have what we what we do, are our our main you know main focus is ahels selling snow plows and equipment and whatnot, so we'll have that. And then our Storm Academy that we started kicked off last year, that's going to be the other half of the booth with ah storm chasing.
00:22:45
Steve Smythe
So the Storm Academy booth, we're going to have some mini mini sessions, just some mini learning sessions going on on Thursday. in the booth there. So that'll be really cool. We've got a schedule out on all our socials for that.
00:22:58
Steve Smythe
And what is super cool, super cool to me. And I know Jordan feels the same way and all of us at storm do, but, uh, the panel, all the panel people are either participating in storm Academy or they're just wanting other companies that want to be part of it and help out.
00:23:14
Steve Smythe
We've had people ask us, Hey, how can we get involved with this? It's a super cool that all these different companies are coming together to you know, at the end of the day, better the industry, right?
00:23:23
The SnowJobs Podcast
That's awesome.
00:23:24
RICK JAMES
Amen.
00:23:24
Steve Smythe
I'm super excited about that. We're doing a sales and marketing panel, um one with equipment and then wrapping up with technology and software. So we got experts covering all aspects of that. So it's it's I'm looking forward to it. It's to super cool.
00:23:38
The SnowJobs Podcast
That's a great idea. i like that.
00:23:40
Steve Smythe
And then in but mean in between those panel discussions, we're going to be running episodes of the storm chasing.
00:23:41
Jordan Smith
I mean,
00:23:47
Steve Smythe
So like you said, Steve, the the curbside or the Arctic one will drop on Thursday. So that'll be the premiere for that one. And yeah, we got a schedule out for that too on our social with all the different different times there will be.
00:24:00
Steve Smythe
And we got some popcorn fresh from Grand Rapids popcorn that we'll be passing out with some water and stop by the booth and check out a video or better yet, stay for the Storm Academy mini sessions and see what you guys pick up on that.
00:24:14
RICK JAMES
Yeah.
00:24:15
The SnowJobs Podcast
Groovy. groovy
00:24:16
Jordan Smith
Yeah. Yeah. I think it's, i think it's pretty cool. Just, you know, I don't think anyone's ever dedicated a
Industry Collaboration and New Reveals
00:24:23
Jordan Smith
ah booth space to like a collaborative education effort in the booth.
00:24:23
Steve Smythe
Thank you.
00:24:27
Jordan Smith
I know that Simon's got their education sessions and stuff, but like, It's pretty cool that all these other vendors who are also at the show are stepping up to help put these things on in our booth to just to to better the industry. I mean, we're all competitors.
00:24:44
Jordan Smith
We're competitors with most of the the people that are helping with Storm Academy. And, um you know, it's really fun to see everyone coming together. And we should also mention, like, we're going to have a Case 321 loader in the booth that was generously provided by Case.
00:24:58
Jordan Smith
We wrapped it with ah a cool Storm Academy wrap. We got a custom wrap on there. And then Metal Plus generously donated a plow for that loader as well.
00:25:02
RICK JAMES
cool.
00:25:06
Jordan Smith
So it'll be in the booth as well. So it's a pretty cool setup to come and check out.
00:25:10
The SnowJobs Podcast
I think most people are starting to get it that it's becoming more collaborative. It's being popular to be collaborative.
00:25:15
RICK JAMES
It's...
00:25:16
The SnowJobs Podcast
And we all, I think the guys that have collaborated have realized, shit, this has really worked well. We've all gone farther together than we have, you know, ah beating our heads against each other.
00:25:29
Steve Smythe
Yeah, it's well
00:25:29
Jordan Smith
Yeah.
00:25:30
RICK JAMES
that's I work. That's why we're all there, too. You know, we're all there to learn and the collaboration is great.
00:25:33
The SnowJobs Podcast
hundred percent. Wow. I think it's awesome.
00:25:36
RICK JAMES
It's where we are competitive. mean, you guys are competitors, but at the end of the day, you know, we're all doing the same job and whatever works for your company is going to work for your company. doesn't matter what color it is. know You know, you're going to pick what you want.
00:25:47
The SnowJobs Podcast
I think the shock, I think the shock is over. Like Jeremy, remember like the first maybe year of the show when we started asking, you know, different people to be a part of different things that we were doing.
00:25:55
Steve Smythe
Hello.
00:25:59
The SnowJobs Podcast
What are you you sure? Like, you know, like, like nobody, i don't know. It wasn't really widely done, I guess, but you know, then everybody is doing it with everybody else now. And and it's working. It's it's everybody's getting more out of it that way too.
00:26:14
RICK JAMES
I think everybody's going to win in the end.
00:26:14
Steve Smythe
Yeah. That's the
00:26:16
The SnowJobs Podcast
Everybody's getting better. Getting better, getting stronger, it works.
00:26:17
RICK JAMES
Yeah.
00:26:19
RICK JAMES
Yep.
00:26:20
The SnowJobs Podcast
It's awesome.
00:26:21
Steve Smythe
and
00:26:21
The SnowJobs Podcast
Good for you guys. 100%.
00:26:22
Steve Smythe
Super cool. Just the excitement from the people that are involved with it. You know, I kind of look at it and this is my, just my interpretation of it, but it's like baseball, you know, the all-star game, you got the group, but it's like, these guys compete against each other all season, you know, to, to go to the playoffs or the world series or whatnot.
00:26:37
The SnowJobs Podcast
hundred percent
00:26:38
Steve Smythe
And also now you get them all in the same stage. They're, they're playing and it's, it's not for themselves so much as for the fans, you know, and we're doing this for the, for the industry. It's not the fans, but we're doing it for the people to, We all learn from it, right?
00:26:51
Steve Smythe
So it's super cool.
00:26:51
The SnowJobs Podcast
hundred percent 100%. Better together.
00:26:53
Jordan Smith
we we like We like our fans too, though. you know We'll take those too.
00:26:56
Steve Smythe
We do like our fans too, yeah.
00:26:58
RICK JAMES
Yeah. Oh, definitely.
00:27:00
The SnowJobs Podcast
Do have fans. That's definite. Oh, so is Storm up to anything else? You guys are you guys are sponsoring the shindig on Wednesday with us, right? The the Arctic party there?
00:27:15
Jordan Smith
yeah Yeah, so we'll be ah we'll be at the Arctic event on Wednesday. As far as I know, that's open invite, like you said early on in the episode here.
00:27:20
The SnowJobs Podcast
It is.
00:27:23
Jordan Smith
Open invite, so if you're at if you're in Grand Rapids on Wednesday, you should should be at the party. Goes late, <unk> good band, and yes, Storm Academy, specifically Storm Academy, ah sponsoring that event, and and we'll have a good chunk of our team there to represent.
00:27:41
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah, I mean, if if you're going to the show, you might as well. I mean, there's nothing else going on Wednesday night, so you definitely should ah definitely should be there 6 to midnight. ah Jeremy's going to be doing the door, so you got to get past Jay.
00:27:54
Steve Smythe
Jeremy's turning over to the door.
00:27:54
RICK JAMES
I'm running the door?
00:27:55
The SnowJobs Podcast
I heard you're running the door. You're cool.
00:27:58
RICK JAMES
Awesome.
00:27:58
Jordan Smith
Yeah.
00:27:59
The SnowJobs Podcast
You're cool. You're cool. Yeah.
00:28:01
RICK JAMES
You're not.
00:28:02
Steve Smythe
and
00:28:03
The SnowJobs Podcast
yeah ah
00:28:05
RICK JAMES
I could do that. I don't know if I'll
00:28:08
Patrick Salmon
Amen.
00:28:08
Steve Smythe
Steve, you got to get that sound bite.
00:28:11
The SnowJobs Podcast
Absolutely.
00:28:11
Steve Smythe
You're cool, you're cool, you're cool.
00:28:11
The SnowJobs Podcast
I will.
00:28:11
RICK JAMES
do that. I
00:28:12
The SnowJobs Podcast
I will get it. I will definitely get that. Oh my gosh.
00:28:16
RICK JAMES
don't know. don't know.
00:28:18
The SnowJobs Podcast
That's awesome.
00:28:18
RICK JAMES
You know.
00:28:18
The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh, cool, man. I'm sorry. I'm missing that. I'd love to, uh, I'd love to see the storm mini things. I love that kind of stuff.
00:28:24
Steve Smythe
Thank you.
00:28:25
The SnowJobs Podcast
That's awesome. Good for you guys. Sounds phenomenal. Jeremy, what are we doing? We're, uh, we have a, we have something in the Arctic booth.
00:28:35
RICK JAMES
Yeah, there's going to be a black LD10 snow jobs edition plow.
00:28:42
The SnowJobs Podcast
It looks bad ass.
00:28:44
Jordan Smith
Thank you.
00:28:44
RICK JAMES
Looks pretty cool. We appreciate Artic for doing that. Yeah, we're going to have some announcements on that down the road, right?
00:28:50
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah. Yep. Big daddy was very excited to send that video the other day.
00:28:54
RICK JAMES
He was very excited.
00:28:54
The SnowJobs Podcast
He was, he was more out of his mind than normal.
00:28:55
RICK JAMES
Yeah.
00:28:57
The SnowJobs Podcast
than that video It was pretty cool seeing it on the trailer.
00:28:59
RICK JAMES
Yeah.
00:29:01
The SnowJobs Podcast
Go get loaded. to Go to Simon.
00:29:03
Steve Smythe
He sent that video.
00:29:03
RICK JAMES
yeah
00:29:04
Steve Smythe
It seemed like he drank about four Red Bulls before he sent that.
00:29:06
RICK JAMES
yeah
00:29:06
Patrick Salmon
It is just like the key they did.
00:29:06
Steve Smythe
And he was amped up.
00:29:07
The SnowJobs Podcast
I think that I think that's before lunch.
00:29:07
RICK JAMES
That's just normal big daddy.
00:29:08
Steve Smythe
Fueled by passion. you Yeah.
00:29:11
RICK JAMES
eat up He don't need energy drinks. That's just the way he is. He's so passionate.
00:29:14
The SnowJobs Podcast
and That's it. You don't need monsters.
00:29:16
RICK JAMES
He's just great.
00:29:17
Steve Smythe
be old by passion
00:29:17
RICK JAMES
Yeah.
00:29:19
The SnowJobs Podcast
That's it.
00:29:19
RICK JAMES
Yeah.
00:29:20
The SnowJobs Podcast
That is it.
00:29:20
RICK JAMES
That's big daddy.
00:29:22
Steve Smythe
yeah
00:29:23
The SnowJobs Podcast
They all, they're all like that too, though. Like they're all, they all love what they do. Like we haven't talked to anybody there that doesn't have energy. That's monotone or anything. Everybody we've talked to, they all have energy.
00:29:35
The SnowJobs Podcast
It's like, it's like storm, honestly. Like you guys are the same way. Like everybody loves working there and you guys all have great energy and it shows definitely shows.
00:29:43
RICK JAMES
not
00:29:44
The SnowJobs Podcast
It's not,
00:29:44
RICK JAMES
Not Christian. Not Christian.
00:29:46
The SnowJobs Podcast
Well, not Christian. Christian's a pain.
00:29:48
Steve Smythe
Christian's got energy in
00:29:50
RICK JAMES
I haven't got a text from Christian for while, so I'm to start slamming him a little. Maybe he'll give me some text.
00:29:55
Steve Smythe
He was texting me.
00:29:56
RICK JAMES
on, Christian.
00:29:57
The SnowJobs Podcast
who
00:29:57
Steve Smythe
He was just texting the other day asking how many years he's been doing this, right?
00:30:01
RICK JAMES
Oh, yeah, he did, yeah. wasn't last year when he got all we were sitting around the fire and was at Pittsburgh and he got he thought I was serious.
00:30:06
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah.
00:30:07
RICK JAMES
Oh, that was great.
00:30:08
The SnowJobs Podcast
When you were screwing with him, he thought you were serious.
00:30:09
RICK JAMES
Yeah, yeah, that was great.
00:30:10
Steve Smythe
but That's what you guys were. you were you were
00:30:12
The SnowJobs Podcast
That was great.
00:30:13
Steve Smythe
What were you doing rating who the best flower was or something?
00:30:15
RICK JAMES
Yeah, yeah, it was me or you or god Brady, right?
00:30:19
Steve Smythe
I'm not. I'm like, I'm right off of that three right there. I said, I'm third. You you were battling for first and second.
00:30:23
RICK JAMES
yeah
00:30:27
RICK JAMES
I know it's fun. oh that That was a fun night. Christian's great. I love him. I love to give him a hard time, as he does to me, so...
00:30:34
The SnowJobs Podcast
Love Christian. Love Christian. How's the new guy working out?
00:30:39
Steve Smythe
Benny, he's doing awesome.
00:30:40
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah.
00:30:41
Steve Smythe
you
00:30:41
The SnowJobs Podcast
Doing good? Good.
00:30:42
Steve Smythe
He's doing great. he's He's just got such a positive attitude.
00:30:46
The SnowJobs Podcast
He does.
00:30:46
Steve Smythe
first Christian's been working.
00:30:47
The SnowJobs Podcast
Like annoyingly so. but He's very positive.
00:30:50
Patrick Salmon
Thank you.
00:30:51
Steve Smythe
Christian's been working with him kind of doing um trial runs. We have a plow sitting in the shop and asking questions. And I showed up down there the other morning, Christian, each morning about eight o'clock, they start running through like different scenarios, you know, like what a customer or something, potential customer would ask him just kind of off the wall stuff to make him feel more comfortable.
00:31:10
Steve Smythe
So I came down the stairs wearing one of your, one of those wigs and the, and your favorite tie dye shirts.
00:31:10
The SnowJobs Podcast
That's all.
00:31:16
Steve Smythe
I think I had an Arctic baseball hat on and I came out and said, hey, man, I'm i'm a full-bledged Arctic guy and sell me this thing, you know. He did did great.
00:31:25
The SnowJobs Podcast
That's awesome.
00:31:26
Patrick Salmon
Great.
00:31:26
Steve Smythe
Yeah.
00:31:27
The SnowJobs Podcast
Good for him.
00:31:27
RICK JAMES
right How do you know? you kind of According to your video, don't you guys don't understand each other. So how would you know?
00:31:34
Jordan Smith
We
00:31:34
The SnowJobs Podcast
That is true. That is true.
00:31:35
Steve Smythe
It was groovy, man.
00:31:35
The SnowJobs Podcast
They do say that.
00:31:36
RICK JAMES
You need Dan to translate everything.
00:31:37
The SnowJobs Podcast
have to translate.
00:31:38
Steve Smythe
Yeah, Dan was there.
00:31:39
RICK JAMES
Dan's playing. Yeah.
00:31:41
Steve Smythe
Grandpa can't keep up, man.
00:31:41
Jordan Smith
we
00:31:41
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yep.
00:31:43
RICK JAMES
Yeah.
00:31:44
Jordan Smith
you know ben Ben's doing great. he's he's He's a great kid and and soaking things up. you know He's really the first person we've hired that had no industry experience or at least at least no...
00:31:56
Jordan Smith
you know Christian didn't have snow industry experience, but he was an equipment salesman for a long time. so like he He knew all this stuff.
00:32:01
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yep.
00:32:02
Jordan Smith
i mean I'm sure Ben will be annoyed at me for saying this, but like one of his first days, I took him down to our Storm Academy yard and They were running a plow around, running the snowmaker, and he he pointed at the loader. He's like, so what's that thing that's pushing the snowplow? I'm like, that's a loader. He's like, oh, why do they call it a loader? i was like, oh, boy, we got some work to do here.
00:32:25
RICK JAMES
but
00:32:25
Patrick Salmon
Ha, ha, ha.
00:32:25
Jordan Smith
But he's he's soaked it up.
00:32:25
RICK JAMES
ah
00:32:26
The SnowJobs Podcast
Okay.
00:32:27
Jordan Smith
He's soaked it up.
00:32:27
The SnowJobs Podcast
Step one.
00:32:29
Jordan Smith
He's soaked it up real fast, and he's he's and he's an awesome guy.
00:32:30
The SnowJobs Podcast
That's awesome.
00:32:32
Jordan Smith
great Great culture fit, great attitude, working really hard. So he'll be a great great addition to the team yard he is.
00:32:39
The SnowJobs Podcast
I'm sure he will. Yeah. He seems super cool. That's funny. It's good.
00:32:43
Steve Smythe
Just a willing willingness to learn, too.
00:32:43
The SnowJobs Podcast
I'm glad he's doing well.
00:32:45
Steve Smythe
You know, he's like a sponge. He just soaks it up, and he's just he's so polite. Respect.
00:32:49
The SnowJobs Podcast
Well, that's all you need.
00:32:50
Jordan Smith
yeah Yeah.
00:32:50
Steve Smythe
Correct.
00:32:50
The SnowJobs Podcast
I mean, even with snow, that's all you need. Come in with the right attitude and the heart and we can teach you everything else.
00:32:54
Steve Smythe
Yep. correct ye
00:32:57
RICK JAMES
Mm-hmm.
00:32:57
The SnowJobs Podcast
That's awesome.
00:32:57
Jordan Smith
We we got we got another another new guy making
Storm Academy's SEMA Debut
00:33:00
Jordan Smith
his debut at Syma too.
00:33:00
The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh.
00:33:01
Jordan Smith
His name is Alex Almeda. He is our new marketing coordinator. She's going to be doing all of our um video content, going to be helping Darcy social media and and all that kind of stuff.
00:33:13
Jordan Smith
So going to start cranking up to the next level on some of the content we're putting out and that kind of stuff.
00:33:19
The SnowJobs Podcast
When did he start? After the groovy video or or before?
00:33:23
Steve Smythe
He wasn' yeah wasn't part of the groovy video, but and you wait until he's there.
00:33:23
Jordan Smith
ah
00:33:25
The SnowJobs Podcast
I could have told that. All right. Yeah, I could
00:33:28
Steve Smythe
There's going to be tie-dye flying around, dude. Like, you've never seen.
00:33:32
The SnowJobs Podcast
have. Good luck, Alex.
00:33:34
RICK JAMES
Thank you. yeah
00:33:37
Jordan Smith
Yeah. So he'll, he'll be making his debut at Syma and he'll be running around with cameras, getting, uh, getting footage and stuff.
00:33:37
The SnowJobs Podcast
That's awesome.
00:33:43
Jordan Smith
It's, it's something that, uh, Darcy and the rest of the team have done a great job just patching in, but no one's really been dedicated to to content and media. It's kind of been like just part of their job, not their entire job.
00:33:54
Jordan Smith
So his entire focus is going to be to capture good content and, and, uh,
00:33:58
Steve Smythe
Thank
00:33:58
The SnowJobs Podcast
That's sweet. Yeah, you guys are too big now.
00:34:01
Jordan Smith
Yeah, it's a be a great addition to the team and another just a great culture fit, great attitude.
00:34:02
The SnowJobs Podcast
That's good.
00:34:08
Jordan Smith
Really excited that in the team.
00:34:08
The SnowJobs Podcast
So he's making his debut at Syma.
00:34:10
Jordan Smith
Yeah.
00:34:11
The SnowJobs Podcast
So his first taste of Syma and snow industry is going to be the Arctic party.
00:34:11
Jordan Smith
Yep.
00:34:16
Jordan Smith
Yeah. Besides setting up the booth. Yeah.
00:34:18
The SnowJobs Podcast
ah That's awesome. Good.
00:34:21
Jordan Smith
Yep.
00:34:22
The SnowJobs Podcast
but What a way to break in.
00:34:24
Jordan Smith
Yep. Trial by fire there.
00:34:25
The SnowJobs Podcast
i think it's goingnna be yeah I think it's going to be a little different than like what Steve broke in on with the nice Top Gun, you know easygoing you know jam session basically in the backyard.
00:34:37
The SnowJobs Podcast
This is not that. This will not be that.
00:34:39
Jordan Smith
Yep. Yep.
00:34:42
The SnowJobs Podcast
what times What time you guys have to be in the the present the ah the guys that have boots and stuff?
00:34:42
Jordan Smith
Yeah,
00:34:47
The SnowJobs Podcast
what Thursday, what time does it start?
00:34:50
Steve Smythe
I think, I believe on Thursday it's 1145. Yes.
00:34:54
The SnowJobs Podcast
11.45. Okie dokie. Alright. So at least you don't have to get up early. Because
00:35:01
Jordan Smith
I was just
00:35:04
Steve Smythe
i'll be up
00:35:04
The SnowJobs Podcast
we got that going for you.
00:35:05
Steve Smythe
I'll be up there before it all starts, checking everything out.
00:35:08
The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh sure, but if it doesn't start until 11.45, you can cruise in at 10.30.
00:35:13
Jordan Smith
Yeah, 1145 to 515 on Thursday.
00:35:16
Steve Smythe
And then Friday. Yeah, it goes till noon, I believe, on Friday.
00:35:20
The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh.
00:35:20
Jordan Smith
ninety two nine to noon
00:35:21
The SnowJobs Podcast
The old 9 to noon Friday. Yeah. Cool. All right. ah Patty, what are Northeast Eicing, no booth yet?
00:35:33
Patrick Salmon
No, no booth. We're back, right? I was just froze for like the last 30 seconds. All right, perfect.
00:35:38
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah, you're back.
00:35:38
RICK JAMES
Yeah, you're right.
00:35:38
The SnowJobs Podcast
you're You never left.
00:35:38
RICK JAMES
yeah
00:35:40
Patrick Salmon
No, no, no booth yet. Maybe be next year. Got to sell a couple more brine makers to that one. They're working now.
00:35:46
Steve Smythe
Hi.
00:35:49
The SnowJobs Podcast
Are you getting paid to fix them all?
00:35:50
Patrick Salmon
But, down yeah yeah, we're getting compensated.
00:35:52
The SnowJobs Podcast
You should be making plenty of money if you're getting warranty work.
00:35:58
Patrick Salmon
We're getting compensated.
00:35:58
The SnowJobs Podcast
All right, good. All right, good.
00:36:00
Patrick Salmon
So, but, uh,
00:36:01
The SnowJobs Podcast
But you will be attending. What are you looking forward to? Show wise.
00:36:05
Patrick Salmon
Yeah, I'm just looking forward to walking around the trade show floor, checking out some new products, good products, maybe wasn't aware of before. i don't really have much of a list.
00:36:17
Patrick Salmon
Definitely get the Stormy Q mini sessions on my list, especially the marketing. Trying to get did a little bit better at that with with Northeast the icing. That's really not my background or anything, but working working on doing better with that.
00:36:32
Patrick Salmon
um I'd like to check out Turbo Melk. Guy's out of Minnesota, I believe.
00:36:38
RICK JAMES
Turbo Todd?
00:36:40
Steve Smythe
Yep.
00:36:40
The SnowJobs Podcast
Turbo Todd.
00:36:40
Patrick Salmon
Yeah, this is Todd Hessey.
00:36:41
Steve Smythe
Not Todd.
00:36:41
RICK JAMES
Yep.
00:36:42
Steve Smythe
Correct.
00:36:43
Patrick Salmon
Is that how you pronounce his last name?
00:36:44
Steve Smythe
Correct.
00:36:44
Patrick Salmon
Possibly.
00:36:45
RICK JAMES
Yep.
00:36:46
Patrick Salmon
um It seems like a relatively new additive, possibly, or at least they're just doing a lot more of marketing and advertising now. So it's always good to learn about different products available to people in different parts of the country. So.
00:37:03
Patrick Salmon
stop in and talk to them. and then beyond that, honestly, I'm looking forward to the after hours event and the parties, not, not just for the partying aspect, but I just, I really find those super, super useful for the networking.
00:37:11
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yep.
00:37:20
Patrick Salmon
And I get a lot of, I get a lot out of those after hour events, just meeting new people, networking, seeing what companies are doing that's working for them, what didn't work for them.
00:37:31
RICK JAMES
yeah
00:37:32
The SnowJobs Podcast
hundred percent Are you doing any seminars?
00:37:35
Patrick Salmon
I am not doing any seminars, no.
00:37:37
The SnowJobs Podcast
Okay. Jordan, are you teaching any seminars this year?
00:37:41
Jordan Smith
Uh, just so, um, in the boss booth Thursday at two o'clock, we're doing a liquid, uh, liquid seminar in the boss booth, but that is the only thing I'm doing this year. i think Simon tries to alternate people and not have repeats year after year.
00:37:56
The SnowJobs Podcast
Gotcha.
00:37:56
Jordan Smith
It's kind of like the way they do things. So I did last year. So this year I'm, uh, on the bench doing a, doing a booth session instead of a, uh, uh, official session.
00:38:01
The SnowJobs Podcast
You're out.
00:38:06
The SnowJobs Podcast
Gotcha.
00:38:07
Jordan Smith
But I'll be doing a full hour in the booth.
00:38:08
Patrick Salmon
Thank you.
00:38:09
Jordan Smith
Should be good. Similar to what I would have done if it was an official one anyway. So if you want to come check it out, be there and be a couple hours Q&A after.
00:38:14
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yep.
00:38:17
Jordan Smith
So if people want to ask questions, I'll be there. Ready for that.
00:38:20
The SnowJobs Podcast
Boss got anything big equipment-wise dropping this year that you know of or can tell?
00:38:25
Jordan Smith
Um, nothing new. They, they drop all their new stuff at the NTEA show, the truck show that's down in, uh, Indy.
00:38:31
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah. Mm-hmm.
00:38:33
Jordan Smith
So they've already, already dropped that stuff this year. They have a, a trip edge, uh, trip edge V plow and, uh,
00:38:43
Jordan Smith
gosh, I should know this better, but I think that was the main thing was that, that drip edge V.
00:38:47
The SnowJobs Podcast
All right.
00:38:48
Jordan Smith
Otherwise from a liquid standpoint, I don't think it's going to be at the show, but I know they, and know they have a a new 60 gallon UTV sprayer. can't remember it's going to be at the show or not, but Patrick, have you seen those? if you got to see those yet?
00:39:04
Patrick Salmon
I think there's one coming in and on Tuesday, so I will not be able to see it until next week.
00:39:09
Jordan Smith
Okay.
00:39:10
The SnowJobs Podcast
Gotcha.
00:39:12
Jordan Smith
um otherwise
00:39:12
The SnowJobs Podcast
are you goingnna are Are you going to any seminars, Jordan? Were you there?
00:39:15
Jordan Smith
I don't think I'll have time. i i get so I get so busy at the booth.
00:39:17
The SnowJobs Podcast
No.
00:39:19
Jordan Smith
I mean, it's pretty rare at Simon for me to have any, like i don't I don't get time to eat. I don't get time to take a break.
00:39:24
The SnowJobs Podcast
Sure.
00:39:26
Jordan Smith
So I doubt it. I have a full pass if I want to, but I just, I don't typically get time.
00:39:33
The SnowJobs Podcast
Steve, are you going any seminars?
00:39:35
Steve Smythe
Not so much for seminars. Ben, I'm going to bring Ben with some of the snack and chats. Just kind of get him little more familiar with some of the, you learn so much sitting at those tables, just listening to the contractors and whatnot. So think that'll be good.
00:39:49
Steve Smythe
Good for him for that.
00:39:51
The SnowJobs Podcast
Jeremy, you going to any seminars?
00:39:53
RICK JAMES
Just s ones I put on myself, so.
00:39:56
Jordan Smith
Ha ha ha.
00:39:56
The SnowJobs Podcast
Gotcha.
00:39:57
Patrick Salmon
Thank you.
00:39:58
The SnowJobs Podcast
The one-man show.
00:40:00
RICK JAMES
I'll just talk to myself and answer myself.
00:40:00
The SnowJobs Podcast
ah
00:40:02
RICK JAMES
you know
00:40:02
The SnowJobs Podcast
There you go. Riveting.
00:40:05
RICK JAMES
ah yeah Are you guys going to do any with this new video guy you guys got? Are you goingnna record your sessions at all and put them on YouTube or something in your booth? Or haven't you guys saw that or doing that?
00:40:16
RICK JAMES
Storm, sorry.
00:40:18
Jordan Smith
Yeah, I mean, i think he's he's pretty much gonna have the camera running the whole time. I know i know he's going to do a lot of photography and some videography. um so So I would assume, yes, that he will do some clips. I don't think we're gonna record the full.
00:40:32
RICK JAMES
Okay.
00:40:32
Jordan Smith
The sessions are an hour and a half long, so i don't think we're going to put up hour and a half recaps on on online necessarily.
00:40:32
RICK JAMES
Gotcha. Okay.
00:40:37
Steve Smythe
but that's all.
00:40:37
Jordan Smith
ah but But I'm sure clips and pieces will make it up for social and reels and that kind of stuff.
00:40:38
RICK JAMES
not
00:40:44
RICK JAMES
yeah
00:40:46
The SnowJobs Podcast
Cool, cool.
00:40:48
The SnowJobs Podcast
All right. Anybody got any booths that they want to check out besides Turbo Melt?
00:40:55
The SnowJobs Podcast
Jay, what do you got? What do you want to see?
00:40:57
RICK JAMES
a and know I just like to see all the equipment, you know me and me and my equipment stuff. yeah i see they got that but I just looked it up here.
00:41:01
The SnowJobs Podcast
Y'all?
00:41:04
RICK JAMES
I'll pull it up again here. That BM tractor. I mean, not that I'm going to use them, but I like to see cool stuff like that. so It looks like a cool tractor for guys that do blowing and residential. That'd be great for probably.
00:41:22
RICK JAMES
so oh I'll check that out just because it's something different than Was it Wolf I was talking about beforehand?
00:41:29
Steve Smythe
Wolf floaters, yeah.
00:41:29
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah.
00:41:30
RICK JAMES
Wolf equipment? Yeah. I mean, any equipment catches my eye usually. So, I mean, you know, I'm just going to walk around and just chat with whoever, everybody, anybody that wants to chat with me and see what they got.
00:41:42
RICK JAMES
So, that's kind of my, that's what I like to do at Simon and these straight shows. You know, I just kind of, mean, I don't have any specific I need to go see, but I definitely want to check everything out that I can. So, know.
00:41:55
The SnowJobs Podcast
You know, I was going to ask you, I might as well do it here. Um, just so we have a record that I did ask you to do it in case you don't, uh, the case subcompact loader that was there last year that we kind of like looked at quickly, but we really didn't look over.
00:42:05
RICK JAMES
Oh yeah.
00:42:10
The SnowJobs Podcast
If you're near that, give it a good once over and, and check it out and let me know what you think.
00:42:14
RICK JAMES
Is that that, that's 15 or whatever it is that?
00:42:16
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah.
00:42:17
RICK JAMES
Yeah.
00:42:17
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah. The little one, the little guy, i think, I think Matt from monoworks was checking it out last year, but we got Shanghai somewhere else.
00:42:18
RICK JAMES
No, I looked at it pretty hard at it.
00:42:24
Steve Smythe
Jeremy, is that the one is that the ones that Arctic was using on the sidewalk?
00:42:25
RICK JAMES
Yeah. Yeah.
00:42:28
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah, I think so.
00:42:28
RICK JAMES
Yeah.
00:42:29
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah.
00:42:29
RICK JAMES
They had on sidewalks.
00:42:29
Steve Smythe
Yeah, so that'll be, they'll have a bunch of those on the episode. There's some some of those on the episode that drops on Thursday, but yeah.
00:42:37
RICK JAMES
Yeah, I was, we I crawled around in their shop. Remember, we were crawling around with them, checking it out at their shop tour, whatever we had one day.
00:42:41
Steve Smythe
Yeah.
00:42:43
RICK JAMES
But yeah, no, I'll definitely look at it harder for you too. But yeah, it looked like a solid machine, so.
00:42:49
The SnowJobs Podcast
I'll ask Arctic if they're top heavy at all. They look like they're, they're so thin, like narrow and they're so high with the cab. Like it looks like it might be like top heavy a little bit, but that's what I want to check out because if not, it really, that thing would be awesome.
00:42:59
RICK JAMES
Yippee.
00:43:04
RICK JAMES
Mm-hmm. Yeah, I'll check it out. I'll talk to Johnny.
00:43:07
The SnowJobs Podcast
Check her out.
00:43:08
RICK JAMES
Johnny didn't know for sure. I'll talk to Johnny about it. so
00:43:11
The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh, I guarantee he knows. Absolutely.
00:43:14
RICK JAMES
Big Daddy, I'm sorry, not Johnny.
00:43:16
Steve Smythe
Ding, ding,
00:43:17
The SnowJobs Podcast
Big daddy. Oh, man. So what else? What else we want to talk about with Simo or Simo related or even not Simo related?
Exploring Vendors and Networking
00:43:28
Jordan Smith
Yeah, I think, you know, for me, I went through the vendor list a few times. It's a lot of familiar names. So nothing super jumped out at me, but typically try to, you know, before or after show hours walk walk the floor.
00:43:42
Jordan Smith
And there's always something new that pops out.
00:43:43
The SnowJobs Podcast
hmm.
00:43:44
Jordan Smith
would agree with Jeremy, though, those those those BM tractors, those better tractors, they're interesting, the reversible. You know, we used to do a ton of residential, know, driveways. We use the inverted blowers, but the biggest complaint from the guys was having to you know crane your neck crane your neck around to look what you're doing backing up to garage doors.
00:43:59
The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh, yeah.
00:44:03
Steve Smythe
Oh.
00:44:03
Jordan Smith
And I remember seeing these reversible tractors online thinking like,
00:44:03
RICK JAMES
Mm-hmm.
00:44:07
Jordan Smith
man, that kind is the best of both worlds because the fastest way to clear a driveway was absolutely to use an inverted blower. It just wasn't great for operator comfort. If you could use the inverted blower and also have it be comfortable for the operator, that could be a big win. So Paul Vanderzon and I actually talked about that last year because we had an opportunity to get back into residential with a pretty big account, like 700 driveways. And that kind of the direction I was leaning. So I definitely want to check those things out.
00:44:34
RICK JAMES
Yeah.
00:44:34
Steve Smythe
Yeah, they look like pretty sweet.
00:44:34
The SnowJobs Podcast
Very cool.
00:44:35
Steve Smythe
We ran a lot of the bi-directionals, the TVs from New Holland at a company I worked for.
00:44:36
RICK JAMES
They look cool. I mean.
00:44:40
Steve Smythe
And like Jordan was saying for blowing, we did not do residential there, but we had the big Pronovost three points on the front. we We'd load trucks with those and it was so cool because you're sitting right over. I mean, you're literally sitting right over the blower, you know.
00:44:53
Steve Smythe
So yeah, there'd be that'd be a cool tractor to see because New Holland stopped making that bi-directional.
00:44:54
RICK JAMES
Yep.
00:44:59
Steve Smythe
Yeah.
00:45:00
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yep. Jeremy is speaking of tractors is Vroom Vroom going to be there or no?
00:45:07
RICK JAMES
uh for this think they're in the storm academy aren't they in in your storm academy section
00:45:08
Steve Smythe
Vroom
00:45:11
Steve Smythe
Vroom Vroom is going to be in the Storm Academy part of our booth. And Tom is helping pass out popcorn and help with the Storm storm Academy area and and whatnot.
00:45:15
The SnowJobs Podcast
Okay.
00:45:21
Steve Smythe
So, yep, there'll be a Vroom Vroom sitting in there.
00:45:22
The SnowJobs Podcast
Nice. All right, cool.
00:45:24
Steve Smythe
absolutely.
00:45:25
The SnowJobs Podcast
Better check that out. You guys like brooms.
00:45:27
Steve Smythe
Absolutely.
00:45:28
The SnowJobs Podcast
You got sidewalks. Better check that out.
00:45:30
RICK JAMES
yeah that's definitely a good one so
00:45:35
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah, 100%. Sorry, Jordan, go ahead.
00:45:39
Jordan Smith
Otherwise for me, ah you know, like it's the same.
00:45:40
The SnowJobs Podcast
sorry john
00:45:41
Jordan Smith
Oh, you're good. so Same besides just kind of walking the floor, checking stuff out. This thing's all about the networking and seeing everyone and seeing all the familiar faces.
00:45:52
Jordan Smith
I always end up meeting at least a handful of new people every year that end up being longtime friends. So I just always look forward to that get-together. you know They can organize the event however they want.
00:46:04
Jordan Smith
my My ultimate goal is to meet new people and and hang out with the the people I know. and um i'm just I always look forward to it every year.
00:46:12
The SnowJobs Podcast
Absolutely. That's what it's all about, really.
00:46:13
RICK JAMES
Yep. Yep. Yep.
00:46:16
Steve Smythe
And for me, it's
00:46:16
The SnowJobs Podcast
You walk the show once, the rest of the time is all networking.
00:46:16
RICK JAMES
ye
00:46:19
Steve Smythe
ah for me, it's just I'm always charged for snow. But after after going through Sima, then I really hit hit it again, you know, I just.
00:46:27
The SnowJobs Podcast
yep yeah ah You're going to check out the new ah the Snow Power Backblade is back.
00:46:29
Steve Smythe
More ground.
00:46:34
The SnowJobs Podcast
You're going to check that out.
00:46:36
RICK JAMES
ye
00:46:37
The SnowJobs Podcast
I do want to see that new edge system. that That looks pretty cool. I'd like to see that up close, so I wish I was going, but I'm not.
00:46:45
RICK JAMES
Yeah, that'll be cool to see. I'm sure we'll check that out on Tuesday in person, maybe.
00:46:47
Steve Smythe
Thank you.
00:46:49
The SnowJobs Podcast
See if can get me a t-shirt.
00:46:50
RICK JAMES
I think i think e Rick said we could.
00:46:51
The SnowJobs Podcast
oh
00:46:52
RICK JAMES
Oh, yeah, I'll send it to you like you sent me my box from Storks, too.
00:46:55
The SnowJobs Podcast
I got it.
00:46:56
Patrick Salmon
Thank you.
00:46:56
The SnowJobs Podcast
It's right sitting literally right up.
00:46:58
RICK JAMES
I'm just giving you a hard time.
00:46:59
The SnowJobs Podcast
It's right upstairs. It's right there. i got it. And my wife actually just said that the other day.
00:47:04
RICK JAMES
What
00:47:04
The SnowJobs Podcast
what What do you have all this stuff for? I'm like, it's all Jeremy stuff.
00:47:07
RICK JAMES
was it?
00:47:08
The SnowJobs Podcast
like I got to send it out.
00:47:09
RICK JAMES
Well, last night I was with Putsy and Nicky and he's like, ah, I was going to wear that white muskogs hat. I'm like, which one? He goes, did you get it from Storks? I'm like, oh, shit, yeah, I still haven't got that box from Stevie and all my stuff. Yeah.
00:47:23
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah, it's literally right up there with two other...
00:47:25
RICK JAMES
Yeah.
00:47:25
The SnowJobs Podcast
Dude, I i haven't even moved... haven't even moved the... ah Like, I had a whole truck bed full of stuff from there. I haven't even moved that back down into storage yet. It's, like, sitting alls to all up there, ready to go.
00:47:35
RICK JAMES
yeah
00:47:39
The SnowJobs Podcast
But...
00:47:40
RICK JAMES
Yeah, I know. It's all good.
00:47:40
Patrick Salmon
go through your pretzels yet.
00:47:43
The SnowJobs Podcast
I did. Oh, yeah. those Those were gone in, like, a day. I had to beat the kids to them, so...
00:47:50
RICK JAMES
Yeah, I know.
00:47:51
The SnowJobs Podcast
But...
00:47:51
RICK JAMES
Like like Jordan said, its and I think I already said it too, but it's it's all about the networking, seeing the guys and just talking about the seasonal past and what we got upcoming and where we're going in the future is, you know, the plan.
00:48:04
RICK JAMES
So, I always...
00:48:05
The SnowJobs Podcast
Anybody want to name drop any people out there that they're going to try and meet for the first time or maybe again, first time in a long time to talk to?
00:48:16
RICK JAMES
Patrick Sammons, who I'll make the dry meat.
00:48:18
Jordan Smith
Okay.
00:48:19
The SnowJobs Podcast
What was that?
00:48:21
Steve Smythe
What was that?
00:48:21
The SnowJobs Podcast
What was that, Steve?
00:48:22
Patrick Salmon
huh
00:48:23
Steve Smythe
like My kid's cat.
00:48:24
The SnowJobs Podcast
It was a cat. Oh, okay.
00:48:25
Steve Smythe
Yeah.
00:48:26
The SnowJobs Podcast
like
00:48:27
Steve Smythe
Yep, Otto wants to be on the show.
00:48:29
The SnowJobs Podcast
Just look like you got attacked. um it Was that a tiger? Yeah.
00:48:32
Steve Smythe
he is he thinks he's a tiger.
00:48:35
The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh,
00:48:37
Steve Smythe
No, I just, for myself, as far as not drop names, but just, I don't know, I always love just sitting at these tables and stuff or just people coming up to the booth and you just start start a conversation with them. And next thing you know, you're exchanging information and, you know, a year later or whatever, you you guys talk, you know, you talk couple times a week. So that's what's always neat for me. Yeah.
00:48:58
The SnowJobs Podcast
That's what it's all about.
00:49:01
Jordan Smith
Yeah, i i always i always, you know, especially if it's someone younger that I don't know, like someone that's just starting off or young enough to be just starting off like that.
00:49:01
The SnowJobs Podcast
All right.
00:49:08
Steve Smythe
right.
00:49:11
Jordan Smith
Not that it's not interesting to talk to the to older people, but like it's it's always really exciting when there's a, you know, 22, 23 year old just starting up, going to Simon for the first time and just hearing their story, how they got started, what their ambitions are. Like I...
00:49:25
Jordan Smith
I always try to seek that out. and And then I always encourage those people like it's it's the after hour stuff where you really get the value here and just you know make sure they know that.
00:49:32
The SnowJobs Podcast
know
00:49:32
Jordan Smith
Because a lot of people go to the show and they go to the show hours and think like, oh, well, that was it. But like, that's really not it at all.
00:49:39
The SnowJobs Podcast
No.
00:49:40
Jordan Smith
It's part of it. But the big thing is the after hours and networking, the people you'll meet, the connections you'll make. That's where all the value comes from here.
00:49:47
The SnowJobs Podcast
Mm-hmm. 100%. Couldn't agree more. Could not agree more.
00:49:52
The SnowJobs Podcast
could not agree more
00:49:52
RICK JAMES
Best friends of my life are still guys I've met across the country. Honest to God, it you know, they're just the guys you start talking to and then you start talking to them every day or at least once a week or whatever and you just kick it off and there you go.
00:50:05
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yes, sir. Oh, they want to hit some commercials.
00:50:10
RICK JAMES
Sure.
00:50:10
The SnowJobs Podcast
Give these guys, let them get a drink. We'll be right back. 45 seconds.
00:50:14
Patrick Salmon
Thank you.
00:51:04
The SnowJobs Podcast
All right, we're back. We are back. Jeremy, I forgot to ask you this
00:51:10
RICK JAMES
Yes, sir.
00:51:10
Steve Smythe
Thank you.
00:51:11
The SnowJobs Podcast
Are you going to make your way over to podcast row?
00:51:11
RICK JAMES
Yeah.
00:51:14
The SnowJobs Podcast
See who the podcasts are that are on?
00:51:17
RICK JAMES
I didn't know anything about it, but I can.
Podcast Row and Reflections
00:51:20
The SnowJobs Podcast
No, we just thought we found out about that a couple weeks ago, but we weren't invited. So ask, maybe ask why.
00:51:24
RICK JAMES
Yeah, I guess.
00:51:29
RICK JAMES
Yeah, I can. I never was on my radar, but I am. Definitely. i
00:51:34
The SnowJobs Podcast
Go buy hear they got all sorts of snow podcasts.
00:51:34
RICK JAMES
I can do whatever.
00:51:37
The SnowJobs Podcast
There's tons of snow podcasts, apparently.
00:51:39
RICK JAMES
Yeah, apparently not ours, but that's fine.
00:51:41
The SnowJobs Podcast
No, not ours. no
00:51:43
RICK JAMES
Worked good, bud. you know Yeah, I will um maybe check that out.
00:51:44
The SnowJobs Podcast
No. invite. I checked my email multiple times just to make sure I didn't miss any emails. Nope. No emails. No phone calls. No invite.
00:51:58
The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh, shit.
00:51:58
Steve Smythe
I better check my email. Maybe they sent it to me.
00:52:01
The SnowJobs Podcast
They could have podcast Steve podcast.
00:52:01
RICK JAMES
Yeah, maybe they sent it to the wrong Steve.
00:52:02
Steve Smythe
and yeah I better better check that out.
00:52:04
The SnowJobs Podcast
Steve.
00:52:05
RICK JAMES
Check your email.
00:52:05
The SnowJobs Podcast
Absolutely. that You should definitely check it. They may have sent it to the wrong email.
00:52:08
RICK JAMES
God. yep
00:52:10
The SnowJobs Podcast
The wrong Steve.
00:52:10
Steve Smythe
i mean
00:52:11
The SnowJobs Podcast
Got it.
00:52:11
Steve Smythe
Hey, or I might be doing a podcast from there.
00:52:12
RICK JAMES
Yep.
00:52:14
Steve Smythe
You never know. Okay.
00:52:15
The SnowJobs Podcast
Dude, that would be awesome.
00:52:16
Steve Smythe
ah
00:52:16
The SnowJobs Podcast
That would, that would seriously be so good. Like you and Jeremy do a podcast, do the snow jobs podcast from there.
00:52:20
RICK JAMES
yeah
00:52:23
RICK JAMES
Snow team six.
00:52:23
The SnowJobs Podcast
That would be great.
00:52:23
Patrick Salmon
Yeah.
00:52:25
The SnowJobs Podcast
I would love that.
00:52:27
Steve Smythe
yeah
00:52:27
The SnowJobs Podcast
but
00:52:27
Jordan Smith
so That would be awesome.
00:52:29
The SnowJobs Podcast
That would be so cool.
00:52:29
RICK JAMES
Eighteen.
00:52:32
The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh, man. Do we want to say anything um before we wrap up? ah We got, you know, because this is going to drop Monday. simma So the final episode of Storm Chasing.
00:52:44
The SnowJobs Podcast
So we're done with season one.
00:52:46
Steve Smythe
Thank
00:52:46
The SnowJobs Podcast
All the episodes will be released by the Thursday there. ah We want to say anything. Anybody got any feelings or anything they want to get out there? Completion of one season.
00:52:57
The SnowJobs Podcast
Six episodes. Well done, boys.
00:53:00
Jordan Smith
Tell you what, it was a lot was a lot of work, but it was awesome.
00:53:00
Patrick Salmon
Awesome.
00:53:03
The SnowJobs Podcast
It was.
00:53:04
Jordan Smith
Yeah, a lot of freaking work, but it was awesome. and And I guess we didn't clarify. So the Arctic episode is the finale that is going to debut at Syma, but it's still going to get put on YouTube at 7 p.m.
00:53:14
Jordan Smith
Eastern on Friday, just like all the other like the last couple episodes have.
00:53:17
Steve Smythe
Friday.
00:53:17
The SnowJobs Podcast
Mm-hmm.
00:53:19
Jordan Smith
So it'll be available to the public, but if you're at Syma, you can see it first. And ah Steve, I don't know if this ever got sorted out. Are they playing at the Arctic booth too, or are we only playing it at our booth?
00:53:29
Steve Smythe
We're going play it at ours. And then Spencer wanted a copy of it. So I don't know. they i We told them that they could play it at their booth as well, too. But we're the debut is going to be at our.
00:53:39
The SnowJobs Podcast
I believe they are planning to run it in their booth.
00:53:39
Steve Smythe
Sure. Sure.
00:53:43
RICK JAMES
That's what I heard.
00:53:44
Jordan Smith
we got it set up on a projector with a, what, 120 inch screen or something, Steve, you that sound right?
00:53:48
Steve Smythe
I have a big screen on there. It looks pretty sweet. It looks really sweet, actually.
00:53:52
Jordan Smith
Yeah.
00:53:53
Steve Smythe
but
00:53:53
The SnowJobs Podcast
Nice.
00:53:54
RICK JAMES
Got a lazy blade? Is there lazy blade I can sit in and watch it?
00:53:57
Steve Smythe
share you sit you You can sit on my lap.
00:53:57
RICK JAMES
No? Oh, that's a hard pass.
00:54:02
Patrick Salmon
Okay.
00:54:03
The SnowJobs Podcast
ah
00:54:03
RICK JAMES
Hard pass.
00:54:04
The SnowJobs Podcast
ah Hard pass.
00:54:05
Steve Smythe
Hey, I'll wear the shirt.
00:54:06
The SnowJobs Podcast
ah
00:54:06
RICK JAMES
I know it's Pride Month and everything for you, but it's a hard pass.
00:54:08
Steve Smythe
I'll wear the shirt. You want me to have the mustache? Okay.
00:54:12
The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh my good Lord.
00:54:12
RICK JAMES
Nope. I definitely don't need a mustache right now.
00:54:15
The SnowJobs Podcast
Off the rails.
00:54:18
RICK JAMES
Okay.
00:54:44
RICK JAMES
That's
00:54:44
The SnowJobs Podcast
I've been waiting to get that in.
00:54:47
RICK JAMES
a good spot for it.
00:54:48
Steve Smythe
You got another one too, don't you?
00:54:48
The SnowJobs Podcast
That's perfect.
00:54:49
Patrick Salmon
At least not the first one to get it.
00:54:49
Steve Smythe
Isn't there an team? No. No. eighteen
00:54:52
The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh, do we want to hear that? since since Yeah, well, I mean, the ECF episode dropped, so you saw the A-team in person.
00:54:56
Jordan Smith
Exactly.
00:54:59
Steve Smythe
not
00:55:00
The SnowJobs Podcast
Arctic Steve Smythe, Jeremy Lindstrom, the A-team, they have their own commercial for their business. they You got to hear it.
00:55:06
Steve Smythe
but
00:55:07
The SnowJobs Podcast
It's great. Hold on.
00:55:08
RICK JAMES
Video coming.
00:55:38
RICK JAMES
Yeah, buddy.
00:55:41
Steve Smythe
We're still trying to sort out who's who from the A-team. Okay.
00:55:44
The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh, man. asked Jeremy that the other day. i'm like, wait a minute. Who's who? Are you Hannibal? Are you face? Who are you?
00:55:53
Jordan Smith
this This reminded me of something I totally dropped the ball on mentioning, Steve.
00:55:53
RICK JAMES
I'm just on the team.
00:55:57
Jordan Smith
I think we both forgot. But... The other thing launching in our booth at the Storm booth is lot of you probably know every year we do a survey and then we give away stuff. I know I mentioned on the last episode, but for those who didn't listen to it, we we are launching the survey and the giveaways at our Simon booth this year. So you you can be one of the first ones to fill it out.
00:56:18
Jordan Smith
You don't have to be first to to qualify for a prize, but one of the prizes is that is going to be awarded this year is snow storm with, you call it the A team, I call it Snow Team Six.
00:56:31
Jordan Smith
So if you want if you want Arctic Steve and Jeremy to come plow in your snow operation, fill out that survey, one of the prizes is you'll get a ah snow event with Steve and Jeremy.
00:56:32
Patrick Salmon
OK.
00:56:41
Jordan Smith
So I thought that was pretty cool.
00:56:43
RICK JAMES
ah
00:56:44
Steve Smythe
x That can be good or bad.
00:56:44
RICK JAMES
Yeah, yeah.
00:56:44
The SnowJobs Podcast
ah
00:56:44
Patrick Salmon
oh
00:56:45
The SnowJobs Podcast
oh
00:56:45
Steve Smythe
What?
00:56:47
RICK JAMES
Oh, nothing but good, Steve.
00:56:47
Jordan Smith
Oh, it's good.
00:56:48
RICK JAMES
Nothing but good.
00:56:49
Jordan Smith
It's good.
00:56:49
The SnowJobs Podcast
That's funny. That is funny.
00:56:52
Jordan Smith
But lots of good,
00:56:52
The SnowJobs Podcast
Snow Team 6 is actually taken.
00:56:52
RICK JAMES
That's...
00:56:54
The SnowJobs Podcast
that's ah Somebody has that on Instagram. Somebody has that on Facebook.
00:56:58
Jordan Smith
What?
00:56:59
The SnowJobs Podcast
That's a good one. Yeah, it's taken.
00:57:00
Steve Smythe
Wow.
00:57:01
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah, somebody's got Snow Team 6.
00:57:03
Steve Smythe
well
00:57:04
Jordan Smith
Well, we're going to trademark it so that we can steal it from them then.
00:57:07
The SnowJobs Podcast
There you go.
00:57:07
Jordan Smith
Because we've already made canvas prints that say Snow Team 6 on them.
00:57:08
RICK JAMES
Mm-hmm.
00:57:10
The SnowJobs Podcast
and
00:57:10
Jordan Smith
We're locked in.
00:57:11
RICK JAMES
Yep. Yep.
00:57:14
Jordan Smith
We're locked in.
00:57:14
The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh my god.
00:57:17
RICK JAMES
I guess in final, I'd like to say about the storm chasing, the whole whole season was it was a great season. There's lot of work for mean production and all that, Jordan and everybody in house. But was I was just glad to be part of it. And it was it's fun to see how other operations work. And I think we're kind of getting out there. The whole purpose of the thing is to show everybody what we do behind the scenes that nobody ever really sees all the preparation.
00:57:42
RICK JAMES
other all the hardworking people in their field out there that nobody gets really recognition. So that's, I'm just thankful to be part of it. And I love showing our industry off because we're one hell of a group of people, my my eyes.
00:57:57
Steve Smythe
Yeah.
00:57:58
The SnowJobs Podcast
Amen. 100%.
00:57:58
Steve Smythe
And I'd just like to like to thank all the, uh, the six companies that we, we got to do for letting them, uh, letting us go into their behind the scenes.
00:57:59
Jordan Smith
Well said.
00:58:06
Steve Smythe
And it's like, there wasn't one of them that we, we went in with that we didn't feel like we were at home with, you know? So it's, Thanks. Kudos to all those guys and and gals that were supportive of ah us doing that.
00:58:16
RICK JAMES
Definitely.
00:58:19
Steve Smythe
So it's great.
00:58:20
The SnowJobs Podcast
hundred percent
00:58:21
Jordan Smith
When I, and I would say too, no, go ahead, Pat.
00:58:22
Patrick Salmon
but and And thank you to you guys. back
00:58:25
RICK JAMES
but
00:58:25
Patrick Salmon
Go ahead.
00:58:25
Jordan Smith
Go ahead, Pat.
00:58:26
Patrick Salmon
i I just say thank you to you guys, you know, you guys put together something amazing for but all of us ah across the country to, you know, to be able to watch and and enjoy and and connect with. and you all have, you're you're all busy people. You all got other jobs and everything going on. And it just, it probably is.
00:58:46
Patrick Salmon
Yeah, I put a lot of work into that and glad to see it be so successful and and come out so well. So thank you.
00:58:53
Jordan Smith
Yeah, I mean, it ah obviously provides a level of education entertainment for our industry. But like we talked about, like one of the goals was to get viewership and exposure outside the industry.
00:59:02
Steve Smythe
Thank you.
00:59:04
Jordan Smith
That's where the value starts to come in for our industry is when people start to understand how much work goes into what we do. and i And I know we're getting that because we're we're seeing engagement and comments. and And even like in my town, small town, Southern Minnesota, like hearing comments of people, oh, I saw your you know TV show or Storm's doing a TV show or you know podcast on a TV show. It's it's cool.
00:59:26
Jordan Smith
And and it's you know it's only going to grow from here. I mean, the production quality is good. The entertainment value is good.
Product Success and Humor
00:59:33
Jordan Smith
It's a good product.
00:59:33
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yep.
00:59:34
Jordan Smith
I don't think anyone would go out there and say that's a bad product. And anytime you put a good product out there for a long period of time, it's it's just going to keep gaining traction. So
00:59:41
The SnowJobs Podcast
Absolutely.
00:59:42
Jordan Smith
Excited to continue the path forward and and I think it it is only going to get easier and better as we go because we've learned a lot.
00:59:53
The SnowJobs Podcast
Amen. Amen to that. Oh, there's the tiger again.
00:59:58
RICK JAMES
there just There it is.
00:59:58
Steve Smythe
There's the tiger, the Chinese.
01:00:00
The SnowJobs Podcast
ah
01:00:00
Patrick Salmon
the big, big tiger.
01:00:03
The SnowJobs Podcast
I can only see like the top couple inches. Every time he walks by, he looks like a tiger.
01:00:07
Steve Smythe
Oh, he thinks he's the show guy here.
01:00:08
The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh,
01:00:10
RICK JAMES
alright
01:00:12
The SnowJobs Podcast
what's up, bud? Oh, anybody got anything else? I think that summed it up perfectly. I don't think I need to add anything to that. Anybody got anything else they want to talk about before we go and you guys can get on your planes?
01:00:25
RICK JAMES
Happy Father's Day to all the fathers out there.
01:00:27
The SnowJobs Podcast
x Absolutely.
01:00:28
Steve Smythe
Yeah.
01:00:28
The SnowJobs Podcast
We missed it by a day, but happy Father's Day to everybody.
01:00:28
RICK JAMES
I know it's going to.
01:00:32
RICK JAMES
Yep.
01:00:34
The SnowJobs Podcast
Anything else?
01:00:34
Steve Smythe
Yeah.
Future Plans and Episode Wrap-up
01:00:35
Steve Smythe
Looking forward to seeing everybody this week.
01:00:38
Patrick Salmon
Yeah, going be a great time.
01:00:38
RICK JAMES
Yes, sir.
01:00:38
Steve Smythe
Cincinnati.
01:00:40
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yep. Sorry I'm missing it, boys. But duty calls. I'll have to catch it the next one.
01:00:48
RICK JAMES
Yep. Well, a good father.
01:00:49
Patrick Salmon
it Ohio next year?
01:00:51
The SnowJobs Podcast
I don't know. Is it?
01:00:53
Patrick Salmon
think so.
01:00:53
Jordan Smith
Cincinnati.
01:00:53
The SnowJobs Podcast
Did they announce?
01:00:54
Jordan Smith
Yep.
01:00:54
The SnowJobs Podcast
Cincinnati?
01:00:54
Jordan Smith
Yeah. Cincinnati. Yep.
01:00:56
The SnowJobs Podcast
All right.
01:00:58
The SnowJobs Podcast
right Cool. that that That's not good, though. that My wife's going to want to come to that.
01:01:05
Patrick Salmon
fact
01:01:05
Steve Smythe
cincinnati
01:01:06
The SnowJobs Podcast
She's got family here. She's got family there. She's going to use that.
01:01:09
RICK JAMES
Let Gina come.
01:01:10
The SnowJobs Podcast
Oh, we can go visit family.
01:01:11
Patrick Salmon
Thank you.
01:01:11
The SnowJobs Podcast
I am not doing that.
01:01:11
RICK JAMES
like
01:01:13
The SnowJobs Podcast
I am staying with the boys.
01:01:13
RICK JAMES
um
01:01:14
The SnowJobs Podcast
She
01:01:15
RICK JAMES
Gina can come.
01:01:19
The SnowJobs Podcast
can come. I just won't be staying with them. I will be i will be staying with you guys. All right, boys. Anything else?
01:01:27
RICK JAMES
think so.
01:01:28
The SnowJobs Podcast
Cool. All right. Let's wrap it up then.
01:01:31
Steve Smythe
Sounds good.
01:01:32
The SnowJobs Podcast
Uh, everybody have a safe flight out there.
01:01:32
Steve Smythe
ah
01:01:35
The SnowJobs Podcast
Get home safe, party responsibly, have a great time. And, uh, we'll talk to you when we get back. So that's going to do it then. Episode one, two, four of the snow jobs podcast, main show in the books.
01:01:50
The SnowJobs Podcast
Thank the boys, Jordan, Steve, Patty, and as always, my co-host, Jeremy. mr I think he'd be probably Hannibal in the A-team.
01:02:01
The SnowJobs Podcast
Hannibal or face. of the One or two. But that's it.
01:02:05
RICK JAMES
Depends on the brand.
01:02:07
The SnowJobs Podcast
Yeah, exactly. Everybody have a great week. If you're going to Syma, be careful traveling to and from, uh, have, have a great time there network as much as possible. Like every, like Jordan and Steve and Jeremy and Pat have all reiterated if it's your first time or you're younger,
01:02:24
The SnowJobs Podcast
It is the most important part. It is the best part. So make sure you put yourself out there. you know Go up to somebody and just start a conversation. Nobody's going to cut you off. no Don't be nervous about it.
01:02:34
The SnowJobs Podcast
just do Even if you're not an outgoing person, take the shot. Do it. Everybody in this industry is awesome. They will take the time to talk to you. All right. That is it, gang. Everybody be safe out there. Enjoy the Arctic Party Wednesday night. Have a great week.
01:02:50
The SnowJobs Podcast
Keep pushing.