LeTip Meeting Weds. June 30, 2010

In Attendance:

Dominic Gunder, Ron Cervi, Kris Iverson, Fred Gregory, John Davis, Bill Britton, Skip Cole, Steve Bates, Elena Ruiz, Ted Koopman, Burt Feiser, John Gibson, David Petri, Theresa Pulvere, Andy Kimari, Sheila Ragan, Ross Chambers, Steve Miller, Skip George, Jeffrey Serylo, and Dawn DellAcqua.

Showboaters

Skip Cole – Republic Moving and Storage – Nester Evan Cole Jr. is Skip’s real name.  Republic Moving and Storage are currently in their busiest phase of their business year.  Shared a story of estimating a move for a couple  who were “hoarders”.  It was difficult to walk through their home because of all of the “stuff” that they had stacked inside of their home.

David Petri – Allstate Insurance  - Shared a secret about how to possibly get out of a ticket for a moving violation…”Mr. Ticket”  (619) 563-1515.  David explained how a moving violation effects your auto insurance.

Speakers

Ross Chambers – ProScapes of San Diego – Shared his appreciation for being a member in the chapter.  Ross encouraged all members to put all they can into their part in the chapter so that they will realize the full blessing of being a part of such a rewarding network

Ross gave a brief history of “lawns”.  Originally only the aristocracy had lawns, and lawn irrigation (1870’s) first was only available for golf courses and then began coming into the estates of the wealthy and eventually into the residential neighborhoods as the underground piping changed from steel to pvc and sprinkler heads changed from rigid pipes sticking up out of the ground to heads that are hidden in the lawn and then pop-up when they come on and spray a more consistent coverage pattern. 

There are sprinkler timers that must be programmed by the zip code and the topography.  Some timers now will monitor the weather conditions themselves and only come on when the conditions indicate that it is needed.

All new residential are required to have the “Smart Timers” for irrigation.  (These timers only water “as-needed”) … and all Commercial Irrigation are being required to convert to “Smart Timers”.  Ross is qualified to install and convert these new “Smart Timers”, so let’s keep Ross in mind for all of our Property Managers and Contractors who may be able to use his services.

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John Davis – Send Out Cards – John had been a Salesman all of his working life, when he came to a point that caused him to feel hollow in that capacity of employment.  John came into a position with San Diego memorial Society  which was completely dependent on donations.  As he struggled thru a particular difficult phase, John received a card from his friend Joe, who knew that John needed an encouraging word.  The card from Joe was written in Joe’s handwriting … but the writing was so neat that John had to call Joe and ask him how he did that.  Joe had John come over and he introduced John to Send Out Cards.

John sent his brother a card right away, and his brother became angry.  When John asked why, his brother Mike replied “John, I haven’t heard from you for two years and now you send me a card trying to sell me something?”   John realized then that when you send a card, the intention must be to focus on the relationship … NOT to sell something.  When you focus on the relationship, good things will follow.

John shared a card that he recently made for his sister using Photoshop to produce a card that was so personal

Reports:

Ross Chambers – Attendance Monitor -  66.67 %  of the members were in attendance last week.  Four excused and six unexcused absences last week.

Next week, We are Dark – NO Meeting!

 

Next Meeting, July 14th

Skip Cole and David Petri  – Greeting

Steve Miller and Steve Bates - Guest Speakers

Bill Britton and Sheila Ragan  – Showboaters