Hello,
Seeing shane's previous post on how the south is getting pounded and most likely very unprepared made we wonder if 'traveling with the snow' is viable business plan?
I remember back in 93-94 when the south got the blizzard (think that was the right years) and how UNPREPARED they really were. I was on spring break in tallahasse FL and remember seeing snow even there (flurries), then we drove back to PA and couldn't believe how much of a disaster the area really was. People, at best, were equiped with garden tractors plowing Wal-mart size parking lots, and the state was NO where to even be seen, and when they were, they were using road graders, as it was all they had.
Does the idea have value? I could see some substantial profit here.
In theory, it may not be bad. Think of it like surfers who go from from one part of the country to another, 'searching for where the waves are'. In winter, the idea of travelling around isn't too bad anyways. Hek, most of us go on long vacations anyway, so why not make money on your vacation and head down south, up north, out west, etc. travelling where the snow is. Like in the movie twister, where they sit around waiting for the 'Big One' to touch down, and then drop shop and head out when they get the first report.
Though this may be considered a silly idea, it seems like it does have some real merit. I could just stop at the store tonight, buy a vinyl lettering set, write 'snow plowing----my cell phone number" and throw the plow the back of my truck and be in NC by early evening.
steveair
Seeing shane's previous post on how the south is getting pounded and most likely very unprepared made we wonder if 'traveling with the snow' is viable business plan?
I remember back in 93-94 when the south got the blizzard (think that was the right years) and how UNPREPARED they really were. I was on spring break in tallahasse FL and remember seeing snow even there (flurries), then we drove back to PA and couldn't believe how much of a disaster the area really was. People, at best, were equiped with garden tractors plowing Wal-mart size parking lots, and the state was NO where to even be seen, and when they were, they were using road graders, as it was all they had.
Does the idea have value? I could see some substantial profit here.
In theory, it may not be bad. Think of it like surfers who go from from one part of the country to another, 'searching for where the waves are'. In winter, the idea of travelling around isn't too bad anyways. Hek, most of us go on long vacations anyway, so why not make money on your vacation and head down south, up north, out west, etc. travelling where the snow is. Like in the movie twister, where they sit around waiting for the 'Big One' to touch down, and then drop shop and head out when they get the first report.
Though this may be considered a silly idea, it seems like it does have some real merit. I could just stop at the store tonight, buy a vinyl lettering set, write 'snow plowing----my cell phone number" and throw the plow the back of my truck and be in NC by early evening.
steveair
I remember going to Mass. after hurricane Bob. Imported Maine Lobsters everyday for lunch & dinner. Mmmm... the good ole days. Anyway, we snowplowers could surely put together some kind of similar disaster response plan to organize help for those in need. I'm sure SIMA would probably be a good focal point for such an undertaking, and such a thing probably falls within the parameters of its mission.