Anyone who works on the Mississippi River when the water gets hard inevitably will face the question, "What Do You Do All Winter?"
Obviously, without giant skis we don't run the big riverboats on the ice during winter months, but we are very busy. This is the time of year when sales are underway for the coming season and when we revitalize the boats.
Gabe, Tammy, Julie, Tracy, Shelley and Gus are working feverishly to meet with past customers, find new friends, attend trade shows and just make contact. Steve and I are assisting the Sales Dept. by creating new online videos for our website and as sales tools.
Out on the river Matt, Gary and Shevek are remodeling the main deck of the Jonathan Padelford. All the grinding, banging and sawing that is going on outside my window involves ripping out the old main deck bar to move it forward creating more room for the Catering Dept. and to update the bar itself. The crew also has removed all of the black leather, cushioned benches and is recovering them. All the brass lamps will be cleaned and polished, bulkheads (walls for ye landlubbers) scrubbed and painted and the carpets cleaned. The star of the Padelford fleet will be just like new for the 2008 riverboat season.
And, we're developing a few new items for next season.
Obviously, without giant skis we don't run the big riverboats on the ice during winter months, but we are very busy. This is the time of year when sales are underway for the coming season and when we revitalize the boats.
Gabe, Tammy, Julie, Tracy, Shelley and Gus are working feverishly to meet with past customers, find new friends, attend trade shows and just make contact. Steve and I are assisting the Sales Dept. by creating new online videos for our website and as sales tools.
Out on the river Matt, Gary and Shevek are remodeling the main deck of the Jonathan Padelford. All the grinding, banging and sawing that is going on outside my window involves ripping out the old main deck bar to move it forward creating more room for the Catering Dept. and to update the bar itself. The crew also has removed all of the black leather, cushioned benches and is recovering them. All the brass lamps will be cleaned and polished, bulkheads (walls for ye landlubbers) scrubbed and painted and the carpets cleaned. The star of the Padelford fleet will be just like new for the 2008 riverboat season.
And, we're developing a few new items for next season.
