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Message from the CHAIR

the pandemic continues and

so does the building craze

RON SCHELL eptember 18th 2020 – the due date for The crazy thing now is that people want
Schell Home Hardware Smy article in the LBMAO Reporter (oh, to get going on the bigger projects; like say
Building Centre, it comes so quickly) – and my mom’s 90th a house addition or a garage - or both of the
Stouffville, ON birthday! I tried to call her but no answer. above - and the problem is we don’t have
Maybe she can’t hear the telephone ring, certain materials like 1/2 spruce plywood;
but she sure hears everything else that I and of course quotations are way off due to
say. My dad turns 90 in December which will price increases. I told my guys that instead
probably be the next time I write an article. of the usual 30 day quotation time, maybe
He is still working 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., 4 days a 7 minutes would be good. Get what you can
week upstairs in the office with because it changes by the minute (and so
my two sisters, Judy and Janet, do the prices). When they came in before
"...instead of the my daughter Sarah and my niece the pandemic for pressure treated, I used to
Melissa. Which is the main reason invoice it and send them to the yard with a
usual 30 day I stay downstairs on the store packing slip. Now I send them directly to the
quotation time, floor - I am the Walmart greeter. yard to see what we have in stock. By the
maybe 7 minutes Also, with my dad still working it way my yard is a lot busier than before.
makes it tough to retire (although We have to keep moving on. Remember
would be good. a lot of my friends have). I think to treat the people you work with
Get what you can it would make me look bad... respectfully as they are the reason
We are now into fall/autumn; your company is where it is. And I hope
because it changes why are there two names for everyone’s mother lives to the age of
by the minute (and one season? Summer, winter 90. I want to be 95 and shot by a jealous
and spring only have one name. husband. If you can be 95 and make
so do the prices.)"
Anyway, what’s up for fall? I someone jealous, you are doing okay.
hope not a second wave of the
pandemic... I’ve just gotten used
to going to restaurants again.
The mask wearing all day really sucks. You
couldn’t understand half of the customers
before the mask; so with the mask - forget
it. But if this helps the world get out of this
pandemic, I am good with it. And I do look
better with a mask on.

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