Do not go to the mill with an attitude…..it will bite you!

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

Customer comes to my mill yesterday.....mad when he got there.
His wife rides him every time he spends money on Cedar slabs.
He backs his truck up to the pile....ranting and raving.
I'm listening with another customer who is already at the mill.
My other customer feels sorry for him and goes and helps him load slabs.
The helper starts asking questions about his problem as he is loading slabs......bad move.
The more questions asked....the madder he gets.  :D
I'm rolling but have no dog in the fight so I keep my mouth shut. (can you believe that  )
About a minute later.....BAM......a slab goes through the back glass of the pick-up.  :D :D
I'm thinking....Forestry Forum!  :D :D :D
Now......the helper customer runs to the mill where I am. I'm chewing my tongue not to laugh.
I have never heard words like what was being screamed in quite a while.
The guy finally calms down.....apologizes.....and pays me.
He then opens the truck door....gets in under the steering wheel......slams door......and then it happens.......
the rest of the glass falls out down his neck inside his shirt.
Throws truck in gear.......and hauls bass out of the log yard. Now I have tears coming down my face. 
Never a dull moment at my place.


  

  

  

 

[Chuck White]

Just a bad day no matter who you are!   :-[  :  :-\

[thecfarm]

Got one better than that.Plant Mgr tells one of the employees to take his truck around back,all the while on company time,and fill his truck up with pallets. Ayup,one went into the back window. I did not go see it,but I betcha it looked like that last picture.

[TimGA]

Poston,
        That's hilarious, sometimes it's great to be the Fly on the wall and not being the one being watched by the Fly.
                                       Tim

[petefrom bearswamp]

Poston what does he do with the slabs?
Burn them or use for projects.

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

Poston what does he do with the slabs?
Burn them or use for projects.

He saws them off and stands them up. Makes garden beds / flower beds.

[Bill Gaiche]

Don't know what he paid for slabs but, they surely are cheaper than a window. His wife is going to be proud of him. bg

[Ocklawahaboy]

Even if you'd given him the slabs, that would be some expensive cedar.

[beenthere]

At least you got some pics, before and after it looks like.
Hope he didn't also get a ticket on the way home.  ;)

[blackfoot griz]

He probably wanted a sliding rear window before he got to your place...now he can get it!

[Chuck White]

Believe it or not, a sliding rear window can be bought cheaper than a 1-piece!

[Peter Drouin]

Good one  :D :D :D

[customsawyer]

I had several Mondays just like that this week.  ???

[Farmerjw]

I was waiting to hear he "peeled out of there" and dumped the whole load back on the ground!  :D

So, next time you see him you can tell him it could have been worse!  : ;D :D

[WmFritz]

Never a dull moment around the Poston Place!

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[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

You've hit the shin nail on the head Bill.  :D

[sawguy21]

I hope he walked away from it for a while and took time to calm down before things got worse. : Some days you are the windshield, some days the bug. ;D

[ammonbarnes]

I had a guy come to my mill with two cottonwood logs smashing the bed of his 05 ish f350and some gnarly dents in the side when I ask what happened he was laughing so hard as best as I could make out was he had no brakes on his backhoe so he had to use his truck and afterwards he realized he could have saved time and his truck if he had transported the logs just a little farther before loading them oh well at least he had a good attitude

[Magicman]

It's obvious that he was wanting to go fishing and his wife wanted the flower beds done before Easter.   :D