: I am a pro!!!!!! I mean I have a briefcase, it actually has stuff in it
: too!!! like pens and paper and an estimate book for the woodworking aspect
: of The Bear Paw Canoe Company, and pictures, and a calculator, and a tape
: measure, and even a clipboard.... So I'm now giving public notice that my
: prices are now 800% higher than they were yesterday. :-) I like the
: amatuer status of my boat building company.... I would never have to give
: a presentation with slides and an overhead projector. Working on my
: Criminal Justice degree some years ago a teacher who also happened to be
: the chief of police, asked us if we knew what defined a professional and
: of course lots of people responded with characteristics like professional
: degrees, well studied in their field, etc. etc. His response was that a
: professional was someone that had a slide show and had travelled at least
: 50 miles for their presentation. :-) A little cynical but it bears alot of
: truth. Thanks for the compliments. The boat show turned out to be a
: surprising success in both exposure and in sales. Hell I even sold a canoe
: book shelf during the thing!! Doug

Hi Doug,

I keep telling the apprentices I train that the only difference between them and a journeyperson is the fact that a journeyperson knows how to hide their screwups! {:o)

A canoe bookshelf?? Is this a bookshelf that holds canoes? a canoe that holds books? or a bookshelf in the shape of a canoe? Enquiring minds want to know!! Can you post a picture? (Some of your boats would be nice too!) {:o)

Ian