The first thing that may catch your attention about the photo below is that we inserted a One Pack logo onto my shirt because the 21" large mouth bass is covering the real logo, and no, the bass was not photo shopped. 

I know this is rhetorical but "what happened to the summer"? After the horrible winter we had last year, summer could not come fast enough and now it's becoming a thing of the past.  I guess it's time to go back to work.

The truth is, our summer was very busy.  Somehow, people managed to go on vacation or take a few days off without missing a beat with regards to ordering supplies and equipment.

Thirty years ago, when I entered this industry as a salesman, summers were very different. Companies thought nothing of shutting down for a few weeks so everyone could take a break. Today we don't know how to stop and even when we take a few days off we still answer emails and take calls on our cell phones. Heck, I think my phone was ringing when I was posing for the above photo.

In truth, I'm grateful that you are calling. There are so many others out there you can call instead of us. 

I hope you had a great summer and thank you for everything.

Fred