HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND MERRY CHRISTMAS ,
This time of year always seems to fly by. Maybe it's the fact that the youngest of my 4 kids still believes in the "Santa phenomenon". She is only three, but singularly focused on obtaining as many presents as possible. To her, this goal is the real meaning of Christmas. If she still feels this way next year, I will have concluded that I have failed as a parent. It seems like things accelerate the older I get. It seems like only yesterday, (actually five years now), that for weeks leading up to Christmas, little items around the house mysteriously disappeared. I was especially alarmed when my new DVD of Monster Bulls (Elk Hunting stuff), strangely vanished. I conducted a grid by grid search of our house, even finding a long lost computer mouse in the couch cushions, but the DVD remained allusive. So after the usual grumbling I resigned myself to never seeing it again. Imagine my surprise and the feeling of silliness I felt that I had gotten upset over such a trivial thing, when upon opening a gift from my five year old daughter I found my DVD. She had been secretly procuring items from everyone in the house and wrapping them up and sticking them under our Christmas tree. She wanted to be part of the giving process also. Every time one of the family opened one of her gifts her little face lit up with excitement as we were genuinely happy and surprised at the gifts she had re-given us. At that moment, I was pretty thankful for having such a sweet kid. To this day thinking about the story still brings a sense of amusement and gratitude.
Time marches on and every year we put out a Nite-Hawk calendar and I move the old year's calendar down my office wall. It never occurred to me that I may run out of space on my office wall. Maybe that says more about the size of my office, but I prefer it to mean that we have been doing this for a while. I still feel like I am a young guy, but reality sinks in when I look in the mirror and notice far too many gray hairs for a 20 something year old. I am sure many of you whom I have known for 15 to 20 years feel the same. Your youthful enthusiasm is infectious and I hope that I have the opportunity to continue to work with you for many years to come.
With the state of the economy the last several years, we have seen many tough challenges for many in our industry. Many contractors continue to struggle at levels well below where they were only a few years ago. Hopefully, the really tough days are in the past and you can look forward to a bright and prosperous future. At Nite-Hawk we have been very fortunate and grateful for the opportunity we've had to meet some of you and work with all of you. I think we have a unique opportunity to work with contractors and hopefully act more like a partner than a supplier. Typically, in these newsletters we have tried to write something of substance that may help in your business. However, during this time of year, my hope is that we remember what is truly important in our lives and think about how we can make life better for those around us. If there is anything we can help with, whether it be sales, marketing, operations, finance, or just talking about the industry please don't hesitate to give us a call. Even if you never intend to buy a truck or aren't a current customer, we would love to talk to you and see if we can help. Personally, as well as from everyone here at Nite-Hawk, we wish you a warm and prosperous Holiday Season and renewed optimism for the upcoming year.
Happy Holidays,
Tracy Day, President
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