Morning Bell Feb 8th

Good morning Everyone,

Well, every once in a while this time of year we have the strangest weather event. There are actually some dark clouds to the North and East this morning. Apparently there is water falling from the sky in Port Charlotte. Rain? It's been so long we have forgotten what rain looks like. Maybe we'll get some today.

We do get something else regurlarly though. On a daily basis someone comes to me or calls just for the purpose of complimenting a member of our Staff. It's been amazing and wonderful to have this happen so consistently over the past 2 years. Yesterday I received the following:

"Hi Larry I just wanted to say thanks to you and everyone for your hospitality when we dropped off the boat at your dealership last Friday. It was really awesome that you let us take a boat out on the ocean like that! We had never been on the ocean before, so we just thought it was fantastic. You are lucky to live in such a beautiful place. It looks like your new building will be beautiful as well, and your staff is so professional and friendly.

Thank you again for everything, it was really a pleasure meeting you!

Chris

PS. We loved Tiki the bird! We had never seen a parrot before, other than on TV. He is fascinating. =)

Thanks -
Chris "

Work continues on the buildings and the roof trusses went up yesterday so the whole restaurant and member facilities are really looking good. Last week they filled the pool to test for leaks before pouring the final concrete surface and all was good so shortly we'll see the final pour there. The service buildings were finished this week and look great now with the siding up. I'll have pics tomorrow.

Meet Jill! Jill is our Ship Store and Boat Rental coordinator and has been really busy with rentals and stuff lately. Jill lives here on the Beach and is well known around town for her great personality, good humor and constant smile.

Jill spends a good deal of her time counting live shrimp. Not the most enjoyable of tasks but she always does it with a smile.

MaryAnne is our Accountant. She came to us 2 years ago when she and Mike moved here from Maryland. Mike is a retired policeman. Now they have decided to move on and fully retire to travel. We'll miss MaryAnne but wish she and Mike all the best. She'll be leaving us in June and her replacement starts on Monday. Lorie VanWinkle and I'll tell you more about her tomorrow.

Have you seen the video of the new marina? If not why not click on the link and then click twice on the play arrow. It's worth a look and be sure you have your volume turned on. http://www.snookbightmarina.com/marina_tour.asp

Gotta go for now. More tomorrow.

Joe