Ah, how I miss the MONTE PYTHON troupe on PBS and their HUMOR based on the disrespect of age old traditions.
Fore MEE, the green dots are meaningless. For some, it might be an ego trip while for others, it might be a goal which they aspire to.
The only thing, which really counts in today's REAL FLORIST WORLD is the GREEN BUCKS in their till, not the green dots on FC.
Over the years (since 1969) we have received numerous floral design awards from the old NY FLORIST CLUB (long since defunct), the old Metropolitan Retail Florist's Association (long since defunct), the NY/NJ Unit of Teleflora, (now the big Apple unit), and the old FTDA NY District 2A/2B, (long since defunct).
Add to that, several Golden Circle Award Plaques from our old FTDA as well as the FTD ONLY! plaques we used to hang on our wall behind our cash registers for all of our customers to see.
A Picture frame for TOTO's FTDA Flowers After Hours Concept still hangs on our cooler, but some days I want to take it down and on other days, I want to leave it stay. It was a GREAT IDEA and I was happy to help our old FTDA implement that program for US WEE BEES.
Various THANK YOU letters still sit in our file cabinet for participating in the Teleflora Bride's Magazine show as a contributing floral designer back in 1972, others for participating in various round table discussions with our old FTDA at Conventions regarding our SPECIAL MESSENGER DELIVERY $ERVICE features, and how to implement them.
Add to that, my Teleflora Column entitled "STRICTLY BUSINESS " back in 1981/1982 when questions were asked by other real florists and I was happy to answer them regarding, what we had learned on those subjects and passed it on to the Newbies in our industry.
No, it's NOT ALL ABOUT MEE!
It's ALL ABOUT US!
All of those plaques, awards, citations, photo ops, letters, and commendations, quite frankly and in 2008, don't mean squat.
They are nothing I can cash in on and nothing which really makes a difference in today's world of REAL FLORISTS.
In fact, they are memories of DAYS GONE BY and when WEE FLORISTS ruled the world with regard to FLORAL PURCHASES made by FLORAL CONSUMERS. US WEE BEES were KING OF THAT HILL! (back then)
Which brings the OLD TOTO DOG back to the GREEN DOTS!
DA DOTS, and in my umble opinion, DON'T MEAN A THING!
The only thing which really counts, for all of us on Ryan's FC board, is that, WE ALL WORK TOGETHER in OUR EFFORTS to MAKE A DIFFERENCE for US!
And THE DIFFERENCE which, US WEE BEES need to work together for, is over the fact that, WE ARE THE COGS and WHEELS which make OUR INDUSTRY work, each and everyday.
To allow others (WSs, DOGs, OGs, Non-Local Phonies and any SKIMMER who is cloaked by those WSs) to use US as their highly discounted subcontracted vendors with their TOO LOW SRPs coupled with their expectation of our FREE DELIVERY $ERVICE, is a crime against our INDUSTRY and an outright insult to our INTELLIGENCE, as well as our Love, Devotion, and Dedication, to our own floral customers along with their same-day-delivery needs.
It is time (in fact, long past due) that, WEE REAL FLORISTS stand up and be counted and TAKE OUR STAND, and tell all of them that, "WE'RE MAD AS H-E-L-L, and we're not going to take it anymore! In fact, we're not going to deliver it anymore, as far as all of you are concerned!"
As BOSS put it so succinctly: If you're advertising in MY LOCAL PHONE BOOK that YOU DELIVER TO MY TOWN then, YOU BETTER BE ABLE TO DELIVER IT YOURSELF, because I'M NOT!
Which equates to REFUSE, REJECT, and take back what has always been RIGHTFULLY YOURS to begin with!
In other words, and in the words of this old TOTO DOG and in our Land of OZ: " BEGONE, YOU HAVE NO POWER HERE! "
And, NO GREEN DOTS required for this ongoing message of HOPE, as it pertains to ALL OF US working together, in our efforts to TAKE BACK what is RIGHTFULLY OURS, to begin with!
As the GOOD WITCH of the North told Dorothy: "YOU HAVE ALWAYS HAD THE POWER!" Just put your Ruby Red Slippers together, click them three times, and say: "There's NO PLACE LIKE HOME!, There's NO PLACE LIKE HOME!, There's NO PLACE LIKE HOME!"
Now, TOTO is standing here in his RUBY RED slippers (again) and my ankles are killing me, and YES JB and MARK, this is a KODAK MOMENT! But, I am a stubborn old SOB, and I will continue my usual mantra, and until such time as, US WEE BEES regain control of our own destiny.
This old DOG simply refuses to allow the WSs to wag this dog's tail!
On an UP NOTE, my son Michael will now sing his version of "MY WAY" for your entertainment, because IN FACT, Old Blue Eyes, like MEE, insisted on doo-ing it all HIS WAY, not theirs!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lxALg6cwFE
Fore MEE, the green dots are meaningless. For some, it might be an ego trip while for others, it might be a goal which they aspire to.
The only thing, which really counts in today's REAL FLORIST WORLD is the GREEN BUCKS in their till, not the green dots on FC.
Over the years (since 1969) we have received numerous floral design awards from the old NY FLORIST CLUB (long since defunct), the old Metropolitan Retail Florist's Association (long since defunct), the NY/NJ Unit of Teleflora, (now the big Apple unit), and the old FTDA NY District 2A/2B, (long since defunct).
Add to that, several Golden Circle Award Plaques from our old FTDA as well as the FTD ONLY! plaques we used to hang on our wall behind our cash registers for all of our customers to see.
A Picture frame for TOTO's FTDA Flowers After Hours Concept still hangs on our cooler, but some days I want to take it down and on other days, I want to leave it stay. It was a GREAT IDEA and I was happy to help our old FTDA implement that program for US WEE BEES.
Various THANK YOU letters still sit in our file cabinet for participating in the Teleflora Bride's Magazine show as a contributing floral designer back in 1972, others for participating in various round table discussions with our old FTDA at Conventions regarding our SPECIAL MESSENGER DELIVERY $ERVICE features, and how to implement them.
Add to that, my Teleflora Column entitled "STRICTLY BUSINESS " back in 1981/1982 when questions were asked by other real florists and I was happy to answer them regarding, what we had learned on those subjects and passed it on to the Newbies in our industry.
No, it's NOT ALL ABOUT MEE!
It's ALL ABOUT US!
All of those plaques, awards, citations, photo ops, letters, and commendations, quite frankly and in 2008, don't mean squat.
They are nothing I can cash in on and nothing which really makes a difference in today's world of REAL FLORISTS.
In fact, they are memories of DAYS GONE BY and when WEE FLORISTS ruled the world with regard to FLORAL PURCHASES made by FLORAL CONSUMERS. US WEE BEES were KING OF THAT HILL! (back then)
Which brings the OLD TOTO DOG back to the GREEN DOTS!
DA DOTS, and in my umble opinion, DON'T MEAN A THING!
The only thing which really counts, for all of us on Ryan's FC board, is that, WE ALL WORK TOGETHER in OUR EFFORTS to MAKE A DIFFERENCE for US!
And THE DIFFERENCE which, US WEE BEES need to work together for, is over the fact that, WE ARE THE COGS and WHEELS which make OUR INDUSTRY work, each and everyday.
To allow others (WSs, DOGs, OGs, Non-Local Phonies and any SKIMMER who is cloaked by those WSs) to use US as their highly discounted subcontracted vendors with their TOO LOW SRPs coupled with their expectation of our FREE DELIVERY $ERVICE, is a crime against our INDUSTRY and an outright insult to our INTELLIGENCE, as well as our Love, Devotion, and Dedication, to our own floral customers along with their same-day-delivery needs.
It is time (in fact, long past due) that, WEE REAL FLORISTS stand up and be counted and TAKE OUR STAND, and tell all of them that, "WE'RE MAD AS H-E-L-L, and we're not going to take it anymore! In fact, we're not going to deliver it anymore, as far as all of you are concerned!"
As BOSS put it so succinctly: If you're advertising in MY LOCAL PHONE BOOK that YOU DELIVER TO MY TOWN then, YOU BETTER BE ABLE TO DELIVER IT YOURSELF, because I'M NOT!
Which equates to REFUSE, REJECT, and take back what has always been RIGHTFULLY YOURS to begin with!
In other words, and in the words of this old TOTO DOG and in our Land of OZ: " BEGONE, YOU HAVE NO POWER HERE! "
And, NO GREEN DOTS required for this ongoing message of HOPE, as it pertains to ALL OF US working together, in our efforts to TAKE BACK what is RIGHTFULLY OURS, to begin with!
As the GOOD WITCH of the North told Dorothy: "YOU HAVE ALWAYS HAD THE POWER!" Just put your Ruby Red Slippers together, click them three times, and say: "There's NO PLACE LIKE HOME!, There's NO PLACE LIKE HOME!, There's NO PLACE LIKE HOME!"
Now, TOTO is standing here in his RUBY RED slippers (again) and my ankles are killing me, and YES JB and MARK, this is a KODAK MOMENT! But, I am a stubborn old SOB, and I will continue my usual mantra, and until such time as, US WEE BEES regain control of our own destiny.
This old DOG simply refuses to allow the WSs to wag this dog's tail!
On an UP NOTE, my son Michael will now sing his version of "MY WAY" for your entertainment, because IN FACT, Old Blue Eyes, like MEE, insisted on doo-ing it all HIS WAY, not theirs!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lxALg6cwFE
