Lol I thought you were gonna say go at harvest time and talk to the farmer, that's a good way to get shot
On Jan 12, 2017 6:15 PM, "Ken Hohhof" <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: > Go there at harvest time, see what name is on the grain trucks? > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Mike Hammett > *Sent:* Thursday, January 12, 2017 4:42 PM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] site acquisition initial contact > > > > Obviously you didn't read his e-mail. > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> > <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> > <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> > Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> > <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> > The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> > > > <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> > ------------------------------ > > *From: *"Josh Luthman" <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> > *To: *af@afmug.com > *Sent: *Thursday, January 12, 2017 1:32:30 PM > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] site acquisition initial contact > > Are you just looking to talk to who runs the grain elevator? > > Grab the address, go to the county auditor (website), get their name and > you can usually find their home number that way. If you need their cell > I'd do what Chuck said, talk to the neighbors. > > > > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 <(937)%20552-2340> > Direct: 937-552-2343 <(937)%20552-2343> > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > > > On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 2:23 PM, Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: > > Go talk to the person in the nearest house. > > > > Used to be that the power company would give you contact info based on the > meter number. Probably not any more, but maybe with a little social > engineering. > > > > Tax assessor, county recorder, sheriff. > > Elevators normally toss some pesticides in with the grain. > > The local pesticide dealer may hook you up. > > Fertilizer dealers know everyone. > > Farm equipment dealers know everyone. > > > > *From:* That One Guy /sarcasm > > *Sent:* Thursday, January 12, 2017 12:19 PM > > *To:* af@afmug.com > > *Subject:* [AFMUG] site acquisition initial contact > > > > We are going to be doing some acquisition this year to solidify our > footprint prior to an expansion. We prefer when possible to go on privately > owned grain legs, with a secondary preference to grain elevators and little > interest in tower access. When I go out to the target areas to get visual > affirmation of viable locations, in my perfect world, the farmers will be > there and sign our exploratory contract, basically setting rough terms and > authorizing access for full site inspections. > > > > The issue is that 9 times out of ten there wont be anybody home or there > wont be a residence on the property, so making contact will be problematic. > Plat maps will get us the property owner, but the contact will be an issue, > postal contact will just get tossed in the trash. Around here an unexpected > telephone contact will set a negative tone for the relationship. > > I was thinking about a door hanger with a business card, or something of > that sort. The goal being a format high in probability for return contact > and low in probability for being perceived as a nuisance. > > > > Any sage advice? > > > > -- > > If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team > as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team. > > > > >
