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I FELL NOT ONCE, BUT TWICE...DELIVERING KEN'S WHEATLAND SOUTH, CRESTVIEW KNOLLS, AND HIGH MEADOW VIEW.

By Ken Tracy

Real Estate Agent with Coldwell Banker Residential

December 17, 2008 02:09 PM

Do I intentionally choose the cold days to deliver my newsletters?

The thermometer never peeked above 16 degrees this week as I was making my deliveries.

And it wasn't the cold, but the ice that presented a hazard.

Last weekend the temps were in the 50s. Lots of rain. Sunday night, as the temps plunged into the teens, a layer of ice was created over Chicagoland.

Tuesday was the real scary day.

Several times I was forced to walk like baby horse taking his first steps...

Twice I fell flat on my back.

Panic really kicks in as one is about to fall on a sidewalk.

Please don't get hurt!

Fortunately, no major injuries.

280 more newsletters delivered.

I am almost there...

Ken

A Realtor you can trust.

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Shirley Parks

Sands Realty 210-414-0966 - San Antonio, TX

Broker, 210-414-0966, San Antonio TX Real Estate

Hi Ken, Be careful out there in icy conditions. Going the extra mile is good but you are exceeding the extra mile. Thumbs up for your good efforts... but be careful.

Dec 18, 2008 12:32 AM

Cherimie Crane

Cherimie Crane & Associates - Beaufort, SC

Ken,

I am so glad I am not the only one that has two left feet!!!!

That is dedication, my friend.

Dec 18, 2008 03:06 AM

Ken Tracy

Coldwell Banker Residential - Naperville, IL

Helping clients buy and sell since 2005

Hi Cherimie, Shirley, and Larry. Thanks guys!

Larry, no I don't know him. We are not as young as we used to be.

Shirley, you are correct. But I have gone too far to turn back now.

Cherimie, I know you have never seen ice before, but it is pretty slippery.:)

Thanks again,

Ken

Dec 18, 2008 05:11 AM

JL Boney, III

Coldwell Banker - Columbia, SC

Columbia, SC Real Estate

Hope you survive the rest of your deliveries without injury. It's 72 degrees here, so I don't have much of a problem.

Dec 18, 2008 05:38 AM

Ken Tracy

Coldwell Banker Residential - Naperville, IL

Helping clients buy and sell since 2005

Hi JL. Sounds nice.

I would not give up weather and seasons for anything!

Thanks for reading,

Ken

Dec 18, 2008 09:20 AM

Tim Ludemann

Ochopee, FL

I'm from Buffalo NY and now reside in FL....I don't miss those cold days...great dedication on delivering your newsletter...That should win you a client or two...Best of Luck in 2009!

Dec 19, 2008 06:48 AM

Ken Tracy

Coldwell Banker Residential - Naperville, IL

Helping clients buy and sell since 2005

Hi Tim. Thanks so much. I think so too...

Either way, it keeps my spirits up.

I know you miss the snow.

Thanks again,

Ken

Dec 19, 2008 10:07 AM

Bruce Brockmeier

Internet Marketing Consultant to REALTORS® - Yorba Linda, CA

Coached By Crouch

Twice I fell flat on my back.

Yikes Ken! Please be careful. It's not worth ending up in the hospital. What do people say when they see you walking around their neighborhood? Or are you the only one out in that kind of weather?

16 degrees! I'm shivering out here in CA with mid-40 degree temps.

Dec 19, 2008 05:55 PM

The Ford/Weber Team

RJ Thieneman Realtors - Louisville, KY

I know just how you feel. My partner and I had planned on delivering ours on Friday. But although the temperature hit almost 70 degrees in Kentucky, it was extremely windy so we decided to do it Monday. Guess what - Monday it's supposed to be in the teens!

Dec 20, 2008 11:02 AM

Ken Tracy

Coldwell Banker Residential - Naperville, IL

Helping clients buy and sell since 2005

Hi Bruce and Ford/Weber. Thanks for reading.

Bruce, good to see you on AR. Did you get your license?

F/W, can't do it in the wind. Don't like the wind. Have fun on Monday!

Thanks again,

Ken

Dec 20, 2008 01:11 PM

Robert Schwabe

Herron Real Estate - Orange Park, FL

Orange Park Real Estate

Ken - You need to be careful delivering those newsletters. That is the one good thing about Florida no snow. When I deliver newsletters I just need to bring alot of drinking water.

Dec 20, 2008 03:14 PM

Bruce Brockmeier

Internet Marketing Consultant to REALTORS® - Yorba Linda, CA

Coached By Crouch

Hi Ken,

Not yet. That's going to have to wait for a while. After reading two great posts, one by Jim Crawford and one by Jason Crouch, I realized that I would be jumping the gun if I started now. I'm slow, but I'll get there eventually! :)

Dec 20, 2008 04:24 PM

Ken Tracy

Coldwell Banker Residential - Naperville, IL

Helping clients buy and sell since 2005

Hi Robert and Bruce.

Robert, I think I have preferred the cold to the hot of summer.

Bruce, I would like to see you get licensed as soon as possible. I don't know what you read, but time in the business is a huge determinant of income.

Thanks for stopping by,

Ken

Dec 21, 2008 12:30 AM

Bruce Brockmeier

Internet Marketing Consultant to REALTORS® - Yorba Linda, CA

Coached By Crouch

Hi Ken,

That's true. I should have gotten my license 30 years ago, and started investing too. The way CA real estate has grown in value, I'd be retired now!

Dec 21, 2008 04:06 PM

Ken Tracy

Coldwell Banker Residential - Naperville, IL

Helping clients buy and sell since 2005

Hi Bruce. I am a big believer in no reason to wait.

Get a picture in there, too! Lets have a look at you!:)

Ken

Dec 22, 2008 01:47 AM

Bruce Brockmeier

Internet Marketing Consultant to REALTORS® - Yorba Linda, CA

Coached By Crouch

Okay. Okay. Jason Crouch said the same thing. Picture is up.

By the way, I read that it's almost 30 below with the Chicago wind chill. Have you ever thought about moving back to CA?! :)

Dec 22, 2008 06:32 AM

Ken Tracy

Coldwell Banker Residential - Naperville, IL

Helping clients buy and sell since 2005

Hi Bruce. Haven't seen the picture yet! Cold weather builds character!!!

Ken

Dec 22, 2008 09:45 AM

Bruce Brockmeier

Internet Marketing Consultant to REALTORS® - Yorba Linda, CA

Coached By Crouch

Cold weather builds character!!!

Ha! Is that a sales pitch for Chicago??? :)

Dec 23, 2008 10:00 AM

Ken Hazelet

Realty World Davis Homes - Lodi, CA

Wow, that is some brutal weather. Here in sunny California we are having a mini spring with temps in the 70's and no rain for over a week. hang in there

Jan 18, 2009 04:29 PM

Ken Tracy

Coldwell Banker Residential - Naperville, IL

Helping clients buy and sell since 2005

Hi Ken and Bruce.

The weather has been very blizzard like this winter.

Fun, but not good for deliveries.

Thanks for reading,

Ken

Jan 19, 2009 10:34 AM