Next week I'll be headed down the Stihl factory in Virginia Beach for my official company brain washing and blood transfusion, so I will bleed orange and gray.
I'm headed down on Saturday and will be stopping by T. Hall's place in Leesburg, VA, but I'm looking for other neat saw shops or places to see along the way. So anywhere between Rochester, Ny and Virginia Beach that would be worth checking out.
When they insert the needle it doesn't hurt. After the injection your skin starts to glow alittle orange for abit and then your back to normal,haha.
You'll be staying at the beach facing the ocean, its really nice. The first day of class you get to meet Eddie. He's a big guy, about 6 foot 9, 250 lbs, arms like cannons. He greets everyone at the door by asking if you sell Stihl only. If you do you can go in first, if you don't you are pulled off to the side and allowed to come in last and sit at the very back of the class.
Once seated he shows some video's. One is of a guy out in the river fishing. He finds a good spot where the fish are biting. He tosses out a 372 Husky tied to a rope into the river as a anchor. The second video shows two neighbors out in the yard blowing leaves. One using a Stihl and one using a Echo. The guy with the Stihl turns toward his neighbor and blows the poor guy up out the yard. He lands in the street and gets run over by a taxi cab.
The third video shows Woodie over at Thall's place. Woodie is mouthing off how great his J'red is and all the sudden a huge fist with Stihl written across the knuckles pops Woodie under the chin and he lands on a 747 flying overhead never to be seen again.
After the vids Eddie takes a minute to tell everyone welcome, even the low lifes in back of the class. Then the fun begins, books open everyone. The teaching manual has pics of beautifull Stihl saws and old raggy worn out other brands. Eddie tells the class the Stihl's never loose their shine and if they do its the owners fault.
Then comes lunch over at the Stihl cafe. The walls are painted bright lime green. They will blind you. All the food is dyed orange and white, even the tators and bread. They serve coke and pepsi but they too are orange.
After that you get to tour the factory. You will think your in prison cause all the workers wear bright orange jumpsuits with Stihl writtten across the chest and back.
After the factory tour you go back to class and then things really get good. Behind the building they have a pig pin with three big ole hogs rolling around in foot deep mud. All the guys who sell other brands beside Stihl get tossed in the pig pin by Eddie. The guys who sell Stihl only get to hose them off after 30 minutes.
Then its back in the class. The guys who sell other brands besides Stihl get a bucket of water, sponge and knee pads. They have to get on all four and scrub the floor while the others get to watch a repeat of American Loggers.
Thats it for the first day. Day two gets more detailed and entertaining,hehe
Just kidding...shake his hand for me. Drive Safe!
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