Snow can’t keep us from selling self storage

We are back on the phones at the PhoneSmart Off-Site Sales Force Office in Columbia, MO.

After record setting snow falls that caused the Governor of the State of Missouri to declare a state of disaster, PhoneSmart is back on the phones. Many of our reps are able to get out of their driveways and side streets and we are once again serving as sales back up for our many self storage clients. We apologize for the situation and we regret any inconvenience that it has caused you.

I grew up in northern Wisconsin, so I love the winter. But this storm was particularly gruesome because it started as freezing rain. The roads turned very dangerous very quickly. This is why we closed the office Friday afternoon and sent everyone home. Then we got about an inch and a half of sleet covering the ground, which sealed the roads for everyone. We were a lot more fortunate than eastern Missouri, where the freezing rain lasted longer and the temperatures were a little warmer, which cause large ice build up on power lines and tress and lead to over half a million people loosing power.

And then we had over a foot of snow ( in some places like my house over a foot and a half) drop on top of the ice and sleet.

Since this was a highly unusual amount of snow, the snow crews had a very hard time getting streets cleared. For the first six hours of the storm, roads were so bad that many of the plows could not even get out.

I salute the road crews, because by the time I left my house early this morning, they had even gotten to many of the side streets and back roads. Yesterday morning, only high clearance four wheel drives could get through. This morning anyone with decent tires can travel. And to top it off, the road crews were kind enough to push the snow away from my driveway and not in front of it when they cleared my street in the night. I wish I knew which driver it was and I’d give him a big hug.

The last time Columbia had a snow like this was 12 years ago. We usually get a few inches here and there and maybe a half a foot once in a while. But this time, old man winter was not joking around.

We are once again selling self storage units and providing sales back up for the self storage industry. Although the snow is beautiful and the kids are having a great time, we hope it is another 12 years before we get a snow like this.

Stay tuned to the self storage blog and see what else happens to the self storage insiders at PhoneSmart. Every day is an adventure in off-site sales. Hopefully the next adventures will be a little less spectacular and a little more profitable.

Tron Jordheim

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