Geri Roskopf’s Blog

My granddaughter went to the state fair and was thrilled by a magician and his magic tricks — and that she was asked to be his assistant. Then she saw a juggler at an event at the local zoo. She told me how she took a bow after helping the magician with a magic trick,…

When opportunity knocks, you need to take advantage of that opportunity. That opportunity happened for my husband and I this past weekend. I was helping plan my family reunion, which happened to take place in July on the same day as our granddaughter’s birthday party. She lives in Indiana, so it didn’t work out to…

My son use to tell me that when he had a good night’s sleep he slept “like a rock” If you’re in the towing and recovery business, you often don’t feel that way. I spent three days watching my granddaughters and I can tell you, the next night I did sleep like a rock. Sleep…

I was curious about the dictionary definition of the word “wrecker.” Here is what I found: 1a: One who searches for, or works on, the wrecks of ships (as for rescue or for plunder) b: Tow truck 2: One who wrecks. Especially one whose work is the demolition of buildings. I then looked up the definition…

Like many towing companies, we offer the use of a truck for groups participating in holiday parades.  This past Independence Day parade was no exception. The exception came as the parade was going to begin. The guys in the shop worked all week to get the trailer ready for the band that was going to…

The Wisconsin Towing Association recently held their annual tow show and celebrated 55 years as an association. For me and my family, that weekend was always considered our vacation. If you have a small towing company, I’m sure you know what it’s like to take time off and away from the business. Thankfully, for our…

A headline in a local business magazine, “Hiring in 2022, the search for talent isn’t getting any easier,” seems to be the talk of most businesses these days. For example, I’ve been trying to get together with a fellow tow lady, but she had to step in to dispatch because they are short-staffed in that…

I’m sure you’ve heard the saying, “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.” As kids, mom used to tell us that many times. I’m not sure why, but it seems there is more impatience, rudeness and being more demanding from others in the world today. While I would love…

I just read who will be inducted into the Towing & Recovery Hall of Fame Class of 2022. Noted was the fact the inductees are from the United States, Australia, France and Japan, thus bringing in the international founding of the towing museum. The requirements for being nominated to the Hall of Fame are: 20…

I was in a Hallmark store the other day, and everything was geared toward Mother’s Day. I burst out in tears, because both my mother and mother-in-law have passed. There was a clerk there who saw my tears and asked if she could help. I explained to her how it hit me that I don’t…