When Ross got to Toronto, he took an Uber to the office to meet John Fish. John was "technically an outer partner" of the oil situation, but not in the "Circle " of Ross, Fritz, Steve, and their investors. John was also very experienced in cold weather drilling, if the Alaska situation ever materialized, but Ross knew, first things first.
"John, good to have this meeting. I'm sure that Fritz and Steve told you of my friend and investor Alan Hell who will have bought up all of our spots in Oklahoma and Texas within a few months. Bottom line, we need to find new sources to pump more oil and gas, so we can get more investors. We are associated with you for both this situation in Canada, and the situation in Alaska if it ever happens. Do you have any idea or an idea of how we might begin drilling and or uncap the fields we have, and how long it might take?" Ross asked.
John laughed. "Ross, this is only the second time I've ever met you, and now I can understand why Mister Fritz thinks so highly of you , you are a dynamo to get things done, and that is a compliment. Now to answer your questions. We have a team of geologists and drillers very experienced in drilling up here. They use special cold weather drilling machines to get at the oil and gas. The weather wont be a problem, as we know how to deal with that, both here, and in Alaska when we get there. The issue is, how fast we can get to the oil and gas, to sell it to your friend Alan and his associates" John said.
"Can you give me a ballpark?" Ross asked.
"Realistically. 6 months. We might be able to do it in 90 to 120 days, depending, if we start this month, but when you go back to New York,. please tell your friend Alan six months" John said.
Ross sighed. "Okay, that might work. Hopefully we can start this month. I will come up here as many times as I have to, and I guarantee, that once your drillers hit even that first test well or gas strike, Alan will have lines of investors waiting to buy in"
"When you get back to New York, please tell Alan just what I told you. When are you going back to OKC again?" John asked.
"Next week. As you probably know, oil and gas is just my "moonlighting job" so to say. I am also President of a company called RossShell Marketing. Most of my work there is covered by my staff. My company used to be much bigger, but as I've gotten more involved in the oil and gas, I've delegated more work and accounts to my staff, sign off on things, and just work on a couple of Special People myself. My real future is in Oil and Gas I believe, and maybe I will just keep one or two clients for Marketing. I dont know yet" Ross said.
Ross and John had a good meeting, a nice lunch at a seafood house, and Ross took an afternoon plane back to JFK, arriving home around his usual time.
"I was not sure if you would be home tonight. I thought maybe your meeting with Mister Fish might last until tomorrow" Kayley said, greeting Ross with a kiss.
"I always planned to come home tonight. I just took the case, in case, if you know what I mean" Ross said.
"So now what? " Kayley asked.
"Well, the meeting with John was very productive. He said we can probably get a test well flowing and investors signed within six months. That will just give us enough time to sell Alan and his people all of the oil and gas we have in OKC in Texas. Now, we have a new source. The question is, how much of a new source, and for how long?" Ross said, asking a question rhetorically.
Then Ross said. "Let me make one phone call to Mister P. I just want to tell him about the meeting with John, then I'm yours " Ross said.
"No OKC this week, buddy, you promised!" Kayley said.
"I said no. Too much to do here. Tuesday to Thursday night or Friday morning next week. I will tell Mister P and Alan Hell about John, and then you and me have dinner" Ross said.
Ross called Mister P and Alan, and told them about Ross's meeting with John.
It looked like, Tim was a potential disaster, and the oil and gas was a nice, straight line.
After a good night's sleep, Ross went back to the office the next day, to his "Real Job"
"The Process" as Ross's father loved to say of trying to work through Tim's problems with the producer, was like Ross beating his head up against the wall every day.
Ross tried to have a quiet weekend with Kayley.
On that Monday, Ross packed a case, and took it to the office, as he hoped to go to OKC that night for another three day meeting and discussion with Fritz, Steve, and potential investors.
Tim came up to the office, saw Ross's bag packed, and made a comment.
"Mister here, there, and everywhere, never able to focus on your real job" Tim said , on the outer edge of Ross's office.
The comment infuriated Ross. He said. "Get in here, Timothy, now!" and closed the door, loudly.
"I really did not appreciate that comment" Ross said sharply.
"It's the truth , buddy, oh and by the way I am still your client, technically, I still can fire you" Tim said.
"Is that supposed to be a threat, Timothy? Go ahead, fire me, right now! Without me, you are going to go under! Who got Tiffany off your back and negotiated the Alimony in escrow idea with the lawyer so you dont have to deal with her every month? Whose shoulder did you cry on when she left you? Who has beat his head professionally and personally, to keep you happy, you ungrateful prick!" Ross said, burning with every word.
Tim was silent.
"Are you going to fire me!?" Ross challenged.
"No" Tim said weakly.
"Fine, then get the Hell out of my office and let me try to figure this problem out for you, and for us. Dont you dare tell me when to come and go . I come and go as I am needed. If I close RossShell, you were going to come with me. I swear , Timothy. One more comment like the one you just made, ever, and I am resigning and will let you go under. I will do my work for you as I always do today, go to OKC tomorrow for however long I am needed, and then come home, and continue working on you. Do not call me while I am in OKC, I will contact you when I get home!" Ross said, as Tim sheepishly left Ross s office.
Ross stood in the hallway.
"Hold all calls for five minutes, please. I need to deal with something for a while"
Ross texted Kayley what happened. Kayley was at school, but in the lunchroom, she called him in amazement.
"What?????"
"I lost it, Kale. I just aired him out" Ross said.
"Did he fire you? Do we still have a RossShell?" Kayley asked.
"And if I said no, what would you say?" Ross asked.
"It does not matter, with as upset as he makes you" Kayley said.
"No he did not fire me. I told him to get the Hell out of my office, that he is an ungrateful prick, and that how dare he tell me when to come and go. I told him if he ever makes a comment like that again, I am going to resign and let him go under" Ross said.
"Do you think it shut him up?" Kayley said.
"Honey I hope so. Please. I;m going to change OKC to early tomorrow morning, and or ask Mister P if I can push it back a day so I can come home, and just rest. I will be home tonight, whatever happens. I wont go until tomorrow at least" Ross said.
"Okay, see you later" Kayley said.
Ross called Mister P
"Fritz, I have a problem, I'm not feeling well. Is it okay if I come down tomorrow morning, and we either do shows tomorrow afternoon to Thursday or Wednesday to Friday? I really should sleep in my own bed tonight" Ross said.
"Of course, partner. Take care of yourself. Come down anytime tomorrow. Shows will be Wednesday to Friday. You sound like you're not well. " Fritz said.
"Thanks" Ross said.
Ross lied in bed, barely sleeping that night, not believing what he had done.
Kayley tried to comfort Ross.
"Ross, Timothy deserved that. Its something you should have done a long time ago. He has been pissing you off so much lately" Kayley said.
"What happens if Tim tells me to go fuck myself, and it makes no sense for me to keep RossShell? I'm going to lose RossShell, after how hard I've worked" Ross said.
"And if you lose RossShell? You lived without it once before, but who was here with you? Me . Ross , I am yours forever whatever work you do, and whatever company you run, and whatever job you have. I honestly think that Tim and you just had a fight. Tim is worried about that producer, and you are going crazy because of Tim,. the oil and gas, all the sources, and all the people Alan Hell is giving you to invest., Both you and Tim cracked today. Businessmen and best friends under extreme stress. He will probably call you" Kayley said.
The next morning, as Kayley was leaving for school, Ross's phone rang as he was readying himself to go to JFK. Ross did not have to be in OKC for the shows until the next day, so he had made a noon flight.
Ross's phone rang, the caller ID said it was Tim.
"I thought you fired me" Ross said.
"You told me to get the Hell out of your office. No one fired you" Tim said.
"I'm going to OKC today until Friday night. I made some progress yesterday, but it was not easy, due to.. " Ross said.
"Ross,. I'm sorry. I was out of line. I know that you have two business priorities now in me, the oil and gas, Fritz, Steve, and Alan Hell. I';m worried about this producer, and I let it out to you" Tim said.
"Its okay, my friend. Best friends say things. We both lost our head. Tim, you know, I told you I am trying to figure out how to get you out of this, but I need time. The producer will not harm you. Alan Hell will keep them at bay. You gave me a very complex problem, and frankly, I'm going around in circles trying to solve it. I will figure it out, but time, okay, time" Ross said.
"Okay, have a good trip to OKC, call me when you get back" Tim said.
"Thanks, I will" Ross said, and hung up.
Ross looked at Kayley.
"He apologized for the first time in our lives" Ross said.
"Ross, he knows how dedicated you have been to him, and how things have changed. Prediction. You will eventually solve his problem, and get many, many investors from Alan Hell" Kayley said.
"From your mouth to God's ears" Ross said.
Ross kissed Kayley goodbye, to go to the airport, and head for OKC.
One new source had been approached, and hopefully was on the way.
One problem had been solved, but Ross still had to figure out how to solve Tim's business problem if possible.
Now came yet another OKC trip, which would undoubtedly yield many adventures.
What would those adventures be?
That would be seen.
"John, good to have this meeting. I'm sure that Fritz and Steve told you of my friend and investor Alan Hell who will have bought up all of our spots in Oklahoma and Texas within a few months. Bottom line, we need to find new sources to pump more oil and gas, so we can get more investors. We are associated with you for both this situation in Canada, and the situation in Alaska if it ever happens. Do you have any idea or an idea of how we might begin drilling and or uncap the fields we have, and how long it might take?" Ross asked.
John laughed. "Ross, this is only the second time I've ever met you, and now I can understand why Mister Fritz thinks so highly of you , you are a dynamo to get things done, and that is a compliment. Now to answer your questions. We have a team of geologists and drillers very experienced in drilling up here. They use special cold weather drilling machines to get at the oil and gas. The weather wont be a problem, as we know how to deal with that, both here, and in Alaska when we get there. The issue is, how fast we can get to the oil and gas, to sell it to your friend Alan and his associates" John said.
"Can you give me a ballpark?" Ross asked.
"Realistically. 6 months. We might be able to do it in 90 to 120 days, depending, if we start this month, but when you go back to New York,. please tell your friend Alan six months" John said.
Ross sighed. "Okay, that might work. Hopefully we can start this month. I will come up here as many times as I have to, and I guarantee, that once your drillers hit even that first test well or gas strike, Alan will have lines of investors waiting to buy in"
"When you get back to New York, please tell Alan just what I told you. When are you going back to OKC again?" John asked.
"Next week. As you probably know, oil and gas is just my "moonlighting job" so to say. I am also President of a company called RossShell Marketing. Most of my work there is covered by my staff. My company used to be much bigger, but as I've gotten more involved in the oil and gas, I've delegated more work and accounts to my staff, sign off on things, and just work on a couple of Special People myself. My real future is in Oil and Gas I believe, and maybe I will just keep one or two clients for Marketing. I dont know yet" Ross said.
Ross and John had a good meeting, a nice lunch at a seafood house, and Ross took an afternoon plane back to JFK, arriving home around his usual time.
"I was not sure if you would be home tonight. I thought maybe your meeting with Mister Fish might last until tomorrow" Kayley said, greeting Ross with a kiss.
"I always planned to come home tonight. I just took the case, in case, if you know what I mean" Ross said.
"So now what? " Kayley asked.
"Well, the meeting with John was very productive. He said we can probably get a test well flowing and investors signed within six months. That will just give us enough time to sell Alan and his people all of the oil and gas we have in OKC in Texas. Now, we have a new source. The question is, how much of a new source, and for how long?" Ross said, asking a question rhetorically.
Then Ross said. "Let me make one phone call to Mister P. I just want to tell him about the meeting with John, then I'm yours " Ross said.
"No OKC this week, buddy, you promised!" Kayley said.
"I said no. Too much to do here. Tuesday to Thursday night or Friday morning next week. I will tell Mister P and Alan Hell about John, and then you and me have dinner" Ross said.
Ross called Mister P and Alan, and told them about Ross's meeting with John.
It looked like, Tim was a potential disaster, and the oil and gas was a nice, straight line.
After a good night's sleep, Ross went back to the office the next day, to his "Real Job"
"The Process" as Ross's father loved to say of trying to work through Tim's problems with the producer, was like Ross beating his head up against the wall every day.
Ross tried to have a quiet weekend with Kayley.
On that Monday, Ross packed a case, and took it to the office, as he hoped to go to OKC that night for another three day meeting and discussion with Fritz, Steve, and potential investors.
Tim came up to the office, saw Ross's bag packed, and made a comment.
"Mister here, there, and everywhere, never able to focus on your real job" Tim said , on the outer edge of Ross's office.
The comment infuriated Ross. He said. "Get in here, Timothy, now!" and closed the door, loudly.
"I really did not appreciate that comment" Ross said sharply.
"It's the truth , buddy, oh and by the way I am still your client, technically, I still can fire you" Tim said.
"Is that supposed to be a threat, Timothy? Go ahead, fire me, right now! Without me, you are going to go under! Who got Tiffany off your back and negotiated the Alimony in escrow idea with the lawyer so you dont have to deal with her every month? Whose shoulder did you cry on when she left you? Who has beat his head professionally and personally, to keep you happy, you ungrateful prick!" Ross said, burning with every word.
Tim was silent.
"Are you going to fire me!?" Ross challenged.
"No" Tim said weakly.
"Fine, then get the Hell out of my office and let me try to figure this problem out for you, and for us. Dont you dare tell me when to come and go . I come and go as I am needed. If I close RossShell, you were going to come with me. I swear , Timothy. One more comment like the one you just made, ever, and I am resigning and will let you go under. I will do my work for you as I always do today, go to OKC tomorrow for however long I am needed, and then come home, and continue working on you. Do not call me while I am in OKC, I will contact you when I get home!" Ross said, as Tim sheepishly left Ross s office.
Ross stood in the hallway.
"Hold all calls for five minutes, please. I need to deal with something for a while"
Ross texted Kayley what happened. Kayley was at school, but in the lunchroom, she called him in amazement.
"What?????"
"I lost it, Kale. I just aired him out" Ross said.
"Did he fire you? Do we still have a RossShell?" Kayley asked.
"And if I said no, what would you say?" Ross asked.
"It does not matter, with as upset as he makes you" Kayley said.
"No he did not fire me. I told him to get the Hell out of my office, that he is an ungrateful prick, and that how dare he tell me when to come and go. I told him if he ever makes a comment like that again, I am going to resign and let him go under" Ross said.
"Do you think it shut him up?" Kayley said.
"Honey I hope so. Please. I;m going to change OKC to early tomorrow morning, and or ask Mister P if I can push it back a day so I can come home, and just rest. I will be home tonight, whatever happens. I wont go until tomorrow at least" Ross said.
"Okay, see you later" Kayley said.
Ross called Mister P
"Fritz, I have a problem, I'm not feeling well. Is it okay if I come down tomorrow morning, and we either do shows tomorrow afternoon to Thursday or Wednesday to Friday? I really should sleep in my own bed tonight" Ross said.
"Of course, partner. Take care of yourself. Come down anytime tomorrow. Shows will be Wednesday to Friday. You sound like you're not well. " Fritz said.
"Thanks" Ross said.
Ross lied in bed, barely sleeping that night, not believing what he had done.
Kayley tried to comfort Ross.
"Ross, Timothy deserved that. Its something you should have done a long time ago. He has been pissing you off so much lately" Kayley said.
"What happens if Tim tells me to go fuck myself, and it makes no sense for me to keep RossShell? I'm going to lose RossShell, after how hard I've worked" Ross said.
"And if you lose RossShell? You lived without it once before, but who was here with you? Me . Ross , I am yours forever whatever work you do, and whatever company you run, and whatever job you have. I honestly think that Tim and you just had a fight. Tim is worried about that producer, and you are going crazy because of Tim,. the oil and gas, all the sources, and all the people Alan Hell is giving you to invest., Both you and Tim cracked today. Businessmen and best friends under extreme stress. He will probably call you" Kayley said.
The next morning, as Kayley was leaving for school, Ross's phone rang as he was readying himself to go to JFK. Ross did not have to be in OKC for the shows until the next day, so he had made a noon flight.
Ross's phone rang, the caller ID said it was Tim.
"I thought you fired me" Ross said.
"You told me to get the Hell out of your office. No one fired you" Tim said.
"I'm going to OKC today until Friday night. I made some progress yesterday, but it was not easy, due to.. " Ross said.
"Ross,. I'm sorry. I was out of line. I know that you have two business priorities now in me, the oil and gas, Fritz, Steve, and Alan Hell. I';m worried about this producer, and I let it out to you" Tim said.
"Its okay, my friend. Best friends say things. We both lost our head. Tim, you know, I told you I am trying to figure out how to get you out of this, but I need time. The producer will not harm you. Alan Hell will keep them at bay. You gave me a very complex problem, and frankly, I'm going around in circles trying to solve it. I will figure it out, but time, okay, time" Ross said.
"Okay, have a good trip to OKC, call me when you get back" Tim said.
"Thanks, I will" Ross said, and hung up.
Ross looked at Kayley.
"He apologized for the first time in our lives" Ross said.
"Ross, he knows how dedicated you have been to him, and how things have changed. Prediction. You will eventually solve his problem, and get many, many investors from Alan Hell" Kayley said.
"From your mouth to God's ears" Ross said.
Ross kissed Kayley goodbye, to go to the airport, and head for OKC.
One new source had been approached, and hopefully was on the way.
One problem had been solved, but Ross still had to figure out how to solve Tim's business problem if possible.
Now came yet another OKC trip, which would undoubtedly yield many adventures.
What would those adventures be?
That would be seen.
