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doing now is that I have done the subdivisions and modern work, and I know that I don’t want to do it again,” Robinson said. “It’s a luxury that I can do what I want to do.” Robinson has devoted all of his time to what he wants to do through his unique business which he calls Second Chance Authentic Log Cabins located in Huntly.
The first step in Robinson’s business is to find the cabins. He uses a va- , riety of methods, including advertising, flying over promising areas and tips from family and friends, to locate cabins. Most of the cabins have been covered with siding or an asphalt roll, so the cabins have to be identified by little clues like certain kinds of windows or a drooping roof. “I have an eye for cabins, but there are not very many that can be saved,” Robinson said.
Finding the ones that can be saved does take time, but obtaining the cabins can be the hardest and most frustrating part of Robinson’s operation. “I have had guns pointed at me at times, so it’s usually a matter of taking the negotiations slowly and convincing people to sell the cabins,” said Robinson. “I don’t pressure people even though it has taken me up to a year to get a cabin, and sometimes I never convince the owners to sell.”
That is the frustrating part of the job for Robinson when he offers to buy a cabin, the people will not sell for some reason and then he sees the cabin falling to ruin. The high points to the business help to make up for Robinson’s frustration. One of those high points came at the end of a year of negotiation when Robinson bought a log
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