Originally Posted by
USFREEDOM911
He's run into all kind of obstacles, mostly at the State level; but the trick is, is to not let the bastards win.
If some government minion says the law says this or that, don't take their word for it.
Look it up.
He's was fighting an attempt by the State and it took him two years.
Did they get everything they wanted to accomplish, NO.
Did he get the outcome he wanted, NO.
But they won't be trying to do this again, with him, and he's OK with the final result.
His goal was to change the way tattoo shops operated and they way they were perceived.
He's tried ways of advertising that shops weren't doing, he throws events with specials, he makes it fun.
And it's worked.
He sunk his entire retirement fund into this and it was all or nothing.
So yes, he does work long hours; but he stays on top of doing new things to get his business name out there.
HE PROMOTES.
The good thing is he lets me help at his events.
I check entrance tickets, I help with security, and I'm there to support him.
He runs new ideas past me, for my opinion; because my scepticism (devil's advocate) helps him look at both sides of what may happen, but one of my goals is to help him be successful.
What's funny is when he was trying to open his first shop; the first places he looked into, that city wouldn't give him a permit, because they were afraid of what kind of societal dredges would be hanging around his shop.
So he went just down the road, to another city (they butt up against each other), and got his permit.
The funny part is the first two locations that he looked into and was denied, by that city, eventually became Smoke Shops and there's been nothing but trouble at both places.
One of them finally closed.
His first shop has tattooed on most of that city's PD and FD members and even though we're connected to the Biker community; there's never been any problems and the Police have never responded saying that there was a complaint.
One night we were leaving the shop late (3 am) and a local cop, who had just gotten off duty, was driving by, saw us, and stopped to talk about coming in.
We didn't finish talking to him, until 4.
Bottom line is; nobody gave him anything, he's on top of what he needs to do, he's promoted his business name, and he wasn't afraid to try to do new things.
So all the liberals who want to complain about how opportunities aren't available to EVERYONE, need to refigure out the work ethics of some people.
As to your post - yep the man can be a pain.
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