he-he, that kind of sums it up in one good reason to put one’s feet under one’s own table in earnest.

I used to visit stores like yours, ship chandlers and commercial fishermen’s supplies, even pro shops at golf courses with a line of raingear I imported from Denmark. I didn’t make much money once the gas was paid for, but it was fun and I got to meet many nice people and see a lot of places. My self proclaimed territory was from the NY/CT stateline to Maine. I was in RI. Went to some boat shows, too, in Boston, Newport, RI, and inland in Worcester, MA.

How did you get the Australian and Czech customers?

Oh, yes, there is always the running bookkeeping and accounting to take care of year round for businesses and probably private people with complicated financials as well to keep your wife and her partner? busy.

Maybe I’m wrong, but I seem to remember that Team Edwardians once held at meet in England where you took part from the US. I think I saw some pictures 5-6 years ago.

Viva la Internet that gives you business from the opposite side of our Globe plus from Europe and much of the USA. That must be an interesting aspect of having your business.

I never liked being turned away by someone from whom I didn’t by a product if it needed service. Well, the result was that you never returned to that place. It must be some little Monopoly man who rules these people. Much like each smith making his own unique bolt and nut thread. Your attitude is far more conductive for everybody and for business.

’As Three Dog Night sang’ – I never heard that expression. Could you expand, please?
The oil change and putting in new struts must be a labor of love for you, right?

I find it so funny you and I talking here. I’m not even a member of the Edwardians – at least not for the time being - and none of the real members come out and play.
But it's educating and hyggeligt (has that Danish word hit the US shores yet?)

Actually opening day wasn't the mad house it usually is. We have an annual open house at each dealership every year, ours is Jan 26/27 this year. After that it will be wide open till at least August.
Tax office opens full time on the 8th although she is available anytime and keeps the cell phones on 24/7, and has each office open 2 days a week year round. It's good you were able to save money by doing the books yourself. Brenda has several customers she has acquired because business got too big for their wife to handle the books, a good problem to have.

Y'all have a great day.

Generally speaking most businesses slow down come September due to schools going back although last year we didn't slow down much and November for some reason was more like March in terms of being busy. Don't know why because it wasn't really warm.

Sorry, missed that memo. I was with Grid until they pulled the plug, then I crunched on Seti for a bit until a fellow cruncher from Grid invited me to The Edwardians. Stayed with The Edwardians until said friend started his own team. I switched over to his team until uncontrollable circumstances forced him to stop participating. At that time most members started moving to other teams so I came home to The Edwardians.

Well, gotta drag my butt to work. Think I'm coming down with pneumonia, felling really rough this morning but no one knows how to do my job and I'm a dedicated workaholic, so......