After too many years of managing businesses for other people (read: making
money for them) my wife Eileen and I bought a pet food and supply retail
business. It wasn't that selling pet stuff was the goal, but the business
was priced well, was in a great location, and we saw lots of potential. We
renovated the store, gradually changed the inventory mix, vastly improved
the service, and have developed a great reputation in our little city. In 4
years we have doubled the sales, and now with a great staff can honestly say
that neither of us has to work all that hard. So, Eileen gets time to pursue
her interests, and I can spend time messing around with my Sprites. Ain't
life grand.....
Doug Ingram
Victoria BC
1958 Sprite (AN5L/636)
1963 Sprite Mk II project (HAN7L/30003)
----- Original Message -----
From kate & gary <kgb at clipper.net>
To: William M. Gilroy <wmgilroy@lucent.com>
Cc: Wiedemeyer <boxweed@thebest.net>; spridgets list
<spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2000 8:42 PM
Subject: Re: Occupations... NO LBC
> Herding cats is simple - just turn on the electric can opener. If you want
a
> real challenge, try herding goats using a 35 pound tom turkey for a
herding
> "dog".
> Kate
> "William M. Gilroy" wrote:
>
> > Wiedemeyer wrote:
> > >
> > > After reading what everyone does for a living, it seems like we are
top
> > > heavy with engineers and computer experts.........which means we have
the
> > > necessary ingredients to start up a manufacturing plant for Spridgets.
> >
> > Engineers maybe, but software guys never. "Managing software engineers
is
> > like trying to herd cats." Not my quote but very true.
> >
> > Bill
>
>
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