Date:         Wed, 17 Jan 2007 13:04:48 -0500
Reply-To:     Benny boy <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Benny boy <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA>
Subject:      Re: Moral question--no Bob-related content

Reticulation (if my English is right?)

You know, i wanna be paid for every single hour i work on those van... EVEN
if i don't find the solution... period.

It's been 2.5 years now, i have no social life because i work all the time,
i'm still in debt t -19K$ (slowly and finally climbing), i have invested in
my shop EVERYTHING i had (time wise and moneywise), every single penny,
starting that shop was the most dificult thing i did in my life, i work 7
days week most of the time, my girfriend help me (1 or 2 days a week or on
big restoration project) because it's the only way she can see me (she his
quite good also and we hve fun!), it's so hard that i never imagine that i
could in my life work as hard... i canno't pay an helper because i don't
have enough money to pay him (anyway, young mechanic...pffff)... Every week
something break (compresor - 1500$, furnace, 1000$...),or a need a new
tools... i'm about right saying that i'm on my 80th day in a row. I have now
a big enough clientele that i could now raise my price to $45hr, i have
worked for 2 years at 35$, can you imagine!

At night, i need to soak my hand in hot water because they ache and/or so
dirty... i'm sure i'm not the only one in this position, many who have
started a small business know what i'm talking about. I don't get me wrong,
i'm happy, i just love it, i can't get enough... in the morning, i wake up
happy, i can wait to be in the shop... but still, it's dificult. Would i
have chosen otherwise, NO.

But i'm proud! here is my shop today:
http://www.benplace.com/bjp_local2.htm

And when i have some free time, i still update my site for fun, and i still
do it in 2 language, but i perfectly know that the English version won't
bring me customers.

Life is a question of attitude, being nice will open all doors, the opposite
won't get you anything or bring you anywhere.

Regards, Ben
http://www.benplace.com/