An Intriguing Tale Of Being An Owner

I had known of this wise saying since I was a kid and I can tell you after being owner by association for 8 yrs that it is all so true.  The things we would never do AGAIN .. if we had another go in the same kind of business in a different country or in a different town.  But it was mistakes that were inevitable because PB and I never really owned a business before.  And for him, it all started from being a yard sale place.  Strange as it is.. it evolved to where we are today.

We noticed that used games and trading games gave us a lot of learning to do.  We actually didn’t know the worth or how much to offer at first.. to now being an expert in the wheeling and dealing of everything.  Now we also learned to take things easy, no need to pay for stuff at a price we are not comfortable in losing.  As you all know theft is a big thing in this town, Peter can rob Paul and bring Paul’s stuff to sell it to us and we may end up losing the thing we paid for and also being accused of buying stolen stuff.  Like we know they were stolen.. or like Peter would tell us it was stolen.. *slap*

After 8 yrs in business .. we also learned another important thing.  The RCMPs (police) here are great in public relation, they can even stop my babysitter in the middle of the road while she is driving to get her to call a friend of theirs who is interested in her *slap forehead*.  We also learned that in the event where your business gets broken into or you are robbed, you can go right ahead and do all the researching for them and yet they cannot do a lot to arrest the thief or the robber due to no concrete evidences.

In the event whereby you buy something unknowingly from someone who had robbed his friend, girlfriend or grandfather, you are still at the wrong.  Plus you will never see the thing you paid for nor get restitution, they are even too lazy to bring you the “blue” form for restitution.

Having said all that, I’m sure these folks are very nice people but just when you want to see results.. you probably need to get a higher being to help.  Like they all say around here.. catching a offender takes 3 cop cars and 1 on the bike.. and another on a horse would definitely be of heled.

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