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  1. Will have to look at the Expedition. She hates the Mercedes SUVs based on their lineup from 2013 (the last time we were in the market), so hopefully I dodged that maintenance bullet. Cadillac is out, but I also want to check out the Navigator.

  2. I was there with the wife for a long weekend back in November, and for my money, 7D was not good, The Cheese Shop is a must visit if they are into cheese at all, cantinetta luca has some killer octopus and squid pasta, and we stayed at Doris Day’s hotel. It was quaint but very cool. Dogs are welcome there if he is bringing one. Parking is a sin of a bitch though in Carmel.

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  3. When I was 18, my father, grandfather, and a group of probably 10 others (fathers and sons) flew up to Alaska and spent a week rafting down the river fishing Salmon. Caught a 3+ foot king salmon, cookouts every night, bathed in the river, which did get a little awkward when all the dads stripped down and jumped in. Absolutely awesome though. I hope to do the same with my son some day. A little scary waking up with bear skat 20’ from our tent, and weird as hell that it was daylight at 10pm, but absolutely awesome. Also, the absolute best sushi I’ve ever had (Uchi is close) catching a salmon, filet it on the bank. Just such an amazing trip

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  4. So,  I went home to visit my dad this weekend and we lived a few blocks from at bowling alley that also has a putt putt golf in the same parking lot.  The PP has been there forever,   I played there 40 years ago when I was a kid and we took our kids there when they were young and up visiting the grandparents.   As I drove by at about 10 PM on a Saturday, I saw that the bowling alley lot was absolutely packed, then I noticed that the PP was completely full too.  I'm talking a group at every hole and others standing around.   I don't know what this means other than there's nothing else to do on a Saturday night in Tyler, TX  (Narrator:  There's not.) or that puttputt golf is so fantastic that everyone wants to go play a round then hit some video games.  


    This was my thought. There is a huge population of kids in the area and absolutely nothing for family entertainment other than movies, a park and yogurt shops. I know it gets hot as hell here, but there are very few days it is too cold to play outside.
  5. OK, I thought this might be a good idea, but evidently not. I like the storage facility idea, but there are already a ton in the area. I'm talking with a Company that does bowling/mini golf/go carts for a franchise opportunity, that may be a better option. The need I want to fill though is family entertainment. Again, the closest thing other than a movie theater and a park is a good 30 minutes away. I've still got to figure out financing though. I've talked with a number of banks, and none of them loan anything greater than $500K for businesses that have not been operating for 24 months. 

  6. 12 hours ago, Homesickhorn said:


    I was just fucking with you. If you want my take, I say do it, and do it well. Sort out your business plan, financials, and obviously get permission from the wife, but I say go for it. I’m the type of person who enjoys success stories more than cautionary fail tales.

    Also, location is arguably one of the most important aspects of this whole situation, and I know a guy who’s arguably one of the best in the bidness.

    The wife is one reason I'm considering this. Both kids are now in school, so she could help considerably running things during the day. She is also a CPA. 

  7. My first time deer hunting, and I think it was father’s too, I was 10 out at a ranch my dad’s friend owned. He told us we could take a doe, which I did, but before I shot the doe there was a 10 point buck maybe 50 feet away. Afterward we told him about it and he said “damn you should have taken it” He was massive and one of my biggest regrets, but it also wasn’t my property.

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  8. tl/dr what the hell am I getting into thinking about opening a small business?

     

    I’m a CPA, not the type that does taxes and I’m fed up with my job and reporting to an asshole. Due to that I’ve looked into opening a mini golf course in Frisco or Prosper TX. I’ve never run a small business, but I feel like working for myself would give me that vigor and determination again. Problems are the real estate I think would succeed are not cheap, and being my first business I really am learning as I go. I’ve contacted a couple builders and can get something pretty great plus clubhouse and parking lot built for around 300K, maybe 350K. I can pay for that, but the land alone where I would want it is like $1.2M. There isn’t a course within 40 miles, and with how fast the area is growing, I think it is a home run would it not be for the cost of the land.

     

    At this price I want to talk to someone that has done something like this before. I don’t know what I don’t know and am struggling finding someone who can help.

     

    Am I crazy? I’m being conservative, but I think I could get revenue of $300-$350 a year. Very little overhead

  9. I will have to say, my new yak is heavy as hell. Way heavier than the pelican tandem I sold. I'm going to have to get one of those cart things. 

  10. Well, I bought a new to me yak this morning. Ascend fs12T with a fish finder (which I’ve never used, so I’ll have to figure that out) paddle, two rod holders, life jacket, anchor and other shit I already have, but all of it for $500. I realized that since I only go out maybe 10 times a year, for now, I don’t need a $1,000 kayak. Pics below, but on the fish finder, is there a way to recharge it, or do you just have to buy a new battery when it dies?

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  11. I’m starting to look at other options and for someone that takes a kayak out a couple times a month at most and always on a fairly calm lake or pond (no real rivers near me) would a 10’ be fine?

     

    I’m just thinking for the time I’ll use it, I don’t need to spend $900 on a kayak, and 10’ prices are much more palatable.

     

    It is windy as hell here though and reading reviews, pelicans still track like a drunk dog, but ascend, KI, Pescador and maybe more are still in play.

  12. 5 hours ago, Damor said:

    I'm NotActuallyJSB, but I do like his $99 price tag better than mine, and am also curious to see how his order turns out.

    Not here yet, but they have at least been responsive, saying I should receive a tracking number soon. I'm getting impatient, but I'm gonna wait it out a bit longer before I get paypal to pull the funds. 

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  13. 4 minutes ago, BabaYaga said:

    Oh, damn.  I pass that way every week taking the kids to practice and never noticed.  Glad I dropped in on this.  Love these hole in the wall places.  

    Right at 121 and Main. Best breakfast tacos I've found in DFW, and lunch is damn good too. 

  14. 27 minutes ago, Zepol87 said:

    Wait,  what is wrong with Mi Cocina?

    Dude... you are literally the last person I would expect to question why I don't like Mi Cocina. I grew up near San Antonio and prefer hole in the wall places. With Mi Cocina, I just haven't found anything on the menu that I absolutely love. My favorite right now is Emelia's in the Colony, near where I work. If you're ever other there, check it out. It is in the strip mall by the Chick-fil-a and Starbucks.  https://www.emeliastexmex.com/

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  15. Just got an Olive Garden/Longhorn Steakhouse/Cheddar's/Season's 52 gift card at work. I think I'm going to quit. Literally, 4 of the worst restaurants I know. If you added in Mi Cocina and Mexican Sugar, that more or less covers my most hated restaurants. 

    Give me a fucking Whataburger gift card assholes. 

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