Random Thoughts.....

mbalbritton said:
New Thanksgiving game. It’s called Deviled Egg roulettes. Finish your deviled eggs with a sprinkling of Paprika. Then pick 2-3 eggs and sprinkle with Cayenne powder. Then wait.
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SIL brought deviled eggs 2yrs so but put in pickled jalapeños vs relish. Didn't go over so well with the older folks
 
The Christmas tree thread and my comment about the cost to grow and cost of sale when looking at the business model and trying to figure how they make any money, reminded me of another business.

A few years ago I was at the Beach in St. Pete with my parents and family. My mom wanted to rent one of the umbrellas at the beach and my dad talks to and makes friends with every-damn-body!

He got to talking to the guy that does the umbrellas and come to find out that it’s his summer business. He has an inventory of about 100 umbrellas, a DeWalt battery drill with an auger bit, and a fun loving hustle attitude.

He brings an umbrella to your spot, drills a hole, stabs the umbrella, packs it in the sand with his foot. Shoots the shit with you and then goes to the next.

I don’t recall the exact rental price, but I think it $25-$30 for the day. He’s on the beach hanging out where he wants to be, on one of the busiest beaches in Florida. Spends 7 days a week for 3 months and goes to Bimini for a couple of months to do the same and then does whatever he wants.

Let’s look at the numbers.

Call it $25/ day. 7 days a week, 12 weeks and say he averages 80 umbrellas a day. Thats not a stretch at all. It wasn’t that busy that day and he had most of them out by 10am.

Thats $168,000!!! His inventory cost is a drill, and a stash of umbrellas! Call it $20k for some good umbrellas.

He was a happy MoFo!
 
mbalbritton said:
The Christmas tree thread and my comment about the cost to grow and cost of sale when looking at the business model and trying to figure how they make any money, reminded me of another business.

A few years ago I was at the Beach in St. Pete with my parents and family. My mom wanted to rent one of the umbrellas at the beach and my dad talks to and makes friends with every-damn-body!

He got to talking to the guy that does the umbrellas and come to find out that it’s his summer business. He has an inventory of about 100 umbrellas, a DeWalt battery drill with an auger bit, and a fun loving hustle attitude.

He brings an umbrella to your spot, drills a hole, stabs the umbrella, packs it in the sand with his foot. Shoots the shit with you and then goes to the next.

I don’t recall the exact rental price, but I think it $25-$30 for the day. He’s on the beach hanging out where he wants to be, on one of the busiest beaches in Florida. Spends 7 days a week for 3 months and goes to Bimini for a couple of months to do the same and then does whatever he wants.

Let’s look at the numbers.

Call it $25/ day. 7 days a week, 12 weeks and say he averages 80 umbrellas a day. Thats not a stretch at all. It wasn’t that busy that day and he had most of them out by 10am.

Thats $168,000!!! His inventory cost is a drill, and a stash of umbrellas! Call it $20k for some good umbrellas.

He was a happy MoFo!
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Had the same thought when we were at Kure on our honeymoon. Guy was riding around in a gator, but still. Not a lot of input, and at peak time plenty of customers. We made a deal with him to just leave the umbrella for a few days.
 
mbalbritton said:
The Christmas tree thread and my comment about the cost to grow and cost of sale when looking at the business model and trying to figure how they make any money, reminded me of another business.

A few years ago I was at the Beach in St. Pete with my parents and family. My mom wanted to rent one of the umbrellas at the beach and my dad talks to and makes friends with every-damn-body!

He got to talking to the guy that does the umbrellas and come to find out that it’s his summer business. He has an inventory of about 100 umbrellas, a DeWalt battery drill with an auger bit, and a fun loving hustle attitude.

He brings an umbrella to your spot, drills a hole, stabs the umbrella, packs it in the sand with his foot. Shoots the shit with you and then goes to the next.

I don’t recall the exact rental price, but I think it $25-$30 for the day. He’s on the beach hanging out where he wants to be, on one of the busiest beaches in Florida. Spends 7 days a week for 3 months and goes to Bimini for a couple of months to do the same and then does whatever he wants.

Let’s look at the numbers.

Call it $25/ day. 7 days a week, 12 weeks and say he averages 80 umbrellas a day. Thats not a stretch at all. It wasn’t that busy that day and he had most of them out by 10am.

Thats $168,000!!! His inventory cost is a drill, and a stash of umbrellas! Call it $20k for some good umbrellas.

He was a happy MoFo!
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Wonder what he gets hit up for permits / fees. Thatst he kind of gig that municipalities LOVE to take advantage of for free revenue
I'm sure it isn't 100k though

I'd also wager a lot of his days are rained out
 
RatLabGuy said:
Wonder what he gets hit up for permits / fees. Thatst he kind of gig that municipalities LOVE to take advantage of for free revenue
I'm sure it isn't 100k though

I'd also wager a lot of his days are rained out
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Maybe so, but you rent for the day and FL is notorious for afternoon showers. Not all day shit until the fall. Not to mention, low stress and 3FUCKINGMONTHS!!!
 
50 yrs old must be the magic age when you no longer have to buy more extension cords to put up your Christmas lights.
 
mbalbritton said:
Why do they make mens underwear with no fly?
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Wife bought me some of those a couple years ago. I told her I'm either never peeing again, or I'm gonna full-on drop trou to the ankles when I'm at the urinal at work and just see what happens.
 
jeepinmatt said:
Wife bought me some of those a couple years ago. I told her I'm either never peeing again, or I'm gonna full-on drop trou to the ankles when I'm at the urinal at work and just see what happens.
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I accidentally got some. didn't even notice it until I went to take a leak. Reached in my fly of my jeans and started rooting around trying to find a way in. Ended up unbuttoned and hunched over like I was checking crabs or something.
 
mbalbritton said:
I accidentally got some. didn't even notice it until I went to take a leak. Reached in my fly of my jeans and started rooting around trying to find a way in. Ended up unbuttoned and hunched over like I was checking crabs or something.
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Well, find any?
 
I'm a pretty easy going guy, I do complain a lot about little stuff. Traffic, things that don't go my way, ignorant people, etc... but around my child, I try to lead by example but I also know that I am my Dad's son.. and he was always on edge and had a short fuse when my brother and I were growing up and I have always said I wanted to break that. I have had a few times where I have just exploded at my daughter and one of those was last night that involved me trying to comb through her thick hair and getting her ready for bed and we had been around each other all day due to schools being closed yesterday, so I know that didn't help, but I yelled and I broke her hair brush, which was a reaction to her constant complaining and nothing I do is the right way and I just couldn't take it anymore. I realize that I should have stepped away and I certainly wish that I did, because I do not want my daughter to view me the way I viewed my Dad growing up.
 
trailhugger said:
Someone brought this up at our homeschool outing today. I think I quit using the word because of similar exchanges, but when I was asked, 'what do you call a warm winter hat?'... this was my answer.
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A toboggan is a sled. A toe-boggin is a hat. Thanks for coming to my Ted talk.

Duane
 
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