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I'm moving on folks. It's been fun; it's been crazy; it's been profitable but it's time to move on and have a little fun in my life. Those that know me know that I am an Alaskan trapped in the body of a Georgian. I can't resist the urge any longer; I'm leaving this coming Monday. The wife is in Japan for a month and this will come as a real shocker to her when she gets back in a couple of weeks. Without going into details, suffice it to say I told her but she just wasn't listening. The store will be for sale at a *very* good price and if it doesn't sell, she will need someone very talented to make the signs. Our son works here helping out in production. We have an Edge, a large format printer. We are running Signlab for general vinyl and Omega for the Edge stuff, Photoshop CS for the LF digital. Our hours are 9-6 Mon-Fri. We've been in business here for over 10 years, very stable business, growing economy here. We don't need another sign company; we just need someone else to take this one and go with it. Trust me, you don't want to compete with what we've built here. Our sales have averaged about $200,000/yr. We have about $100,000 in assets. I'm sure she will not refuse any *reasonable* offer. If you're interested in buying it or running it/working here, drop me an email to my regular addy (signpimp50@hotmail.com) and if you just want to tell me how bad you'll miss me, leave a note here. Sometimes making a very good living isn't worth putting off your dreams til you're too old to live them. Bob Parsons I'll call you when I get to Los Anchorage and we can go eat a moose steak or something!
Adios ameatloafs
-------------------- Ricky Jackson Signs Now 614 Russell Parkway Warner Robins, GA (478) 923-7722 signpimp50@hotmail.com
"If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." Sir Issac Newton Posts: 3528 | From: Warner Robins, GA | Registered: Oct 2004
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-------------------- Catharine C. Kennedy CCK Graphics 1511 Route 28 Chatham Center, NY 12184 cck1620@taconic.net "Look at me, Look at me, Look at me now! I't's fun to have fun, But you have to know how!" Posts: 2173 | From: downtown Chatham Center, NY | Registered: Feb 2004
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Good luck, Ricky! If you meet a man named Dean Powell, say hi to him for me. He's my uncle, and I've only been able to meet him once. Have fun on your journey!!!
-------------------- Kelsey Dum Dum Designs Sherwood, AR 72120 501.765.2166 kelsey@dumdesigns.com Posts: 827 | From: Sherwood, AR | Registered: Oct 2005
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Hey Amy, WR is right in the center of the state.
-------------------- Ricky Jackson Signs Now 614 Russell Parkway Warner Robins, GA (478) 923-7722 signpimp50@hotmail.com
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-------------------- Jack Wills Studio Design Works 1465 E.Hidalgo Circle Nye Beach / Newport, OR Posts: 2914 | From: Rocklin, CA. USA | Registered: Dec 1998
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Mercy! This post and your other post are sayin' you're goin' through a thing, Ricky. The planet's must be aligned for all this. I applaud giving that customer what he deserves (other post ... he needs proper punishment), but I don't know about the wife -- even if she does deserve it, but what the hey, Good Luck!
Alaska would be the adventure of a lifetime!
-------------------- Bill Diaz Diaz Sign Art Pontiac IL www.diazsignart.com Posts: 2107 | From: Pontiac, IL | Registered: Dec 2001
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What a coincidence! There's a guy here looking for you and he says your wife sent him to find you. He says his name is Guido! And he's wearing Snow Paks! And he has a dog team with him!
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You lucky son of a gun. I went to Alaska last year, and it was the most enjoyable 2 weeks of my life. Of course, getting used to sun light to 11 pm and not getting completely dark took some getting used to.
A little bit of travel advice. When you guys get up there, head up to Cantwell and head down the Denali Highway (and the term is used lightly, considering its a 135 mile dirt and gravel road), and head out to Roosevelt Lake. The lake trout start biting at about 10:30 pm, and they are an absolute blast to catch.
-------------------- Mark Kottwitz Kottwitz Graphics Ridgely, MD www.SeeMySignWork.com -------------------------- Imagination is more important than knowledge. -- Albert Einstein Posts: 746 | From: Ridgely, MD | Registered: Oct 2000
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Why the heck do you think I am here in Minnesota? I did the same thing as you. Shed myself of a big misstake and am chasing something I really want.
Pierre says it best... Life is SO good!
-------------------- Bruce Bowers
DrCAS Custom Lettering and Design Saint Cloud, Minnesota
"Things work out best for the people who make the best of the way things work out." - Art Linkletter Posts: 6451 | From: Saint Cloud, Minnesota | Registered: Jun 1999
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Mark, you've never had a burger like the ones served at "Time to Eat" in Cantwell. One time we bought a blueberry pie there and they didn't have anything to put it in so they just lete us take their dish and told us to drop it off on our way back from Denali park a few days later. Thanks for the support guys; Bruce you have a new lease on life my friend; I'm not waiting til I get the big "wake up call" to follow mine. Your tagline is my mantra!
-------------------- Ricky Jackson Signs Now 614 Russell Parkway Warner Robins, GA (478) 923-7722 signpimp50@hotmail.com
"If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." Sir Issac Newton Posts: 3528 | From: Warner Robins, GA | Registered: Oct 2004
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quote:Originally posted by Ricky Jackson: Mark, you've never had a burger like the ones served at "Time to Eat" in Cantwell.
OOOOHHHHHH, yeah... I had a burger there. That thing was huge.
My parents go just about every year to be the campground hosts at Brushkanna.
Edited to add that I wish I could remember that little diner (Steward, mayby) that served Raindeer Omlettes. I guess its a good thing it didn't have a red nose in the middle of the plate...
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-------------------- Mark Kottwitz Kottwitz Graphics Ridgely, MD www.SeeMySignWork.com -------------------------- Imagination is more important than knowledge. -- Albert Einstein Posts: 746 | From: Ridgely, MD | Registered: Oct 2000
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you got that right Mike! I was up near Denali one day and it was like little darts being fired at me. I couldn't hardly breath they were so thick. I always thought Florida was bad but there are *at least* 50 times the amount per any given volumn of space and they are a LOT more agressive. You know it's gotta be bad to stampeed a heard of 500,000 caribou.
Rosemary: "And if she feels betrayed, would you tell her if she could ever come this way, she'd see just how I've been driven, when she sees how I am living. She'd find a way of forgiving." Hobo Jim
-------------------- Ricky Jackson Signs Now 614 Russell Parkway Warner Robins, GA (478) 923-7722 signpimp50@hotmail.com
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Ricky: There are strange things done in the midnight sun by the men that moil for gold. That arctic trails have their secret tales that would make your blood run cold. The nothern lights have seen queer sights, but the queerest they ever did see...... Was that night on the marge of lake LeBarge that I .............................
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Ricky, Way to go. Sometimes we have to do what our hearts tell us. Go for it!
-------------------- aka:Cisco the "Traveling Millennium Sign Artist" http://www.franciscovargas.com Fresno, CA 93703 559 252-0935 "to live life, is to love life, a sign of no life, is a sign of no love"...Cisco 12'98 Posts: 3576 | From: Fresno, Ca, the great USA | Registered: Dec 1998
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They are right: life is too short not to be happy. I found myself in the same situation 5 years ago and did what you are about to do-except for that "going to Alaska" part! People ask why I am so happy all the time...it is because I am living my life's dream. Others only dream the dream...Enjoy!
-------------------- Stefanie Fox Fox Design Studio Atlanta, GA Posts: 181 | From: Atlanta GA, USA | Registered: May 2006
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I already have it sweetie and that line is from "The Spell of The Yukon". Nick Jans is my favorite Alaskan author tho; he stirs my very soul. Thank you all so much for your support.
-------------------- Ricky Jackson Signs Now 614 Russell Parkway Warner Robins, GA (478) 923-7722 signpimp50@hotmail.com
"If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." Sir Issac Newton Posts: 3528 | From: Warner Robins, GA | Registered: Oct 2004
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Love your wife more than you love yourself and the rewards will be greater than following your own dream. I realize that is a large challenge, but I truly believe it to be true my friend. I wish you all blessings and good turns.
-------------------- The SignShop Mendocino, California
Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity. — Charles Mingus Posts: 6718 | From: Mendocino, CA. USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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If I am reading your initial post correctly, following your dream will cost you your marriage? I don't want to reply if I am not understanding correctly. Sorry if I misunderstood.
""Good judgment comes from experience; and a lot of that comes from bad judgment" - Will Rogers Posts: 3486 | From: Beautiful Newaygo, Michigan | Registered: Mar 2003
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If I'm not mistaken, I think they have internet service in Alaska also. That means you can leave town without leaving Letterville. Keep us posted on life in the great white country.
Happy trails...
-------------------- Don Hulsey Strokes by DON signs Utica, KY 270-275-9552 sbdsigns@aol.com
I've always been crazy... but it's kept me from going insane. Posts: 2277 | From: Utica, KY U.S.A. | Registered: Jan 1999
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OK guys, unless you know me and my wife and the "whys" I am doing this, you are not qualified to ask me not to do this. I understand that you don't want our marriage to break up and I appreciate that; it hurts more than you know. But you do not know what I've been putting up with for so long and how unhappy I have been. This is not the end of the world for me or her; we just simply can not live together anymore. The only thing she wants to talk about is "money". She has almost totally stopped helping me in the sign business. My son helps me but, years ago when I saw that he wouldn't work out, I wanted him to get another job where he could be in the real world. His mom "protected" him and he's still here. He comes in usually around 10:30 or 11, sometimes later. He spends every possible moment on My Space; I have to tell him to do each and every little chore. He takes off early almost every day. We pay him $400 a week for that. I bear the burden of sales, fielding almost all the phone calls, keeping up with the inventory, purchases, invoicing, design and production and go-sees. I wanted to sell the business years ago when we could have easily gotten $200,000 for it but she wanted to hold out for $225 and not use a broker. We also got some "Godly advice" that "God gave you that business; you can't sell it!" Needless to say we didn't sell it. I wanted to move to Alaska for 2-3 years and then, if she wanted to, come back here. I'm still here. Everything she does ties us here, putting down deeper and deeper roots. That's not exactly what I consider "honoring and obeying". Our own daughter almost moved to Austrailia just to get off the same continent as she. She is such a drama queen and keeps stuff stirred up continuously; she has a black cloud hanging over her head and forces everyone around her to get rained on. I have no friends because of her; everybody hates her and avoids her like the plague. My mother and both my brothers despises her, as all the rest of my family. Our own son can't stand to be around her and plans on finding another job when I leave. I'm leaving with almost nothing. I'm leaving her with 3 beautiful houses filled with expensive furnishings and a thriving business. When I married her she weighed 104 lbs. I left her when she hit 300, 3 years ago. She's down to about 260 now. I absolutely despise her for not losing the weight. I've paid for 2 years membership at Gold's Gym, every friggin' weight loss program on the market, bought her a top end treadmill, motivational tapes, etc. I've begged, threatened and bribed her with cruises but to no avail. So when you offer advice to me, just imagine what I think of and how that one bit of advice has affected me and cost me my marriage. This isn't an overnight decision and you don't have to live it; I'm the one stuck in this situation. I appreciate your concerns but this is not a debate.
-------------------- Ricky Jackson Signs Now 614 Russell Parkway Warner Robins, GA (478) 923-7722 signpimp50@hotmail.com
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If I followed other people's advice, I never would have met Dana. After all, what kind of person can you meet on the Internet, eh? I never would have come here to chase my dream. Heck, I never would have even become a sign painter. What the heck does anyone else know that makes them more eminently qualified to know what is best for me?
You know what is best for you. I know people have the best intentions but only you can live your life for you. That is one compelling story you weave, Mr. Jackson.
Life is way too short to be unhappy. We, too, left a lot and came here with little more than our household stuff to chase our dream. We are going to come out ahead... somewhere... sometime... somehow.
If you travels dictate that you come through Minneapolis, PLEASE call me! I will drop what I am doing to enjoy your company.
GO FOR IT, DUDE!
-------------------- Bruce Bowers
DrCAS Custom Lettering and Design Saint Cloud, Minnesota
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i dunno...i'd make sure you give yourself a fair share...i mean you help build it didn't ya...why should you leave with nothing? marriage is definitely a 2 way street...and it sucks if someone changed that much. they stopped caring about themselves and probably project negativity all around them...i feel for ya. i hope everything works out for you!
-------------------- Karyn Bush Simply Not Ordinary, LLC Bartlett, NH 603-383-9955 www.snosigns.com info@snosigns.com Posts: 3516 | From: Bartlett, NH USA | Registered: Jan 2001
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No judging here, Ricky. Just a little surprised. Sounds like the boil has festered to a dangerous level. I would never encourage or discourage anyone to leave their mate.
""Good judgment comes from experience; and a lot of that comes from bad judgment" - Will Rogers Posts: 3486 | From: Beautiful Newaygo, Michigan | Registered: Mar 2003
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