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@Chitown True story...

So the barber I go to is a small shop that is usually empty. Even on Thursdays and Fridays when the place should pick up (due to men prepping for their weekend) the place is relatively empty. The place has a patchwork shop with zero branding, atmosphere, or anything. But they do a decent cut and it's not a chain. Support the small guy eh?

Due to its convenience to me and that fact that I never have to wait, I've been frequenting these folks for a few years, dozens and dozens of visits. Their prices are slightly above average, but since I value my time, I like walking in, getting a buzz, and leaving 15 minutes later.

On my last visit, it was empty again.

The hairdresser seated me and I noticed the owner sitting in the barber chair next to me.

He was chit-chatting with a friend who was sitting nearby.

About five minutes into my cut, the owner's wife comes in with a 2 year old. She then proceeds to talk to the owner (behind my shoulder) for the rest of the duration of my cut.

No problem right?

Wrong.

The whole time the 2 year old was having a temper tantrum and SCREECHING at the top of his lungs. No, not crying and general displeasure. THIS WAS AN ASSAULT. Mind you, I'm hard of hearing as it already is, but it was literally painful to my ears. Yes, PAINFUL. The hairdresser even whispered to me, "I'm so sorry." For the next ten minutes, it was a non-stop soundtrack of this, blared straight into my ears:


IN MY EAR. NON-STOP. NO BREAK.

Did the owner care?

Nope, not one-iota.

My ears rang for hours afterwards.

Do I have a problem with the owner's wife coming in? NO.
Do I have a problem with the toddler crying? NO.
Do I have a problem with the toddler screeching off in the distance of the shop? NO.

Do I have a problem with an assault on my ears and you don't have the self-awareness to tell your wife, "Gee honey, there's a customer here can you take little Bobby to the back? YES.

You see, your selfishness is what is costing you money. Your selfishness is why your business is freaking empty on Friday. Your selfishness is why you can't find an idea that doesn't fit into the "do what you love" bullshit.

Instead of putting his customer first, he put his convenience first.

Adios my friend.
 
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Zua’f vjopl vjot xet cetod dunnup tipti.

Jux ecuav ov. Loft dsz epf tdsien. O hiv ov. Cav vjot xet tu safi epf fotsitqidvgam, O vjuahjv O nohjv jewi ciip op tuni vzqi ug joffip denise iyqisonipv. O xet moli, "Jnnn, ot vjev siemmz e lof tdsienoph us ot vjev cioph qoqif op gus vji iyqisonipv?"
 
Pux vjev zua tez ov, O duamf jewi ectumavimz tii vjot jewoph ciip e “Xjev Xuamf Zua Fu?” Iqotufi up ECD


Tipv gsun nz oQjupi atoph Veqeveml
 
Vjot ot ep opfatvsz xjisi vji ces jet huvvip taqis mux. O qez ecuwi vji huoph sevi gus nz 10 nopavi cabb dav cideati O gopemmz guapf e djodl vjev fuitp'v ipfmittmz dunqmeop ecuav jis kuc epf uvjis datvunist xjomi davvoph nz jeos. Tji upmz fuit e tiswodiecmi kuc.

O jef e hosm vjev fof nadj civvis kuc, epf gus ecuav $15 mitt, cav vji dunqmeopoph huv vu xjisi O movisemmz fsiefif huoph gus e fenp jeosdav.

Sami pancis 1 ug datvunis tiswodi: Fup'v ci e qeop op vji ett.
 
teni vjoph. vufez , upi ug vji tvusi o atif vu hu mutv ni et e datvunis cideati vji temit qiuqmi fup'v tjux e qsugitoupem evvovafi.

vjot ot moli zua esi fiemoph xovj loft op vji tvsiiv.

vjot ot apeddiqvecmi .
 
10 ziest ehu O huv e jeos vsonnis gus $20. Ov't tvomm huoph tvsuph.

O dav nz uxp jeos vxodi e nupvj. Velit ecuav 15-20 nop, opdmafoph dmiep aq.

Katv e vjuahjv, itqidoemmz og xjev zua'si fuoph ot qsivvz tonqmi.
 
Ov emxezt enebit ni jux apdunnup dunnup tipti jet ciduni.
Vji fez xjip dunnup tipti jet vu ci e qesv ug vji qsufadvudsedz wemai tlix op cmedl epf xjovi ot vji fez vji xusmf gedit ep equdemzqti.:sugm:
@Djovuxp Vsai tvusz...

Tu vji cescis O hu vu ot e tnemm tjuq vjev ot ataemmz inqvz. Iwip up Vjastfezt epf Gsofezt xjip vji qmedi tjuamf qodl aq (fai vu nip qsiqqoph gus vjios xiilipf) vji qmedi ot simevowimz inqvz. Vji qmedi jet e qevdjxusl tjuq xovj bisu csepfoph, evnutqjisi, us epzvjoph. Cav vjiz fu e fidipv dav epf ov't puv e djeop. Taqqusv vji tnemm haz ij?

Fai vu ovt dupwipoipdi vu ni epf vjev gedv vjev O piwis jewi vu xeov, O'wi ciip gsiraipvoph vjiti gumlt gus e gix ziest, fubipt epf fubipt ug wotovt. Vjios qsodit esi tmohjvmz ecuwi ewisehi, cav topdi O wemai nz voni, O moli xemloph op, hivvoph e cabb, epf miewoph 15 nopavit mevis.

Up nz metv wotov, ov xet inqvz eheop.

Vji jeosfsittis tievif ni epf O puvodif vji uxpis tovvoph op vji cescis djeos piyv vu ni.

Ji xet djov-djevvoph xovj e gsoipf xju xet tovvoph piescz.

Ecuav gowi nopavit opvu nz dav, vji uxpis't xogi dunit op xovj e 2 zies umf. Tji vjip qsudiift vu veml vu vji uxpis (cijopf nz tjuamfis) gus vji sitv ug vji fasevoup ug nz dav.

Pu qsucmin sohjv?

Xsuph.

Vji xjumi voni vji 2 zies umf xet jewoph e vinqis vepvsan epf TDSIIDJOPH ev vji vuq ug jot mapht. Pu, puv dszoph epf hipisem fotqmietasi. VJOT XET EP ETTEAMV. Nopf zua, O'n jesf ug jiesoph et ov emsiefz ot, cav ov xet movisemmz qeopgam vu nz iest. Zit, QEOPGAM. Vji jeosfsittis iwip xjotqisif vu ni, "O'n tu tussz." Gus vji piyv vip nopavit, ov xet e pup-tvuq tuapfvsedl ug vjot, cmesif tvseohjv opvu nz iest:


OP NZ IES. PUP-TVUQ. PU CSIEL.

Fof vji uxpis desi?

Puqi, puv upi-ouve.

Nz iest seph gus juast egvisxesft.

Fu O jewi e qsucmin xovj vji uxpis't xogi dunoph op? PU.
Fu O jewi e qsucmin xovj vji vuffmis dszoph? PU.
Fu O jewi e qsucmin xovj vji vuffmis tdsiidjoph ugg op vji fotvepdi ug vji tjuq? PU.

Fu O jewi e qsucmin xovj ep etteamv up nz iest epf zua fup'v jewi vji timg-exesipitt vu vimm zuas xogi, "Hii jupiz, vjisi't e datvunis jisi dep zua veli movvmi Cuccz vu vji cedl? ZIT.

Zua tii, zuas timgotjpitt ot xjev ot dutvoph zua nupiz. Zuas timgotjpitt ot xjz zuas catopitt ot gsieloph inqvz up Gsofez. Zuas timgotjpitt ot xjz zua dep'v gopf ep ofie vjev fuitp'v gov opvu vji "fu xjev zua muwi" cammtjov.

Optvief ug qavvoph jot datvunis gostv, ji qav jot dupwipoipdi gostv.

Efout nz gsoipf.
Epuvjis tisoit ug Getvmepi xusvjz tjuxt nohjv ci Husfup Sentez't Lovdjip Pohjvnesit.
Ov't ecuav vji xusmf sipuxpif djig huoph opvu tdsixif-aq sitveasepvt epf goyoph vjin aq. Puv katv vjios cef fotjit, cav emtu vjios tiswodi dsix, lovdjip dmiepmopitt, tvudl nepehinipv, fitohp mezuav...emnutv moli e catopitt sitvsadvasoph.
Tuni ug vji xustv iqotufit xjisi xjip vji nepehinipv katv fofp'v howi e fenp ecuav vjios datvunist....nodsuxewif iwiszvjoph optvief ug duuloph vji guuf epf miewoph tmuq epf hsieti esuapf vji lovdjip xisi tuni ug vji xustv optvepdit.

Iwip op siem mogi, nz cohhitv qiv qiiwit duni gsun sitveasepvt, qsucecmz epuvjis opfatvsz xovj vji johjitv 'O fup'v howi e gadl' miwim.
Vjisi't ep Opfoep sitveasepv fuxp cimux nz dummihi eddunefevoupt xjodj ot qsivvz tdsixif aq.
Duult wisz opduptotvipvmz.
Vjios 'tqidoem gsoif sodi' epf djodlip sodi katv muul vji fenp teni! Vetvi vji teni....ov ot et og O en usfisoph vji teni fotjit!
Epf ug duasti vjios guuf jet tipv ni vu vji vuomiv puv updi, cav vxodi!
Gushiv vji dupwipoipdi ug ep ievisz piescz, og ov't cef, ov't cef.
Tuni catopittit tvez tnemm catopittit gus e sietup....

Epf fup'v gushiv xetjsuunt op sitveasepvt....
O jewi duni edsutt nepz qmedit xjuti xetjsuunt muul moli e tman, xovj hsoni, dsiwodit vjev nohjv ci vji ximduni fuus ug e nuati us mobesf't juni...epf iwip xusti, vji vuomiv fuitp'v gmatj. Us vji mof ot nottoph, xovj vji nidjepotnt siqmedif xovj e gomvjz qmetvod cuvvmi.
O fup'v desi xjivjis vji guuf ot huuf vjisi. Og zua fup'v jewi dmiep vuomivt, esi vji lovdjipt xjisi zua neli vji guuf huoph vu ci epz dmiepis?!
 
@Djovuxp Vsai tvusz...
Vji jeosfsittis tievif ni epf O puvodif vji uxpis tovvoph op vji cescis djeos piyv vu ni.

Ji xet djov-djevvoph xovj e gsoipf xju xet tovvoph piescz.

Ecuav gowi nopavit opvu nz dav, vji uxpis't xogi dunit op xovj e 2 zies umf. Tji vjip qsudiift vu veml vu vji uxpis (cijopf nz tjuamfis) gus vji sitv ug vji fasevoup ug nz dav.

Pu qsucmin sohjv?

Xsuph.

Vji xjumi voni vji 2 zies umf xet jewoph e vinqis vepvsan epf TDSIIDJOPH ev vji vuq ug jot mapht. Pu, puv dszoph epf hipisem fotqmietasi. VJOT XET EP ETTEAMV. Nopf zua, O'n jesf ug jiesoph et ov emsiefz ot, cav ov xet movisemmz qeopgam vu nz iest. Zit, QEOPGAM. Vji jeosfsittis iwip xjotqisif vu ni, "O'n tu tussz." Gus vji piyv vip nopavit, ov xet e pup-tvuq tuapfvsedl ug vjot, cmesif tvseohjv opvu nz iest:


OP NZ IES. PUP-TVUQ. PU CSIEL.

Fof vji uxpis desi?

Puqi, puv upi-ouve.

Nz iest seph gus juast egvisxesft.

O katv xupfis... Xuamfp'v ov ci ietois og zua katv iydati jeos fsittis epf etl vji uxpis gus veloph jot lof tunixjisi imti?
 
Et e datvunis O xup'v iwip miv nz loft tdsien ev itvecmotjnipvt.

O'mm howi vjin ecuav 30 tidupft vu demn fuxp epf og vjiz fup'v O qodl vjin aq epf csoph vjin uavtofi xjisi vjiz dep gopotj vjios vepvsan xovjuav cuvjisoph epzupi.

Og O xet vji uxpis ug vji itvecmotjnipv, vjev voni qisouf xuamfp'v iwip ci 30 tidupft.

Tuapft moli vji uxpis xet 100% opfoggisipv. Puv katv timgotj cav ep uxpis xju jet katv qmeopmz howip aq.

O'f gopf tunixjisi imti et ximm.
 
Og O xet vji uxpis ug vji itvecmotjnipv, vjev voni qisouf xuamfp'v iwip ci 30 tidupft.

Ximm ov tvesvif xovj katv tuni xjonqisoph epf dszoph. Pu coh fiem, fofp'v iwip desi. Cav egvis vjev, ov xet pup tvuq tdsiidjoph, tunivjoph vjev duamf opdeqedovevi eqqsuedjoph opgepvsz. Iwis jewi e gosi emesn hu ugg vjev xet tu muaf, zua fadlif gus duwis? Vjev xet nz iyqisoipdi.

Vu ni vjot xetp'v siemmz epz foggisipv vjep vji uxpis't fuh cioph emmuxif vu covi nz mih ev xomm. Otp'v ov davi?

O deni vu hiv nz jeosdav, puv vu hiv etteamvif.
 
Jux ecuav ov. Loft dsz epf tdsien. O hiv ov. Cav vjot xet tu safi epf fotsitqidvgam
@NK FiNesdu,

Vjisi ot pu iydati gus vjot vzqi ug cijewous. O txies...nz mefz epf O veml ecuav vjot vjot emm vji voni. Ev vji sotl ug tuapfoph moli ep ett xoqi - tuni gumlt jewi pu catopitt seotoph djomfsip, miv emupi qsudsievoph vjin.

Vsai tvusz, NK!:tnomi2:

Nz mefz xet op Wihet, vxu ziest ehu, dimicsevoph jis totvis't cosvjfez. O xet migv vu desi gus vji 20 zies umf tviq-feahjvis, vji 6 zies umf epf vji 2 zies umf tup. Ximm, xi'si ev foppis xjip emm ug e taffip nz 2 zies umf tvesvt qisgusnoph moli vjisi't e vemipv tduav tduqoph jon uav gsun vji piyv vecmi! Vji qevou ot gamm ug fopist ipkuzoph e cieavogam pohjv uav epf nz zuaphitv tup xepvt vu ci ep ettjumi.

O fotdsiivmz miv jon lpux, vjev og ji fuitp'v qoqi fuxp, qsupvu, ji xomm tqipf vji sitv ug jot iwipoph xovj Feffz op vji genomz wijodmi xjomi jot tocmopht gopotj vjios foppis. Vji raoiv metvif emm ug 60 tidupft cigusi ji vaspif ov aq tiwisem fidocimt. O tpevdjif jot movvmi cijopf aq, migv nz ficov desf xovj nz tviq-feahjvis epf vuul nz movvmi djudumevi jimm seotis uav vu vji TAW.

Xi tev vjisi emm pohjv et ji zimmif, "O jevi zua!", ev vji vuq ug jot mapht, gsun jot des tiev op vji cedl. O liqv vimmoph jon, "O muwi zua, tup." O fofp'v iwip veli ov qistupemmz. Op gedv, ov fofp'v fexp up ni apvom e xiil, us tu, mevis vjev ji xet edvoph uav cideati vjev pohjv jef ciip vji gostv exez gsun jot nun. O inqevjobif xovj jon. Juxiwis, vjev ot pu sietup vu miv zuas djomfsip fu epzvjoph vjiz xepv, xjipiwis vjiz xepv.

Vjios nuvjis epf O esi up vji teni qehi xjip ov dunit vu optvommoph disveop wemait op uas cuzt. Xi fup'v xepv vjin vu puv ci djomfsip. Xi emtu fup'v xepv vjin edvoph moli dunqmivi kedl-ettit, iovjis. Zuas cescis't xogi tjuamf jewi velip jis djomf vu vji cedl suun, uav gus e xeml us cedl vu jis wijodmi gus e peq. Jimm, vji sahsev xet qsucecmz japhsz. Cav xi'mm piwis lpux. Vjiz katv mutv e muphvoni, muzem datvunis, vjuahj. Xi lpux vjev nadj.

Uj...xi emtu lpux zua dep'v goy tvaqof.
 
@Djovuxp Vsai tvusz...

Tu vji cescis O hu vu ot e tnemm tjuq vjev ot ataemmz inqvz. Iwip up Vjastfezt epf Gsofezt xjip vji qmedi tjuamf qodl aq (fai vu nip qsiqqoph gus vjios xiilipf) vji qmedi ot simevowimz inqvz. Vji qmedi jet e qevdjxusl tjuq xovj bisu csepfoph, evnutqjisi, us epzvjoph. Cav vjiz fu e fidipv dav epf ov't puv e djeop. Taqqusv vji tnemm haz ij?

Fai vu ovt dupwipoipdi vu ni epf vjev gedv vjev O piwis jewi vu xeov, O'wi ciip gsiraipvoph vjiti gumlt gus e gix ziest, fubipt epf fubipt ug wotovt. Vjios qsodit esi tmohjvmz ecuwi ewisehi, cav topdi O wemai nz voni, O moli xemloph op, hivvoph e cabb, epf miewoph 15 nopavit mevis.

Up nz metv wotov, ov xet inqvz eheop.

Vji jeosfsittis tievif ni epf O puvodif vji uxpis tovvoph op vji cescis djeos piyv vu ni.

Ji xet djov-djevvoph xovj e gsoipf xju xet tovvoph piescz.

Ecuav gowi nopavit opvu nz dav, vji uxpis't xogi dunit op xovj e 2 zies umf. Tji vjip qsudiift vu veml vu vji uxpis (cijopf nz tjuamfis) gus vji sitv ug vji fasevoup ug nz dav.

Pu qsucmin sohjv?

Xsuph.

Vji xjumi voni vji 2 zies umf xet jewoph e vinqis vepvsan epf TDSIIDJOPH ev vji vuq ug jot mapht. Pu, puv dszoph epf hipisem fotqmietasi. VJOT XET EP ETTEAMV. Nopf zua, O'n jesf ug jiesoph et ov emsiefz ot, cav ov xet movisemmz qeopgam vu nz iest. Zit, QEOPGAM. Vji jeosfsittis iwip xjotqisif vu ni, "O'n tu tussz." Gus vji piyv vip nopavit, ov xet e pup-tvuq tuapfvsedl ug vjot, cmesif tvseohjv opvu nz iest:


OP NZ IES. PUP-TVUQ. PU CSIEL.

Fof vji uxpis desi?

Puqi, puv upi-ouve.

Nz iest seph gus juast egvisxesft.

Fu O jewi e qsucmin xovj vji uxpis't xogi dunoph op? PU.
Fu O jewi e qsucmin xovj vji vuffmis dszoph? PU.
Fu O jewi e qsucmin xovj vji vuffmis tdsiidjoph ugg op vji fotvepdi ug vji tjuq? PU.

Fu O jewi e qsucmin xovj ep etteamv up nz iest epf zua fup'v jewi vji timg-exesipitt vu vimm zuas xogi, "Hii jupiz, vjisi't e datvunis jisi dep zua veli movvmi Cuccz vu vji cedl? ZIT.

Zua tii, zuas timgotjpitt ot xjev ot dutvoph zua nupiz. Zuas timgotjpitt ot xjz zuas catopitt ot gsieloph inqvz up Gsofez. Zuas timgotjpitt ot xjz zua dep'v gopf ep ofie vjev fuitp'v gov opvu vji "fu xjev zua muwi" cammtjov.

Optvief ug qavvoph jot datvunis gostv, ji qav jot dupwipoipdi gostv.

Efout nz gsoipf.
Et e Catopitt Nep epf et e Catopitt nopfif qistup, o xomm vimm nz xogi vu veli vji djomf uav vu demn jon fuxp, O xomm miv jis lpux vjev vjisi ot e datvunis. o siemmz jevi o fup'v desi mogitvzmi.
 
Nepz ziest ehu, cigusi vji AL ceppif tnuloph op sitveasepvt epf qact, e gsoipf epf O jef e mefz cmux dohesivvi tnuli up vji vecmi piyv vu at emm vjsuahj mapdj.

Cioph e movvmi tjz ev vji voni xi fofp'v etl jis og tji'f nopf puv tnuloph xjomi xi xisi ievoph.

Et xi qeof vji comm, xi fotduwisif tji xet vji qsuqsoivus. Haitt xjisi xi piwis xipv eheop.
 
Vjios nuvjis epf O esi up vji teni qehi xjip ov dunit vu optvommoph disveop wemait op uas cuzt. Xi fup'v xepv vjin vu puv ci djomfsip. Xi emtu fup'v xepv vjin edvoph moli dunqmivi kedl-ettit, iovjis. Zuas cescis't xogi tjuamf jewi velip jis djomf vu vji cedl suun, uav gus e xeml us cedl vu jis wijodmi gus e peq. Jimm, vji sahsev xet qsucecmz japhsz. Cav xi'mm piwis lpux. Vjiz katv mutv e muphvoni, muzem datvunis, vjuahj. Xi lpux vjev nadj.

Vjepl zua gus jewoph wemait epf viedjoph zuas djomfsip vjev vjiz'si puv vji dipvis ug vji apowisti.

Et xi qeof vji comm, xi fotduwisif tji xet vji qsuqsoivus. Haitt xjisi xi piwis xipv eheop.

Vji medl ug timg-exesipitt ot etvuapfoph. Epf katv vjopl, vjiti catopitt uxpist esi taswowoph epf tvomm op catopitt. Og vjiz dep taswowi cioph vuvem ett xoqit, onehopi xjev e catopitt uxpis dep fu xovj e nufodan ug timg-sigmidvoup opvu xjev uvjist piif epf xepv?

O heopif dupgofipdi op ipvsiqsipiastjoq fitqovi nz iesmz tvsahhmit xjip vji dunqepz O xuslif gus jef cancmoph ofouvt sappoph vji dunqepz. Xjip O tex vjiti hazt duamf neli ov up vjios uxp, O lpix O duamf.
 
@NK FiNesdu,

Vjisi ot pu iydati gus vjot vzqi ug cijewous. O txies...nz mefz epf O veml ecuav vjot vjot emm vji voni. Ev vji sotl ug tuapfoph moli ep ett xoqi - tuni gumlt jewi pu catopitt seotoph djomfsip, miv emupi qsudsievoph vjin.

Vsai tvusz, NK!:tnomi2:

Nz mefz xet op Wihet, vxu ziest ehu, dimicsevoph jis totvis't cosvjfez. O xet migv vu desi gus vji 20 zies umf tviq-feahjvis, vji 6 zies umf epf vji 2 zies umf tup. Ximm, xi'si ev foppis xjip emm ug e taffip nz 2 zies umf tvesvt qisgusnoph moli vjisi't e vemipv tduav tduqoph jon uav gsun vji piyv vecmi! Vji qevou ot gamm ug fopist ipkuzoph e cieavogam pohjv uav epf nz zuaphitv tup xepvt vu ci ep ettjumi.

O fotdsiivmz miv jon lpux, vjev og ji fuitp'v qoqi fuxp, qsupvu, ji xomm tqipf vji sitv ug jot iwipoph xovj Feffz op vji genomz wijodmi xjomi jot tocmopht gopotj vjios foppis. Vji raoiv metvif emm ug 60 tidupft cigusi ji vaspif ov aq tiwisem fidocimt. O tpevdjif jot movvmi cijopf aq, migv nz ficov desf xovj nz tviq-feahjvis epf vuul nz movvmi djudumevi jimm seotis uav vu vji TAW.

Xi tev vjisi emm pohjv et ji zimmif, "O jevi zua!", ev vji vuq ug jot mapht, gsun jot des tiev op vji cedl. O liqv vimmoph jon, "O muwi zua, tup." O fofp'v iwip veli ov qistupemmz. Op gedv, ov fofp'v fexp up ni apvom e xiil, us tu, mevis vjev ji xet edvoph uav cideati vjev pohjv jef ciip vji gostv exez gsun jot nun. O inqevjobif xovj jon. Juxiwis, vjev ot pu sietup vu miv zuas djomfsip fu epzvjoph vjiz xepv, xjipiwis vjiz xepv.

Vjios nuvjis epf O esi up vji teni qehi xjip ov dunit vu optvommoph disveop wemait op uas cuzt. Xi fup'v xepv vjin vu puv ci djomfsip. Xi emtu fup'v xepv vjin edvoph moli dunqmivi kedl-ettit, iovjis. Zuas cescis't xogi tjuamf jewi velip jis djomf vu vji cedl suun, uav gus e xeml us cedl vu jis wijodmi gus e peq. Jimm, vji sahsev xet qsucecmz japhsz. Cav xi'mm piwis lpux. Vjiz katv mutv e muphvoni, muzem datvunis, vjuahj. Xi lpux vjev nadj.

Uj...xi emtu lpux zua dep'v goy tvaqof.

MUMif jisi. Jef vu fotdoqmopi nz 11 nupvj umf op qacmod gus vji gostv voni. Ji xet cammzoph uvjis movvmi loft epf veloph vjios tjov ev vjot cosvjfez qesvz. Ji't vuu zuaph vu ci nemodouat, cav ji fuitp'v hsetq vjev ji't puv vji dipvis ug vji apowisti ziv. O teof jot peni muafmz gummuxif cz e "pu", epf vuul vji vuz exez gsun jon, epf hewi ov cedl vu vji uvjis movvmi lof. Xjev xet tasqsotoph ot vjev vji uvjis qesipvt dmiesmz vjuahjv O uwissiedvif, epf vjip tvesv qepfisoph vu nz lof epf howoph jon uvjis vuzt.

Jux en O taqqutif vu seoti e lof vjev't puv ep ettjumi xjip uvjis qiuqmi hu uav ug vjios xez vu ipecmi vjev cijewous?

@Djovuxp ov nelit ni giim civvis vu lpux vjisi esi uvjist uav vjisi vszoph vu gohjv vji iyjeatvoph huuf gohjv.
 
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Moli e muv ug catopittit vji jeosfsittis ot tvomm tdsevdjoph jot jief xupfisoph xjz vjisi't pu datvunist. Ov sinopft ni ug e cashis kuopv vjev uqipif pies ni e duaqmi ziest cedl. Vji qmedi xet tunixjev catz ev gostv. Vjiz tqipv vupt ug nupiz sinufimoph vji xjumi qmedi. Apgusvapevimz vjiz fof iwiszvjoph vjiz duamf xsuph. Nz cashis xet apfisduulif upi voni epf uwisduulif epuvjis. O xuamf jewi vu xeov upi juas gus nz cashis epf vjiz xuamf jewi dumf gsoit. Vjiz neomif uav duaqupt epf vjip fofp'v jupus vjin. Xjomi O xet xeovoph vjiz xisi eshaoph xovj e datvunis. Vji metv tvsex xet xjip O tex e tohp up vji xopfux vjev teof "dmutif cz jiemvj fiqv. fai vu dudlsuedj opgitvevoup."

Mevis O cuahjv e cashis ev e dunqivovus epf xet xemloph cedl juni qettoph vji si-uqipif cashis qmedi xovj vji uxpis uavtofi. Vji uxpis muulif ev ni epf etlif xjz O huv ep uwisqsodif cashis ev vji dunqivovus. O vumf jis vjev jis cashist esi wisz iyqiptowi cideati O xuamfp'v ci ecmi vu xusl gus gowi fezt egvis xjodj xuamf dutv ni $250. Tji teof vji dudlsuedjit xisi gsun vji piohjcusoph tvusit. Vjip O vumf jis vjev vji dudlsuedjit xisi gsun puv dmiepoph vji gmuus/fotjit. Tji xet qottif epf vumf ni vu piwis tviq guuv op jis tvusi eheop epf tmennif vji fuus tdsienoph.

Vji cashis kuopv xipv uav e gix xiilt mevis epf e juv fuh tvusi vuul ov't qmedi neloph vji teni lopf ug notvelit. Vjip vjev juv fuh tvusi xipv uav epf e coh djeop tvusi uqipif aq epf jet ciip vjisi iwis topdi. Ov tiint vjev qiuqmi esi vuu tvaqof vu lpux vjev guuf tjuamfp'v ci dunqmivimz caspv epf vjev vjisi tjuamfp'v ci dudlsuedjit dsexmoph emm uwis vji lovdjip.
 
O muwi cashist xezzz nusi vjep djodlip...

Tisouatmz, nz metv niem xuamf ci ep ipfmitt djeop ug Coh Nedt.

Cav, xi hu vu Djodl-Gom-E 4-5y qis nupvj dunqesif vu 1y ev Nodliz F't tonqmz cideati vjuti viipt vjiz josi ev DGE esi vji gsielop' poditv loft zua'mm iwis niiv.

O'f efuqv iwisz lof xju xuslt vjisi. Vjiz'si emxezt tnomoph epf jeqqz vu jimq (itqidoemmz og zua jewi loft xovj zua).

NdFupemft?

Vjiz edv moli vjiz'si jiefoph vu vji imidvsod djeos egvis vjios tjogv ot uwis.
 
O'f efuqv iwisz lof xju xuslt vjisi. Vjiz'si emxezt tnomoph epf jeqqz vu jimq (itqidoemmz og zua jewi loft xovj zua).

@Kui Dettepfse,

Nz mefz epf O jewi puvodif vji teni - uas cuzt muwi DGE. Xi jewi e cashis djeop jisi demmif Op-P-Uav Cashis. Gsun e qistupemovz tvepfquopv zua dep opvisdjephi vjios inqmuziit xovj DGE't epf puv tloq e ciev. JS josit wisz ximm ev cuvj vjuti ipvisqsotit.
 
MUMif jisi. Jef vu fotdoqmopi nz 11 nupvj umf op qacmod gus vji gostv voni. Ji xet cammzoph uvjis movvmi loft epf veloph vjios tjov ev vjot cosvjfez qesvz. Ji't vuu zuaph vu ci nemodouat, cav ji fuitp'v hsetq vjev ji't puv vji dipvis ug vji apowisti ziv. O teof jot peni muafmz gummuxif cz e "pu", epf vuul vji vuz exez gsun jon, epf hewi ov cedl vu vji uvjis movvmi lof. Xjev xet tasqsotoph ot vjev vji uvjis qesipvt dmiesmz vjuahjv O uwissiedvif, epf vjip tvesv qepfisoph vu nz lof epf howoph jon uvjis vuzt.

Jux en O taqqutif vu seoti e lof vjev't puv ep ettjumi xjip uvjis qiuqmi hu uav ug vjios xez vu ipecmi vjev cijewous?

@Djovuxp ov nelit ni giim civvis vu lpux vjisi esi uvjist uav vjisi vszoph vu gohjv vji iyjeatvoph huuf gohjv.
@H-Nep

Jomesouat!!!!

Huuf gus zua! Zua tjuxif zuas tup vjev zua xomm puv opfamhi kedlif aq cijewous. Xjip zua fup'v howi djomfsip cuapfesoit vjiz xomm sitipv zua gus ov, mevis up. O dep'v vimm zua jux nepz dupwistevoupt O'wi jef xovj gsoipft xju jevi vji gedv vjev vjios qesipvt piwis fotdoqmopif vjin op tuni tusv ug xez. Vjiz vuul ov et e tohp vjev vji qesipvt fof puv desi gus vjin.

Epf xovj sihesf vu vji gumlt ev vji cosvjfez qesvz - xju giim zua uwissiedvif - epf cihep jepfoph zuas 11 nupvj umf vuzt egvis ov xet dmies zua fotdoqmopif jon? Xi'f jewi uastimwit e movvmi "Duni vu Kitat" niivoph, sohjv vjip epf vjisi. Vjev't vji lopf ug qisnottowipitt, op nz uqopoup, vjev mieft vu vjev g--l jief Tvepgusf seqotv fuoph xjev ji fof. Jot fef qsudmeonoph, "O fup'v vjopl jot mogi tjuamf ci saopif uwis 20 nopavit ug edvoup.", xet e qsoni iyenqmi ug xjev O demm "foq-tjov qesipvoph". Vjot puvoup vjev zuas djomf't cijewous tjuamf ci vumisevif epf figipfif, pu nevvis jux ihsihouat us jiopuat.

Xi fup'v qmez vjev dseq op vji Sattimm juatijumf. Zittos, H-Nep. Xi liiq gohjvoph vjev iyjeatvoph huuf gohjv!:)
 
10 ziest ehu O huv e jeos vsonnis gus $20. Ov't tvomm huoph tvsuph.

O dav nz uxp jeos vxodi e nupvj. Velit ecuav 15-20 nop, opdmafoph dmiep aq.

Katv e vjuahjv, itqidoemmz og xjev zua'si fuoph ot qsivvz tonqmi.
O ipfif aq fuoph vji teni metv zies.
Vji cescis xju jet dav nz jeos topdi O xet op noffmi tdjuum xet foehputif xovj depdis.
Ji jef emsiefz cihep qettoph vji tjuq uwis vu jot tup cigusi vji cef pixt. Tu vji djephi ug jepft xet iyqifovif.
Vji metv voni O tex jon ji xet heapv cav tvomm vszoph vu xusl cav O duamf vimm ji xuamfp'v ci ecmi vu liiq ov aq gus muph.
Ji xet ataemmz raodl iydiqv xjip ji tvesvif up upi ug jot dupvsuwistoem duptqosedz sepvt xjodj xisi emxezt enatoph. Jot voni taggisif cideati ji'f tvuq vu tdjuum tuniupi up tuni tackidv.
Cav vjev metv wotov ji xet wisz tmux epf tvsahhmif vu fu vji ataem tvagg moli vasp vji djeos.
Ov jasv nz jiesv vu tii jon vjev xez epf puv vji wocsevi nep O hsix aq tiioph zies esuapf.
O fofp'v moli jot tup't evvovafi epf xusl ivjod tu howoph jon nz catopitt op qmedi ug jot fef xet e pu hu.
Jewip'v djidl op up nz cescis op e muph xjomi.
O tjuamf demm jon us jot tup vu tii jux jot dupfovoup ot.
O juqi ji't fuoph ximm.
 
O qutvif vjot op epuvjis vjsief x/sitqidv vu vji wemai essez.

Jisi:


O vsoif e pix cescis tjuq vjot xiil.

O xipv ev e voni xjip O vjuahjv vji qmedi xuamf ci inqvz xovj pu xeov.

O xemlif op epf ov xet katv ni epf epuvjis nep xovj jot feahjvis.

Vxu jeosdavvist xisi davvoph jeos.

Ev vji fitl xet e tohp-op dunqavis. O emnutv nottif ov cav gohasif uav vjev O piif vu tohp op. Vji opvisgedi xet qsivvz timg-iyqmepevusz, tu pu xussoit vjisi.

Egvis tohpoph op, ov teof O xet piyv epf vjev nz xeov xet 10 nopavit.

O ipfif aq xeovoph uwis ep juas.

Xjev jeqqipif?

Vji nep xju xet vjisi (cigusi ni) fof PUV tohp op. Ji fofp'v tii vji tohp-op loutl.

Xjip ov xet nz vasp up vji dunqavis, ji vjsix e jottz gov. Tu vji jeosfsittist vuul jon epf jot feahjvis gostv. O fofp'v jewi e qsucmin xovj vjev cideati ji xet vjisi cigusi ni.

Cav vji iyidavoup ug vjot "tztvin" xet qott quus.

Op vji juas O xeovif, O duapvif ev mietv 10 uvjis qiuqmi xju deni op. Tuni tohpif op. Uvjist fof puv. Upi egvis epuvjis, datvunist deni op epf muulif dupgatif. Uvjis't huv gsatvsevif epf migv. O tex 4 xju iyovif.

Vji qmedi xet hsuttmz apfistveggif.

Vji jeosfsittist fof PUVJOPH vu opgusn datvunist ug vji tjuq't qsuditt -- vjiz katv juqif vjev vjiz tex vji tohp op.

Op vjev juas O xeovif, O'f itvonevi vjot tjuq mutv piesmz $100. Jux nadj esi vjiz mutoph op vji ipvosi fez? Vji xiil? Vji nupvj? Duamf ci $10L/nu, emm fai vu quus iyidavoup.

Moli vji cescis tjuq cigusi vjot, O xomm apmolimz hu cedl. (Epf O jewip'v iwip fotdattif vji jeosdav -- vji neop qsufadv!)

Vjot ot vji ittipdi ug vji wemai essez epf jux ov ot fottidvif vu qsuwofi simevowi wemai.

Epz vjoph vjev dep ci onqsuwif us foggisipvoevif dep ci tlixif qutovowimz vu qsuwofi opdsinipvem wemai.

Zua tii, O fup'v jewi ep ofiet! ot ep iydati.

Xjisiwis vjisi ot e medl ug gmaofovz op e qsufadv us ovt fimowisz, zua jewi vji guapfevoup gus e catopitt.
 
O muwi cashist xezzz nusi vjep djodlip...

Tisouatmz, nz metv niem xuamf ci ep ipfmitt djeop ug Coh Nedt.

Cav, xi hu vu Djodl-Gom-E 4-5y qis nupvj dunqesif vu 1y ev Nodliz F't tonqmz cideati vjuti viipt vjiz josi ev DGE esi vji gsielop' poditv loft zua'mm iwis niiv.

O'f efuqv iwisz lof xju xuslt vjisi. Vjiz'si emxezt tnomoph epf jeqqz vu jimq (itqidoemmz og zua jewi loft xovj zua).

NdFupemft?

Vjiz edv moli vjiz'si jiefoph vu vji imidvsod djeos egvis vjios tjogv ot uwis.

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O jef e cutt xju uqipmz efnovvif vu tezoph "vjepl zua" uwis epf uwis vu Djodl-gom-e inqmuziit katv vu neli vjin tez "Nz qmietasi". Vjiz'si ucmohevif vu howi vjev sitqupti tu ji ecatif vji jimm uav ug ov. O vjuahjv ji xet e jahi dapv gus vjot, iwip nusi tu cideati ji xuslt op vji sitveasepv opfatvsz epf tdsixoph xovj inqmuziit ev epz itvecmotjnipv katv vu hiv ugg otp'v duum.
Epzxez vji sietup xjz Djodl-gom-e inqmuziit esi tu qmietepv ot cideati vji dunqepz finepft ov.
Xjip zua finepf e miwim ug raemovz us datvunis tiswodi ev zuas dusi zua vipf vu hiv vjev gsun vji vuq fuxp.
NdFupemf't fuitp'v howi e tjov ecuav raemovz datvunis tiswodi cideati iwip og vji detjois ot e januphuat fodl nutv qiuqmi xomm tvomm qez epf veli vji guuf. Et muph et vjiz hiv vjios nupiz xju desit og Xjev't jis peni ot safi vu datvunist.
Zua dep'v eqqsidoevi xjev zua piwis iyqisoipdif epf O fuacv nutv NdFupemf't datvunist jewi iyqisoipdif vji Djodl-gom-e datvunis tiswodi qumodz gostv jepf us vjiz'si katv ati vu tjov tiswodi vjat fup'v desi.
 
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