Open Letter to God:
You might think the light turning out to be a freight train at the end of the tunnel was funny. But I didn't.
(THIS JUST IN):
OOOH a new fwiend and one of my favorite Models, who's logs keeps fluffing my fur.
Can someone bring me some catnip and Pitchards in tomato sauce, salt water in a inflatable kiddy pool, and a bag of sand. I want to act like I'm on a Caribbean vacation as that is as close as I'm getting. Damn self employment!
Jomei
You might think the light turning out to be a freight train at the end of the tunnel was funny. But I didn't.
(THIS JUST IN):
OOOH a new fwiend and one of my favorite Models, who's logs keeps fluffing my fur.
Can someone bring me some catnip and Pitchards in tomato sauce, salt water in a inflatable kiddy pool, and a bag of sand. I want to act like I'm on a Caribbean vacation as that is as close as I'm getting. Damn self employment!
Jomei
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Me and my boyf opened our own tattoo/piercing studio at the begining of this year after working for a couple of ungratefull bastards for many years prior.
I dont know what you know about opening shops but its not as easy as you'd think. firstly is the estate agents fees then solicitors then the landlords...then there is the council to deal with and they make fees up as they go along... When we started doing the shop up and kitting it out we wrote to the council to ask if we needed planning permission to tattoo and pierce in the said shop as it was classed as a A1 RETAIL shop. they said no as long as members of the public could not see the tattoo/piercing taking place. So we spent a fortune getting the place how we wanted it and how 'they' would be happy. Anyway. 6 months later..... 'they' have changed their minds and do need us to get planning permission as tattooing/piercing is not retailing and we are in breach of planning and therefor breaking the law and can be shut down. we argued this obviously as theyd said it was ok before. In order to get planing permission we need to get a solicitor to fill out loads of forms (more money) stock the shop with loads of retail merchanidise (more money) and also re arrange the shop (even more money and hassle) Pay over 250 for applying and all this for them just to say NO! they dont want a tattoo shop in this town. And of course we are still dealing with customers and trying to make a living inbetween all this. Ive got the local papers involved as i feel we are being victimised. They agree and we are appealing as we speak. Im sure we'll be fine in the long run but you see why i hate the council so much!!!! oh and in the meantime they still charge us extortionate business rates/trade waste/clinical waste... AAAGGGGGHHHHHH!
ok rant over....you did ask!! (and this is the short version)
and your temporature will be taken with my fist in your rectum
[Edited on Sep 20, 2005 2:06PM]