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Old 4-Jul-2003   #11
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Then more the reason to open one. You should at least make an online store. Or a by appointment only to your private collection.
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Old 5-Jul-2003   #12
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Normally I do allow appointments but the place is quite trashed with me in school and the wife with a never ending list of projects- she watches too much Trading Places""... ;^)

I'm just now getting caught up.

I have a web domain and all that just putting together what I want on it seems to be perpetually on the list!

I tried several times last fall to get things civilized in my downstairs- flooded out 4 times.

Nothing good is ever easy!!!

Who knows I could quit my day job and join the ranks of wealthy multilillionaire bonsai merchants like Ron and Matt....

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Nothing good is ever easy!!!

Who knows I could quit my day job and join the ranks of wealthy multilillionaire bonsai merchants like Ron and Matt....

Jim
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The first line in the quote says it all. It is a lot of hard work. Contrary to popular opinion luck has nothing to do with it. Just work.
Bonsai has been good to me and I wouldn't mind opening another store (or two) but finding QUALIFIED people to run it would be the hard part.
I gave up on the idea last year and now mostly restrict myself to teaching and this one small store.
Hopefully the teaching thing will pick up a bit and then I will close this place. Doing both are proving to be a bit too much for me.
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well I think that it will be dificult to find tools.


Jim can you give me your phone number?

So I can call you when I get to Houston and see if you can and I can meet. I have 100 usd budget all to spend in tools, maybe in a book.

I'll try to get more money.
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The last decent bonsai store in Houston closed in February.


Hmmm how about opening an in-decent bonsai store? The hired help from the local University could run around in short leather happi coats and work you over with raffia, styling wire and those branch-clampy things.

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Damn, Matt! That post is almost out of character! Just think, if you ran that sort of bonsai operation, our good friend Clay's artwork would then finally be relevant for something...

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Does that mean that I should cancel my plans for opening
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Hmmm how about opening an in-decent bonsai store? The hired help from the local University could run around in short leather happi coats and work you over with raffia, styling wire and those branch-clampy things.


I would hope that all of you that tried my quiz, did not pick the truthfull Matt answer as: Matt has no sense of humor and wishes the forum were more serious!

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"Here's your jin and tonic. By the way, have you met Shari?"


Our bonsai club had a program on Jin, shari, and pot. There were a few comments just like that.
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