So I'm still not playing good pool but I'm doing better. I have switched to wearing contacts as it more conducive to pool playing and not looking over the top of my glasses when I'm down on a shot. I won my Tuesday night league this week 7-4 and am 6-1 over the last 2 weeks of BCA league. To reiterate from my last blog, I'm winning but not playing well.
I met with one of my employees (Bandido) today and we got to bullshitting about the guy he used to work for (RT) was ripping him off. I know this guy and he is a liar and a thief, but I had to side with him regarding one aspect of their dispute. Bandido bought a truck and trailer from RT and it turned out they were pieces of shit so he had multiple breakdowns and had to borrow money from RT. Well when it was time for Bandido to get a check RT had pulled out what he had lent him and Bandido had very little money to pay his bills. Bandido thought RT should take the money back over a few checks, he said I couldn't pay my rent or my utilities. Bandido said RT just didn't give a fuck about him or his family. I feel bad for the position Bandido was in but just because someone owns their own business doesn't mean they're rich and can lend out money willy-nilly with no worry of when repayment will be made. RT and I do the same thing and I've been in this same position. Why do they think it's MY job to pay for their breakdowns or other emergencies? I have bills to pay business-wise and personally and I'm not about to risk either one of those so they can pay their rent. It's not my fault they are in this position of being broke and about to be evicted. I didn't make them handle their money like a 10 year old. Bandido has worked for me for 5 months, and was 5 months behind on his bills when he started. He is now current on his bills and has some money put away for breakdowns. I'm much better at what I do that RT is, but if Bandido had a breakdown and had to borrow money from me I would have taken every fucking dime back immediately. Not because I don't give a fuck about him or his family, but because ALL I care about is mine.
And let's just say for the sake of argument I am getting rich by owning my own business, I'm entitled to all the riches and don't owe anyone an apology or explanation. I'm the one at risk, I'm the one who has the worries of payroll, the buck stops with me and if I can get rich, I deserve that for having the brains and balls to start my own business. It bothers me when people complain about the price of something saying that it's too expensive or they're probably making so much money on this. What's that got to do with the price of tea in China? In other words, it's none of your fucking business what they produced it for or what their markup is. If you don't like it, don't buy it.
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