The city is imposing all of these new ordinances on my grandfather and his shop, in which he has six months to comply. He cannot afford the newly revised regulations. Neither can the other “mom and pop shop” down the street; Or any other repair shop for that matter.
Now I do understand some of the reasons why new ordinances have been put in place, but they are unreasonable. For example, because my grandfather owns a repair shop for cars they want to have any car that is left for longer than 48 hours to be on a six inch concrete slab or behind a six foot wall, to make sure nothing "leaks" out. What do they do if the part they need takes a week to get there? What about the people that just drop off their cars during closed hours?
My grandpa received the new regulations and called his buddy who owns another repair shop up the street. His friend Steve says, “I threw that bullshit away, can I have a copy of yours?” I told my grandpa, “I’ll do every and anything to help you comply.” He says with a long face, “Sorry, honey, I just can’t afford it.”
So here I am trying to think of a better way to tackle this issue. Let me give you a brief background of “The Shop. AKA Dee’s Service Center.” They opened in 1986. That is one year before I was born. They have been in business for twenty-two years. My father has worked there for 15 years, alongside my uncle. It has always been a family business. It is a quaint little shop with only three bays. Dee’s Service Center is trusted by many people. More than half of the people are known to my grandpa by name, and the rest have been referred by many loyal customers. They believe in “true” customer service. It is rare that you go to a car repair shop and they don’t charge you for something they don’t need.
Here is the underlying issue that concerns me. My grandpa is about to turn sixty-five and he wants to retire, however, my dad cannot afford to buy the shop yet, so my grandpa is going to keep it going. What else can he do? Kick my dad out on the street and say, “hey find your own place to work?” No, my grandpa has the biggest heart out of anyone I have ever met. If they (government) impose all these new rules, it will put him out of business. Then “they” will be on the fast track to putting all of the local “mom and pop” shops out of business. Not just the car repair business. But IF they put all the car repair shops out of business, where do you get your car fixed? Either you don’t, or you pay ridiculous amounts of money to the almighty government. Now wouldn’t that be just grand?
So please, tell me, what legal way can I at least get my voice heard for the locals who have worked their entire lives only to have them stripped away by the government?
Now I do understand some of the reasons why new ordinances have been put in place, but they are unreasonable. For example, because my grandfather owns a repair shop for cars they want to have any car that is left for longer than 48 hours to be on a six inch concrete slab or behind a six foot wall, to make sure nothing "leaks" out. What do they do if the part they need takes a week to get there? What about the people that just drop off their cars during closed hours?
My grandpa received the new regulations and called his buddy who owns another repair shop up the street. His friend Steve says, “I threw that bullshit away, can I have a copy of yours?” I told my grandpa, “I’ll do every and anything to help you comply.” He says with a long face, “Sorry, honey, I just can’t afford it.”
So here I am trying to think of a better way to tackle this issue. Let me give you a brief background of “The Shop. AKA Dee’s Service Center.” They opened in 1986. That is one year before I was born. They have been in business for twenty-two years. My father has worked there for 15 years, alongside my uncle. It has always been a family business. It is a quaint little shop with only three bays. Dee’s Service Center is trusted by many people. More than half of the people are known to my grandpa by name, and the rest have been referred by many loyal customers. They believe in “true” customer service. It is rare that you go to a car repair shop and they don’t charge you for something they don’t need.
Here is the underlying issue that concerns me. My grandpa is about to turn sixty-five and he wants to retire, however, my dad cannot afford to buy the shop yet, so my grandpa is going to keep it going. What else can he do? Kick my dad out on the street and say, “hey find your own place to work?” No, my grandpa has the biggest heart out of anyone I have ever met. If they (government) impose all these new rules, it will put him out of business. Then “they” will be on the fast track to putting all of the local “mom and pop” shops out of business. Not just the car repair business. But IF they put all the car repair shops out of business, where do you get your car fixed? Either you don’t, or you pay ridiculous amounts of money to the almighty government. Now wouldn’t that be just grand?
So please, tell me, what legal way can I at least get my voice heard for the locals who have worked their entire lives only to have them stripped away by the government?