As I have stated many times in the past and in so many ways on so many news blogs here, the only way a good partnership works is if both partners have the same vision and passion of a business, no matter what that business is, in this case a redneck hot rod bike/truck, shop with the Dukes-of-Hazzard theme is mine. Rick has another idea, and as such , to remain friends, its time for at least one of us to gracefully bow out, and say " Hey wished it could have worked, but its time to part ways." In this case the lease of the shop is in my name, the responsibility is mine, so as bad as it is, I have to firmly tell Rick adios. Come the first of March, I'll get Mr. Voss paid up, get the electricity and heat gas paid up, and renew the operation, as a Hazzard County named shop, and only two names on the damn door, Hazzard County Choppers and yes Highway Hooker Toewing, more on that in another entry.
One thing I have learned the hard way, partnerships are just not for me, I don't work nor play well with each other, and with this as well as say a musical rock band, when the leads of the band can't any longer make music it's time to call it quits and each shake hands and go do our own thing. Personally I like Rick, business wise it'll never mix well.
Now some think I'm quiting entirely, not so, and to the little fartknockers that think its really funny, putting diesel fuel in my car, was not cool. Which brings me to the other half of this. My reputation and all here in Evanston, Wyoming, is not good. In fact there are people that would just asoon shoot me as look at me. Why who knows, and I can remember the same shit elsewhere, Maybe it is me? But for many I'm just too much of a rebel, too wyld, for many and that rubs people the wrong way. All I know is I have given everything I have to too many people and been too kind to all the ungrateful dope heads, drugged out, skanks, 30 dollar Sharries , many times to where I have had to beg my Bishop, cable company, and others to cover my ass. No more, its Patricks time and time for all things Hazzard County's light to shine.
So Rick my partner, its nothing personal, but we just can't be partners in business.
TTYLY