Dia de Los Fuerte

Every 14 days we have a day of strength at the studio.  I go to bed each 13th night wishing that we had a training facility like the Beavers.  I think those lifting stations complete with embedded logos on the varnished platforms and the rubber bumper plates are only about $3500 a piece. 

Let's see: 3500 x 12 = $42,000.  Man, we could have a lot of fun for $42,000!  Well, it's not entirely out of the question, especially as we have been growing steadily since we opened a little more than a year ago.  Our new goal, (well, I really haven't told Shelly this yet), but my new goal is 18 studios throughout the Oregon market.  I don't know how it's going to happen, but it's never been for me to figure out the 'how' anyway.

Before we do anything else, we pretty much have to get our shit together first at CH.  Once we get that flowing smoothly, then we'll begin our hostile takeover of the Globe-O gyms.  The more I hear about those damn places and how they treat their employees, the more pissed off I get.  The best thing Shelly and I could have ever done was to leave that god-forsaken, pathetically run company that can't seem to figure out how to file a bankruptcy.  Fortunately for us, we hired some dear friends of our to do the janitorial services at the club.  They are a husband and wife who were our former co-workers at Bally.  Apparently after the 2nd or third filing for bankruptcy, the corporation decided to sub-out the janitors, cut their pay by about 50% and cut their hours.  Now, you can blame the "economy" for the reduction of their hours.  Some might say that Bally needed to restructure given the nature of the business, yadayadayada.  What it comes down to is providing piss poor service to your clients and guests.  When you can't even hire and keep someone to open the doors on time or brush their hair in the morning, no wonder you're going to file for bankruptcy.  We're very glad that Juan and Maria left and started their own business to take control of their future.  If any of you are in need of a good house or business cleaning company, they do Shellyimpressive work and have Chuckimpressive rates.