04/02/2024
Good morning everyone this is gonna be a bit long so I appoligize in advance.... Some people already know whats going on but most do not and as much as I hate putting this post out there this is whats best for me personally for my future and health...... So do to numerous reasons I have decided to close down FIX EM FRANK automotive repair and go back to working a normal job with a pay check, depending on schedule and time and how I feel I may take a few small easy jobs a month like I did before when I was still turning wrench on log trucks, we been trying for 2 years to get a loan that would help me consolidate some things and give some some capital to operate on, every bank turned us down, I had a couple try to help and I appriciate it but it just wasn't enough to honestly really help, last year was the worst year for customers not paying there bills, they set up payment plans make 1 payment and then disappear and have excuses why they can't pay there bill, but they driving around in that rig I fixed and we'll tired of hearing the excuses and me having to cover your parts bill and not get paid for my time. Another issue is finding reliable help as most of the good guys are already taken and have good jobs, I don't wanna babysit and if you tell me jobs done correctly I shouldn't have to worry about it coming back in 2 weeks and I personally can not continue to work 6-7 days a week 12-20 hour days trying to keep up with normal work and returns and the other reason is my family but wife mainly, she has put up with a ton in 8 years of me trying to run the shop, gone all the time no energy to do anything on off days if I get them and as my son put it to me I been an a-hole to all of them, I know its my choice to have been here that much but I to me if there is work I needed to be here doing it..... So this week I have a few jobs of my own for shop left to finish, paper work has been started on the new job, and I'm prepping a ton of stuff to go up for sale, got a few people already interested in some things, today I'm gonna finish sorting things I wanna part with, I'm planning on selling both my big tool boxes and going back to my roots of working out of a small tool box (dad's old box) and gonna be happy...... I know lots are gonna say no this isn't happening, I can't do it well my mind been made up a while now and I gave it my best shot, having this shop was my dream and I feel like I'm letting everyone down but for my health and family its 100 percent the best decision I can make and in long run everyone will find another good shop........ I do have to say thank you to everyone that has 100% fully supported me all these years its been great knowing I had so much support.... But when I really needed other support I was let down......so this will be 1 of my last buisness page post as I will probably be deleting the page this month some time as the be no need to keep it running......... Hope everyone takes the news ok and we all move forward with new life experiences :)
