tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post6862448712113514969..comments2024-03-28T19:18:40.387-04:00Comments on Northern Reflections: Getting What It's OwedOwen Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-91219320758240408102018-01-13T18:42:26.743-05:002018-01-13T18:42:26.743-05:00Your comment reminds me of the summer I worked coo...Your comment reminds me of the summer I worked cooking burgers, fries and onion rings in an A + W kitchen, Steve.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-85395063897321128592018-01-13T17:30:30.319-05:002018-01-13T17:30:30.319-05:00I also lament the death of the mom and pop shop. I...I also lament the death of the mom and pop shop. IMHO only A&W has lately become capable of creating edible food. I dont smoke. However the worst smokes Malbro, the worst food MCUkes, and the worst beer, Bud. What does that tell you?Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162783936999869984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-64925863599967934902018-01-13T15:39:49.112-05:002018-01-13T15:39:49.112-05:00Good point, John. Franchisees are not really Mom a...Good point, John. Franchisees are not really Mom and Pop operations.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-38956594325851017192018-01-13T15:36:39.364-05:002018-01-13T15:36:39.364-05:00True, Steve. And greed is greed.True, Steve. And greed is greed.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-37783584298054736972018-01-13T14:55:28.686-05:002018-01-13T14:55:28.686-05:00I remember that we used to have a dozen or more gr...I remember that we used to have a dozen or more great fish & chip shops within a few blocks before H Salt moved in back in the late 60s or early 70s. By the time that all the H Salt shops had closed down a few years later, all the guys whose business they had taken were long gone. In some other city, you'd probably be able to describe a similar process for hamburger joints and coffee & doughnut shops. I won't get into what's happened to the quality of edibles at Horton's.<br /><br />When I consider the question with the benefit of the input provided by bill, it seems to me that Dan Kelly's purpose has been to provide corporate ownership with the opportunity to hide behind the skirts of real small business owners who, in the process of creating wealth for themselves, actually create some for others.John B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-6357713507908418112018-01-13T14:22:07.832-05:002018-01-13T14:22:07.832-05:00slavery is slavery no matter how much you paint it...slavery is slavery no matter how much you paint it as livingStevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162783936999869984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-11427533681063704592018-01-13T11:55:45.592-05:002018-01-13T11:55:45.592-05:00Ray Kroch and Dave Thomas made a fortune pushing h...Ray Kroch and Dave Thomas made a fortune pushing hamburgers, bill. The guys at the business end of things have leaner and tougher times.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-46741483676688957122018-01-13T11:52:03.517-05:002018-01-13T11:52:03.517-05:00Anyone who has worked on a farm -- starting with m...Anyone who has worked on a farm -- starting with milking the cows at five o'clock in the morning -- knows what putting in a full day's work means, salamander.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-15426654751188633532018-01-13T11:49:33.982-05:002018-01-13T11:49:33.982-05:00Increasingly, Lorne, we're losing sight of the...Increasingly, Lorne, we're losing sight of the big picture.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-42173502437416872692018-01-13T11:40:14.742-05:002018-01-13T11:40:14.742-05:00It is interesting that in places like Seatle and e...It is interesting that in places like Seatle and elsewhere that increased minimum wage their economies are all running better now than before. The only businesses lost were the least profitable and those poorly run that would have died anyway.<br />The most important thing now is for some smart political party to make reform of franchise laws a big priority. Most franchises are run with roughly 50% of gross sales going to the head office full of pencil pushing, semi computer types contributing nothing to the company while the franchise owners struggle to make a profit and pay all the bills out of the remaining half. a simple change to the laws with the corporation getting half of NET sales would put more money in the franchisees pocket with a more fair sharing of risk. off the top of my head the freedom to source local products and setting wages and prices for their product based on local conditions should also be legislated. This includes every corporate chain including companies like Loblaws and Canadian tire.<br /><br />As a former business owner and knowing many other business owners including franchisees I have a little knowledge on this topic. It is also why I prefer to shop at independent businesses where they realize that the customer is still king.billnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-65213454409571075132018-01-13T11:03:36.617-05:002018-01-13T11:03:36.617-05:00.. I worked my way across Canada many times..
bali..... I worked my way across Canada many times..<br />baling hay, driving combines, ploughing fields<br />milking cows, planting corn, catching chickens<br />hell, spreading manure in February, minus 20<br /><br />I dare not tell you the average 'hourly' rate<br />It was pre-dawn to midnight if need be..<br />7 days a week.. but all one could eat<br /><br />I always had amazing food<br />and damn, but did I work up an appetite!the salamanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853337802990122289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-24206548742371952352018-01-13T11:02:16.106-05:002018-01-13T11:02:16.106-05:00Putting things into that kind of perspective is mu...Putting things into that kind of perspective is much-needed, Owen, although the usual suspects will, of course, have no truck with it.Lornehttp://www.politicsanditsdiscontents.blogspot.canoreply@blogger.com