"It's a dying business concept. It takes people with passion," he said. "Maintaining that on a daily basis with your staff and customers is a pretty exhausting process."
Earlier this year, we lost a great mom and pop eatery out here. The Seafare Inn in Whittier, Calif. was far and away the best seafood restaurant in the area. It had opened in 1961 and outlasted all of the restaurants but one that were open in Whittier at the time.
The Seafare had a loyal clientele, but changing demographics--the customers were mostly older and white--the rising price of seafood and finally Obamacare finally convinced the family that owned it to call it a day.
There’s a heaviness hanging over us since obama was elected; indeed, a sadness, a feeling of loss for something that once was, a sense of powerlessness. Economic activity has slowed down to a crawl and government (even down to the local level) has become our enemy.