Posted on 01/15/2013 6:28:24 AM PST by jakerobins
VERNAL — When George Burnett first set up shop in Vernal, he knew he had to find away to connect with his adopted community if his custom seat cover business was going to survive.
So, armed with a sandwich board emblazoned with the phrase "Honk If You (Heart) Drilling!," Burnett took to the corner of 500 East and Main Street and began his one-man crusade to boost the spirit of a community that was getting its first glimpse of another oil and gas bust.
Fast-forward nearly five years and Burnett — now a local celebrity for his tireless support of the Uintah Basin's energy industry — has launched a new business that's earning rave reviews just weeks after opening its doors.
"I love this place. I will support this place with every fiber of my being," said Corey Peterson, a personal trainer who stopped by the I Love Drilling Juice & Smoothie Bar on Monday morning for a thick, green drink filled with avocado, spinach and fresh apple juice.
(Excerpt) Read more at ksl.com ...
Hey Vernal. They named an equinox after you!
Liberals need to pay double income, property, sales, capital gains and payroll taxes.
I’d like to find his facebook page to see the comments he’s getting. No luck so far...
Vernal is a really nice town, I spent a year there and enjoyed all of it.
http://www.facebook.com/iLoveDrillingJuiceBar?ref=ts&fref=ts
This is cool ! Of course people like John F’n Kerry doesn’t pay the higher MA Income Tax rate. Like most libs, they want the rest of us to work harder, longer and pay more but of course their prescription doesn’t apply to themselves.
BWAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
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