Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for August 02, 2022

Well, what do you know? Mr. Farrell reads the comment section of this strip! LOL

Truth is, Tiff would have been aware of all those things, since she took a business course.

She may have held some items in her garage for college buddies… but she never would have taken it any farther.

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So what is Mr Farrell going to do?

I hope he spends more time with his daughter.

Daddy wants his pumpkin to shut down the business for safety’s sake, doesn’t he?

”Actions Have Consequences.” ✨

I was right!

But other than that it was a great idea, right Dad? Dad?

Instead of a trip to Maui, will we see Tom spending some quality father-daughter time in Pittsville, helping Tiff clean up the mess she’s gotten herself into?

Listen to your dad Tiff, he makes sense!

YES!!! There it is: proof that Greg still has his marbles. Speaking through Tiff’s dad he’s showing he still has a grasp on reality. At least as far as adults go. But for young adults, I still say he is clueless about their reality in the 21st century…

I think Her father is going is going to mentor Tiffany on the business works more, so she doesn’t make the same mistakes twice

Well, I confess I’m somewhat surprised. I fully expected GnK to have Dad pleased with his “little girl’s” business sense. That would have been a really weak plot.

I recall past comments on this being precisely what Tiff never thought of.

Hey guy, maybe leaving your little girl home alone all the time isn’t such a hot idea.

How do you miss all that when that is the foundation for any business? IIt’s another Idiot Plot.

Tiff your dad makes good sense plus he is correct.

Notice how Father of the Year says “exposes you” not “exposes us.”

Miss Defied.

Whether or not Tom Farrell is a good parent is not the issue. The issue is Tiffany is an adult without the sense God gave a soda cracker! Definitely a case of wasted tuition money on that one. Maybe she needs to go to the community college with Luann. Tomorrow she’ll ask if they’re still going on vacation.

Um…this doesn’t include online businesses, does it?

Dad’s been pretty nice to Tiff lately. So I don’t know how this will wind up.

Yup, Tiffany. That. HOA will shut your dad down and fine him – that is, if they find out. Maybe the city officials see you on social media doing business without proper credentials and as a non-owner of the house – your house is a public record, you know? That record is likely to show just your dad’s name. They don’t know you’re his daughter and could be a squatter for all they know. They’re likely to check for any records of legitimate business out of that house and send somebody to your house. You don’t want that. Shut your Waremanse pronto. And Bets? She is supposed to be business savvy. How did she miss that the whole thing would get Tiff in trouble? Or did she not care? Not her house. Not her problem?

I was always afraid to miss a class for the same reason.

Wow, tiffany just got a hard and cold dose of reality. I’d be shocked if her dad doesn’t kick her out.

Finally. Thanks Dad for reining in this nonsense! Now can she get everything back to the correct owners? And is Daddy’s warning of burglars and predators a preview of what’s to come next?

Anyone think Bets set Tiffany up?

So—if Tiff was a little girl with a lemonade stand, she’d be subject to arrest and lawsuits??

Welcome to the world of American capitalism!!

Gee…I feel so blindsided. I did not see this coming at all.

Okay, that proves it.

Poppa Farrell IS Mad.…

So, now We know that what Tiff did was wrong, let’s get to the Punishment part.

Oh.

And Tom?

Did You know that dating the wrong person can also expose You to “liability suits, legal actions, burglars, and predators?”

Oopsie

You might have missed that day? Well, there goes your perfect attendance. That is really big in colleges and universities, you know.

It’s nice to see Tom finally help his daughter by giving her the advice the college didn’t tell her, she didn’t remember, or she conveniently decided not to remember. I hope this makes Tom decide to spend more time with Tiffany and really take a vacation together, to discuss with her about business and life a lot.

Betts needs the boot!

And there’s the big lesson of the arc ladies and gents

liability suits and legal action is a bit redundant.

Panel 2: Yep… Just what myself and a few others here have said..

Daddy knows best!

That’s only taught in the School of Hard Knocks, Tiff. Your dad is giving you lesson number 6.

Dad’s a Good Lawyer

“Predators!” Does that include Bets?

Dad gets it.

But it still stuns me that it never occurred to Tiffany, who’s supposed to possess at least basic intelligence, that she should have asked her father before moving a ton of other people’s stuff into his house.

Hopefully the next strip will feature Dad telling Tiffany to call all of her clients, give them their money back, and tell them they have to come and take all of their stuff. She can look forward to two or three days of having to deal with some very angry people.

Unfortunately for Tom Farrell, the only room left in the house is room for complaint!

Yep Tom, that’s pretty much what we’ve all been saying through all this nonsense.

Unless she signed a contract, there’s probably nothing her clients can do in case of loss. She never guaranteed anything (in writing).

A good old fashioned verbal spanking. Perfect way to punish a quasi adult.

Maybe he will help her set up the business properly?

Also exposed the property owner to liability too.

Whoops!

he probably got city permit for her and insurance coverage too…is she was in real trouble, he would have shown up at door

Now Tiffany is a criminal and a target for stalkers. I tried to warn her.

Well, a mansion is always a target for burglary. Whether or not it’s illegal depends on zoning and licensing laws. There may be nothing illegal about it though she might need to retroactively get a license and change insurance. The lawsuit aspect from clients is certainly an issue especially if she didn’t have them sign anything.

A good business tycoon father would recognize his daughter’s desire to succeed at something business wise. He should help her back up a few steps (yards) and coach her in a direction that will help her succeed. Question is, is Mr. Ferrell going to slow his tycooning down a bit to do it?

Let Tiff build ,manage a Real storage space bizz .

So many doomsayers. I think he is gonna advise her and arrange for a facility to warehouse the stuff, come up with a fee structure, and have her be part of it. Or he may invest in a storage unit facility. We pay $325 per month for a 10/30 unit. It is not climate controlled but for wath we store is not needed. The place has various sized units and has 75 of them plus room for people to park their boats and RVs. There is some retail such as boxes, moving blankets, bubble wrap, locks, packing tape, etc. Most of it is taking in the noney, and plowing or grounds upkeep.

… what are you trying to say there buddy?

Let’s hope Tiff doesn’t lose too much when she has to rent several storage lockers for the items stored in the waremanse

Oh please. This is the same guy who will shut down a 9 year old’s lemonade stand for not having a vendor’s license.

Not to mention ridicule from online trolls?

Tom; Tiffany, I love you. But let me introduce you to my legal team…

Not to mention cluttering his home with other people’s stuff.

I hope Betts, as a freelancer, has a tax ID number and is reporting her income and paying taxes quarterly

nope, she missed that day

So if Tiffany was running a legal business from her home with the proper permits and licenses, would that somehow protect her from robbers and predators? All homes have things of value it them and they don’t all get targeted by thieves. I doubt that thieves would want to carry away a bunch of storage items that are not high value.

Thieves are usually looking for cash, guns, jewelry and drugs. I doubt that any of that is being stored at Tiffany’s.

She has created a mutually beneficial bailment which requires the bailee(Tiff) to take “reasonable” care of the property. No contract is required. A court likely would find storing property in a common unsecured area and allowing other people access to the storage area is not reasonable care.

Oops…she did forget!

Why do the Evans keep insisting on dumbing down Tiffany, dreaming up all of these painfully stupid plotlines for her to follow, with predictable consequences? Even when Tiffany is allowed to go up a few notches in character development, it is only to be knocked down two or three at some later point. They must really despise this character.

Business people routinely ignore regulations that might limit their profit. …they tend to have VERY short term goals.

It’s encouraging to see the recognition that dad is doing what he should, and the expression of hope that he will do better by being with and talking with, being reasonably involved with her. She has grown enormously as a person, but her naivete (and that of Bets and Gunnie) is kind of cute, they come from Luannverse (well Bets, to her benefit has become part of it too) so reality may be a bit missing. Still waiting to aee what comes next, don’t want to hazard a guess yet.

Shut it down. Get the stuff out of there. Boot Bets out, she is only out for number one!

He’s the type of guy who turns over every silver lining looking for a cloud.

So dad doesn’t freak out about her loading the mansion with other peoples crap, he’s more worried about legal and financial implications, oh and burglars.

4 more days left! Which day will Tiffany’s business shut down?

She’s still a businessGIRL. Tiffany still needs a few more years of experience to become a businessMAN.

First off, I was wrong about dad’s reaction. I certainly understand his point, but I thought he might applaud her desire to follow in his footsteps as a business person. regarding the “I must have missed that day” comment, business courses that I’ve taken taken talk more about big business than small business. On the other hand I remember when she had to come up with an idea for a small business so she should have gotten the basic information of what you need to do to start a business, like get licensed and insured. The thing of it is, she didn’t see herself starting a business, it started as a way to help her fellow students and make a few bucks on the side. Why did she start advertising anyway?

Well, look who he married…At least Tiffany is trying to earn an honest living. You would think that her father would at least support her, but he’s nothing but a greedy, egotistic man. Yes, Tiffany did take a business course, but she may not have been paying attention concerning running a business out of a home. There are a lot of people that do that, especially because of the pandemic. Too bad she doesn’t know any lawyers that could advise her on what to do, or maybe she thinks she can get away with it.

STAND BY to be SHUT down!

Your Dad just pointed out what us readers have been saying. You should have listened to us.

It’s been awhile since Tara’s sister has made an appearance…

Wow. There are some strong opinions today

Yep. I predicted the threat of burglary with all the online posting but he makes additional great points.

Ah,Dad’s disapproval.And a lot of crystal balls have been proven accurate

I’m not selling stolen goods, Daddy, unlike some of those vendors at the nearby flea market!!

I believe you just described your DATING POOL, Mr. Farrell!

Is he calling in from the Spruce Goose?

Tomorrow, as Bets is thumbing through one persons jewelry and Tiffany is playing on the drums, all the while pooh-poohing Daddy Farrells’ warnings, two very suspicious characters in trench coats show up needing to get some of their stuff out of storage.

And the bottom line is WHY would ANYONE choose to leave their belongings with some air head college student who lives in a big house when you could have your own storage unit and your own set of keys? Tiffany wasn’t offering that good of a deal. The whole premise of this story is stupid.

Don’t sweat the small stuff, Tiff! Daddy Tom’s manse, Daddy Tom’s liabilities. That’s why the old phart is so agitated….

Middle panel: Tom Farrell looks like Walter Cronkite, wise and serious, giving Tiffany her evening news.

What does HE care? Certainly not his daughter, but his property.