For years, Juan Valdez and his donkey tried to make it in the coffee business in Colombia, I think he gave up and instead became a drug lord using “mules”.
Prediction: Adam does not do any research, have any strategy, figure anything out, or demonstrate any smarts. He nearly puts the family in the poor house until Laura saves the day by turning it into flourishing coffee house overnight, all while raising 3 children (and Adam) and working a full time job.
When my husband was burned out at work (he was director a day school/day mental health counseling program for children who if they could not get by in this program would be transferred to residential treatment program), I suggested he take a leave of absence with an eye towards quitting his job (in his mid 50s).
I had figured by the end of the leave he would be going crazy from nothing to do, but was prepared (financially at least) if he did quit – we would get by. So I became the main support (and I was not making even half what he was). I figured 6 months at home with no place to go and he would be going crazy and ready to go back.
It has been over 15 years since that leave started. He quit when it was time to go back. Things have not gone as either version of the plan – as we had an idea for an alternative income source – our crafts business, and did not take into account the fact that I was/am on the end of a (literally) dying accounting practice and all but 5 clients would die.
It is not easy for someone to deal with being burned out and one has to do what one has to do to get by – luckily one of us is a saver not a spender (me) which helps a good deal.
seanfear about 2 months ago
Oooookay … we need to re-scale the IQ levels to include that one
C about 2 months ago
Snarky, snarky
snsurone76 about 2 months ago
It would never even get off the ground. Why? Because he’ll drink all the coffee before anyone else could even taste it!
Jesy Bertz Premium Member about 2 months ago
For years, Juan Valdez and his donkey tried to make it in the coffee business in Colombia, I think he gave up and instead became a drug lord using “mules”.
Enter.Name.Here about 2 months ago
Can’t have a coffee company without coffee to sell.
Uncle Kenny about 2 months ago
OK, it’s a brand new arc.
heathcliff2 about 2 months ago
Doctor Toon about 2 months ago
Give the man credit for not putting the batteries in backward
nosirrom about 2 months ago
I’ll need a straw hat, a burro, and I need to grow a mustache.
some idiot from R'lyeh Premium Member about 2 months ago
It wasn’t working, then it was. It counts.
eced52 about 2 months ago
It’s a start.
FassEddie about 2 months ago
His own coffee company? Didn’t Al Pacino make a movie about that? “Say hello to my leetle gurl!!”
MRC112 about 2 months ago
This Adam looks like he’d be more at home in the Born Loser cartoon strip
Durak Premium Member about 2 months ago
Laura is NOT letting up. Another sick burn.
MuddyUSA Premium Member about 2 months ago
How did it happened she married this loser?
cuzinron47 about 2 months ago
He might have a chance if he partnered with someone that knows how to run a business.
Cactus-Pete about 2 months ago
Actually he put new cells in the flashlight.
mistercatworks about 2 months ago
Sure, anyone can start a coffee company. Everyone has. How will you undercut them?
CoffeeBob Premium Member about 2 months ago
Last time he ‘worked’ for a coffee company, he almost put it out of business.
eb110americana about 2 months ago
Prediction: Adam does not do any research, have any strategy, figure anything out, or demonstrate any smarts. He nearly puts the family in the poor house until Laura saves the day by turning it into flourishing coffee house overnight, all while raising 3 children (and Adam) and working a full time job.
goboboyd about 2 months ago
Yeah, but he got the polarity right on the third attempt.
mafastore about 1 month ago
When my husband was burned out at work (he was director a day school/day mental health counseling program for children who if they could not get by in this program would be transferred to residential treatment program), I suggested he take a leave of absence with an eye towards quitting his job (in his mid 50s).
I had figured by the end of the leave he would be going crazy from nothing to do, but was prepared (financially at least) if he did quit – we would get by. So I became the main support (and I was not making even half what he was). I figured 6 months at home with no place to go and he would be going crazy and ready to go back.
It has been over 15 years since that leave started. He quit when it was time to go back. Things have not gone as either version of the plan – as we had an idea for an alternative income source – our crafts business, and did not take into account the fact that I was/am on the end of a (literally) dying accounting practice and all but 5 clients would die.
It is not easy for someone to deal with being burned out and one has to do what one has to do to get by – luckily one of us is a saver not a spender (me) which helps a good deal.