As the cultural backwater aka Omyhaw aka Omaha in the flat state of Nebraska grows westward the typical plethora of strip malls usually centered around one LARGE firm (a grocery store, a K-mart, Wal-Mart, Target, etc.) erupts from the once pristine grasslands and riverine vegetation that absorbed rainfall and provided a home for the the little bunnies and other sundry rodents, reptiles and other living things that are shoved aside as our population continuously swells while the Earth cries out for relief from the viral (human) infestation devouring the the planet.
In those strip malls we see the fast food scarf-n-barfs usually in its own building at the edge of the main parking area.
In the actual strip mall itself are the typical chain and locally-owned firms; hair dressers, shoe stores, Chinese food joints, a multitude of business types.
At least around here, a few local or franchise food firms are within the strip mall. Some chains are new to this area. Lately, for some reason, some entreprenuers or corporate big wigs have decided to open restaurants based upon noodles. Noodles this noodles that, several types of noodles. Several choices as to the type of goop or glop to heap upon the noodles. Chicken in some fancy-sounding sauce, beef or meatballs in other types of sauce. A fairly large choice of sauces with many sharing the same base sauce but with just different types or style of meat.
Once, out of curiosity, Coot ordered the chicken al fredo topping to go atop a pile of noodles. Believe it was around 7 bucks, a rather high price for Coot to pay, what with being able to grab 3 items from McDonalds one-buck menu or making my own dern grub at home for the cheapest caloric input.
But, once in awhile, Coot gets a hankerin' to behave like the bleating sheep swarming across the land.
Shoveled the grub into that big hole in the face and mashed the remaining teeth together. Hmmmm.... okay, but, nuthin' special at all. And, overpriced in Coot's opinion.
Never went back. And, predicted the firm would close in the near future.
While out running errands and with extra time to kill, stopped at a couple other of the noodle joints that had opened in other strip malls. Didn't buy, just walked in, glared at the menu, checked out prices, then left. Did this out of curiosity about those new-fangled noddle joints.
For what it was worth, none of the employees at any of the firms, and some of them may have been owners, did anything to encourage my partaking of their wares. If anything, they acted as if I was a bother. Heck, Coot had even combed the unruly mop atop the head and had the plastic teeth filling in the gap so it wasn't as if some stinky bum had invaded the place.
Well, Coot was out and about recently and noticed that two of the noodle joints had closed and there were no customers at the other one while, since it is Sunday and folks are out and about, filling most of the eateries, the lack of any customers is a bad sign. A terrible omen for those who invested their captital in that store.
Coot's prediction was correct and, has been pretty accurate in the past in determining which firms will last, even thrive and those that will quickly fade into oblivion.
So, herd, hath thou ever guessed, estimated, predicted a restaurant would close quickly for whatever reason(s) determined by thee? Then, proven correct later? Or, perhaps, proven wrong?
Though eatin' joints is the main category might be interesting to read about other firm-types where ye predicted an eventual out-of-business future and the reason(s) you thought it would happen.
Make the reading public's day. Share thine tale of woe and misery.... well, woeful to those that spent all that money starting the biz that went kaput.
In those strip malls we see the fast food scarf-n-barfs usually in its own building at the edge of the main parking area.
In the actual strip mall itself are the typical chain and locally-owned firms; hair dressers, shoe stores, Chinese food joints, a multitude of business types.
At least around here, a few local or franchise food firms are within the strip mall. Some chains are new to this area. Lately, for some reason, some entreprenuers or corporate big wigs have decided to open restaurants based upon noodles. Noodles this noodles that, several types of noodles. Several choices as to the type of goop or glop to heap upon the noodles. Chicken in some fancy-sounding sauce, beef or meatballs in other types of sauce. A fairly large choice of sauces with many sharing the same base sauce but with just different types or style of meat.
Once, out of curiosity, Coot ordered the chicken al fredo topping to go atop a pile of noodles. Believe it was around 7 bucks, a rather high price for Coot to pay, what with being able to grab 3 items from McDonalds one-buck menu or making my own dern grub at home for the cheapest caloric input.
But, once in awhile, Coot gets a hankerin' to behave like the bleating sheep swarming across the land.
Shoveled the grub into that big hole in the face and mashed the remaining teeth together. Hmmmm.... okay, but, nuthin' special at all. And, overpriced in Coot's opinion.
Never went back. And, predicted the firm would close in the near future.
While out running errands and with extra time to kill, stopped at a couple other of the noodle joints that had opened in other strip malls. Didn't buy, just walked in, glared at the menu, checked out prices, then left. Did this out of curiosity about those new-fangled noddle joints.
For what it was worth, none of the employees at any of the firms, and some of them may have been owners, did anything to encourage my partaking of their wares. If anything, they acted as if I was a bother. Heck, Coot had even combed the unruly mop atop the head and had the plastic teeth filling in the gap so it wasn't as if some stinky bum had invaded the place.
Well, Coot was out and about recently and noticed that two of the noodle joints had closed and there were no customers at the other one while, since it is Sunday and folks are out and about, filling most of the eateries, the lack of any customers is a bad sign. A terrible omen for those who invested their captital in that store.
Coot's prediction was correct and, has been pretty accurate in the past in determining which firms will last, even thrive and those that will quickly fade into oblivion.
So, herd, hath thou ever guessed, estimated, predicted a restaurant would close quickly for whatever reason(s) determined by thee? Then, proven correct later? Or, perhaps, proven wrong?
Though eatin' joints is the main category might be interesting to read about other firm-types where ye predicted an eventual out-of-business future and the reason(s) you thought it would happen.
Make the reading public's day. Share thine tale of woe and misery.... well, woeful to those that spent all that money starting the biz that went kaput.
