No More Ice Cream

I've been neglecting the blog. Had a lot going on this week though. My mom was selling her store. For a while she had an ice cream concession which was really cute because it was shaped like a giant ice cream cone. :) Unfortunately the clique-y townsfolk around here really hate any new business starting in town because they are narrow minded, frightened little pricks. And even though there was only one other ice cream store, no where near where my mothers was, they were still giving her a hard time. It took many calls with ridiculous requests from the various government powers that be, going to city council meetings etc. Every one here knows someone who can make things more difficult if they want.
The mayor of the town, who DOES want new business here, had to make all of last summer an "event" so she could put it on the river and stay there. But once summer was up she was left with the same problem....anyway very long story, lots of details I wont go into.
The result was, she finally got fed up and decided to just sell it. All this week has been devoted to re-painting and thoroughly cleaning everything for a buyer who came in yesterday morning. I feel a little sad, I know she's a little sad. But at least she got all her money back on it.

I'm going to miss going to get free ice cream this summer. :(

A couple of weeks back another lady had come into town to check out renting a building for a pet store. She went into the only pet store in town to talk to the owner about his business. He blatantly told her that if she tried to start another store in town he would do anything in his power to stop her.

That's the way of things here. Nothing but a bunch of effin dream killers who can't see past their own bible thumping, inbred b.s. I can't wait to leave.