The More the Merrier (Part 2 of 2)
CHICAGO — If you finally have a handle on running one self-service laundry, have you thought about adding a second, or even third, store? Are you worried about overextending yourself? Does experience make the store-add-on process a bit easier?
Three owners share their views on the various challenges that running more than one store present.
How Many is Too Many?How many stores one operator can handle by himself depends on the type of stores, says John Brennan, a multiple-store owner in the Tampa, Fla., area.
“If the stores are unattended, four is good for me,” says Brennan. “Four to five attended stores (2,800 square feet plus) is also about what I can handle. After that, repairs become an issue.”
“How many stores one can handle is a difficult question, because it depends on the way the stores are set up,” says Jimmy Brinkley, a multiple-store owner in South Carolina. “If the stores are less than 3,000 square feet and attended, one person can handle as many as four. After that, you need a repairman or another person to help, unless you want to work yourself to death.”
LEGISLATIVE TALLY
(EDITOR'S NOTE: Each Monday, the Sun-Gazette summarizes major votes of the past week and, more specifically, how our locally elected and appointed officials voted on each matter. Watch for it each Monday in the Sun-Gazette.)
Locally elected and appointed officials voted on the following matters in the past week:
Federal
The House passed the Jobs and Energy Permitting Act of 2011. The measure amends the Clean Air Act to require any air quality impact of Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) sources to be measured or modeled and determined solely with respect to the impacts in the corresponding onshore area. U.S. Reps. Glenn "GT" Thompson, R-Howard, and Thomas A. Marino, R-Cogan Station, voted yes.
State
The Senate approved legislation to expand the Castle Doctrine in Pennsylvania. It would protect gun owners who act in self-defense by removing the "duty to retreat" clause when an individual is threatened by an attacker in any place that individual has a right to be, including his or her home or vehicle. State Sen E. Eugene Yaw, R-Loyalsock Township, voted yes.
