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Loving_God_s_Co's avatar
Loving_God_s_Co
Explorer
Jul 06, 2014

Can I whine???

I'm sorry for this whine but we just had to cancel our big trip out west yet AGAIN because of our business!!! We planned last year to head out to South Dakota then head up to West Glacier and then down to Yellowstone before heading home from a 3 week trip!! :( We then replanned for this year and was supposed to leave this coming Wednesday and be gone until the end of the month and issues arose and had to cancel again! When you're the boss sometimes you have to make some hard choices in making the right decisions!! I'm sorry for the rant but we were looking soooo forward to this trip! Well, guess we'll try for next year!!
  • Old_Days's avatar
    Old_Days
    Explorer II
    Jul 06, 2014
    Sorry to hear that, it sounds like it would be a great trip,3 weeks of seeing America is a good stress reliever. Please don't wait to long life is short.
  • Emptypockets's avatar
    Emptypockets
    Explorer
    Jul 06, 2014
    Don't give up on that special trip you have planned. We just completed at trip that we had planned to make in 2012 - that trip was canceled do to a death in the family. We left home April 17 & returned July 1. At
  • ChooChooMan74's avatar
    ChooChooMan74
    Explorer
    Jul 06, 2014
    I know the feeling. I go low seniority on the totem pole, and a few top guys take all their vacation in the summer. The few weeks remaining are scavenged by the middle guys. By the time it gets to me, I get May and October. No way to plan a week and go somewhere like Cedar Point.
  • taybrynn's avatar
    taybrynn
    Explorer
    Jul 06, 2014
    I feel your pain. We just cancelled an entire week at premium spots. Hopefully that means someone else gets our spots and feels fortunate instead.
  • Dog_Folks's avatar
    Dog_Folks
    Explorer
    Jul 06, 2014
    If this is your own business, develop one or more employees that can run the business, well, in your absence.

    We did this and saved our sanity!

    We always gave these folks a nice bonus as a "thank you" when we got back from a trip.
  • Corky12's avatar
    Corky12
    Explorer
    Jul 06, 2014
    When we owned our own business we said it was so we could work our own hours - as long as it was the first 24 hours every day. Sorry about having to cancel.
  • magnusfide's avatar
    magnusfide
    Explorer II
    Jul 06, 2014
    God bless you; I feel your frustration. It sounds like a great trip. Perhaps you can reschedule during a slump time?
  • korbe's avatar
    korbe
    Explorer
    Jul 06, 2014
    If you ever start looking back and thinking about the things you should have done, and realize that it's now too late, you may have made some decisions on priorities that may need to be re-examined. JM2cents.
  • midnightsadie's avatar
    midnightsadie
    Explorer II
    Jul 06, 2014
    better let some one else handle the business yep they can,t do it as good as you, but if you don,t you,ll just be to dam old to take the trip later, I promise you your only going around ONE TIME ,enjoy what you can NOW!!!!!!.
  • BobR's avatar
    BobR
    Explorer
    Jul 06, 2014
    I found my business ran better when I was on vacation. My employees worked harder to prove they could handle things in my absence. I always felt even if it did cost more money in hours worked or supplies expended, it was worth it not to be anchored to the business 365 days/year.

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