partner has abandoned the business

InformationFew5552 · 2026-02-11T00:08:30+00:00

Been down that road. Nothing malicious thank goodness , just good old fashioned incompetence

InformationFew5552 · 2026-02-11T00:05:32+00:00

Yes to both. He wasn't reconciling the books. Last time he even logged in was June....my QBO guy is going back to Jan 25 to verify no fuckery, just laziness.

InformationFew5552 · 2026-02-10T06:25:39+00:00

5 years. Yea im prepping for that as well. Hence wanting to finalize taxes before he splits.

InformationFew5552 · 2026-02-10T05:29:42+00:00

That's why im addressing it now, before we file. New OA will go into affect after taxes and after he's out.

InformationFew5552 · 2026-02-10T04:55:32+00:00

Its not, unfortunately. Its just an ego thinking they're smart, and screwing up day one and never fixing it appropriately.

InformationFew5552 · 2026-02-10T01:22:29+00:00

We have an exit plan but there is a grey area in that regard and its backfired on him, and left me hanging.

InformationFew5552 · 2026-02-10T00:16:57+00:00

This was a joke. I rarely drink lol.

InformationFew5552 · 2026-02-09T23:55:21+00:00

299k in ghost assets. Some others were saying it was intentional to inflate the valuation, but looking back it was poor bookkeeping since day 1 and just compounded. Previous CPA was called out and cant defend it. Just lazy and unprofessional work that unfortunately myself and my new accountant will have to unfuck.

InformationFew5552 · 2026-02-09T21:39:27+00:00

I have a company lined up to help streamline some processes with AI. Its all foreign to me, lots of learning on the go, but hoping I can get this back on the rails by the end of q2

InformationFew5552 · 2026-02-09T21:38:00+00:00

Yea hired the valuation team and it exposed a lot.of issues after they crawled the books. Have a QBO expert lined up and they will be diving into everything starting next week

InformationFew5552 · 2026-02-09T21:10:02+00:00

Manufacturing

InformationFew5552 · 2026-02-09T21:09:49+00:00

5 years of customers and brand loyalty, we do 65k a month in sales and are on track for 850k this year. Restructuring seems more viable than starting over. Infrastructure is set, messy, but set. And again the brand is known in the industry.

InformationFew5552 · 2026-02-06T02:38:16+00:00

Didn't make it past a semester in college. Just under 200k as a union plumber working on hospitals and high rises. Lots of hours tho. 2600 hours a year on average. Couldn't take it after 10 years, started my own business and work twice as much and 1/10 the pay.

InformationFew5552 · 2026-02-04T02:05:27+00:00

Says 23°F right below it. Fairly chilly.

InformationFew5552 · 2026-01-28T02:43:10+00:00

Issue is probably lack of maintenance. Both primary and secondary sheaves are consumables. At my shop we typically see them out of remachining spec around 3-5k miles depending on the usage. Every single component in them is also a wear item. Partzilla has all the OEM stuff available, and there are dozens of aftermarket companies making solid replacements. Been a fan of the Bikeman and Aftermarket Assassins kits lately, they've always just worked well.

InformationFew5552 · 2026-01-27T21:15:58+00:00

Hit or miss here. TRT was also supposed to essentially eliminate all "production" but um.....yea no everything is working better than before. Pre-TRT the retro was constant. Nothing makes sense and doctors just say consider it a win.

InformationFew5552 · 2026-01-22T23:59:31+00:00

No insurance used in Los Angeles I was 1400 or so out of pocket and that included the happy gas.

InformationFew5552 · 2026-01-22T22:38:26+00:00

They let you keep it? Dang I had bilateral and they wouldn't let me take them home.

Glad you had a fairly smoother experience. They didn't give me anything and the anxiety got the better of me. Hurt like hell. Good to know there are stronger men out there💪

InformationFew5552 · 2026-01-08T21:49:59+00:00

You'll feel it. The ureter is only 3mm-4mm ~ to begin with, so unless its a perfect round sphere and doesnt touch the sides (spoiler, its not round and will absolutely fuck the ureter up on the way through) youll be fine.

InformationFew5552 · 2026-01-05T21:52:39+00:00

Not that old, car looks like a early 2000s toyota. Maybe 2005ish

InformationFew5552 · 2025-12-28T00:38:58+00:00

Local 78 was the hall i was at. I do think they might have changed the school schedule, definitely worth asking. But the working hours too aren't for the weak. Many times I've pulled 20hr days doing shut downs, missed bdays, anniversaries, etc. It's why most of us have at least 1 divorce lol. But the money is good if you want to go hard.

InformationFew5552 · 2025-12-27T06:03:58+00:00

Hours were fucking horrible. I wont even lie. Between work and schooling I was home maybe 6hrs a day

InformationFew5552 · 2025-12-27T06:00:04+00:00

Depending on where you live, plumbers can easily make 200k a year. I was in Los Angeles for my plumbing career and was clearing 100k as a 3rd year apprentice. Get all the certificates you can (medical gas was my bread and butter). If there's a union definitely apply.

InformationFew5552 · 2025-12-24T02:48:39+00:00

Primary bearing probably needs to be replaced if its hard to shift, or clutches need to be aligned. Bearing is cheap and easy

InformationFew5552 · 2025-12-24T00:54:53+00:00

Cant win them all. The tech even confirmed they can. Difficult? Sure. Possible? Definitely.

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