We Leased a Space for the Bookstore!!!

[RetroLounge]

:bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce:

We put down the security deposit today on an 800 sq feet store front on the west side of Milwaukee and we move in on April 1st. They are painting it today and putting in a new floor this week. Initially we will run the online business from the store, and use the time to get the needed permits and licenses in place, get the fixtures, the POS system, set it up like we want it. And yes, there is a back room that I can sleep in if necessary. Baby steps, maybe, but moving forward.

When life kicks you in the teeth, it's time to kick back... :kick:

As ClassWarrior says, NGU... (Never give up) :thumbsup:

RL

p.s. Thanks for all the nice supportive comments and PM's. You guys in the lounge totally rock :yourock:

p.p.s. and to those who posted less supportive and/or deleted comments, it's ok, If you are here on DU, you are still loved...:hug:

:bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

1. Excellent, RL!

Congrats! :toast: :D

[RetroLounge]

12. Thanks!

:hi:

RL

[BarenakedLady]

2. What wonderful news!!!

I'm so excited for you!

:bounce: :bounce:

:woohoo:

:woohoo:


:bounce: :bounce:

:hug: :hug: :hug:

[RetroLounge]

13. Thanks!

I love good news for a change...

:woohoo:

RL

[bridgit]

3. Running Capitalist Yankee Dog!!!

:thumbsup: :hi:

[RetroLounge]

14. ...

:rofl:

Thank you comrade...

RL

[TOhioLiberal]

4. That's great news, RL!

I'm glad things are looking up for you! :hug:

[RetroLounge]

16. Well, looking different anyhow...

:D

:hug:

RL

[crim son]

5. That is great news, Retro, really great news.

We need to keep the good vibes flowing your way because you deserve a break! Or two.

[RetroLounge]

23. Thanks!

:hug:

RL

[momophile]

6. how exciting! oh brave new world...

good luck, RL. this is incredible news!

[RetroLounge]

69. ...

:hug:

RL

[merh]

7. Woohoo!

:woohoo: :woohoo:

Baby steps are great!!!

I'm so happy for you :hug:

N.G.U.!!!!

[RetroLounge]

72. ...

Thanks!

:hi:

:hug:

RL

[Ellipsis]

8. Way to go!

:thumbsup:

[RetroLounge]

73. ...

Thanks!

:hi:

RL

[matcom]

9. you absolutely ROCK RL!

:applause:

[RetroLounge]

74. ...

Thanks!

:hi:

:thumbsup:

RL

[Droopy]

10. Congratulations!

Hey if you need a truck driver to haul all them books around, I got weekends free.

[RetroLounge]

76. Milwaukee is kinda a long drive for you...

but thanks for the offer...

RL

[Dervill Crow]

11. If it was in Milwaukie with an "IE" I'd be there in a heartbeat to help you.

I am so, so thrilled for you.

[RetroLounge]

78. Damn Spelling!

:rofl:

thanks!

:hi:

RL

[fizzgig]

15. congratulations!

i am so excited for you :bounce:

[RetroLounge]

79. Thanks! Me Too!

:bounce:

RL

[bigwillq]

17. Awesome!

Good for you. I am very happy for you.

:hi: :hug:

[RetroLounge]

80. Thank you my friend!

:hi: :hug:

RL

[Midlodemocrat]

18. That is fantastic news, RL!!! I'm so happy for you.

DU vibes, good thoughts, prayers DO work. :hug:

[RetroLounge]

81. yes they do!

:hug:

RL

[sammythecat]

19. Really good to hear

things are starting to fall back in place for you.

That was a pretty scary place you were in.

Here's to continued good fortune. :toast:

[RetroLounge]

87. Thank you much

:toast:

RL

[terrya]

20. Congratulations, my friend!

Yay! Besides being a good guy, it's very pleasing to know that there's another bookstore out there. :-)

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

No...:yourock:

:thumbsup:

T

[RetroLounge]

91. Thanks!

:hi:

RL

[tigereye]

21. I am so happy for you retro!

mmm, I think life gives us good things as well as challenges!

:hug:

:party:

[RetroLounge]

92. Definitely...

thanks!

:hug:

RL

[kedrys]

22. Outstanding!!!!!

:bounce: One door closes, three open...and you're just the man to make the very best of it. Have fun! :pals: :party:

[RetroLounge]

93. Thank you!

:hi:

RL

[graywarrior]

24. That's good news. I was worrying about you.

Had a space ready for you on my new lanai.

[RetroLounge]

30. I may still visit your lanai...

:hi:

:hug:

RL

[graywarrior]

43. I hope you do.

[Justpat]

25. That is great news, RL

So glad for you.

[RetroLounge]

94. Thank you!

:hi:

RL

[Jamastiene]

26. I wish you the best of luck with that.

I would absolutely love to run a book store. I'd be at home, if I could just keep my paws off the books ppl want to buy. Chances are, I would have to run a used book store, because I'd be so busy reading many of them myself.

[RetroLounge]

95. Yup. It's a used book store...

and I have a supply to read myself, then sell afterwards...

:hi:

RL

[SeattleGirl]

27. RL, that is so great!!!!

Congratulations on this very big baby step!! :toast: :pals:

[RetroLounge]

96. Thank you!

:pals:

:hi:

RL

[ellisonz]

28. Rock!

:headbang:

[RetroLounge]

97. You know it!

:headbang:

RL

[flvegan]

29. Great news, buddy!

Congrats on the new digs and your next big step!

[RetroLounge]

31. and thank you for the offer of help

I may still take you up on that one day...

:yourock:

RL

[johnnie]

32. Very cool my friend!

Just keep on keeping on, it's the best we can do. One of these days i am going to have to get up there and check out the books.

Don't mean to pry, but who is "we"?

[RetroLounge]

35. I have a not-so-silent Partner working with me...

She's a fellow book-nut, a writer, and a good kisser.

:evilgrin:

RL

[johnnie]

37. Ooo la la

LOL. I guess I missed that.

Well, good luck w/ the lease and the smootches.

[FedUpWithIt All]

33. ...

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:


Heartfelt Congrats!!!

:hug:

[RetroLounge]

34. Hey You!!!

So good to see you here in the lounge!!!

:bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce:
:bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce:
:bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce:

:hi: :hug:

RL

[FedUpWithIt All]

39. I'm a little tipsy, thought i'd venture in

planned to just view but saw this thread. Had to break my silence. I am so very happy for you. I know how long these roads can be sometimes. Life is going to bring so many new and exciting things your way. You deserve it. :hug:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

36. Congratulations!

:loveya:

:hug:

:bounce:

[RetroLounge]

98. Thank you!

Big hugs back at you!

:hug:

:loveya:

RL

[DainBramaged]

38. I am so pleased, good luck.

[RetroLounge]

99. thanks!

:hi:

RL

[reyd reid reed]

40. WONDERFUL news!!!

I knew it.

:bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce:

:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:

:hug:

[RetroLounge]

83. Thanks!

:hug:

RL

[Guava Jelly]

41. congrats retro!

You sure as shit deserve it
:party:

[RetroLounge]

100. Thanks!

Come by sometime, I'll make you a coffee...

:hi:

RL

[Shine]

42. Onward and upward, baby!!

Excellent news, Retro!

Congrats and many blessings of Abundance and Prosperity at the new location! :toast:

Let "YES!" be the rhythmic mantra of your soul. :hug: :loveya:

[RetroLounge]

105. Thanks!

Onward and Upward!!!

:hug:

RL

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

44. Excellent!

:woohoo:

[RetroLounge]

106. Thanks!

:hi:

RL

[Schema Thing]

45. That's great news Retro.

I wish you success. Make that wild success.

[RetroLounge]

112. Wild it is!

:hi:

RL

[CaliforniaPeggy]

46. BIGGO CONGRATS, my dear Retro!

I am thrilled for you!

To many many better days, baby! :toast:

[RetroLounge]

113. ...

:toast:

RL

[YellowRubberDuckie]

47. Congrats, RL!!!

I'm sure it'll be a success!
And when the time comes, POST PICTURES!!

[RetroLounge]

117. You Got It!

Lots of pics...

RL

[YankeyMCC]

48. Congrats !

[RetroLounge]

122. Thanks!

:woohoo:

RL

[madrchsod]

49. great ! gives me an excuse this summer to drive up that way

well i really do`t need an excuse to get the hell out of ronnyland....

[RetroLounge]

123. Please do!

:hi:

RL

[u4ic]

50. w00t!

Great news, RL!!! Things are definitely looking up! :bounce: :toast: :bounce:


:hug:

[Maestro]

51. Way to go!

Glad to hear that things are looking up.

[Critters2]

52. I am SOOOO glad to read this, RL! I hope it's the beginning

of a long string of good things for you!!

I wish you well!!!

[mzteris]

53. oh wow!

That's sooooo cool!

:woohoo:

Let us know where it is - we'd definitely love to visit. Hey - maybe you could do the DU meetup there - and a grand opening. Or maybe BEFORE the Grand Opening - as in a Grand help you move and get set up thing. Or something.

Anyways - I know you're psyched. I'm happy for you.

[borlis]

54. Way to go RL!

I'm glad things are looking up. :hi::hug:

[zingaro]

55. And so it is...

...that lifephase upon which you will look back - with no regrets, and better for the lessons and knowledge learned - thinking how wonderfully awesome it became once you crested the hill and started to coast right into the good stuff?

"We become what we think about, all day long. Build, therefore, your own world." ~Emerson

:bounce: Yay!! Yay Yay Yay!! :bounce:

[gemdem]

56. Fan-damn-tastic!

Congrats!

[wovenpaint]

57. Su-weeeeeet!

:wow: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:
Great news!

I'll join in the jumping for joy

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

Good for you.....consistant persistance in action
:yourock: too!
Congratulations!

[GenDem]

58. GREAT news!!!!!

:bounce:

[mentalsolstice]

59. Best Wishes!

And lots of confetti! Next time I'm in the area, you'll be the first stop!

[wildhorses]

60. congratulations!!

best wishes for a successful adventure:bounce:

:hug::hi:

[Nicole]

61. That is wonderful news!

Good luck on this new step in your journey. I wish you much success and happiness. :toast:

[SoCalDemGrrl]

62. This news really makes my day. I'd been following your story with dread.

This is truly uplifting news, which I personally needed today.

THANKS!!!! :applause:

[QMPMom]

63. Congratulations! Best of luck with the new phase of your venture.

[LSK]

64. Congrates!

I wish you the best of luck and maybe some day I will make it up there to your store.

:thumbsup:

[Connonym]

65. Good on you!

It's great to hear things are moving in a positive direction. Congratulations and good luck on the new store. I don't think I need to mention that you have to let us know when/where you open.

[RetroLounge]

66. Thanks!

:hi:

RL

[greatauntoftriplets]

67. I am so happy that things are turning around for you.

It is richly deserved.

[leftofthedial]

68. Rockin, man!

:thumbsup:

[Seldona]

70. Congratulations.

I opened a combination internet cafe and computer repair/web development company. Made it five years. The best five years of my life.

I wish you nothing but the best!

:hi:

[libodem]

71. good goin' RL

don't let the bastids get you down!

[xchrom]

75. you rock retro -- congrats --

:yourock: :bounce: :yourock: :bounce: :yourock: :bounce: :yourock: :bounce:

[Breeze54]

77. I expected nothing less.

Congratulations for a new success and again;

.......................believing in yourself...... for the first time.

and Wow!

It only took four, friggin' days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I knew you had it in you.....

;)

[mark414]

82. where on the west side??

i will have to stop in and make a visit once yer up and going

[Bullwinkle925]

84. What good news this is.

Congratulations. I hope this means that an upward swing is indeed taking place in your life.
Hugs - BW925

:hug:

[ghostsofgiants]

85. Awesome!

Congrats!

[noshenanigans]

86. Congrats!!!

That's so awesome, Retro. I just started working in a yarn store (I'm a crazy knitter) that's as a small business that a woman started just because she loves it that much. I have never been happier, and I wish you the best in your new venture! Give me an URL and I'll browse (and buy)!

[RetroLounge]

88. Thanks!

Here you go: http://www.alibris.com/bookstore/xenithbooksellers

:hi:

RL

[ScreamingMeemie]

89. How exciting is that?!?

I am so happy for you Retro. I admire your courage, dear friend. You are an inspiration to a lot of people. I can't wait to shop next time I'm home for a visit.

[Callalily]

90. Sending you a big

Life seems to be pointed in a better direction for you these days. The best of luck to you and your bookstore.

[ThomCat]

101. Good for you!

I hope you do very well.

[RetroLounge]

102. Thank you my friend!

:hug:

:hi:

RL

[Evoman]

103. Your not going to cut off the online business once you get everything ready, are you?

I intend to buy books from you as soon as I can afford it (although, I wonder if you ship to Canada)?

[RetroLounge]

104. Nope. Everything in the store will be online also

Have no fear...

Oh, and Canadians are regular customers, I ship up there Air Letter Post all the time.

:hi:

RL

[xmas74]

107. Congrats!

And I had no idea that there was anyone on here who had been less than supportive of your business venture! Guess I need to post more to keep up.

[LaraMN]

108. Yay, yay, yay!!!

Things are finally on the upswing!
Post pics when you get in there!
:bounce:

[Burma Jones]

109. Excellent

May you drink the blood of your enemies.......

[mzteris]

110. I got my books! I got my books!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

Now THAT was fast service!

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:



Thanks!

:hi:

[RetroLounge]

111. Cool!!!

I'm glad you got them fast and like them!

enjoy and please come back for more...

:hi:

RL

[BlackVelvet04]

114. Congratulations!

That's great and exciting.

Does the on line bookstore take PayPal by any chance?

[LynzM]

115. Congrats, RL!!

Man, if I'm ever in Milwaukee, I promise I'll stop by!! :bounce: I bet you're gonna meet a zillion fascinating people! Have fun!

[RetroLounge]

116. You and that hubby of yours had better drop by...

You guys are on my list of must-meet DU'ers...

:hi:

RL

[Rockit]

118. It sounds amazing!

Congrats! I am so happy for you! :)
:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:
:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[RetroLounge]

120. Thanks!

and you too! Biggo Congrats!!!

:hi:

:woohoo:

RL

[asthmaticeog]

119. FUCK YEAH!

That's outstanding news, RL! :thumbsup:

[RetroLounge]

121. Thanks!

:thumbsup:

I'm psyched!

RL

[NMMNG]

124. Congraulations!

:toast: