Add to everything else... I'm laid off

[Arlo Kalon 2.0]

The title about sums it up. After 4 years as a designer at biggest electric sign shop in town I was told this morning they can no longer afford to pay two artists. So they let me go and kept the 400 pound guy who comes in two hours late every day and is gonna drop dead of a coronary sometime. Go figure. Oh well, guess it's time to ramp up the summer of pinstriping I had planned a little earlier.

 

[housemusikid]

I am so sorry this has happened.

My time was cut to 4 days a week and that sucks! Just keep your head up and maybe they will realize they got rid of the wrong person!

 

[J Hill Designs]

sheesh talk about insult to injury...

Keep a stiff upper lip, Arlo...things'll roll around your way before you know it

 

[threeputt]

That's too bad. At the electrical sign shop I worked at, a million years ago, they had to let one of the sketch artists go (that's what they were called way back in the seventies) and he re-applied at the same company as a salesmen.

Did ok as I remember too.

But tough break for you. Sorry.

 

[Billct2]

Geez...but maybe it'll give you time to recuperate while striping

 

[GypsyGraphics]

maybe these will work better than the flowers

 

[royster13]

maybe these will work better than the flowers

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Good luck Arlo....

 

[Cross Signs]

maybe these will work better than the flowers

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[john1]

Hang in there Arlo! You seem to be a trooper in this thing we all call life and there is good money in pinstriping so go for it!

 

[David Wright]

I always thought you had your own shop. Am I right in assuming it has to do with all your health issues?

 

[round man]

It ain't how ya git knocked down bud,...its how ya git back up that counts,...

 

[Marlene]

that really rots. whatever happens, make sure to stick around here as you would be so missed.

 

[Arlo Kalon 2.0]

I always thought you had your own shop. Am I right in assuming it has to do with all your health issues?

I've opened and closed shop so many times I lost count. Each time it was health related. I'd have a surgery and be out of commission for several months and have to close. I had a Martin 150th Anniversary acoustic guitar I sent back to the plant to have a hand selected top put on it. Had $3300 in it and had to sell it for $1000 after a surgery where we needed the money for a house payment. I've lost so much from all these gut surgeries - 18 years of what should have been the best income producing years of my life. But I've never given up - not once. You still can't tell by looking at me I've ever had a problem.

 

[jiarby]

Wow..

You criticizing the other guy because he may drop dead any second makes me LOL!
No offense intended, I hope you find work soon.

 

[btropical.com]

fat guys death hehehe thanks for the laugh !! Good Luck Arlo goto the salvage yard and get a hood or fender practice up !

 

[RMXGRAPHIX]

If you ever get up to Wisconsin a good friend of mine puts on a car show of 1964 and earlier cars. And for the last few years its starting to take off very well, even American Pickers filmed there this sumer. You can check it out at symcoshakedown.com Like i said if your interested I will see what I can do and observe something I have been never been able to do Hand Lettering and pinstriping