mistakes being made on the
business level that were making it
hard, so it just felt like a hard
situation. But eventually I started to
see why the business was
hemorrhaging money. I used to go
around and buy auto parts for Abel,
and I learned that he was buying his
parts on credit. The vendors were
charging him a crazy markup. The
debt was crippling the company,
and instead of paying off the debt
he was drinking what little cash he
made. Brilliant mechanic, horrible
businessman.
At a certain point, in order to
try to save the garage, my mother