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9.12.21

ENTREPRENEUR

 

ENTREPRENEUR

“You can clear that heap of tyres instead of lazing around doing nothing – I’m fed up with supporting you while you surf the summer away!”

As Bruce loaded the pickup his flip-flop shoe broke, and inspiration hit him like a rogue breaker.

Now his business recycling old tyres into beach sandals is so lucrative that his father is working for him.

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Thanks to Claire Fuller for this week's Friday Fictioneers prompt photo, and to Rochelle for hosting us on her blog https://rochellewisoff.com/

Once again I've come up short on the word count - only 62 - but this brief story didn't lend itself to any padding!

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28 comments:

  1. Helen Baggott 09/12/2021, 14:15

    Haha! Very good.

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    1. liz young09/12/2021, 15:54

      I looked up how to do it - next year's project?

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  2. Mason Bushell09/12/2021, 14:23

    What a turn around! Nice one, Lizy.

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  3. Neil MacDonald09/12/2021, 14:33

    Surf dude hits back! Lovely

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  4. Keith's Ramblings09/12/2021, 15:40

    Flats into flip-flops, fantastic!

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    1. liz young09/12/2021, 16:01

      There are people in Africa and India who earn a living that way.

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  5. Helen Laycock09/12/2021, 16:52

    Great idea! I hope this will inspire future entrepreneurs.

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    1. liz young09/12/2021, 22:37

      Videos of Africans making flipflops inspired me!

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  6. Dale09/12/2021, 18:08

    And that's how you do it!
    Wonderful, Liz!

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  7. plaridel09/12/2021, 19:05

    i used to have flip-flops made of old tires. they're good and last longer than the regular ones. :)

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  8. Rochelle Wisoff-Fields10/12/2021, 12:22

    Dear Liz,

    Flip flops made from old tires is a great idea.

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

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    1. liz young11/12/2021, 08:17

      Not my original idea, in fact - there are several videos on YouTube 😃

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  9. Gah Learner10/12/2021, 22:05

    What a great idea, business and recycling combined. Great story.

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  10. JadeLi11/12/2021, 04:24

    Good for him. God was merciful to the young man. I hope his dad is proud now.

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    1. liz young11/12/2021, 08:18

      His dad must be proud, working for his new business.

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  11. Linda11/12/2021, 17:28

    The story didn't need one more word, Liz. Perfect, just the way it is :)

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  12. Penny Gadd11/12/2021, 21:05

    Great take on the prompt. I like the way you turn it round so the young man employs his dad.

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  13. liz young11/12/2021, 22:45

    A good outcome, I think!

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  14. draliman12/12/2021, 05:42

    Ha, the smallest things can trigger the biggest ideas :-)

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    1. liz young12/12/2021, 07:14

      That's true - it works for writing stories too!

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  15. Bill12/12/2021, 16:59

    Well done. An inspired piece about inspiration AND its execution. :-)

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