Chris Falk

Kaitlin’s Dad, Chief Bottle Washer @ Anthony’s Flowers in West LA, originally from WA, real estate investor, UW Dawgs fan

[Chris Falk @chrisjfalk]

@moseskagan After 7 yrs living in LA owning a retail biz I am at wits end; looking to exit the biz and LA/CA. Not being from here, I’m floored by the ineptitude at state (and city/county) level and I don’t have to pull permits etc like yr biz. Cost of running my biz here is crushing.

[Chris Falk @chrisjfalk]

@mu2myoc So sorry :-(

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@MilenaAmit @ChefGruel Small biz like mine can’t compete w/publix flower $ just like @ChefGruel’s restaurants can’t compete w/their wine prices. I pay more wholesale than some store’s retail price. Fortunately our quality is better most of the time too.

[Chris Falk @chrisjfalk]

@MilenaAmit @ChefGruel Grocery stores buy in huge volume. They also sell 1000 other items @ variable markups. It’s similar to why flowers cost a lot less @ grocery than an independent florist like mine. Labor as a % of sales is a lot higher too @ a restaurant (or florist).

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@JenniferSey News Helicopters hovered until 3-4 AM the last 2 nights. Not fun living fairly close to this sh*t show 🤬

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@johnarnold For sure don’t do it in LA; people already tense from the mad max commutes

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@KatieDaviscourt Yep just nonstop helicopters hovering all night🤬 (I live a mile from campus l)

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@loggyrhythm Agree, I mocked & judged him early on w/the dorky dress code thing & now I think he’s the best hope in the senate

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@goldenrose_79 And more I think about it, who has TIME to date multiple women?? This dude seems to have a pretty busy work/business life. Crazy

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@goldenrose_79 Yes! Asking for grief if don’t

[Chris Falk @chrisjfalk]

@EstateRanger Mine too but he picks up the checks and sometimes it’s the 1st but usually he meanders in around 4th-6th and then takes another 3-4 biz days to deposit. Comical (he’s older).

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@ZubyMusic Come to LA…still see many doing it incl a few driving solo in their car. Insanity

[Chris Falk @chrisjfalk]

@therossg @jenvanlaar And yes they roll heavy by 2 schools each way on sunset. Crazy # of police, ambulances, secret service etc; prob 15 vehicles + motorcycle escort. Peeps trying to get to work, school, 405 etc get pretty wound up during the delay. It’s comical🙄🤦‍♂️

[Chris Falk @chrisjfalk]

@therossg @jenvanlaar I own a biz a mile from her LA home in Brentwood. Today her entourage rolled by about 9:00. Cars honking stuck @ intersection. Not 45 min later the motorcade rolled BACK towards her house. That was a 1st; like WTF, she make a Sbux run in Westwood or ??

[Chris Falk @chrisjfalk]

@rationalwalk I did that program for a # of years as well; good one & cool to receive the updates on the kid you sponsor

[Chris Falk @chrisjfalk]

@benkellyone Not so sure about nursing care. Very regulated industry and are your potential residents self pay or dependent on insurance/Medicare reimburse? Recall covid lockdowns when many facilities sued for negligent care and it’s very hard to find good staff

[Chris Falk @chrisjfalk]

@LAmag Whew!! Definitely more pressing than homelessness, crime & garbage in the streets.

[Chris Falk @chrisjfalk]

@LA_Multi_Fam Felt the same when I was in Huntington Beach a few weeks ago.

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@JoeCassandra Thanks Joe. This post gave me deja vu big time. I bought my biz (retail florist) 4 years ago and I've struggled w/many of the same challenges. I feel like there should be a small biz therapy group sort of like AA for battle scarred small biz owners!

[Chris Falk @chrisjfalk]

@girdley 100% agree. Cost inflation on multiple fronts seem never ending (yesterday it was my worker comp policy renewal that about caused me a cardiac event)