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madfloridian

(88,117 posts)
Sat Aug 30, 2014, 12:12 AM Aug 2014

FL man who griped about boy's lemonade stand now in trouble for doing business w/o license..

and in his home.

There is a great video here of the young boy and his stand. He seems so polite and calm about it all.

Dunedin boy with lemonade stand reaps windfall; neighbor under city review

DUNEDIN — T.J. Guerrero has gained international attention this week because of his lemonade stand. • Since a story about a neighbor's efforts to shut down the 12-year-old boy's venture ran in Sunday's Tampa Bay Times, T.J. has been given donations, treated to a limo ride and featured in news reports from New York to Europe. He also has given back by donating some of the money to a local animal shelter.

The neighbor, Doug Wilkey, hasn't fared as well. He is now under investigation by the city for — of all things — potentially running a business out of his home without a license.

A tipster contacted the city and pointed officials toward records that show Wilkey, as recently as March, listed his Patricia Avenue home as the principal business address for Bayport Financial Services.

Planning director Greg Rice said officials were drafting a letter notifying Wilkey, 61, that all companies operating in the city require a business tax license, which costs about $45 a year, and that home-based-business owners must sign an affidavit agreeing to follow special rules.


Be sure to watch the video, that kid's a charmer.

I did find this one at You Tube about the stand.

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FL man who griped about boy's lemonade stand now in trouble for doing business w/o license.. (Original Post) madfloridian Aug 2014 OP
Dude's tryin' to turn the lemonade back into lemons Blue Owl Aug 2014 #1
Every neighborhood has one. Fuddnik Aug 2014 #6
What Is That, Ma'am, About Karma Having An Itch, Or Something...? The Magistrate Aug 2014 #2
Aww..sweet. Found another You Tube video of the kid. madfloridian Aug 2014 #3
Ah...Karma... Wella Aug 2014 #4
In other words DonCoquixote Aug 2014 #5
The kid said in an interview with the Tampa Bay Times, Fuddnik Aug 2014 #7
This is full of fun! Luminous Animal Aug 2014 #8
he's a supbprime loan broker -- niiiice. here's the company info --> nashville_brook Aug 2014 #9
Aha! Very interesting. madfloridian Aug 2014 #13
How sweet it is madokie Aug 2014 #10
k&r for karmic justice. n/t Laelth Aug 2014 #11
For whom the toll bells. Octafish Aug 2014 #12
Surprise surprise Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2014 #14

Fuddnik

(8,846 posts)
6. Every neighborhood has one.
Sat Aug 30, 2014, 02:08 AM
Aug 2014

And they usually wind up with egg all over their face.

Don't ya just love assholes?

The Magistrate

(95,244 posts)
2. What Is That, Ma'am, About Karma Having An Itch, Or Something...?
Sat Aug 30, 2014, 12:18 AM
Aug 2014

Nice when the universe works out like it ought to.

Fuddnik

(8,846 posts)
7. The kid said in an interview with the Tampa Bay Times,
Sat Aug 30, 2014, 02:10 AM
Aug 2014

I'm just waiting a couple of more months, until I turn 13, and can get a job at Publix as a bagger.

nashville_brook

(20,958 posts)
9. he's a supbprime loan broker -- niiiice. here's the company info -->
Sat Aug 30, 2014, 10:08 AM
Aug 2014

Check out the website for the company --> http://www.florida-mortgage-brokers-companies.com/Bayport-Financial-Services-Dunedin-Florida.html

Bayport Financial Services Contact Information and Details

Name: Bayport Financial Services
Address: 1550 Patricia Ave.
City: Dunedin
State: Florida
Zip: 34698
Phone: 727-723-2232
Email Address: ddwilkey@yahoo.com

Bayport Financial Services located in Dunedin can provide you with a mortgage loan that fits your needs. Bayport Financial Services has a number of loan programs to meet the needs of home buyers. The loans range from conventional loans to loans you can get for home construction. All home loans are secured against your home.

Types of loans available through Bayport Financial Services are:

Standard Home Loans

30 Year Fixed Rate Mortgage
Adjustable Rate Mortgages
FHA Loans
Home Equity Line of Credit
Home Equity Loans

Other Home Loans

40 Year Mortgages
50 Year Mortgages
Balloon Loans
Cash Out Refinance
FHA Home Improvement Loans
FHA Spot Loans
Hard Money Loan
Interest Only Mortgages
Piggyback Mortgage
Real Estate Investor Loans
Reverse Mortgages
Second Mortgage
Stated Income Loans
Subprime Mortgages
Jumbo Mortgages
Zero Down Mortgage Loans

Octafish

(55,745 posts)
12. For whom the toll bells.
Sat Aug 30, 2014, 12:25 PM
Aug 2014

Thank you, madfloridian! I love justice, especially when the wheels turn fast.

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