Entry #1 How this whole thing Began

and just how quickly things can start...

     ​It is mid April,  and I have just received my tax return which means its craigslisting season! As I make the rounds through kijiji, craigslist, realtor.ca, repo.ca, ect I filter my findings through the lens of what would be the most exciting project. What exactly I am in search of I am not sure but I do know its out there and all it requires is all of my time and energy…whatever it may be. In the most general of terms, I am looking for some form of business opportunity. Whether it is a cheap piece of acreage in the middle of nowhere BC, or simply an old trailer chassis to build a tiny home on. I am in search of a project to build both my skills as a carpenter, and challenge me to create a business.

    ​I have no formal education in entrepreneurship or business, nor have I worked jobs that would be considered anything more than ‘labourer’, but I do have an overwhelming need to create. Recently I have one specific idea that has really been keeping me up at night, which is building some sort of unique structure to house a coffee roaster. Initially I really liked the idea of getting an old train caboose, but its weight and cost to freight swayed that idea quickly. Then I really dove deep trying to find an old Trollycar with a molly top roof allowing light in the ceiling, but as expected there were none available. 

     With no results found on the trolly, I figured I may be able to make an older school bus look like a Trollycar by cutting the roof open, raising the middle, and adding some narrow windows. As I scroll through the endless pages of fifth hand school buses I come across exactly what I am looking for. Its Unique, its functional, its got tons of space, it’s a 1967 Daimler Double Decker bus!