There is alway a critic

Dear Readers:

As mentioned previously, I am part owner of a taxi company licensed out of Peekskill. You would be surprised on how many people think they can do my job better than me. They are called back seat drivers. They pay me to take them somewhere, however if I do not go the way they do, they feel obligated to tell me where to go, and how to get there. Mind you I have only lived here since 1955 and doing this particular job going on 16 years (April 1). As taxi's in Peekskill are allowed to take more than one passenger at a time, in less than a minute I must know the route I am going to drive that is the most efficient.

The trouble with doing something right the first time is no one knows the difficulty. This is not however the first business where back seat drivers were part of the package. I was in the restaurant business for a number of years. There was always someone who thought they could prepare food and/or drinks better than me, even though it again was me they paid to do it. Again years of experience and degree of difficulty were not in their equation, They always knew better.

I also for a number of years was part owner of a bar magazine that was published monthly that covered events at bars, nightclubs and cabarets. I wrote a gossip column back then. We had food and theatre critics. There was a difference in how I operated. I went by the axiom that no one goes on stage or prepares a meal to fail. So if my critics could not find anything good to say, I would have them cover something else. I was not going to be the one to break their heart as I was aware of the degree of difficulty.

The problem with critics is they for the most part have never created anything themselves. They made their living piggy-backing off the efforts of others. They wish always to re-invent the wheel. They pay little heed to the art of creation something out of nothing. To create a business from scratch where none existed before.

Since 1972 I have spent years in the creation business. Bars and restaurants where none were before. A bar magazine where the idea itself was non-existent. A liquor store where only delis thrived. A taxi business based on the idea that if one could count on a cab being at the train when they arrived, they would be loyal to that taxi, no matter who came next. There was after me always someone who came next.

The one constant in all these endeavors was me. I always had to be me. Succeed or fail. To this day, in all my undertakings there is always someone who wants me to be them. The people I went to for advice, showed me how to improve my endeavor, but at the same time keeping me in the equation. Yes, there is a difference between a teacher and a critic.

Teachers I have gone to have been there and done that. They rolled the dice. A critic never had the nerve to risk all. They only look at the final product, and never the effort to make that product. That is the curse of making tings look easy.  Memo to critics: if you really think you can do what I do better, on a continuous basis, day after day, year after year, then you do it.  Come back to me after you have.

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ATOM TAXI INC. AIRPORT SERVICE:
Dear Readers:

This gives me a chance to plug my business ATOM TAXI INC. As you are planning your holiday or business or vacation travel? Instead of the headache of trying to find Airport parking, we do Airport Service to The Westchester County Airport(and ALL other airports) 24/7. Just call 1(914)879-6121 and my partner Tommy, will be glad to take you in our Airport Taxi. You will also be provided with a free copy of your local paper of record The North County News. If this is a business trip we also provide a professional receipt, just tell Tommy at the time of booking. The cost of a one-way trip to LaGuardia Airport the cost is $100.00 plus tolls. The cost to JFK and Newark Airports is one hundred-thirty-five dollars plus tolls. The tolls are $13.00 Westchester County Airport and Stewart cost $75.00. We do not take credit cards, sorry.
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Dear Readers:

It has come to my attention the difficulty in posting a comment on this blog. If you wish to comment, e-mail me at the link posted below, putting "Manifesto Reader" in the subject matter, and I will "cut and Paste" your comments myself. If you DO NOT wish your comments posted, but just wish to communicate with me, please make your wishes known in the e-mail.

LINKS: atom_taxi@yahoo.com(as this a yahoo address make sure you put an underscore (-) between atom and taxi)

For immediate reply: atomtaxi@aol.com

AT NCN: abazzo@ncnlocal.com
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SITES TO LINK TO:

BAZZO AT WORK:
A Bazzo Blog: http://ltpbazzo.wordpress.com/

PENNYSAVER COMMUNITY (Town of Poughkeepsie)

Another Bazzo Blog: http://psctpok.wordpress.com/

LOCAL NETWORK NEWS (Dutchess County):

http://lnnnow.com/index1.htm

ellabellahairclippies: www.ellabellahairclippies.com
http://ellabellahairclippies.blogspot.com

ROB ASTORINO: www.robastorino.com

JOHN G. TESTA: www.johngtesta.com

ON TOPIC W/ JOHN TESTA: www.ontopicwithjt.com

CARS & US: www.doverracing.com

THE WINERY AT ST. GEORGE: http://www.TheWineryAtStGeorge.com

PLAN PUTNAM: planputnam@googlegroups.com/

BRUCE APAR'S NCN BLOG: http://ncnlocal.com/index.php/blogs/bruce-the-blog

NORTH COUNTY NEWS: http://ncnlocal.com/

THE JOURNAL NEWS: http://www.lohud.com/

PEEKSKILL DAILY: peekskilldaily.com

YORKTOWN WATCHDOG: www.yorktownopengov.org

PADAVANO FINE ARTS: Padovanofineart.com

ASSEMBLYMAN GREG BALL: http://www.ball4ny.com/

PEEKSKILL BID: www.peekskillbid.com or
www.downtownpeekskill.com

Peekskill Democratic City Committee Blog:
http://www.peekskilldems.com/blog
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EDITOR'S NOTE:
All articles re-printed in this blog from the North County News are with the permission of Bruce Apar Publisher and Editor-in-Chief

01/04/12