No, you couldn't...

So I'm always hearing people say things like:

"I could totally run a restaurant"

and 

"I've always wanted to open a restaurant."

Um...

No, you couldn't and no you don't. 

I mean maybe you do and maybe you could but you actually don't and can't. 

See, I've got family connections to a restaurant here in Huntsville:

Stanlieo's Sub Villa. 

Hmmm....

I've never actually written out the Sub Villa part. 

It sounds funny. 

Sub Villa. 

It kinda sounds like a mini van. 

"So what model were you looking at?"

"Mmm...maybe the Sub Villa?"

Alright, enough of that. 

So the owner and I were chatting the other day:

And she began to tell me about tomatoes. 

And thats when I realized that you can't open a restaurant.

See, there are all kinds of tomatoes. 

The FDA rates them. 

There are Number 1 tomatoes and Number 2 tomatoes. 

Number 1 tomatoes are like the kind you see in the grocery. 

They have to look good and taste good. 

Number two tomatoes are used in restaurants. 

They just have to taste good. 

And then she went on about knowing who to buy from...

 How much you have to put in each sub to make it taste good but still be economical...

How to know when to pre-pay for them and when to wait...

And so on and so on...

I mean, if tomatoes are that much trouble, how could you possibly keep everything else under control?

Are the onions this complicated?

The pickles and peppers?

We haven't even gotten to the meat or the bread or the people!

The people for goodness sake!

I was stressed just hearing how she keeps the tomatoes under control. 

On a side note look at this cute little sub holder:

Neat, huh. 

It keeps the subs from getting disorderly. 

Hey! 

Indiana Jones Lego Man! 

Keep those subs from getting rowdy!

"I'm on it."

On another side note, lets look at this picture again:

It looks exactly like this picture:

Some people never change. 

Unfortunately...

 the price of tomatoes does. 

Good thing she has it under control.