My name comes from our business name which is O's small Engine.
My last name is Oostendorp which is ridiculus to spell and or pronounce properly. Most people refered to my dad and I as Pete or Jay "O" or big and little "O" or whatever. Was kind of a joke that we wanted to start this business with no capital 15 years ago. Dad's former employer was a large hardware store and he ran their small engine division. They decided to close the doors and retire. Pops was on unemployment for a few months and we're all sitting around the table wondering what would happen.
My grandpa suggested to us that since Dad had so much experience, why didn't he open his own place. Mom chimes in and says: "oh, right and we'll call it O's"
15 years later, we're one of the largest independant power equipment dealerships in Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin with the exception of the Chicago-Land area.
The rest of my name is easy.....ME LIKE DOLMAR haha. Sell em, use em, would sleep with on in the bed if the GF would let me get away with it. 2-cycle fumes are a good thing and shaking wood-chips out of your boots and shorts is my idea of heaven!
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