Ah, what would his granny say about that language.   As to his failed businesses you dont have to be able to swim to teach someone else. Housewifery (ok I'm old) was not a favourite subject but at least every boy and girl in our school could cook up a decent meal, do their own laundry, change the fuses and wire a plug if we had to. There is a whole generation who thinks a recipe should read place in microwave for 3 minutes. Unfortunately many of them seamed to be working in resturants I have been unfortunate enought to visit while I was away.