Friday, November 16, 2007 Everyday Heroes
"The value of achievement lies in the achieving."
— Albert Einstein

Consultant Becomes Waffleman

Consultant Becomes Waffleman
A former IBM consultant has shelved his suit and six-figure salary to sell Belgian waffles around the city from a yellow mobile food truck. Thomas DeGeest, 37, of Chelsea, said a heart-to-heart talk with his wife last year made him trade in his corporate life for an apron, a set of waffle irons and a "Wafels and Dinges" truck. "A waffle makes people smile," DeGeest said.

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