THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, July 24, 1994 TAG: 9407220214
SECTION: CHESAPEAKE CLIPPER PAGE: 04 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: JANELLE LA BOUVE
LENGTH: Medium: 60 lines
Whatever comes his way, whether it's work or play, Jimmy Bebout delves into it with gusto.
He enjoys shopping for antiques in Norfolk, Williamsburg and Fredericksburg. But he also calls work ``one of my hobbies.''
``I've always been a hard worker and paid my own way,'' Bebout said. ``I don't like handouts.''
For 13 years, he worked at the Naval Aviation Depot as a machinist. Then came the announcement that the facility would close. Bebout took advantage of the opportunity to leave early.
But he couldn't stay away from his hobby: working.
Bebout used his incentive pay, money from his retirement fund and took out a small loan. Then, in August, he opened a retail shop named H20 to Go.
``Our main business is purified bottled water,'' he said. ``We sell the bottles and coolers. We have really nice sports bottles, pumps to extract the water from the bottles and a ceramic dispenser for the bottles.''
Full name: James M. Bebout
Birthdate: Aug. 3, 1958
Hometown: ``Portsmouth. My whole family still lives there, my mother, my four sisters, an aunt and some cousins.''
Childhood memories: ``Gathering at my grandparents' house for Thanksgiving dinner.''
Spouse: Tammie
Occupation: Small business owner
First job: ``Cutting grass. My first real job was as a delivery driver for various companies.''
Hobbies: ``I like to water ski and snow ski and work.''
Last book read: ``The Extraordinary Story of Human Origins'' by Piero and Alberto Angela
Favorite song: ``The Last Dance'' by Anne Murray
A favorite movie: ``It's a Wonderful Life''
Can't resist: Making money
Pets: A bird, a fish and a dog named Sugar Bear.
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? ``My impatience.''
Greatest accomplishment: ``Opening my own business.''
Favorite TV program: ``Home Improvement''
Favorite Chesapeake restaurant: Carvers
Biggest problem facing Chesapeake: Growth
Favorite way to spend a day off: ``Probably just relaxing by a pool.'' ILLUSTRATION: Staff photo by STEVE EARLEY
``Our main business is purified bottled water,'' says Jimmy Bebout
about his retail shop named H20 to Go.
KEYWORDS: PROFILE INTERVIEW
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