Rick Joy has had plenty of time to learn the plumbing business. The 57-year-old owner of Mr. Rooter of Southwest Florida bought his first business at the age of 21 and even then he was an experienced hand at cleaning and repairing drains.
Joy, who was 12 years old when he started helping his father on Saturday calls, was so young when his father started sending him out on his own that he couldn't even drive the service truck. "Just before I got my driver's license, my dad got me a driver to take me
