Small businessPreparing for a commuter rush that didn't come. 11-year-old Joanne Es-toumes (left) and Tanya Pope. 7. size up their inventory of buttered popcorn and Kool-Aid — both going for a dime. The two set up their stand on San MarinDrive in Novato, hopeful of snagging thirsty homebound commuters. But apparently commuters had something else in mind as the girls reported zero sales in three days of business.