School starts again tomorrow...yay! We ran out of bottled water to sell on Friday, and Pepsi syrup yesterday. We only have about half of our usual candy selection left. We still have popcorn, but the kettle keeps falling apart so we've been behind on popping for three days....
Tomorrow I am expecting a plumber, a popper repairman, an emergency candy delivery, an emergency Pepsi delivery (which I expected on FRIDAY but never materialized...they're going to find a nasty message on their voice mail tomorrow morning!) and an emergency bathroom soap and paper towel delivery. I think there's one more, but I can't remember what it is....
I negelected to mention that the owner showed up unexpectedly Friday afternoon while we were swamped...it took me this long to get over the trauma! He wants me to hire someone to paint the bathrooms and wash the plate glass windows every week, but to skip the electrician for the ladies' room light fixture that's out. I still haven't gotten the new popper doors he told me to....
It's very difficult operating a business which runs when the rest of the world is closed...
Posted by Susie at January 4, 2004 09:52 AM | TrackBackGeorge, how much are ya gonna have to pay to have the restrooms painted every week? That does seem to be a bit extreme. ;)
Posted by: Tiger at January 4, 2004 10:37 AMLOL! Thanks, Tiger--I needed a chuckle this morning...
Posted by: Susie at January 4, 2004 10:43 AMWhy would he want new popper doors? Did they get too buttery? Wouldn't it smell better to have the old popper doors all buttery when the theater burns down from the lack of repairs to the ladies' room electric fixtures?
Posted by: Tuning Spork at January 4, 2004 10:27 PMI feel your pain. Try staying being open from 4:00 pm till 2:00 am!
Posted by: The Bartender at January 5, 2004 01:08 AMLOL TS!!!!!!
Barkeep, we're open 4 to midnight, so it's close--only one hour to get done anything that involves the "regular" world....
Posted by: Susie at January 5, 2004 05:19 AMHow long does it take you to close out at the end of the night? I've been stuck in the office counting monet and verifying deposits till 4:30 after monster nights. Hell of a life!
Posted by: The Bartender at January 5, 2004 03:35 PM