Today was one of those days you want to call do-over on:
* the construction still isn't done, and we're supposed to be showing our first movie in the new theater at 1:30 tomorrow
* somebody locked the door to the "kitchen" (it had to have been a construction worker or one of the cleaners because the employees know better) where we keep our ice machine, pop syrup, etc. and because the lock is broken the only way to get in there was to have a volunteer climb through the ceiling tiles in my office and climb over and down through the ceiling in the kitchen to unlock the door from the inside (I called our locksmith as a first resort, but they couldn't get to us until tomorrow and we needed ice)
* I was supposed to go to a mall managers' meeting, but the electrician couldn't figure out how to separate the wiring for what are now two theaters that need to have lights that operate independently, and so I spent a lot of time throwing switches and saying "Did that do anything?" instead
* the company I hired to hang the burlap wall coverings decided to tell me today that they don't want to do it.
That's just a random sampling of my day. I'm pretty sure there are a few occurances for which I have suppressed the memories in order to retain my sanity.
I just had a flashback to the little old lady who kept me on the phone for 20 minutes explaining why she had to know immediately whether the theater would be ready for the 1:30 showing of The Passion on Friday. I should have told her that it depends--if God wants her to see it, the construction will be finished in time.
Posted by Susie at June 4, 2004 12:16 AM"I spent a lot of time throwing switches and saying "Did that do anything?""
So... is that a euphemism for something? ;-)
Hope this ordeal ends for you soon and well.
Posted by: Harvey at June 4, 2004 06:25 AMBy the sound of it, God does not want that little old lady to see The Passion tomorrow. But good luck with your construction troubles. One day you may back and laugh - or you might be laughing because this has driven you insane, but you'll still be laughing in the end!
Posted by: yayaempress at June 4, 2004 03:34 PMYikes! My paper stock arrived late for a job that was due at 3 o'clock but at least it arrived!
Don' worry; that li'l ol' lady will be just as psyched to see The Passion next week as she is this week...