Well it seems as though I've missed my 'hot cop' the first time he stopped by this season. He came by about 9:30pm last night to stop in and check with the guy staying the night at the tent... And Mike had the guts to tell him I had been looking forward to him coming by.... lol
Well today nothing too exciting happened except I realized how badly I despise being whistled at to get my attention. I. Am. Not. A. Dog. Ugh! Also, another annoying sound today... At around 6:30 tonight the alarm at the Color Wheel store went off for about 7 minutes straight. Now, that may not sound like a long time, but after a long day being out there at work, 7 minutes felt like forever for the alarm to be blaring. The stupidity in it was it must not have been set to alert the police because no cops showed up to investigate or anything!!
Anyways, it was not a very quiet night, that's for sure. :P
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Monday, December 26, 2011
Cops!!
Today seemed to be like Cop City at the tent! lol
Last night Michael stayed over at the tent to keep watch, and one of our friendly cops stopped in to make sure he had a phone in case something happened. Later in the day he swung by again when Craig was taking Mike home. I had a few customers up at the counter, three 18 year old kids, when I realized he was in the parking lot I smiled and waved, he smiled, waved back then left. Guess he was making sure I was alright. Then, later when Craig got back one of our other friendly cops stopped by with his new partner and they were looking around for a good 30-45 minutes. And then right as I was leaving a guy who works at the sheriffs department came in. He also informed us that one of their own was killed today in a motorcycle accident. :(
But, it seemed like cops were all over the place at PyroSpot! :)
P.s. It was actually cold enough for me to wear a long sleeved shirt!! First of the season! lol
Last night Michael stayed over at the tent to keep watch, and one of our friendly cops stopped in to make sure he had a phone in case something happened. Later in the day he swung by again when Craig was taking Mike home. I had a few customers up at the counter, three 18 year old kids, when I realized he was in the parking lot I smiled and waved, he smiled, waved back then left. Guess he was making sure I was alright. Then, later when Craig got back one of our other friendly cops stopped by with his new partner and they were looking around for a good 30-45 minutes. And then right as I was leaving a guy who works at the sheriffs department came in. He also informed us that one of their own was killed today in a motorcycle accident. :(
But, it seemed like cops were all over the place at PyroSpot! :)
P.s. It was actually cold enough for me to wear a long sleeved shirt!! First of the season! lol
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Tricky kids...
On the second day of fireworks, Pyrospot gave to me...
An adorable kid and his tricky schemes.
So this kid who couldn't be more than 12 came into the store by himself and brought up one 3 for $1 item and asked how much it was for just the one. I said about $.33 he said he only had a quarter, I said I could do that for him, if he had an adult with him. He said okay, he was going to keep looking. He picked out an item that was $1.95 plus tax buy one get one free and asked me how much more he needed with his quarter. I told him and he said he would be right back with his Aunt. So they come walking in a few minutes later and he brings her up to the counter to fill out the paperwork, I ring it up and he hands me his quarter, and I said he still needed $1.84, he looks at his Aunt and she said, "It's my birthday and you expect me to pay for YOUR stuff?" He replied, "Well it's your birthday, you're supposed to be generous on your birthday!" He was so adorable, she couldn't help but smile at him and hand me a $10. It was the cutest thing. She then said, "Next time if you're wanting me to pay for something, let me know first, crazy kid!" She then ruffled his hair and they left. It was adorable. :)
An adorable kid and his tricky schemes.
So this kid who couldn't be more than 12 came into the store by himself and brought up one 3 for $1 item and asked how much it was for just the one. I said about $.33 he said he only had a quarter, I said I could do that for him, if he had an adult with him. He said okay, he was going to keep looking. He picked out an item that was $1.95 plus tax buy one get one free and asked me how much more he needed with his quarter. I told him and he said he would be right back with his Aunt. So they come walking in a few minutes later and he brings her up to the counter to fill out the paperwork, I ring it up and he hands me his quarter, and I said he still needed $1.84, he looks at his Aunt and she said, "It's my birthday and you expect me to pay for YOUR stuff?" He replied, "Well it's your birthday, you're supposed to be generous on your birthday!" He was so adorable, she couldn't help but smile at him and hand me a $10. It was the cutest thing. She then said, "Next time if you're wanting me to pay for something, let me know first, crazy kid!" She then ruffled his hair and they left. It was adorable. :)
New Years Photos
Day 2 of Set up 12/19/11
End of day 1 of set up 12/19/11
Day 3 of set up 12/20/11
And we're open!! 12/21/11
End of day 1 of set up 12/19/11
Day 3 of set up 12/20/11
And we're open!! 12/21/11Wednesday, December 21, 2011
First day of fireworks...
On the first day of fireworks Pyrospot gave to me....
A day full of idiots and few almost wrecks!
For our first day of being open, I wasn't expecting it to be really busy, but our laughter was pretty full after the day ended. Now, some of the idiots weren't even our customers... while yes, some of them were... one of the biggest was someone who worked at the little accessories store across the parking lot from us. They had a A-shaped sign and the wind was blowing like crazy, well every 5 minutes or so the wind would knock it down, then we'd see this person come out of the store and set it right back up... if only they had turned it so the wind would go THROUGH it instead of AGAINST it... The second idiot came around 6pm... he came in with 2 young guys and a young girl. The kids were fine, looked around... the guy walked in with a lit cigarette, headed for the isles and I said "Sir, you can't come in here with that!" He said "I know, I'm just looking real quick." I repeated, "No, you can't come inside with your cigarette lit." He replied, "Damn can't a guy just ask a question?" I said, "Either you can ask your question outside, or you can set that down or put it out and come in and ask. Either way, you're not bringing that in here." He decided to stay outside and ask... :P People are so dumb, really really dumb, for real. ;)
A day full of idiots and few almost wrecks!
For our first day of being open, I wasn't expecting it to be really busy, but our laughter was pretty full after the day ended. Now, some of the idiots weren't even our customers... while yes, some of them were... one of the biggest was someone who worked at the little accessories store across the parking lot from us. They had a A-shaped sign and the wind was blowing like crazy, well every 5 minutes or so the wind would knock it down, then we'd see this person come out of the store and set it right back up... if only they had turned it so the wind would go THROUGH it instead of AGAINST it... The second idiot came around 6pm... he came in with 2 young guys and a young girl. The kids were fine, looked around... the guy walked in with a lit cigarette, headed for the isles and I said "Sir, you can't come in here with that!" He said "I know, I'm just looking real quick." I repeated, "No, you can't come inside with your cigarette lit." He replied, "Damn can't a guy just ask a question?" I said, "Either you can ask your question outside, or you can set that down or put it out and come in and ask. Either way, you're not bringing that in here." He decided to stay outside and ask... :P People are so dumb, really really dumb, for real. ;)
Monday, December 19, 2011
Trees and Flan
Guess it's time to start this up again...
Today was the first day back at the tent for me for the season.
Only a few funny things happened.
1. Everyone seemed to want Christmas trees. They'd come in "You sellin' trees?" "No, fireworks." "Oh, well I want a tree.".... Uh...sorry? Then one guy came in "What are you selling?" "Fireworks" "Well I think that's the biggest waste of money, I don't see the point. It's such a waste of money in my opinion." ... No one asked your opinion, thanks.
2. A guy came by selling Flan... 1 tin of flan for $5. They had 3 kinds, cheese, regular and cocoa... he talked for about 5 minutes and that's ALL I understood from the entire thing. Who sells flan anyways?!
Today was the first day back at the tent for me for the season.
Only a few funny things happened.
1. Everyone seemed to want Christmas trees. They'd come in "You sellin' trees?" "No, fireworks." "Oh, well I want a tree.".... Uh...sorry? Then one guy came in "What are you selling?" "Fireworks" "Well I think that's the biggest waste of money, I don't see the point. It's such a waste of money in my opinion." ... No one asked your opinion, thanks.
2. A guy came by selling Flan... 1 tin of flan for $5. They had 3 kinds, cheese, regular and cocoa... he talked for about 5 minutes and that's ALL I understood from the entire thing. Who sells flan anyways?!
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Imported
So, most of our fireworks come from China... a bunch of them got held up because of some reason or another this year so we didn't have some of the stuff we wanted to have... okay not my point. Anyways... so we were cleaning up and packing today. Putting things in boxes, moving them to the warehouse.. well the guys were collapsing all the tables, everyone was gathered in one area... when this GIGANTIC spider crawled out. I mean the head was the size of a quarter, body even bigger plus the legs! EVERYONE (yes I mean everyone) screamed! Shanay, Tay and I were sitting on a palate, I wasn't paying attention but screamed when everyone else did. Tay jumped up, Shanay did to, grabbing me in the process and dragging me away. Once I realized what was going on I freaked out even more... I moved in cause I wanted to see how big it was... I didn't get the chance cause Missy ran over and smushed it. She dragged her foot over it and the guts smeared for over 2 feet.. leaving bug legs and parts scattered all over. OMG it was HUGE. Afterward someone made the comment "How did the spider get through customs in China but our fireworks didn't?!?!"... We all had a good laugh about that one.
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