[alfa6]

Well it was only a 15 hour day today, I did not have to hold a steam hose to thaw out equipment. We wired it in place :-). I got to work just before 6 and was on the run till about 1pm getting stuff squared away. Considering how cold it was we did not have to many problems, thank goodness.

As one who has been thru several resturant remodels I have found that it is much easier to close down for a few days and get it all done than to try and work around the customers.

I know that you all don't have the luxury of taking a couple of days to put up all the displays and that you haven't been open long enough to have your business pattern down but you might consider taking a day to get the major parts done. AND NOT CHRISTMAS DAY, you need the break :-)

Good luck with the buildout, I hope it goes well.

An animated cartoon to help brighten your day.

Regards

alfa6 ;>}

[snippy_about_it]

Thanks alfa6. We just did some minor, easy assembly of some items leaving the large more difficult pieces for Christmas Day and the day after. We will rest or at least not pressure ourselves since it is Christmas after all. We still want to find a way to squeeze in a movie..we'll see.

[SAMWolf]

Busy day yesterday, almost always a customer in the store and a few times we had people lined up at the register. Managed to get a few of the smaller floor displays set up, at least in a temporary spot.

We have to put a "roof" up over the seed bins, for that we'll need to be closed and a few more bodies to help lift and hold it in place while it gets anchored to the studs. That'll be the heaviest work, most of the other work will just be time consuming. We're gonna have to do cut-outs in the fencing to allow access to electical outlets, of course the outlet is at just the same height as the botton cross beam on the fence scetions (ARRRRRRRRHH).

We have our cash wrap up but until the electrian can come in and drop the power lines to it we can't use it for checking out yet.

We figure on closing early today to get some of the work done. Most places around here are closing around 4.