Football started with a bang last night at Liberty as they played somebody I've never heard of and won easily.  At least I think they won easily as I didn't have time to pay any attention to the game. Liberty opens the gates two hours before kickoff, rather than one as at the other schools we've done.  There were a bunch of vendors set up almost like an arcade offering everything you can think of.  We were right in the middle between cotton candy and kettle corn, two vendors we've worked with before and have become friends rather than competitors. By 5:30 pm, we had a line, at first mostly buying sweet tea and lemonade,  but by 6:00pm, Funnel Cakes.  We didn't see the end of the line until 10:00 pm.  Most of the time, there were hundreds waiting.   The bottom line:  we did 50% more than our best game last year at JMU and Liberty's attendance is several thousand less fans. Usually, it is just Peggy and I.  No way the two of us could have handled last night.  I did most of the cooking and didn't leave the fryer for hours.  Tank and Pete, two of our regular staff from Liberty handled the customers and drinks.  Peggy did nothing but prep, mixing the batter and making more tea and lemonade.    That sounds like the easy job, but, believe me, she worked her butt of and never stopped.  It was awesome!  For over five hours, four people never had the time to even think about going to the bathroom.  That is really busy. I've had to make a couple of changes in my planning for next weekend.  Peggy and I will be in Harrisonburg for JMU's home opener.  I'll probably bring in Peggy's son Todd to help in case we get slammed like last night.  At JMU, we're only allowed to sell funnel cakes and corn dogs so we won't have the added time of fixing drinks. Tank and Pete, plus another student will work the Liberty game.  In addition, I've recruited my sister to help with the prep.  Also, I'll get at least one additional five gallon cooler for lemonade to cut down on some of the work in the middle of the madhouse and make more before the game starts.  Should be interesting. Top ten reason Peggy Hates Football.  1. Young men with no necks. 2. If they have no necks, they must have large nuts, which leads to violence. 3. They have a vocabulary of a two year old bulldog and mostly sound like one. 4. They participate in a field sport that promotes violence. 5. Most are illiterate unless it is spelled with X's and O's. 6. They are committed to breed more little football players assuring another generation of the same. 7. At the college level, there are many deserving young people who can't get schlorships because they don't play football. 8. Fans stand in line for funnel cakes instead of watching the stupid game. 9. It is the only sport that drinking beer is required when watching on television. 10. What men with the above qualifications deserve contracts worth millions per year and only have to run around knocking other people on their asses. Neither David Letterman, nor I agree with the above.  Peggy tried to get a Saturday dentist appointment to avoid this but failed. Next week--two games.  Oh, my!