Despite the Weather, Solid Weekend for Big Red
After my weekend in Louisville for the Derby, I was back and in action this weekend with two events: a 3-game homestand of the PNats and the Relay for Life in Bedford. The weekend had some unexpected challanges: huge crowds expected in Woodbridge and dodging weather all three days.
I was in Bedford and opened for the Relay around 5PM. Shortly after opening, a gentleman (using the term very loosley) tried to squeeze his pick up truck with a ladder rack through a space wide enough for a Volkswagon and ripped Big Red's service window awning off. Jolted the trailer enough to slosh hot oit everywhere. And, of course, destroyed the framework and hinge structure of the service window. Despite that, after removing the damaged awning, I got busy. But it was short lived and several storms, including one big one about 9PM put an early end to the evening. This is three years in a row that my participation in the Bedford Relay has been rain shortened.
Meanwhile, in Woodbridge, Tank, Mike and a friend of Mike's had a good Friday despite several showers. On Saturday, Chuck and Ryan joined Tank and Mike and a drizzily rain held down our usual Saturday sales. Not a bad night, just not a great night.
On Sunday, Peggy, Mike and I worked and we got royally slammed, setting a new Sunday record. Peggy squeezed lemons for 31 gallons of lemonade, Mike cooked and I handled the register and poured lemonade. I was serving it faster than Peggy could squeeze it and it stayed that way most of the day. For once, we got lucky as shortly after we closed, a massive storm hit. By then, Peggy and I were having an adult beverage and some dinner in Manasses before driving back to Harrisonburg.
All in all, not a great week, but certainly not a bad one either. Hopefully, Big Red will be fixed before her next scheduled event at Meadow Events Park on the 28th: a country music concert with a pretty substantial crowd expected.
This weekend is open and I start a 6 game homestand on Monday. So, I'll be in Woodbridge most of next week. Reports to follow.
