Tuesday - 10-20-09, Signs, signs, everywhere the signs.

I forgot until she reminded me that Cathy had to go into work early today. She's going to another place for training. She actually took the GPS with her to direct her there. I had to set it up for her, but other than that she seemed OK with it.
When I got into work I had to stop at Minetown to get some stuff. We were totally out of a few things from the weekend, so I picked it up. Plus I wanted to get vinegar to boil out the fryer. When I got to the stand I noticed that they did put up the other signs on the pole outside the stand.
They now have the direction signs for the different areas of the zoo, plus the restrooms one they put up yesterday. Then this morning they did put up a "Timber Treats Food & Beverage" one, plus a "Gift Shop" one, and an "Exit/Enter" sign. So now we have signs everywhere. The only thing is I would have actually pointed the "Timber treats" sign at the stand, not up the path like its facing now.
After I got in, I started the fryer boiling out, and set the stand up. Setting up didn't take me long, which is normal. The fryer wasn't as bad as I thought I it would have been. I knew from the fact that the filter was clean on Monday that it wasn't cleaned properly on Saturday or Sunday. That usually makes the oil really bad when you boil it out.
After I opened the stand I had a lady come up with a cooler. She said that security told her to give it to me. She's with a school group that's here. I told her that people usually just put them on the tables where they want to sit. She didn't seem to sure about doing it, but I told her that's what they normally do, and finally she put it on one of the tables.
I got a little business around 11:45 when the school group ate their lunch. Some of the chaperones that were with the group didn't bring lunches. So that got me a few ales with them. Surprisingly I took my lunch at the right time today. I was finishing it up when they came up. Usually I'm right in the middle of it.
At about 12:00 I had a lady from the group come up for a cup. She seemed like she didn't want to ask for it. Her bottle of apple juice had sprung a leak. She then tried to pay me for the cup. At times I wish I could be more dishonest, and charge people at times like that. But I just can't do it.
I did more studying of for my general class amateur radio test. For the sections I studied today I'm getting better. I have about a 12% overall increase so far. If I can keep that increase average than maybe I will be able to pass the test. I think what I should do is find a place that is giving the test sometime before the end of the year, and set a date to force myself to really study hard, and learn the material.
Around 1:00 I got another line. It was a group of mentally challenged students from Reading Area High School. They were actually some of the nicest students I've had here in a long time. What really surprised me was the fact chaperones were even nice.
The second grouped I got just a few minutes after them were kind of rude. The lady kept changing her order, and then getting mad at me for not getting it right. Plus she kept insisting that the icees were only one flavor, "Blue Cherry Pepsi". I finally gave up trying to explain it to her, and gave her a mix of all three, since that was basically what she was ordering.
The rest of the day at work was fairly slow. I got home to see the neighbors were out cleaning their yard. They told me they would be moving soon. They got a house out on 39. They said if they knew they would get taken care of, they would leave the cats behind. I told Cathy we should offer to take them in. I know Cathy is going to miss them. I just hope when the house sells that we get good neighbors....