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The Karate Booth
Aug. 19th, 2008 09:47 pmBack from the weekend trip. And it all started with the karate booth.
As I said earlier, I'd volunteered to work at the karate school's booth at the Ypsilanti Heritage Festival from noon to three. I put on my dobak, drove down to the festival, and wandered in to find the booth.
Oh! It wasn't set up yet. Various school-type people were there, doing set-uppy stuff. Glad I hadn't brought Aran or Mackie along, I set about helping.
The booth, which was brand new, had two flaws. The instructions were for a completely different model of booth, and two important pieces were missing. We were not happy.
We packed up the offending euiqpment up as best we could and set on the grassy area behind us. Then we set up our tables in the scorching August sun while one of the teachers dashed off to see if he could buy another booth at a nearby department store. (The bad booth would be returned later.)
We handed out flyers, answered questions, and basically shilled the school. I put on sunscreen--the sun was hot and brutal.
Eventually, the new booth arrived. It was a different brand, had all the pieces, and was easy to set up. Shade! We finished the setup just in time for me to leave.
As I said earlier, I'd volunteered to work at the karate school's booth at the Ypsilanti Heritage Festival from noon to three. I put on my dobak, drove down to the festival, and wandered in to find the booth.
Oh! It wasn't set up yet. Various school-type people were there, doing set-uppy stuff. Glad I hadn't brought Aran or Mackie along, I set about helping.
The booth, which was brand new, had two flaws. The instructions were for a completely different model of booth, and two important pieces were missing. We were not happy.
We packed up the offending euiqpment up as best we could and set on the grassy area behind us. Then we set up our tables in the scorching August sun while one of the teachers dashed off to see if he could buy another booth at a nearby department store. (The bad booth would be returned later.)
We handed out flyers, answered questions, and basically shilled the school. I put on sunscreen--the sun was hot and brutal.
Eventually, the new booth arrived. It was a different brand, had all the pieces, and was easy to set up. Shade! We finished the setup just in time for me to leave.
