This is ridiculously long and embarrassingly self serving. There is no reason in the world for anyone to read the whole thing. It's just something I needed to do today.
7:40 – inspect the fields for flood and wind damage
8:11 – replace a few barrels and pallets that floated out of position
8:38 – clean safe zone and remind myself to mention to the refs that clean up is part of the set up and take down
9:07 - check answering machine. yes, there are already 2 calls
9:10 – check to make sure the ref's donut and Gatorade supply is good
9:25 – take a sneak peek at overnight EBay sales
9:32 – catch a half hour of a morning TV fishing show
9:40 – consider taking a nap
9:50 – pull weeds around gun shed instead
10:03 – phone call – “when are you open?” noon
10:08 – phone call – “how many people will be playing walk-on today?” wait, let me get out my crystal ball
10:30 – think about breakfast
10:33 – inspect pro-shop inventory instead
10:58 – the 10:03 caller arrives wanting a tank filed (noon, REMEMBER? noon – I fill his tank anyway
10:59 – phone rings while filling tank, “Do you fill nitrous tanks?” no
11:09 – explain to customer after filling his CO2 tank that he really should use HPA on his DM6 (later I try to explain why a Brass Eagle Triton doesn’t really need HPA)
11:22 – phone call – wanted to know how much I sell Evolutions for. After explaining the different prices he explained he was just checking since he had already ordered one on-line
11:34 –“Please help me change my PSP mode to semi.” Do you have the manual? “No.”
11:36 – looking for manual online while trying to watch the rerun of Danica Patrick winning her first Indy car race.
11:38 – “Hey, Mick. Wanna trade these parts for these parts?” I miss the end of the race.
11:39 – customer makes a purchase
11:40 – give refs two brand new garden hoes to clean weeds around player tables.
11:42 – spend time with 11:39 customer explaining how to maintain new purchase.
11:50 - try another online site for PSP to semi instructions
11:51 – attempt to arrange work bench
11:53 – set up my Mini-mag for someone to borrow (cause I’m a nice guy).
11:52 – give up trying to arrange work bench
11:55 – refs are back with two broken hoes.
12:00 – open for business.
12:05 – receive word a close paintball friend died yesterday in a motorcycle crash (RIP – Rusty. You were a friend)
12:08 - try another online site for PSP to semi instructions
12:10 - repair three rentals
12:35 - inspect masks
12:40 – finally find instructions online for PSP mode change. Player has already figured it out on his own.
12:41 – player’s A5 will not feed. Needs ratchet.
12:42 – interrupted to fill a tank.
12:47 - Continue working on A5
12:49 – run outside to reprimand a player (adult) for accidentally firing in the safe zone.
12:53 - continue working on A5
12:54 – phone rings, Mom needs directions.
12:57 - Continue working on A5
1:20 – A5 Ratchet replaced.
1:22 – the 2:44 caller calls back… lost
1:24 – make the rounds picking up litter
1:32 – sneak a quick peek at soon to end EBay auctions. Nothing I need. I bid on a gun I want.
1:35 – Grab a donut and a hot dog and a coke…………!
1:37 – finished lunch
1:38 – harass refs for standing in a group chatting.
1:40 – Put up safety tape around a bad piece of netting
1:43 – tune in to Mexico City Nationwide NASCAR race. Missed the start. Don’t recognize any of the (road race) driver’s names so I tune out.
1:53 – customer has an A5 that will not cycle. (Fresh out of Army basic, he has a real M-16 clip fastened to the bottom of his marker.) Take the gun apart and get knocked over by the smell of gun oil.
2:33 – replaced gun oil swollen orings on A5. Cycles fine now, customer says he will buy real paintball gun oil some other time
2:42 – grump about our missing 2:00 group
2:44 – prepare, in my mind, the butt chewing I’m going to give the refs for slacking.
2:53 – respond to an e-mail praising my refs
2:55 – cancel the butt chewing
3:00 – need to order pro-shop items, start inventory
3:15 – inventory
3:00 - inventory
3:45 – start preparing Tippmann, Kee and Smart Parts order forms.
4:10 – realize I need to order paint
4:11 – drastically reduce Tippmann, Kee and Smart Parts orders
4:12 – become depressed
4:30 – went outside and marveled over the great job we did (Kevin and John and me) replacing snapped poles and putting the back field netting up after it blew down for the third time this year.
4:35 – feel better
4:42 – make the rounds picking up litter
4:53 – begin sorting items to sell on EBay
5:05 – start listing items on EBay
5:08 – interrupted to fix a gun (burping – cleaned it)
5:16 – started over with first listing
5:18 – stopped to explain why a flat line barrel does not improve accuracy.
5:32 – try to finish first listing
5:41 – stopped to help 11:39 customer with a new gun problem.
5:52 – give up on EBay listing
5:58 – make the rounds picking up litter
6:00 – officially closed
6:10 – remind the refs I’d like them to get the close up checklist finished so we can go home
6:15 – remind them again
6:20 – remind them again
6.22 – help check out the last few players
6:28 – collect ref time cards
6:33 – last ref ride arrives
6:36 – lights out, gate locked
6:38 – continue to work on EBay listings
7:31 – give up after 3 listings
7:55 – sent off last order by fax
Forty five players and about a dozen walk-in customers (minus the 25 players that were supposed to show at 2:00). I’m kinda glad it wasn’t a real busy day.
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