There were no bands, no screaming adoring fans, no fan fair at all. Mostly it was because it didn't arrive home until after midnight last night. You see the contract called for the trailer to be completed by Saturday April 26th. I called the 25 and they said it wasn't likely. It wasn't ready the 26th or the 27th either. They said it probably could be complete Monday the 28th at the end of the day. As I mentioned in the past post, they gave me a plan B but it just didn't work for me.

So I left work early Monday to make the two and a half hour drive to get the trailer. I arrived about 5:00 and was told it's almost done. Great I thought until I looked at it. You see it was supposed to be made of brown aluminum. you know, brown, like chocolate. Well it was white. Ok, don't panic, you're putting graphics on three sides. Two sides are covered completely so no worries there. The side with the window isn't a BIG deal, the menu board covers some and I can just have the sign company cover the rest in brown vinyl.

Hmm, the drawings showed the propane tanks on the FRONT of the trailer, not the back where that GREAT graphic was to go. Oh well, what's done is done.

Then we looked at the wiring. The trailer wiring was for a 7 pin connection. The had my truck there for two weeks, surely they noticed that it had a four pin connection on it!!!! GRRRR don't worry, Walt, It will be OK.

Then there are the missing shelves inside. Or are they there. I forget! The bottom line is, I have a working trailer that looks pretty darned good, is solidly built and is going to work out just fine. Tonight, when I get it from the sign shop I load things up. I have to go get sugar and money for an opening bank and then I hit the road tomorrow.

All you folks in Chicago, don't worry that it's supposed to rain, I have the best hot chocolate to warm you up. So come on out to the Long Grove Chocolate Festival and see chocolate made like it has been made for centuries, like it was enjoyed my the Mayans. Come see the trailer and shake my hand, I always like meeting new friends.