Marking the floor.
Yep, it's hell--on the brain AND the back.
We have to split the gym into 3 sections to measure and mark off with painter's tape the 10 x 8 "booths" for the crafters to set up. While it sounds easy enough, it is not.
Here's why:
The gym is bigger in the middle section and the two sides are smaller. We have a map for how it is to be set up, but nobody ever marks on that map how wide the aisles are on the individual sections--and that is where the big math comes in.
After 6 years of hell (and a lot of laughing), we finally mastered the floor last night. Oh, there have been years that we have measured and marked nearly the entire section, only to find that we were short on one end. There is no pain like that of having to go back and move 6000 pieces of blue painter's tape. My back and legs hurt just thinking about it.
Finally, FINALLY, some wise acre thought of basing our measurements off the center line for the basketball court. WAHLAH! A few simple measurements in this direction and then that one--and we were done in record time. Enough time to sit back and watch the other groups struggling with their sections of the gym. And giggle. Quietly.
The hardest part of all of this is dodging the gal in charge. Man, if she caught us slacking, she'd be directing that pointy finger over to where somebody needed help--and we weren't about that. So, we hung out talking to the band director, acting like we were on official business--all the while fake-working. Sometimes it takes me a bit longer to learn how to do it properly.
As a side note, all of this tape has to be picked off the floor at the end of the craft show too. I want to cry at the mere thought of it.
9 comments:
that lady in charge , you mean the one with the red hair whose daughter graduated before Emily and Colin even started band at Shepard and has nothing better to do but make current band parents miserable . i sure don't miss her . remember when slacking off every once in a while point like your looking a something super important LOL and rub the chin with the head nodding up and down like you are really in a important conversation .
What ever are you going to do with all your free time when Em graduates? LOL
I have pulled said tape for the craft fair here. Here they just tape the "corner" marks. Works just fine. We all know where to go and we fit just fine. Less taping, less pulling
I don't get why you have to tape the floor all up--why can't you just set up tables? It seems like a lot of wasted effort to me. I believe in conserving energy!
Craft show? Did you say craft show? I love those things but then again I was never involved with taping the floor :)
Paul--Some things (and people) never change. But I think that is half the fun--giggling and laughing at the madness of it all. I will definitely miss taping the floor when Em is done. Seriously.
Grace--I don't know. And I don't like to think about it. I'm gonna miss all of this.
Patty--We did just that--taped the corners. But that is still work and a lot of tape, just the same. We had over 150 crafters--that's a lot of tape.
Karen--Because, believe it or not, there is ownership of that 8 x 10 spot because the crafters pay for those spots. And they also pay for end spots or spots with electricity. It's a tough racket these craft shows.
Ann--Oh, it's all fun and we make a lot of money for the band running this thing. It's actually pretty easy after all these years, but it does take a lot of helpers. We are lucky to have those.
Can't say as I envy the person/people who have to pick the tape up off that floor! But the craft show sounds like fun! :)
xo Catherine
Thank goodness that engineer joined your crew before y'all wore yourselves plumb out.
Catherine--It's mostly the same people who put the tape down. :( It's not a fun job, but somebody has to do it!
Vanilla--Six years, Vanilla. That's how many years it took us to figure it out! Scary, eh?
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