Anacortes day 2: I'll fly away
Aug. 8th, 2015 09:20 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
offcntrI was a little worried about being so close to the jazz stage, but the music's actually pretty good. Better yet, the sound man has a good sense of balance, mixing the music loud enough for the audience and wine garden, but not so loud that I can't hear the customers in my booth. I make it a point to stop by and thank him this morning.
Saturday's predicted overcast, but actually breaks sunny and warm once the fog lifts. Also breezy. Windy, even. Which is a problem.
With no booth neighbors and no building behind us--we're at the edge of a vacant lot--the wind hits us full force, rocking and shaking the booth.
First we have to take the plates and platters off the grid panel. Next we take down the grid itself--the rocking motion of the booth brings it perilously close to knocking against the mug shelves. I've got extra booth weights in the van, so I add a couple to the upwind side of the frame, but it's still swaying hard, so I start reefing in "sails." I take off or roll up the booth's side panels, clipping them to the frame. I even peel up the corners on the roof cover, to try and let some wind go through rather than against it. I'm wondering if there's a safe way to take it off entirely. At the worst point, I'm hanging onto the the center of the roof frame for dear life whilst recording sales one-handed. Denise has to run the Square, wrap and bag pots and restock the shelves because I literally can't let go of the booth.
Fortunately, the wind finally drops a little after noon, though it isn't until 2 pm that I feel comfortable setting up the plates grid again. Of course, at 4 pm, it starts raining.
Just a shower, but enough to evaporate the crowd. It stays overcast and spits the occasional raindrop until closing at 6 pm. But at least it isn't windy.
Surprisingly, sales aren't bad, $3-400 less than yesterday, but we've still outsold our entire Salem show in the first two days.
Saturday's predicted overcast, but actually breaks sunny and warm once the fog lifts. Also breezy. Windy, even. Which is a problem.
With no booth neighbors and no building behind us--we're at the edge of a vacant lot--the wind hits us full force, rocking and shaking the booth.
First we have to take the plates and platters off the grid panel. Next we take down the grid itself--the rocking motion of the booth brings it perilously close to knocking against the mug shelves. I've got extra booth weights in the van, so I add a couple to the upwind side of the frame, but it's still swaying hard, so I start reefing in "sails." I take off or roll up the booth's side panels, clipping them to the frame. I even peel up the corners on the roof cover, to try and let some wind go through rather than against it. I'm wondering if there's a safe way to take it off entirely. At the worst point, I'm hanging onto the the center of the roof frame for dear life whilst recording sales one-handed. Denise has to run the Square, wrap and bag pots and restock the shelves because I literally can't let go of the booth.
Fortunately, the wind finally drops a little after noon, though it isn't until 2 pm that I feel comfortable setting up the plates grid again. Of course, at 4 pm, it starts raining.
Just a shower, but enough to evaporate the crowd. It stays overcast and spits the occasional raindrop until closing at 6 pm. But at least it isn't windy.
Surprisingly, sales aren't bad, $3-400 less than yesterday, but we've still outsold our entire Salem show in the first two days.