sent billy and joe to the bank

 

I feel like that was the biggest thing that got accomplished at this meeting.

We were gathered together - me, Michael T, Brenda, Sabrina, John, Eddie, and even Larry Jackson - yet again at the Two First Posts of Georgia, trying to iron out the wrinkles that persisted and threatened to mar our planned opening on May 25.

The front doors had not been ordered, much less replaced.

The security system electronics and wiring had not been bought, much less actually installed.

The televisions and mounting hardware for the bar and dining area had not been purchased, much less installed.

Why were those not yet accomplished?

All were awaiting funds to be delivered.

Seriously.   

After almost exactly a month, those were all delayed by money.

Seriously.

The worst of it was this: the money was in the bank, but trying to arrange a time for the money man to meet with the three purchasers was gumming up the works.

But Eddie was texting on the phone with the money man during much of the meeting, and toward the end of the second hour - yes, two hours of stirring, with nothing yet cooked - he told us that Justin, the contractor, would be meeting with Doug at the bank at 10 AM to get the funds to order the doors.

Hallelujah!!!

Then I spoke up: "Contact Billy and Joe and have them meet Doug at the bank, too, to they can take care of the security system and the entertainment."

Not, "see when Doug can meet with Billy" and "see when Doug can meet with Joe", as we've had far too much of that dillydallying.

Just have the ones in need of money meet the money man when he was already going to be at the bank.

And so that's what Michael T did, sending texts out right then to both Billy and Joe to let them know what was going on.

I do hope they all got together there.

Forward is the direction we need this business to go.

One good happenstance did come from our being there so long tonight.

Kay's son had a baseball game in the area and, when she rode by and saw our cars, she came in to talk.

She's looking at the name "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot" for the canteen and we all thought that would be grand!

She said they'll have a contract at the next meeting for us to go over.

That would be grand, too.

There's supposed to be an American Legion District Meeting here on May 2nd, and it's a big shindig.

The Women's Auxiliary of Post 500 met tonight, too, in their space, and they'll be selling lunches for that event.

However, we need to make sure there of plenty of chairs and tables to accommodate about 110 people... and we don't yet have those.

Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, April 29th.

Let's hope some kinks have been ironed out by then.