Hell isn't as hot as the WaterShoppe

Hey!
Have you ever been sitting in a sauna for so long, you start to get disoriented? Well, since we don't have proper a/c (I could breath on you, and it would be better), we are showing signs of stupidity and a heightened sense of anger. This morning, I couldn't get the gadget which you swipe credit cards thru to work. I slammed every key with my swollen fist, almost pulled it out of the wall, used every expletive known, yanked out a clump of sweaty hair, and freaked. I then collapsed on the floor with my face in front of the ice maker (which blows enough hot air to raise a f*@cking hot air balloon), and sucked my thumb. I found a nickel, a rubber band, and a blob of syrup.
Knowing this wasn't big girl behavior, I picked myself up and decided to start the day again. We look forward to fall. I'm certain by then, the a/c won't shut off, and we will need to pry our frost bitten hands off water bottles.
Our Eau Cadeau's (water gift baskets) are a huge hit! Lisa has been swimming in a sea of ribbons and buckets for days. Pretty soon, we will have to unchain her leg so she can sleep and eat.
When you see the incredible job Lisa has done creating these works of art, you will want one.
And finally, a big thank you to the people who have been chatting about the WaterShoppe on their websites! Even the trash talkers are great! Our favorite so far is -"This could be the greatest idea in history". Yup, we think so. The one that makes us laugh the most-"A new store for people with more money than brains". I e-mailed the author of that one, to let him know that our prices start at $1.25, and an average bottle would be $2.50. Response-"Oh. Didn't know that". Well Einstein do a little research before you open your big gate! We seriously love it all!
CBC wants to shoot a feature on the store for Living In Toronto next week. Ugh. Love the exposure, hate the being on tv thing. Hopefully Lisa N me won't get hit with a huge case of nerves, and start expelling gas. Actually, I would prefer tooting over the thought of being asked a question, and just vomiting everywhere. That would only be funny 25 years from now. We want to get the two young girls who work at the WaterShoppe (Danielle and Solana), to do the show, and pretend to be us. So if you see Lisa and she has brown hair and appears to be 17, it's Lisa. And if you see me, and I am 18 with dark skin, don't adjust your set. It's me Tracey!
have a superb week-end!

Team WaterShoppe survived! And I never want to see another sno cone again. We ran out of syrups on Saturday night for them, so chef/scientist/resident genious Lisa created her very own syrups! If I told you the secret recipe, I'd have to kill you.
We worked our little derrieres off, but it was worth it. The event was a great success!
By the time Sunday came around, we were so dog tired that we sucked helium (just like I knew we would), and started hollering at the crowds in Oompa Loompa voices. Oh well, it entertained the hell out of us.
After that experience, we collapsed on the ground and dragged ourselves home by our front teeth. Things got a little rough on Broadview with the street car tracks. My bottom lip is sore.
Here are some photos of the event!

Now THAT is a hard workin crew...

We did it!!! We received our own WaterShoppe water delivery, and carried 420 cases of bottled water by hand into our store. Can you imagine how fun that was? No loading dock, no problem! Sure it was about 117 degrees and not a cloud in the sky, but who the heck wouldn't want to heave 6,000 pounds of water for fun? The delivery man stayed and helped out the entire time. Hey, there are still decent people in this world! And Jared can keep eating those subs to lose weight, but the real deal was at the WaterShoppe. I'm guessing as a group, we lost about 54 pounds in sweat. They say when you are suffering sunstroke and dehydration you "see" things. Well, I don't care what anyone says, it was really cool that Donnie Osmond rode a purple unicorn down the street and made it rain jellybeans.
Taste of the Danforth begins tomorrow, and it is going to be insane. We really need to do something special to attract the mad crowds. The big blue canopy that Lisa bought is amazing! It is a 7 minute set-up tent, and after 2 hours, we finally got it! And Lisa also rented a helium cannister, to fill up our 200 balloons! I'm thinking by the time everyone has a crack at sucking up the helium and doing the "follow the yellow brick road" munchkin voice, we will have enough left for 3 balloons. Why is sucking helium still so darn fun?
With all this WaterShoppe action happening, we look about as attractive as a chewed boot. So instead of seeing Lisa or myself and hanging your bottom lip on your chin in shock, lie to us and say "Darnit, if you gals don't get prettier by the minute!".
Our lovely neighbour Margaret goes through 1400 pounds of calamari in less than 3 days during the festival. Just think about that for a minute. And then wrap your mind around how busy we could be. This is going to be CRAZY!! Hey, we should get Mel Lastman down here to holler "WHO makes sno cones better than the WaterShoppe!!?".
Just a warning to anyone who might get in line, and not make a quick decision on what italian soda flavour your want: You will receive a hard slap across the face, and be instructed to "step aside please". We need speed, and we need cash! Don't mess with the flow!
And if it ain't nailed down, we are going to sell it! What's that, you like our hardwood flooring? Just hand me that crow bar and give me a minute to pop out a good 500 feet for ya.
Come on down to the Taste of the Danforth and buy our water!!