Topic: The little ice-cream shop.

[piersdad]

 Years ago in a village   serving a hydro dam there was a small local dairy.
It supplied general items to the village of about 30 houses.
Most of the extra custom came from visitors as they passed through the area,  the dam  being a convenient bridge over the river.
Once or twice a year there would be a regatta on the lake and    the shop owner had built a small kiosk to cater for these rare crowds.
Well it was large as kiosk  for the area, with 4 serving bays and room for 3 fridges.
The first regatta day was a huge success and by mid day he had raided all his stocks from the main shop.
Recovering from the day he discussed the situation with friends and they all agreed that next regatta they had better pitch in and help.
The plans for a really big kiosk were soon drawn out and this one had 12 serving bays and room for many fridges.
All his friends chipped in with some voluntary labor and with only materials to buy the cost of the entire building was very modest.
Well the next regatta was due and every second hand freezer we could get was placed in the kiosk and as yet the bare bones of a kiosk were made ready.
The night before the owner ordered a large van load of ice-cream and other yummy things to be delivered on the day.
Regatta day!  what a scorcher, 9 am and it was well into full on heat,  the 12 bays were busy by 10 am the people were 4 deep waiting to be served by the dozen odd workers.
In a panic the owner got onto the ice-cream factory some 30 miles away and ordered a full van load of goods. 12 am noon and we were just selling the last few ice-creams and the truck arrived and almost as soon as the goods hit the freezers it was out the serving bays and being gobbled up by the public.
       The serving bays were now 12 deep with waiting public all wanting ice-cream.
Not waiting for the delivery truck to be emptied,  he phoned the factory again, and sent an urgent call for more ice cream.
     The manager him self loaded a spare van and rushed another few tons of ice cream and goodies to the regatta.
By 5 pm the fridges were empty and the last few items were sold and a totally exhausted crew of temporary workers relaxed as the crowd all went home.
The elated owner did a few quick sums for the day’s takings and thanked all his workers and announced that the profits from the day had paid for the entire building and the workers wages.
So that night there was a party and quite a few beers for a well deserved effort.