World Of Concrete blues

World of Concrete is next week and wouldn't you know it things just keep getting more fouled up as the minutes go by.

The owner of TERRCO asked us to bring our big 40 horse power grinder to the show as his are are sold out. Since we already had a trailer full of displays and goods to load I knew I wouldn't have enough room. So I wisely rented a 24' enclosed truck with a 2,500 lift gate. Problem solved. I arrived at the rental store today to pick up the truck and attendant said he would have to go get it. So we waited a few minutes and here comes the beautiful big box truck. I asked him to demonstrate the functions of the lift gate and he was happy to oblige. The first 18" folded out flat and then he grabbed a handle and the next 12" folded flat. I said well don't stop there unfold the rest. REST? he said. Yes I said, surely there is more than 30" of depth to this lift gate how does one move anything onto and off of a 30" plateform that has to be raised to a height of 48", Oh did I forget to mention that the entire lift gate slanted backward at a thirty degree angle? At this point I asked for another truck and he stated that all the trucks were the same. So we decided we would have to "CRAM" our entire load of one 1800# floor grinder 38"wide x 72" long x 55" high and then get the two display cabinets in, 1250#'s each 5-1/2' tall x 5' long x 30" wide into a 6' x 12' trailer that has only a 5' long ramp door. I think (we don't have a choice) we can do it even if the goods arrive dented and scratched at least they'll be there. I Just Love last minute problems before the "BIG SHOW" I'll hopefully post WOC photos while we are there. PRAY for us (Clint and I) I really really dislike Las Vegas. I always feel like something is going to stick to me.

Until Next time.

Peace and Grace.