Barkeep's Blog - Vollsanger

May 14th 2012 - Monday - Back to Admin..

Another dry day - though dull and overcast.
14 TABS paid - 15 outstanding and there special arrangements.
No joy in the TAB being challenged - no-one can remember adding anything onto it other than by the person owning the TAB. I think he will have to set a password next time - or he was just not remembering correctly.

First verse of new song written - will be a strange one methinks - all inspired by Lug of the Fir Cruthen - "Fatal tastes of Strawberry!" Work in Progress. Must be playing the Kilkenny Cat last night that inspires.

Susie working on TEN's . Seems the laws changed in April and nobody bothered to mention it.
Licensing available up to 7 days now - rather than 96 hours.
Late Licensing in exceptional circumstances up to 5 days before event.
Form now has to be submitted to Environmental Health as well as Licensing Authority and Police.
Took five attempts to find the authority for Sheraton's Wood. There should be a simpler database - put the postcode in and get the relevant authority!!.   Also - all Authorities should be on-line booking by now  - but they aren't - many are still very slow...

Cleared the living room so I can see the floor now - still surrounded by paper - and the rest of the house is still a warehouse - but at least all the canvass is dry now.

List time :

1. Video from the "Packing for PACCAR"  photos (forgot to take setting up photos)
2. Check accounts for outstanding bills
3. Stock Check  
4. Accounts - LARP-AID
5. Find Oil for Bio-diesel
6. Check on T Shirts / Baseball Caps / Fleece for Pippa / Polo for Bex 
7. Chase Whisky from Bonded Warehouse

Susie is having a hate day with her TEN's . On line forms suddenly requiring digital signatures - and no idea what the passwords are - and no idea what was required. In the end - she found a digital security file and changed it - despite me saying that it would not work and would probably be encrypted. Shows what I know these days!!!.

Went in search of Cooking oil for the Bio-diesel and found about 60 litres  - enough for one batch I hope.
Called in about the T shirts but my man not there today - will have to pend that for tomorrow now.
Bought some Hammerite paint for the scratches on the van. Also some black paint to paint the boxes - looked shabby as red in the photos at the last event - were useful to prop up the broken benches - but would look better black. Also will be able to paint some more of the thick poles.
Found some more guy ropes in the pound shop to change the strings on the banners. Envelopes, for the TEN applications that aren't on line.

Funny little drawing made by one of the customers at the event :

 
updated Blogs -
May 6th - Reclaiming the Tavern Tavern
May 5th 2012 - Bynt-naming

Decided to have a quick look at the trailers for this year's Mythodea Expedition - which I am looking forward to in  August .. found the following trailer...

Point and click....