You can add repairing ceiling tiles, repairing and replacing hangers, and fixing wall dents to my repertoire.
Four broken tiles, seven broken hangers, a near shattering of a glass door, window and mirror and a near decapitation of two mannequins, I've come to the conclusion that tennis balls are very dangerous.
Sure, they're cute, and a fun greenish-yellow color, they bounce and can end hours and hours of boredom. Tennis balls are fantastic! they are also the go-to entertainment when your coloring book is complete.
It's a little slow at work. So, to entertain ourselves, after, and only after all work is done, we colored. Crayons were on the counter, pages were ripped from the book, and from the printer.
Here's the thing about crayons, they take over the world, and they break. They also give the impression that you don't do anything at work. This was my boss's concern.
"Hide the crayons like you would alcohol or weed. Or whatever your drug preference," he told us.
Consider them hidden. I [now] believe coloring is now the gateway to harder activities.
What we do not have to hide, and the benefit of running a tennis shop, are the tennis balls. A game of tennis anyone?
Yes please!
The rules of indoor tennis:
Grab a demo racquet and a tennis ball.
Stand on opposite sides of store.
Hit tennis ball as hard and as fast as you can.
Try to return volley.
Okay, okay, I know nothing good can come of this. This is how ceiling tiles are dented, broken, and hit out of place. This is how hangers are broken, and clothes are filled with dust. How windows are hit, and how a coworker almost lost an eye.
For them being so cute, tennis balls are out of control.
When you're tired of using a tennis racquet to launch it's counterpart across a closed in area, feel free to use a hockey stick. Play it Again Sports in Lynnwood is hockey capital. It's weird not being able to find hockey sticks everywhere and anywhere. It's like they've been banished. I located a street hockey specific stick for $9.99.
A hockey stick makes it easier to hit targets in the store. It's also easier to nail a mannequin in the head, cause her helmet and goggles to fly off, and drop her skis. Really, who knew these tennis balls were so malicious?
Don't worry, the ceiling tiles and everything else was picked up and replaced. The hockey stick has been delegated to outdoors only.
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